Optimization & Theory
43,292 papers (3 classified directly here)
Subtopics · a paper can sit in several, so these overlap
Optimization (17,731)
Learning Theory (6,809)
Bayesian Inference (6,267)
Theory (5,579)
Statistical Learning (4,564)
Neural Network Optimization (4,155)
Stochastic Processes (2,948)
Stochastic Methods (1,283)
Loss Functions (1,220)
Distributed Learning (1,202)
Online Algorithms (1,013)
Statistics (822)
Generalization (376)
Information Theory (370)
Sample Complexity (282)
Sparse Optimization (241)
Game Theory (151)
Convex Optimization (132)
Optimal Transport (104)
Robust Optimization (84)
Distributed Optimization (73)
Approximation Algorithms (33)
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Papers (including subtopics)
On Pairwise Quantile Regression - Statistical Guarantees and Applications
UAI 2026
On Randomized Algorithms in Online Strategic Classification
COLT 2026
On Robustness of Linear Classifiers to Targeted Data Poisoning
AAAI 2026
On the Asymptotics of Self-Supervised Pre-training: Two-Stage M-Estimation and Representation Symmetry
COLT 2026
On The Complexity of Best-Arm Identification in Non-Stationary Linear Bandits
COLT 2026
On the Computational Tractability of Probabilistic Global and Local Sufficient Explanation
AAAI 2026
On the Convergence of Overparameterized Problems: Inherent Properties of the Compositional Structure of Neural Networks
L4DC 2026
On the Dataless Training of Neural Networks
AAAI 2026
On the Evaluation of Capability Estimation Methods for Large Language Models
AAAI 2026
On the Exponential Convergence for Offline RLHF with Pairwise Comparisons
AAAI 2026
On the Gradient Complexity of Private Optimization with Private Oracles
COLT 2026
On the Hardness of Learning Regular Expressions
ALT 2026
On the Hidden Objective Biases of Group-based Reinforcement Learning
ACL 2026
On the Importance of Randomization in Discriminative Feature Feedback
COLT 2026
On the Information Processing of One-Dimensional Wasserstein Distances with Finite Samples
AAAI 2026
On the Interplay between Human Label Variation and Model Fairness
EACL 2026
On the Learning Dynamics of Two-layer Linear Networks with Label Noise SGD
AAAI 2026
On the Misalignment Between Data Learnability and Forgettability in Machine Unlearning
AAAI 2026
On the Probabilistic Learnability of Compact Neural Network Preimage Bounds
AAAI 2026
On the Robustness of Bandit Multiple Testing
AAAI 2026
On the Stability of Nonlinear Dynamics in GD and SGD: Beyond Quadratic Potentials
COLT 2026
On the Statistical Query Complexity of Learning Semiautomata: a Random Walk Approach
COLT 2026
On the Sublinear Regret of Continuous K-Max Bandits
UAI 2026
On the Superimposed Noise Accumulation Problem in Sequential Knowledge Editing of Large Language Models
AAAI 2026
Open Problem: Is Interaction Necessary for Order-Optimal 1-bit Mean Estimation?
COLT 2026