Optimization & Theory
43,292 papers (3 classified directly here)
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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)
OPERA: A Reinforcement Learning--Enhanced Orchestrated Planner-Executor Architecture for Reasoning-Oriented Multi-Hop Retrieval
AAAI 2026
Opt3DGS: Optimizing 3D Gaussian Splatting with Adaptive Exploration and Curvature-Aware Exploitation
AAAI 2026
OptiHive: Ensemble Selection for LLM-Based Optimization via Statistical Modeling
AAAI 2026
Optimal Bounds for Tyler’s M-Estimator for Elliptical Distributions
ALT 2026
Optimal Inference Schedules for Masked Diffusion Models
COLT 2026
Optimal L2 Regularization in High-dimensional Continual Linear Regression
ALT 2026
Optimal Look-back Horizon for Time Series Forecasting in Federated Learning
AAAI 2026
Optimal Neural Network Approximation of Smooth Compositional Functions on Sets with Low Intrinsic Dimension
COLT 2026
Optimal Prediction-Augmented Algorithms for Testing Independence of Distributions
COLT 2026
Optimal Reconstruction from Linear Queries
COLT 2026
Optimal Sample Complexity Lower Bounds on Conditional Independence Testing
COLT 2026
Optimal Transport for Rectified Flow Image Editing: Unifying Inversion-Based and Direct Methods
WACV 2026
Optimisation Problems in Constrained Machine Learning
AAAI 2026
Optimism Stabilizes Thompson Sampling for Adaptive Inference
COLT 2026
Optimization and Generalization of Gradient Descent for Shallow ReLU Networks with Minimal Width
JMLR 2026
Optimization and Robustness-Informed Membership Inference Attacks for LLMs
AAAI 2026
Optimization Method for Surrogate Function in Spiking Neural Networks Based on Membrane Potential Distribution
AAAI 2026
Optimizer Choice and Calibration for QARiB on Arabic-Script Social Media Offensive Language Detection
EACL 2026
Optimizing against Infeasible Inclusions from Data for Semantic Segmentation through Morphology
WACV 2026
Optimizing Health Coverage in Ethiopia: A Learning-augmented Approach and Persistent Proportionality Under an Online Budget
AAAI 2026
Optimizing LVLMs with On-Policy Data for Effective Hallucination Mitigation
WACV 2026
Optimizing Product Provenance Verification Using Data Valuation Methods
AAAI 2026
Optimizing Urban Service Allocation with Time-Constrained Restless Bandits
AAAI 2026
OPTION: An Online Pricing Strategy for Asynchronous Federated Learning Against Free-Riding Attacks
AAAI 2026
OptMark: Robust Multi-bit Diffusion Watermarking via Inference Time Optimization
AAAI 2026