Optimization & Theory
43,292 papers (3 classified directly here)
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Optimization (17,731)
Learning Theory (6,809)
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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)
Statistical Learning Theory for Distributional Classification
AAAI 2026
Statistical Learning Theory for Neural Operators
JMLR 2026
Statistically Robust Sparse High-order Interaction Model
AAAI 2026
Statistical Test for Attention in Transformers for Images and Time Series
JMLR 2026
Steering diffusion models with quadratic rewards: a fine-grained analysis
COLT 2026
Steering Pretrained Drafters During Speculative Decoding
AAAI 2026
STEG-AIW: Spatio-Temporal Gating and Adaptive-Timestep Inference for Efficient Spiking Neural Networks
WACV 2026
Step Back to Leap Forward: Self-Backtracking for Symbolic Reasoning and Planning in Language Models
AAAI 2026
Step-GRPO: Enhancing Reasoning Quality and Efficiency via Structured PRM-Based Reinforcement Learning
AAAI 2026
Stochastic Decentralized Optimization of Non-Smooth Convex and Convex-Concave Problems over Time-Varying Networks
AAAI 2026
Stochastic Differential Equations models for Least-Squares Stochastic Gradient Descent
JMLR 2026
Stochastic Gradient Methods: Bias, Stability and Generalization
JMLR 2026
Stochastic Universal Adversarial Perturbations with Fixed Optimization Constraint and Ensured High-probability Transferability
AAAI 2026
STrans: Spontaneous Architecture Evolution for Adaptive Time Series Forecasting
AAAI 2026
Streaming Generated Gaussian Process Experts for Online Learning and Control
AAAI 2026
Structural Approach to Guiding a Present-Biased Agent
AAAI 2026
Structure-based RNA Design by Step-wise Optimization of Latent Diffusion Model
AAAI 2026
Structured Credal Learning
UAI 2026
Studying Classifier(-Free) Guidance from a Classifier-Centric Perspective
AAAI 2026
Subgradient Method for System Identification with Non-Smooth Objectives
L4DC 2026
Sub-MoE: Efficient Mixture-of-Expert LLMs Compression via Subspace Expert Merging
AAAI 2026
Superior Runtime Guarantees for the MOEA/D Multi-Objective Optimizer via Weighted-Sum Decomposition
AAAI 2026
Super Level Sets and Exponential Decay: A Synergistic Approach to Stable Neural Network Training (Abstract Reprint)
AAAI 2026
Suppressing Final Layer Hidden State Jumps in Transformer Pretraining
EACL 2026
Surgical AI Copilot: Energy-Based Fourier Gradient Low-Rank Adaptation for Surgical LLM Agent Reasoning and Planning
AAAI 2026