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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)

Testing for a Hidden Geometry in Random Graphs COLT 2026 Testing Noise Assumptions of Learning Algorithms COLT 2026 Test-time Diverse Reasoning by Riemannian Activation Steering AAAI 2026 Textual Self-Attention Network: Test-Time Preference Optimization Through Textual Gradient-Based Attention AAAI 2026 The Confidence Trap: Gender Bias and Predictive Certainty in LLMs AAAI 2026 The Convergence Behavior of Adam under Heavy-Tailed Noise UAI 2026 The Correspondence Between Bounded Graph Neural Networks and Fragments of First-Order Logic AAAI 2026 The Distribution of Ridgeless Least Squares Interpolators JMLR 2026 The Fixed-Point of Distrust: A Formal Theory of Perceived Systemic Incompetence AAAI 2026 The Hidden Cost of Approximation in Online Mirror Descent COLT 2026 The Illusion of Fairness: Auditing Fairness Interventions in Algorithmic Hiring with Audit Studies AAAI 2026 The matrix-vector complexity of Ax=b COLT 2026 Themis: Automated Constraint-Aware Test Synthesis Framework for Code Reinforcement Learning AAAI 2026 The Monotonicity of the Franz–Parisi Potential Is Equivalent to Low-Degree MMSE Lower Bounds: Extended Abstract COLT 2026 Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Lehmer Codes to Search Permutation Spaces with Evolutionary Algorithms AAAI 2026 Theoretical Guarantees for Domain Adaptation with Hierarchical Optimal Transport (Abstract Reprint) AAAI 2026 The Paradox of Outcome Optimization: A Causal Information-Theoretic Bound on Reasoning Shortcuts in LLMs ACL 2026 The PID Controller Strikes Back: Classical Controller Helps Mitigate Barren Plateaus in Noisy Variational Quantum Circuits L4DC 2026 The Planted Number Partitioning Problem ALT 2026 The Price of Valid Inference After Causal Discovery UAI 2026 The Prosody of Emojis ACL 2026 The Publication Choice Problem AAAI 2026 Thermal-Physics Guided Infrared Image Super-Resolution with Dynamic High-Frequency Amplification AAAI 2026 The Role of Contextual Information in Best Arm Identification JMLR 2026 The Sample Complexity of Multiclass and Sparse Contextual Bandits COLT 2026