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The foundational work on continual learning, 1980 to 2026: methods, theory, benchmarks, surveys, and the neuroscience of memory. Updated weekly; some carry our notes.

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  1. 2026
    StructAlign: Structured Cross-Modal Alignment for Continual Text-to-Video RetrievalShaokun Wang, Weili Guan, Jizhou Han … Liqiang NieSIGIR · Harbin Institute of Technology · Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology · +2
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  2. 2026
    Leveraging multi-modal and historical knowledge graphs for continual robot navigationLin Zhang, Longyue Qian, Ruitong Li … Wei ZhangVisual Intelligence · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Shandong University · +2
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  3. 2026
    SEDLA: Feature-incremental learning with deep neural networks for functional regressionYujing Shen, Bin Zou, Yude Bu, Yang ZhouExpert Systems with Applications · Shandong University · Hubei University · +1
  4. 2026
    Learning forward-compatible and domain-invariant representations for cross-domain few-shot class-incremental learningWeidong Shi, Xudong Yan, Jiazheng Yuan … Songhe FengNeural Networks · Beijing Jiaotong University · Beijing Normal University · +3
  5. 2026
    Model Editing for New Document Integration in Generative Information RetrievalZ C Zhang, Zihan Wang, Xinyu Ma … Zhaochun RenACM Web Conference 2026 · Shandong University · Qingdao University · +4
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  6. 2026
    Robot Continual Learning With Knowledge Sharing and Model Acceleration for Sequential Assembly TasksLigang Jin, Chaoqun Wang, Zhiwei Cui … Rui SongIEEE Transactions · Shandong University · Tsinghua University
  7. 2026
    Vision-language Incremental Learning with Dual Class-individual MemoryFuhai Chen, Feng Zhang, Xiaoguang Ma … Xuri GeAAAI · Fuzhou University · Universidad del Noreste · +2
  8. 2026
    Semantic-aware replay and key knowledge fusion for 3D continual learningLongyue Qian, Lin Zhang, Jing Wang … Mingxin ZhangBiomimetic Intelligence and Robotics · Shandong University · Ministry of Education · +2
  9. 2025
    FedMTL: Adaptive multi-teacher knowledge distillation for federated continual learningLeiming Chen, Dehai Zhao, Yongbiao Gao … Chee Wei TanKnowledge-Based Systems · Jining University · China University of Petroleum, East China · +5
  10. 2025
    Gleaning Wisdom from the Past: Towards Label Incremental Learning for Online Hashing with a Plug-and-Play FrameworkChong-Yu Zhang, Xin Luo, Yu-Wei Zhan … Xin-Shun XuACM Transactions · Shandong University · Tsinghua University
  11. 2025
    Batch self-organizing memory neural network for continual supervised learningJiahui Niu, Xin MaNeural Networks · Shandong University
  12. 2025
    A continual imitation learning benchmark for mobile robot navigation in sequential environmentsRui Li, Y. H. Xie, Lin Zhang … Wei ZhangRobotic Intelligence and Automation · Shandong University · University of Jinan · +1
  13. 2025
    RehearMixup: Improving rehearsal-based continual learningYan Zhang, Kaiyuan Qi, Dong Wu … Yilong YinNeurocomputing · Shandong University · Inspur (China)
  14. 2025
    Re-examine all-in-one image restoration: A catastrophic forgetting perspectiveChen Wu, Pu Wang, Zhuoran ZhengPattern Recognition Letters · University of Science and Technology of China · Shandong University · +2
  15. 2025
    Attraction Diminishing and Distributing for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningLi-Jun Zhao, Zhen-Duo Chen, Yongxin Wang … Xin-Shun XuCVPR · Shandong University · Shandong Jianzhu University
  16. 2024
    Dynamic prompt allocation and tuning for continual test-time adaptationChaoran Cui, Yongrui Zhen, Shuai Gong … Yilong YinInformation Sciences · Shandong University of Finance and Economics · Shandong University
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  17. 2025
    Class-Aware Prompting for Federated Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningFang-Yi Liang, Yu-Wei Zhan, Jiale Liu … Xin-Shun XuIEEE TCSVT · Shandong University · Tsinghua University
  18. 2025
    Replay Without Saving: Prototype Derivation and Distribution Rebalance for Class-Incremental Semantic SegmentationJ.R. Chen, Runmin Cong, Yuxuan Luo … Sam KwongTPAMI · City University of Hong Kong · Shandong University
  19. 2025
    Class-wise Balancing Data Replay for Federated Class-Incremental LearningZhuang Qi, Ying-Peng Tang, Lei Meng … Xiangxu MengNeurIPS · Shandong University · Nanyang Technological University · +1
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  20. 2025
    Self-Supervised Discovery of Cross-Lingual Shared Knowledge for Continual Text RecognitionXuexun Liu, Zhen-Duo Chen, Xin Luo, Xin-Shun XuTIP · Shandong University
  21. 2025
    BITS: Bit-Extendable Incremental Hashing in Open EnvironmentsYongxin Wang, Zhen-Duo Chen, Xin Luo, Xin-Shun XuTIP · Shandong Jianzhu University · Shandong University
  22. 2025
    Evolving and Regularizing Meta-Environment Learner for Fine-Grained Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningLi-Jun Zhao, Zhen-Duo Chen, Yongxin Wang … Xin-Shun XuNeurIPS · Shandong University · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
  23. 2024
    Learning to Navigate Sequential Environments: A Continual Learning Benchmark for Multi-modal NavigationY. H. Xie, Yuenan Zhao, Qian Zhang … Wei ZhangIEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics… · Shandong University
  24. 2024
    Parameter-level Mask-based Adapter for 3D Continual Learning with Vision-Language ModelLongyue Qian, Mingxin Zhang, Qian Zhang … Wei ZhangIEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics… · Shandong University
  25. 2024
    Hierarchical Multi-label Learning for Incremental Multilingual Text RecognitionXiaoqian Liu, Minghui Liu, Zhen-Duo Chen … Xin-Shun XuACM International Conference on Multimedia · Shandong University
  26. 2024
    Bridging pre-trained models to continual learning: A hypernetwork based framework with parameter-efficient fine-tuning techniquesFengqian Ding, Chen Xu, Han Liu … Hongchao ZhouInformation Sciences · Shandong University
  27. 2024
    POLISH: Adaptive Online Cross-Modal Hashing for Class Incremental DataYu-Wei Zhan, Xin Luo, Zhen-Duo Chen … Xin-Shun XuACM Web Conference 2024 · Shandong University · Shandong Jianzhu University · +1
  28. 2024
    Modeling Inner- and Cross-Task Contrastive Relations for Continual Image ClassificationYuxuan Luo, Runmin Cong, Xialei Liu … Sam KwongIEEE Trans. Multimedia · City University of Hong Kong · Shandong University · +1
  29. 2024
    Continual Learning for Robotic Grasping Detection With Knowledge TransferringJin Liu, Jialong Xie, Saike Huang … Fengyu ZhouIEEE Transactions · Shandong University
  30. 2023
    Online Class-Incremental Learning in Image Classification Based on AttentionBaoyu Du, Zhonghe Wei, Jinyong Cheng … Xiaoyu DaiSpringer LNCS · Qilu University of Technology · Shandong University · +1
  31. 2023
    Self-Distillation Dual-Memory Online Hashing with Hash Centers for Streaming Data RetrievalChong-Yu Zhang, Xin Luo, Yu-Wei Zhan … Xin-Shun XuACM International Conference on Multimedia · Shandong University · The University of Queensland · +2
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  32. 2023
    Pretrained back propagation based adaptive resonance theory network for adaptive learningCaixia Zhang, Cong Jiang, Qingyang XuJournal of Algorithms & Computational Technology · Weihai Chest Hospital · Shandong University
  33. 2022
    Unified Question Generation with Continual Lifelong LearningWei Yuan, Hongzhi Yin, Tieke He … Lizhen CuiACM Web Conference 2022 · The University of Queensland · Nanjing University · +2
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  34. 2021
    Adaptive Progressive Continual LearningJu Xu, Jin Ma, Xuesong Gao, Zhanxing ZhuTPAMI · Peking University · Shandong University · +4
  35. 2021
    Autonomous cognition development with lifelong learning: A self-organizing and reflecting cognitive networkKe Huang, Xin Ma, Rui Song … Yibin LiNeurocomputing · Shandong University
  36. 2020
    IROS 2019 Lifelong Robotic Vision: Object Recognition Challenge [Competitions]Heechul Bae, Eoin Brophy, Rosa H. M. Chan … Liguang ZhouIEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine · Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute · Dublin City University · +9
About this index

We keep this list because we read the field and wanted one place to see it. It covers work on continual learning itself, in the core areas of machine learning, and leaves out papers that apply it inside another field, such as medical imaging or fault diagnosis. It is seeded from the community lists kept by ContinualAI and by Xialei Liu, then filled out from OpenAlex, and every week a script looks for new papers on OpenAlex and arXiv. A model reads each candidate and decides whether it belongs; a person reviews the additions before they go live. Authors and affiliations come from OpenAlex, so a recent preprint can lack its institutions for a week or two.

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