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The foundational work on continual learning, 1988 to 2026: methods, theory, benchmarks, surveys, and the neuroscience of memory. Updated weekly; some carry our notes.

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  1. 2024
    Overcomplete-to-sparse representation learning for few-shot class-incremental learningMengying Fu, Binghao Liu, Ma Tianren, Qixiang YeMultimedia Systems · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. 2024
    Selective Attention-based Modulation for Continual LearningGiovanni Bellitto, Federica Proietto Salanitri, Matteo Pennisi … Concetto SpampinatoarXiv
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  3. 2024
    Scaling Up Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning via Graph Decomposition Invariant NetworkHongyi Fu, Jianmin JiInternational Seminar on Artificial Intelligence, Network… · University of Science and Technology of China
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  5. 2024
    Non-Exemplar Class-Incremental Learning by Random Auxiliary Classes Augmentation and Mixed FeaturesKe Song, Guoqiang Liang, Zhaojie Chen, Yanning ZhangIEEE TCSVT · Northwestern Polytechnical University
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  6. 2024
    Towards Non-Exemplar Semi-Supervised Class-Incremental LearningWenzhuo Liu, Fei Zhu, Cheng‐Lin LiuarXiv
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  7. 2024
    Enhancing Generative Class Incremental Learning Performance With a Model Forgetting ApproachTaro Togo, Ren Togo, Keisuke Maeda … Haseyama, MikiIEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing
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  8. 2024
    Bilateral-Head Region-Based Convolutional Neural Networks: A Unified Approach for Incremental Few-Shot Object DetectionYiting Li, Haiyue Zhu, Sichao Tian … Prahlad VadakkepatIEEE TAI · National University of Singapore · Agency for Science, Technology and Research · +4
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    Exploring the Impact of Parameters on the Effectiveness of the Neural Network Alternate Incremental Learning AlgorithmElena S. Abramova, Alexey Orlov, O. AbramovInternational Russian Smart Industry Conference (SmartInd… · Vladimir State University
  11. 2024
    Towards Continual Knowledge Graph Embedding via Incremental DistillationJiajun Liu, Wenjun Ke, Peng Wang … Yanhe LiuAAAI · Southeast University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  12. 2024
    DS-AL: A Dual-Stream Analytic Learning for Exemplar-Free Class-Incremental LearningHuiping Zhuang, Run He, Kai Tong … Zhiping LinAAAI · South China University of Technology · Nanyang Technological University
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  13. 2024
    Efficient Spiking Neural Networks with Sparse Selective Activation for Continual LearningJiangrong Shen, Wenyao Ni, Qi Xu, Huajin TangAAAI · Zhejiang University · Dalian University of Technology
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  14. 2024
    eTag: Class-Incremental Learning via Embedding Distillation and Task-Oriented GenerationLibo Huang, Yan Zeng, Chuanguang Yang … Yongjun XuAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +1
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  15. 2024
    Evolving Parameterized Prompt Memory for Continual LearningMuhammad Rifki Kurniawan, Xiang Song, Zhiheng Ma … Xing WeiAAAI · Xi'an Jiaotong University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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    Summarizing Stream Data for Memory-Constrained Online Continual LearningJianyang Gu, Kai Wang, Wei Jiang, Yang YouAAAI · National University of Singapore · Zhejiang University
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  18. 2024
    Non-exemplar Online Class-Incremental Continual Learning via Dual-Prototype Self-Augment and RefinementFushuo Huo, Wenchao Xu, Jingcai Guo … Yunfeng FanAAAI · Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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  19. 2024
    Object Detectors in the Open Environment: Challenges, Solutions, and OutlookSiyuan Liang, Wei Wang, Ruoyu Chen … Dacheng TaoarXiv
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  20. 2024
    Contrastive Continual Learning with Importance Sampling and Prototype-Instance Relation DistillationJiyong Li, Dilshod Azizov, Yang Li, Shangsong LiangAAAI · Sun Yat-sen University · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
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  21. 2024
    Semi-supervised Open-World Object DetectionSahal Shaji Mullappilly, Abhishek Singh Gehlot, Rao Muhammad Anwer … Hisham CholakkalAAAI · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · Linköping University
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  22. 2024
    Continual Relation Extraction via Sequential Multi-Task LearningThanh-Thien Le, Mạnh Hùng Nguyễn, Tung Nguyen … Thien Huu NguyenAAAI · VinUniversity · Hanoi University of Science and Technology · +2
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  23. 2024
    Non-exemplar Domain Incremental Object Detection via Learning Domain BiasXiang Song, Yuhang He, Songlin Dong, Yihong GongAAAI · Xi'an Jiaotong University
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  24. 2024
    Dynamic Sub-graph Distillation for Robust Semi-supervised Continual LearningYan Fan, Yu Wang, Pengfei Zhu, Qinghua HuAAAI · Tianjin University
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  25. 2024
    Learning Task-Aware Language-Image Representation for Class-Incremental Object DetectionHongquan Zhang, Bin-Bin Gao, Yi Zeng … Yuan XieAAAI · East China Normal University · Tencent (China) · +1
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    M2SD: Multiple Mixing Self-Distillation for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningJinhao Lin, Ziheng Wu, Weifeng Lin … Ronghua LuoAAAI · Alibaba Group (China) · South China University of Technology · +1
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    Learning Representations on the Unit Sphere: Investigating Angular Gaussian and Von Mises-Fisher Distributions for Online Continual LearningNicolas Michel, Giovanni Chierchia, Romain Negrel, Jean‐François BercherAAAI · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d'Informatique Gaspard-Monge · +1
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  28. 2024
    Continual Vision-Language Retrieval via Dynamic Knowledge RectificationZhenyu Cui, Yuxin Peng, Xun Wang … Jiahuan ZhouAAAI · Peking University
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  29. 2024
    Live and Learn: Continual Action Clustering with Incremental ViewsXiaoqiang Yan, Yingtao Gan, Yiqiao Mao … Hui YuAAAI · Zhengzhou University · University of Portsmouth
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  30. 2024
    Adaptive Discovering and Merging for Incremental Novel Class DiscoveryGuangyao Chen, Peixi Peng, Yangru Huang … Yonghong TianAAAI · Peking University · Peng Cheng Laboratory
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  31. 2024
    TIKP: Text-to-Image Knowledge Preservation for Continual Semantic SegmentationZhidong Yu, Wei Yang, Xike Xie, Zhenbo ShiAAAI · University of Science and Technology of China · Suzhou University of Science and Technology
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    Defying Imbalanced Forgetting in Class Incremental LearningXu Shi-xiong, Gaofeng Meng, Xing Nie … Shiming XiangAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shandong Institute of Automation · +3
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  35. 2024
    Hypercorrelation Evolution for Video Class-Incremental LearningSen Liang, Kai Zhu, Wei Zhai … Yang CaoAAAI · University of Science and Technology of China
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  36. 2024
    SimCS: Simulation for Domain Incremental Online Continual SegmentationMotasem Alfarra, Zhipeng Cai, Adel Bibi … Matthias MüllerAAAI · Intel (United States) · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology · +1
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  37. 2024
    Task-Free Dynamic Sparse Vision Transformer for Continual LearningFei Ye, Adrian G. BorşAAAI · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · University of York
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  38. 2024
    Unify Named Entity Recognition Scenarios via Contrastive Real-Time Updating PrototypeYanhe Liu, Peng Wang, Wenjun Ke … Ziyu ShangAAAI · Southeast University · Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
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    Attacks on Continual Semantic Segmentation by Perturbing Incremental SamplesZhidong Yu, Wei Yang, Xike Xie, Zhenbo ShiAAAI · University of Science and Technology of China · Suzhou University of Science and Technology
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  40. 2024
    Continual Learning in an Open and Dynamic WorldYunhui GuoAAAI · The University of Texas at Dallas
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  41. 2024
    Exploring Domain Incremental Video Highlights Detection with the LiveFood BenchmarkSen Pei, Xu Shi-xiong, Xiaojie JinAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  42. 2024
    Collaborative Learning across Heterogeneous Systems with Pre-Trained ModelsTrong Nghia HoangAAAI · Washington State University
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    Exemplar-Free Class Incremental Learning via Incremental RepresentationLibo Huang, Zhulin An, Yan Zeng … Yongjun XuarXiv
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    A collective AI via lifelong learning and sharing at the edgeAndrea Soltoggio, Eseoghene Ben-Iwhiwhu, Vladimir Braverman … Soheil KolouriNature Machine Intelligence · Loughborough University · Rice University · +21
  46. 2024
    Continual Vision-and-Language NavigationSeongjun Jeong, Gi-Cheon Kang, Seong-Ho Choi … Byoung‐Tak ZhangarXiv
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    Continual Learning with Confidence-based Multi-teacher Knowledge Distillation for Neural Machine TranslationJiahua Guo, Yunlong Liang, Jinan XuInternational Conference on Natural Language Processing (… · Beijing Jiaotong University
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  49. 2024
    A Bag of Tricks for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningShuvendu Roy, Chunjong Park, Aldi Fahrezi, Ali EtemadTMLR
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  50. 2024
    A Unified and General Framework for Continual LearningZhenyi Wang, Yan Li, Li Shen, Heng HuangICLR
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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 lists only papers we have a reason to trust: published at a venue like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR or TPAMI, or led by someone who has published there, or cited a few hundred times. Preprints that later get accepted, and authors who later publish at those venues, are picked up by the weekly run. 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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