Related work

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

112 papers of 8,653 · showing 1–50Sort Recent · Most cited
  1. 2018
    Variational Continual LearningTurner, RE, Thang D. Bui, Yingzhen Li, Cuong, NguyenICLR · University of Cambridge
    PDF ↗
  2. 2018
    Lifelong Learning Maxent for Suggestion ClassificationThi-Lan Ngo, Tu Vu, Hideaki Takeda … Xuan-Hieu PhanComputación y Sistemas
  3. 2018
    Continual Match Based Training in Pommerman: Technical ReportPeng Peng, Liang Pang, Yufeng Yuan, Chao GaoarXiv
    PDF ↗
  4. 2018PDF ↗
  5. 2018
    Transfer Incremental Learning using Data AugmentationGhouthi Boukli Hacene, Vincent Gripon, Nicolas Farrugia … Michel JézéquelApplied Sciences · Université de Bretagne Occidentale · Laboratoire des Sciences et Techniques de l’Information de la Communication et de la Connaissance · +2
    PDF ↗
  6. 2018
    Overcoming Catastrophic Forgetting by Soft Parameter PruningJian Peng, Hao, Jiang, Zhuo Li … Haifeng LiarXiv
    PDF ↗
  7. 2018
    Few-Shot Self Reminder to Overcome Catastrophic ForgettingJunfeng Wen, Yanshuai Cao, Ruitong HuangarXiv
    PDF ↗
  8. 2018
    Lifelong Learning Memory Networks for Aspect Sentiment ClassificationShuai Wang, Guangyi Lv, Sahisnu Mazumder … Bing LiuIEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) · University of Illinois Chicago · University of Science and Technology of China
  9. 2018
    Incremental Learning of Single-stage Detectors with Mining Memory NeuronsWei Li, Qingbo Wu, Linfeng Xu, Chao ShangIEEE 4th International Conference on Computer and Communi… · University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  10. 2018
    Fisher Discriminant Analysis Random Forest for Online Class Incremental LearningXiong Wang, Yijie Wang, Li ChengIEEE Intl Conf on Parallel & Distributed Processing w… · National University of Defense Technology
  11. 2018
    Broad Learning System for Class Incremental LearningRuizhi Han, C. L. Philip Chen, Shuang FengInternational Conference on Security, Pattern Analysis, a… · University of Macau
  12. 2018
    Accumulating Conversational Skills Using Continual LearningSung‐Jin LeeIEEE Spoken Language Technology Workshop (SLT) · Microsoft (United States)
  13. 2018PDF ↗
  14. 2018
    Partitioned Variational Inference: A unified framework encompassing federated and continual learningThang D. Bui, Cuong V. Nguyen, Siddharth Swaroop, Richard E. TurnerarXiv
    PDF ↗
  15. 2018
    Generative Adversarial Network Training is a Continual Learning ProblemKevin J Liang, Chunyuan Li, Guoyin Wang, Lawrence CarinarXiv
    PDF ↗
  16. 2018
    Hybrid incremental learning of new data and new classes for hand-held object recognitionChengpeng Chen, Weiqing Min, Xue Li, Shuqiang JiangJournal of Visual Communication and Image Representation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +2
  17. 2018
    On Training Recurrent Neural Networks for Lifelong LearningShagun Sodhani, Sarath Chandar, Yoshua BengioNeural Computation
    PDF ↗
  18. 2018
    The Barbados 2018 List of Open Issues in Continual LearningTom Schaul, Hado van Hasselt, Joseph Modayil … Doina PrecuparXiv
    PDF ↗
  19. 2018
    On the role of neurogenesis in overcoming catastrophic forgettingGerman I. Parisi, Xu Ji, Stefan WermterarXiv
    PDF ↗
  20. 2018
    Closed-Loop GAN for continual LearningAmanda Rios, Laurent IttiarXiv · University of Southern California · California Southern University
    PDF ↗
  21. 2018
    Robust Lifelong Multi-task Multi-view Representation LearningGan Sun, Yang Cong, Jun Li, Yun FuIEEE International Conference on Big Knowledge (ICBK) · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shenyang Institute of Automation · +2
  22. 2018
    Imbalanced Augmented Class Learning with Unlabeled Data by Label Confidence PropagationSiyu Ding, Xuying Liu, Min-Ling ZhangICDM · Southeast University
  23. 2018
    Clustered Lifelong Learning Via Representative Task SelectionGan Sun, Yang Cong, Yu Kong, Xiaowei XuICDM · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shenyang Institute of Automation · +3
  24. 2018
    Don't forget, there is more than forgetting: new metrics for Continual LearningNatalia Díaz-Rodríguez, Vincenzo Lomonaco, David Filliat, Davide MaltoniarXiv · Laboratoire d’Informatique et Systèmes · University of Bologna
    PDF ↗
  25. 2018
    Re-evaluating Continual Learning Scenarios: A Categorization and Case for Strong BaselinesYen-Chang Hsu, Yen‐Cheng Liu, Ramasamy, Anita, Kira, ZsoltarXiv · Georgia Institute of Technology
    PDF ↗
  26. 2018
    Self-Supervised GAN to Counter ForgettingTing Chen, Xiaohua Zhai, Neil HoulsbyarXiv
    PDF ↗
  27. 2018
    Continual Classification Learning Using Generative ModelsFrantzeska Lavda, Jason Ramapuram, Magda Gregorová, Alexandros KalousisNeurIPS
    PDF ↗
  28. 2018
    Comparing continual task learning in minds and machinesTimo Flesch, Jan Balaguer, Ronald Dekker … Christopher SummerfieldPNAS · University of Oxford · Google DeepMind (United Kingdom)
  29. 2018
    Life-long Cross-media Correlation LearningJinwei Qi, Yuxin Peng, Yunkan ZhuoACM international conference on Multimedia · Peking University
  30. 2018
    Alleviating catastrophic forgetting using context-dependent gating and synaptic stabilizationNicolas Y. Masse, Gregory D. Grant, David J. FreedmanPNAS · University of Chicago
    PDF ↗
  31. 2018
    Continual State Representation Learning for Reinforcement Learning using Generative ReplayHugo Caselles-Dupré, M. Ortíz, David FilliatarXiv · Laboratoire d’Informatique et Systèmes · SoftBank Robotics (France)
    PDF ↗
  32. 2018
    A Neural Model of Schemas and Memory ConsolidationTiffany Hwu, Jeffrey L. KrichmarbioRxiv · University of California, Irvine
  33. 2018
    An Ensemble with Shared Representations Based on Convolutional Networks for Continually Learning Facial ExpressionsHenrique Siqueira, Pablo Barros, Sven Magg, Stefan WermterIROS · Universität Hamburg · Hamburg University of Technology
    PDF ↗
  34. 2018
    Accelerating Learning in Constructive Predictive Frameworks with the Successor RepresentationCraig Sherstan, Marlos C. Machado, Patrick M. PilarskiIROS · University of Alberta
    PDF ↗
  35. 2018
    Incremental Learning-Based Adaptive Object Recognition for Mobile RobotsMehmet Özgür Türkoglu, Frank B. ter Haar, Nanda van der StapIROS · University of Twente
  36. 2018
    Generative replay with feedback connections as a general strategy for continual learningGido M. van de Ven, Andreas S. ToliasarXiv · Baylor College of Medicine
    PDF ↗
  37. 2018
    Autonomous Deep Learning: Incremental Learning of Denoising Autoencoder for Evolving Data StreamsMahardhika Pratama, Andri Ashfahani, Yew-Soon Ong … Edwin LughoferarXiv
    PDF ↗
  38. 2018PDF ↗
  39. 2018
    Developmental Reinforcement Learning through Sensorimotor Space EnlargementMatthieu Zimmer, Yann Boniface, Alain DutechJoint IEEE 8th International Conference on Development an… · Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications · Inspire · +3
  40. 2018
    Life-Long Disentangled Representation Learning with Cross-Domain Latent HomologiesAlessandro Achille, Tom Eccles, Löıc Matthey … Irina HigginsNeurIPS
    PDF ↗
  41. 2018
    Born to Learn: the Inspiration, Progress, and Future of Evolved Plastic Artificial Neural NetworksAndrea Soltoggio, Kenneth O. Stanley, Sebastian RisiNeural Networks · Loughborough University · University of Central Florida · +1
    PDF ↗
  42. 2018
    Evolving Spiking Neural Networks for online learning over drifting data streamsJesús L. Lobo, Ibai Laña, Javier Del Ser … Nikola KasabovNeural Networks · Euskadiko Parke Teknologikoa · University of the Basque Country · +2
  43. 2018
    Rotate your Networks: Better Weight Consolidation and Less Catastrophic ForgettingXialei Liu, Marc Masana, Luis Herranz … Andrew D. BagdanovICPR · Computer Vision Center · University of Florence
    PDF ↗
  44. 2018
    Local learning rules to attenuate forgetting in neural networksMichael Deistler, Martino Sorbaro, Michael E. Rule, Matthias H. HennigarXiv
    PDF ↗
  45. 2018
    On catastrophic forgetting and mode collapse in Generative Adversarial NetworksHoang Thanh-Tung, Truyen TranarXiv · Deakin University
    PDF ↗
  46. 2018
    Multi-Agent Distributed Lifelong Learning for Collective Knowledge AcquisitionMohammad Rostami, Soheil Kolouri, Kyungnam Kim, Eric EatonAdaptive Agents and Multi-Agent Systems · University of Pennsylvania · HRL Laboratories (United States)
    PDF ↗
  47. 2018
    Modeling Consecutive Task Learning with Task Graph AgendasDavid Isele, Eric Eaton, Mark Roberts, David W. AhaAdaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems · University of Pennsylvania · United States Naval Research Laboratory
  48. 2018PDF ↗
  49. 2018
    Embodiment can combat catastrophic forgettingJoshua Powers, Sam Kriegman, Josh BongardGenetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion · University of Vermont
  50. 2018
    Policy and Value Transfer in Lifelong Reinforcement LearningDavid Abel, Yuu Jinnai, Yue (Sophie) Guo … M. LittmanICML
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. By default it shows the papers we have a reason to trust: published at a venue like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR or TPAMI, or written by someone who has published there, or cited a few hundred times. The rest are one click away under “All papers”. 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.

Missing something, or filed under the wrong venue? Write to hello@unify.ai with the arXiv id or DOI.