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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. 2025
    Adaptive Synaptic Scaling in Spiking Networks for Continual Learning and Enhanced RobustnessMingkun Xu, Faqiang Liu, Yifan Hu … Lei DengTNNLS · Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology · Tsinghua University · +2
  2. 2024
    INCPrompt: Task-Aware Incremental Prompting for Rehearsal-Free Class-Incremental LearningZhiyuan Wang, Xiaoyang Qu, Jing Xiao … Jianzong WangICASSP · Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute · Shenzhen Technology University · +3
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  3. 2024
    KC-Prompt: End-To-End Knowledge-Complementary Prompting for Rehearsal-Free Continual LearningYaowei Li, Yating Liu, Xuxin Cheng … Zhiqi HuangICASSP · Peking University · Peng Cheng Laboratory · +2
  4. 2024
    P2DT: Mitigating Forgetting in Task-Incremental Learning with Progressive Prompt Decision TransformerZhiyuan Wang, Xiaoyang Qu, Jing Xiao … Jianzong WangICASSP · Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute · Shenzhen Technology University · +3
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  5. 2024
    A Comprehensive Survey of Continual Learning: Theory, Method and ApplicationLiyuan Wang, Xingxing Zhang, Hang Su, Jun ZhuTPAMI · Tsinghua University
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  6. 2024
    TCP: Triplet Contrastive-relationship Preserving for Class-Incremental LearningShiyao Li, Xuefei Ning, Shanghang Zhang … Yu WangWACV · Tsinghua University · Peking University
  7. 2023
    Prompt Pool Based Class-Incremental Continual Learning for Dialog State TrackingHong Liu, Yucheng Cai, Yuan Zhou … Junlan FengIEEE Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding Works… · China Mobile (China) · Tsinghua University
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  8. 2023
    IOB: integrating optimization transfer and behavior transfer for multi-policy reuseSiyuan Li, Hao Li, Jin Zhang … Chongjie ZhangAutonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems · Harbin Institute of Technology · Northwestern Polytechnical University · +2
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  9. 2023
    Cross-Modal Alternating Learning With Task-Aware Representations for Continual LearningWujin Li, Bin-Bin Gao, Bizhong Xia … Feng ZhengIEEE Trans. Multimedia · University Town of Shenzhen · Tsinghua University · +2
  10. 2023
    Incorporating neuro-inspired adaptability for continual learning in artificial intelligenceLiyuan Wang, Xingxing Zhang, Qian Li … Yi ZhongNature Machine Intelligence · Chinese Institute for Brain Research · Center for Life Sciences · +2
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  11. 2023
    FedINC: An Exemplar-Free Continual Federated Learning Framework with Small Labeled DataYongheng Deng, Sheng Yue, Tuowei Wang … Yaoxue ZhangACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems · Tsinghua University
  12. 2023
    SLCA: Slow Learner with Classifier Alignment for Continual Learning on a Pre-trained ModelGengwei Zhang, Liyuan Wang, Guoliang Kang … Yunchao WeiICCV · University of Technology Sydney · Tsinghua University · +2
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  13. 2023
    Decouple Before Interact: Multi-Modal Prompt Learning for Continual Visual Question AnsweringZi Qian, Xin Wang, Xuguang Duan … Wenwu ZhuICCV · Alibaba Group (United States) · Tsinghua University
  14. 2023
    Adaptive Self-Supervised Continual LearningLilei Wu, Zhen Wang, Jie LiuFrontiers · National University of Defense Technology · Tsinghua University
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  15. 2024
    Lifelong Learning With Cycle Memory NetworksJian Peng, Dingqi Ye, Bo Tang … Haifeng LiTNNLS · Shanghai Zhangjiang Laboratory · Tsinghua University · +5
  16. 2023
    Deep Inversion Method for Attacking Lifelong Learning Neural NetworksBoyuan Du, Yuanlong Yu, Huaping LiuIJCNN · Fuzhou University · Tsinghua University
  17. 2024
    Dynamics-Adaptive Continual Reinforcement Learning via Progressive ContextualizationTiantian Zhang, Zichuan Lin, Yuxing Wang … Xiu LiTNNLS · Tencent (China) · Tsinghua University · +1
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  18. 2023
    CDHD: Contrastive Dreamer for Hint DistillationLe Yu, Tongyan Hua, Wenming Yang … Qingmin LiaoICASSP · University Town of Shenzhen · Tsinghua University · +1
  19. 2023
    Continual Few-shot Learning with Transformer Adaptation and Knowledge RegularizationXin Wang, Yue Liu, Jiapei Fan … Wenwu ZhuACM Web Conference 2023 · Tsinghua University · Alibaba Group (China)
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  20. 2023
    Knowledge Transfer in Incremental Learning for Multilingual Neural Machine TranslationKaiyu Huang, Peng Li, Jin Ma … Yang LiuACL · Tsinghua University · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +5
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  21. 2023
    Continual Learning for Multilingual Neural Machine Translation via Dual Importance-based Model DivisionJunpeng Liu, Kaiyu Huang, Hao Yu … Degen HuangEMNLP · Dalian University of Technology · Tsinghua University · +1
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  22. 2022
    Continual Recognition with Adaptive Memory UpdateXuanrong Yao, Xin Wang, Yue Liu, Wenwu ZhuACM Transactions · Tsinghua University
  23. 2022
    Endowing Spiking Neural Networks with Homeostatic Adaptivity for APS-DVS Bimodal ScenariosMingkun Xu, Faqiang Liu, Jing PeiINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMODAL INTERACTION · Tsinghua University
  24. 2022
    Continual Predictive Learning from VideosGeng Chen, Wendong Zhang, Lu Han … Xiaokang YangCVPR · Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Tsinghua University
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  25. 2022
    Mixed‐Precision Continual Learning Based on Computational Resistance Random Access MemoryYi Li, Woyu Zhang, Xiaoxin Xu … Dashan ShangAdvanced Intelligent Systems · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Microelectronics · +3
  26. 2022
    Quantum Continual Learning Overcoming Catastrophic ForgettingWenjie Jiang, Zhide Lu, Dong-Ling DengChinese Physics Letters · Tsinghua University · ShangHai JiAi Genetics & IVF Institute
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  27. 2022
    Energy Alignment for Bias Rectification in Class Incremental LearningBowen Zhao, Chen Chen, Xi Xiao … Shu‐Tao XiaICASSP · Tsinghua University · Peng Cheng Laboratory
  28. 2023
    Catastrophic Interference in Reinforcement Learning: A Solution Based on Context Division and Knowledge DistillationTiantian Zhang, Xueqian Wang, Bin Liang, Bo YuanTNNLS · University Town of Shenzhen · Tsinghua University
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  29. 2022
    Brain-inspired global-local learning incorporated with neuromorphic computingYujie Wu, Rong Zhao, Jun Zhu … Luping ShiNature Communications · Tsinghua University · Chinese Institute for Brain Research · +1
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  30. 2022
    Knowledge Lock: Overcoming Catastrophic Forgetting in Federated LearningGuoyizhe Wei, Xiu LiSpringer LNCS · University Town of Shenzhen · Tsinghua University
  31. 2022
    Entropy-Based Vocabulary Substitution for Incremental Learning in Multilingual Neural Machine TranslationKaiyu Huang, Peng Li, Jin Ma, Yang LiuEMNLP · Tsinghua University · Peng Cheng Laboratory · +5
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  32. 2021
    AFEC: Active Forgetting of Negative Transfer in Continual LearningLiyuan Wang, Ming‐Tian Zhang, Zhongfan Jia … Yi ZhongNeurIPS · Tsinghua University · University College London
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  33. 2022
    Triple-Memory Networks: A Brain-Inspired Method for Continual LearningLiyuan Wang, Bo Lei, Qian Li … Yi ZhongTNNLS · Chinese Institute for Brain Research · Center for Life Sciences · +1
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  34. 2022
    Memory Recall: A Simple Neural Network Training Framework Against Catastrophic ForgettingBaosheng Zhang, Yuchen Guo, Yipeng Li … Qionghai DaiTNNLS · Tsinghua University · Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
  35. 2021
    ORDisCo: Effective and Efficient Usage of Incremental Unlabeled Data for Semi-supervised Continual LearningLiyuan Wang, Kuo Yang, Chongxuan Li … Jun ZhuCVPR · Tsinghua University · Huawei Technologies (Sweden)
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  36. 2020
    IExpressNet: Facial Expression Recognition with Incremental ClassesJunjie Zhu, Bingjun Luo, Sicheng Zhao … Yue GaoACM International Conference on Multimedia · Tsinghua University · University of California, Berkeley · +1
  37. 2020
    Measuring Information Transfer in Neural NetworksXiao Zhang, Xingjian Li, Dejing Dou, Ji WuarXiv · Tsinghua University · Baidu (China)
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  38. 2021
    IncDet: In Defense of Elastic Weight Consolidation for Incremental Object DetectionLiyang Liu, Zhanghui Kuang, Yimin Chen … Wayne ZhangTNNLS · University Town of Shenzhen · Tsinghua University · +2
  39. 2020
    Task-Agnostic Online Reinforcement Learning with an Infinite Mixture of Gaussian ProcessesMengdi Xu, Wenhao Ding, Jiacheng Zhu … Ding ZhaoNeurIPS · Carnegie Mellon University · Tsinghua University · +1
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  40. 2020
    Maintaining Discrimination and Fairness in Class Incremental LearningBowen Zhao, Xi Xiao, Guojun Gan … Shu‐Tao XiaCVPR · Peng Cheng Laboratory · Tsinghua University
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  41. 2020
    OpenLORIS-Object: A Robotic Vision Dataset and Benchmark for Lifelong Deep LearningQi She, Fan Feng, Xinyue Hao … Rosa H. M. ChanICRA · City University of Hong Kong · Tsinghua University · +4
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  42. 2021
    Lifelong Visual-Tactile Cross-Modal Learning for Robotic Material PerceptionWendong Zheng, Huaping Liu, Fuchun SunTNNLS · Hebei University of Technology · Tsinghua University
  43. 2020
    Multimodal Continual Learning Using Online Dictionary UpdatingFuchun Sun, Huaping Liu, Chao Yang, Bin FangIEEE TCDS · Foshan University · Tsinghua University
  44. 2020
    Continual Relation Learning via Episodic Memory Activation and ReconsolidationXu Han, Yi Dai, Tianyu Gao … Jie ZhouACL · Intelligent Systems Research (United States) · Intelligent Health (United Kingdom) · +3
  45. 2020
    Continual Learning for Natural Language Generation in Task-oriented Dialog SystemsFei Mi, Liangwei Chen, Mengjie Zhao … Boi FaltingsEMNLP · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · LMU Klinikum · +2
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  46. 2019
    Adversarial Feature Alignment: Avoid Catastrophic Forgetting in Incremental Task Lifelong LearningXin Yao, Tianchi Huang, Chenglei Wu … Lifeng SunNeural Computation · Tsinghua University
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  47. 2020
    Generative Memory for Lifelong LearningXin Su, Shangqi Guo, Tian Tan, Feng ChenTNNLS · Beijing Advanced Sciences and Innovation Center · Tsinghua University · +1
  48. 2019
    Lifelong Learning for Heterogeneous Multi-Modal TasksHuaping Liu, Fuchun Sun, Bin FangICRA · Tsinghua University
  49. 2018
    Enhancing CNN Incremental Learning Capability with an Expanded NetworkShanshan Cai, Zhuwei Xu, Zhichao Huang … C.‐C. Jay KuoIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME) · University of Southern California · Tsinghua University
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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