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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. 2026
    DesCLIP: Robust Continual Learning via General Attribute Descriptions for VLM-Based Visual RecognitionChiyuan He, Zihuan Qiu, Fanman Meng … Hui LiIEEE Trans. Multimedia · University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
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  2. 2026
    Dual Domain-Attribute Learning Framework With Asynchronous Adapters for Continual Test-Time AdaptationYuntong Tian, Kang Li, Tianyang He … Wei FengTIP · Tianjin University · University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · +1
  3. 2026
    Spectral Disentanglement: Rank-Aware Task Adaptation for Rehearsal-free Continual Learning in LLMsHuanxuan Liao, Shizhu He, Yupu Hao … Kang LiuACL · Shandong Institute of Automation · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +3
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  4. 2026
    Towards Self-Evolving Agents: Enabling Autonomy through Interactive Experience RefinementCheng Yang, Xuemeng Yang, Licheng Wen … Haifeng LiACL · Central South University · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +4
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  5. 2026
    Continual Adversarial Example Detection via Incremental Attack Configuration Within a Knowledge Distillation FrameworkHeqi Peng, Yunhong Wang, Hui Miao … Yuanfang GuoIEEE Signal Processing Letters · Beihang University · University of Macau
  6. 2026
    Evolutionary Strategies at Scale lead to Catastrophic ForgettingImmanuel Abdi, Akshat Gupta, Micah Mok … Gopala AnumanchipalliACL · Berkeley College · University of California, Berkeley
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  7. 2026
    Learning Prompt Adapters for Forgetting-Free Continual Image Super-ResolutionChaowei Fang, Bolin Fu, De Cheng … Guanbin LiTIP · Xidian University · Sun Yat-sen University
  8. 2026
    LoRASculpt: Harmonious Low-Rank Adaptation for Multimodal Large Language ModelsJian Liang, Wenke Huang, Xianda Guo … Mang YeTPAMI · Wuhan University
  9. 2026
    Multi-Task Unified Domain Incremental Learning With Domain Difference AdaptersXiang Song, Yuhang He, Lin Peng, Yihong GongTIP · Xi'an Jiaotong University
  10. 2026
    Reinforcement Learning with Semantic Rewards Enables Low-Resource Language Expansion without Alignment TaxZeli Su, Ziyin Zhang, Zhou Liu … Wentao ZhangACL · Minzu University of China · Shanghai Jiao Tong University · +4
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  11. 2026
    SLoRA: Balancing Plasticity and Forgetting in Large Language Models for Continual LearningLina Yang, Yusheng Liao, Yanfeng Wang, Yu Guang WangACL · Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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  12. 2026
    Symmetric Image-Text Tuning With Entropy-Guided Fusion for Online Continual Learning in Non-Stationary Visual StreamsLeyuan Wang, Liuyu Xiang, Yujie Wei … Zhaofeng HeTIP · Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications · Shandong Institute of Automation · +1
  13. 2026
    Toward Bidirectional Adaptability for Few-Shot Class-Incremental Learning With Forward-Backward Knowledge TransferBingzhi Chen, Zhiming Chen, Sudong Cai … Shengli XieIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Beijing Institute of Technology · Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology · +2
  14. 2026
    Toward Generative Understanding: Incremental Few-Shot Semantic Segmentation With Diffusion ModelsQun Li, Lu Huang, Fu Xiao … B. BhanuTIP · Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications · Singapore University of Technology and Design · +1
  15. 2026
    A Device-Cloud Collaborative Data Enrichment Framework for Continual Learning on DevicesChen Gong, Zhenzhe Zheng, F. Y. Wu, Guihai ChenIEEE Transactions · Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  16. 2026
    AdaptCMVC++: Robust and Flexible Adaptation to Incremental Views in Continual Multi-view Clustering.Jing Wang, Songhe Feng, Jiacheng Li … Michael KampffmeyerTPAMI · Beijing Foreign Studies University · Beijing Jiaotong University · +2
  17. 2026
    Adaptive Affinity Memorization With Layer Mutation for Multimodal Deepfake Continual DetectionMan Xiao, Jianbin Ye, Bo Liu … Kele XuIEEE Transactions · National University of Defense Technology · Hunan Normal University · +1
  18. 2026
    Adaptive Quantization for Stable Knowledge Acquisition in Quantization-Aware Continual LearningDe Cheng, Kun Gu, Lingfeng He … Xinbo GaoIEEE TCSVT · Xidian University · Huawei Technologies (China)
  19. 2026
    Alleviating Regional Shortcuts for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningHaichen Zhou, Lyu Y, Yixiong Zou … Yuhua LiIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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  20. 2026
    Balance Orthogonal Projection for Prompt in Continual LearningJunjian Ren, Tian Wang, Aichun Zhu … Hichem SnoussiSpringer LNCS · Beihang University · Nanjing Tech University · +4
  21. 2026
    Boosting Few-Shot Continual Learning via Self-Adaptive EvolutionZiqi Gu, Chunyan Xu, Yue Wang … Zhen CuiTIP · Nanjing University of Science and Technology · Nanyang Technological University · +2
  22. 2026
    CAFF-CIL: Causality-Aware Freedom Forgetting Approach for Class-Incremental Learning.Xinyu Zhou, Jing Yang, Xiaoli Ruan … Zhidong SuTNNLS · Guizhou University · National Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology · +1
  23. 2026
    Can Spectral-Clipping Enable Better Learning While Forgetting Less for Low-Rank Adaptation?Hyowon Wi, Noseong ParkACL · Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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  24. 2026
    CLAIM: Mitigating Catastrophic Forgetting in Continual Instruction Fine-tuning Large Language ModelsXihe Qiu, Shaojie Shi, Teqi Hao, Xiaoyu TanIEEE TCDS · Shanghai University of Engineering Science · Fudan University · +1
  25. 2026
    CLASH-CTTA: Class-Wise Shift-Aware Hierarchical Continual Test-Time AdaptationJ T Li, Songhe FengTIP · Beijing Jiaotong University
  26. 2026
    CLDIPS-CIL: Causal Learning and Dynamic Importance Parameter Selection for Class Incremental LearningJing Yang, Qinglang Li, Xiaoli Ruan … Quan ZhouIEEE Transactions · Guizhou University · Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  27. 2026
    Co$^{2}$ In: a Bi-level Memory Incremental Learning Framework with Knowledge Encoding, Consolidation, and Integration.Wenju Sun, Qingyong Li, Boyang Li … Yangli-ao GengTPAMI · Beijing Jiaotong University · Nanyang Technological University
  28. 2026
    Continual Learning by Regularization in Row Space of Weight Matrix of Previous Task for Deep Neural NetworkHonoka Yamashita, Takio Kurita, Masaki OnishiInternational Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelli… · University of Tsukuba · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  29. 2026
    Continual Learning Via Gradient-Regularized Based Dynamic Expansion ModelFei Ye, yongcheng zhong, Qihe Liu … ShiJie ZhouIEEE Trans. Multimedia · University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · University of York
  30. 2026
    Continual Low-Rank Adaptation Via Cumulative Unified Optimization.Yue Lu, Shizhou Zhang, De Cheng … Yanning ZhangTPAMI · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
  31. 2026
    Continual Test-Time Adaptation via Low-Frequency ModulationBoyuan Zhang, Jie Pan, Shuai Yang, Lichuan GuIEEE Access · Anhui Agricultural University · Anhui University
  32. 2026
    Debiased Hypernetworks Are Generative Class-Incremental LearnersShaofan Wang, Pengli Guo, Weixing Wang … Baocai YinIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Beijing University of Technology
  33. 2026
    Decision Boundary Drift: A Security, Privacy, and Trust Risk of Continual Learning for Agentic AI in Edge NetworksKaixiang Yang, Yue Xu, Zhihao Li … C.L. Philip ChenIEEE Transactions · Lanzhou University of Technology · South China University of Technology · +2
  34. 2026
    Deep Continual Learning in the Foundation Model Era (Dagstuhl Seminar 25432)Christopher Kanan, Martin Mundt, Tinne Tuytelaars … Timm Felix HessDagstuhl reports · University of Rochester · University of Bremen · +2
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  35. 2026
    Deep Generative Replay-Based Personalization With Conditional Latent Attention for Diffusion ModelsHaruka Matsuda, Ren Togo, Keisuke Maeda … Miki HaseyamaIEEE Access · Hokkaido University
  36. 2026
  37. 2026
    Emphasizing Domain Differences Through Interactive-Augmented Prompts in Continual Audio-Visual Speech RecognitionDongjie Fu, Xize Cheng, Jingyuan Chen … Zhongfei ZhangTIP · Ningbo University · Zhejiang University · +2
  38. 2026
    Empirical Study of Padding Methods and Resource Efficiency in Replay-Based Class-Incremental Continual Learning for Variable-Length Time SeriesVictor Philippe, Thirimachos Bourlai, William Wells, Mohammad TahaIEEE TAI · Savannah River National Laboratory
  39. 2026
    Enhancing Replay-Based Continual Learning via Predictive Uncertainty ControllerChengying Ding, Alex Lu, Jiahao Fan, Yanan SunSpringer LNCS · Sichuan University
  40. 2026
    From Experts to Bases: Orthogonal Subspace Mixture for Continual Multimodal Instruction TuningPei Chen, Xilai Wang, Shiqixu … Lingyun SunACL · Zhejiang University
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  41. 2026
    Functionality Separation: Rethinking Dual-Stream Networks for Class-Incremental LearningQi Gao, Xiaoyan Li, Zhongfan Sun … Wen GaoIEEE TCSVT · Beijing University of Technology · Imperial College London · +1
  42. 2026
    GMPA: Enhancing Continual Learning with Rehearsal-Based Method via Gaussian Mixture Prototype AugmentationTrang Pham, Viet Xuan-Quang Trinh, Xuan-Hung Ho … Duc-Trong LeSpringer CCIS
  43. 2026
    Group-Merger: A LoRA-based Framework for Multilingual Continual LearningWeijian yi, Hongliang Li, Jinan XuWorkshop on Multilinguality in the Era of Large Language… · Beijing Jiaotong University
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  44. 2026
    HADA: Heteroscedastic-Aware Analytical Dynamic Adaptation for Time Series Class-Incremental LearningHan Liu, Fengbin Zhang, Sizhe Huang … Ruidong WangTKDE · Harbin University of Science and Technology · Zhejiang Normal University
  45. 2026
    Harmonizing the Past, Present, and Future: A Null-Space Constrained Region-Specific Method for Continual Learning in LLMsJinhui Chen, Shizhu He, Xingchang Yang … Jun ZhaoACL · Shandong Institute of Automation · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +3
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  46. 2026
    Incremental Vision–Language Object Detection via Sparse Frequency TransformXiang Song, Ziye Yang, Yuhang He … Yihong GongTIP · Xi'an Jiaotong University · Northwestern Polytechnical University · +2
  47. 2026
    InfBA: Interference-Free Bottleneck Adaptation for Continual LearningYan-Shuo Liang, Weiwei LiTPAMI · Nanjing University of Science and Technology
  48. 2026
    Leveraging a Passive MRAM Crossbar for Hardware-in-the-Loop and Continual learningM. Drouhin, Matthieu Grelier, M. Deroo … D. RavelosonaIEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Dev… · Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet · Western Digital (United States)
  49. 2026
    Lifelong person re-identification via dynamically knowledge adaptation and retentionZhiyu Chen, Bingliang Jiao, Wenxuan Wang, Peng WangNeural Networks
  50. 2026
    LLKF: Lifelong Learning Kalman Filter with Noise Statistics Continual LearningAndi Lin, Wen‐An Zhang, Ling Shi, Chenlong LiIEEE Transactions · Zhejiang University of Technology · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · +1
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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