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The foundational work on continual learning, 1959 to 2026: methods, theory, benchmarks, surveys, and the neuroscience of memory. Updated weekly; some carry our notes.

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  1. 2022
    Learnable Distribution Calibration for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningBinghao Liu, Boyu Yang, Lingxi Xie … Qixiang YeTPAMI · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Huawei Technologies (China)
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  2. 2022
    Learning by Seeing More ClassesFei Zhu, Xu-Yao Zhang, Ruiqi Wang, Cheng‐Lin LiuTPAMI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +2
  3. 2022
    Proper Reuse of Features Extractor for Real-time Continual LearningYu Li, Gan Sun, Yuyang Liu … Chuanzhi ZangChina Automation Congress (CAC) · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Shenyang University of Technology · +2
  4. 2021
    Reminding the incremental language model via data-free self-distillationHan Wang, Ruiliu Fu, Chengzhang Li … Qingwei ZhaoApplied Intelligence · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Acoustics · +1
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  5. 2022
    RT-Net: replay-and-transfer network for class incremental object detectionBo Cui, Guyue Hu, Shan YuApplied Intelligence · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +4
  6. 2022
    Rethinking class orders and transferability in class incremental learningChen He, Ruiping Wang, Xilin ChenPattern Recognition Letters · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +1
  7. 2022
    RVAE-LAMOL: Residual Variational Autoencoder to Enhance Lifelong Language LearningHan Wang, Ruiliu Fu, Xuejun Zhang, Jun ZhouIJCNN · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Acoustics · +1
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  8. 2021
    Multi-View Correlation Distillation for Incremental Object DetectionDongbao Yang, Yu Zhou, Aoting Zhang … Qixiang YePattern Recognition · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Information Engineering · +1
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  9. 2022
    Federated Class-Incremental LearningJiahua Dong, Lixu Wang, Zhen Fang … Qi ZhuCVPR · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  10. 2022
    General Incremental Learning with Domain-aware Categorical RepresentationsJiangwei Xie, Shipeng Yan, Xuming HeCVPR · ShanghaiTech University · Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology · +1
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  11. 2022
    Continual Stereo Matching of Continuous Driving Scenes with Growing ArchitectureChenghao Zhang, Kun Tian, Bin Fan … Chunhong PanCVPR · Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
  12. 2022
    Dynamic Support Network for Few-Shot Class Incremental LearningBoyu Yang, Mingbao Lin, Yunxiao Zhang … Qixiang YeTPAMI · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Xiamen University · +2
  13. 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
  14. 2022
    Balanced Ranking and Sorting For Class Incremental Object DetectionBo Cui, Hui Qu, Xuhui Huang, Shan YuICASSP · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Automation · +4
  15. 2021
    Recursive Least-Squares Estimator-Aided Online Learning for Visual TrackingJin Gao, Yan Lu, Xiaojuan Qi … Weiming HuTPAMI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +5
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  16. 2022
    RD-IOD: Two-Level Residual-Distillation-Based Triple-Network for Incremental Object DetectionDongbao Yang, Yu Zhou, Wei Shi … Weiping WangACM Transactions · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
  17. 2021
    Task Ordering Matters for Incremental LearningZhaonan Yang, Huiyun LiInternational Symposium on Networks, Computers and Commun… · Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
  18. 2021
    An EM Framework for Online Incremental Learning of Semantic SegmentationShipeng Yan, Jiale Zhou, Jiangwei Xie … Xuming HeACM International Conference on Multimedia · ShanghaiTech University · Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology · +1
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  19. 2021
    Shallow Bayesian Meta Learning for Real-World Few-Shot RecognitionXueting Zhang, Debin Meng, Henry Gouk, Timothy M. HospedalesICCV · University of Edinburgh · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  20. 2022
    Fast and Progressive Misbehavior Detection in Internet of Vehicles Based on Broad Learning and Incremental Learning SystemsXiao Wang, Yushan Zhu, Shuangshuang Han … Fei–Yue WangIEEE Internet of Things Journal · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Automation · +6
  21. 2021
    GopGAN: Gradients Orthogonal Projection Generative Adversarial Network With Continual LearningXiaobin Li, Weiqiang WangTNNLS · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  22. 2022
    Lifelong robotic visual-tactile perception learningJiahua Dong, Yang Cong, Gan Sun, Tao ZhangPattern Recognition · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
  23. 2021
    Calibration for Non-Exemplar Based Class-Incremental LearningFei Zhu, Xu-Yao Zhang, Cheng‐Lin LiuIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME) · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +3
  24. 2021
    DER: Dynamically Expandable Representation for Class Incremental LearningShipeng Yan, Jiangwei Xie, Xuming HeCVPR · ShanghaiTech University · Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology · +1
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  25. 2021
    Prototype Augmentation and Self-Supervision for Incremental LearningFei Zhu, Xu-Yao Zhang, Chuang Wang … Cheng‐Lin LiuCVPR · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +3
  26. 2021
    A Tale of Two CILs: The Connections between Class Incremental Learning and Class Imbalanced Learning, and BeyondChen He, Ruiping Wang, Xilin ChenCVPR · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +1
  27. 2020
    I3DOL: Incremental 3D Object Learning without Catastrophic ForgettingJiahua Dong, Yang Cong, Gan Sun … Lichen WangAAAI · Shenyang Institute of Automation · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  28. 2021
    DeepCollaboration: Collaborative Generative and Discriminative Models for Class Incremental LearningBo Cui, Guyue Hu, Shan YuAAAI · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology · +1
  29. 2021
    Bioinspired Gain-Modulated Recurrent Neural Network for Controlling Musculoskeletal Robot.Shanlin Zhong, Junjie Zhou, Hong QiaoTNNLS · Shandong Institute of Automation · Institute of Automation · +2
  30. 2021
    Zero-shot policy generation in lifelong reinforcement learningYiming Qian, Fangzhou Xiong, Zhiyong LiuNeurocomputing · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shandong Institute of Automation · +2
  31. 2021
    What and How: Generalized Lifelong Spectral Clustering via Dual MemoryGan Sun, Yang Cong, Jiahua Dong … Haibin YuTPAMI · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
  32. 2021
    Energy Minimum Regularization in Continual LearningXiaobin Li, Lianlei Shan, Minglong Li, Weiqiang WangICPR · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  33. 2021
    Pruning-then-Expanding Model for Domain Adaptation of Neural Machine TranslationShuhao Gu, Yang Feng, Wanying XieNAACL · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +2
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  34. 2021
    Domain-Lifelong Learning for Dialogue State Tracking via Knowledge Preservation NetworksQingbin Liu, Pengfei Cao, Cao Liu … Jun ZhaoEMNLP · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shandong Institute of Automation · +5
  35. 2020
    State Primitive Learning to Overcome Catastrophic Forgetting in RoboticsFangzhou Xiong, Zhiyong Liu, Kaizhu Huang … Hong QiaoCognitive Computation · Shandong Institute of Automation · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
  36. 2020
    Continual Domain Adaptation for Machine Reading ComprehensionLixin Su, Jiafeng Guo, Ruqing Zhang … Xueqi ChengCIKM · Computer Network Information Center · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  37. 2020
    Learning Stable Control for a Wheeled Inverted Pendulum with Fast Adaptive Neural NetworkYuanzhe Peng, Yongsheng Ou, Wei FengIEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and… · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology · +1
  38. 2019
    Incremental Concept Learning via Online Generative Memory RecallHuaiyu Li, Weiming Dong, Bao-Gang HuTNNLS · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +2
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  39. 2022
    Semi-Supervised Concept Learning by Concept-Cognitive Learning and Concept SpaceYunlong Mi, Wenqi Liu, Yong Shi, Jinhai LiTKDE · Central South University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +4
  40. 2020
    Encoding primitives generation policy learning for robotic arm to overcome catastrophic forgetting in sequential multi-tasks learningFangzhou Xiong, Zhiyong Liu, Kaizhu Huang … Amir HussainNeural Networks · Shandong Institute of Automation · Institute of Automation · +7
  41. 2019
    On Semi-Supervised Multiple Representation Behavior LearningRuqian Lu, Shengluan HouJournal of Computational Science · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +2
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  42. 2020
    OSCD: A one-shot conditional object detection frameworkKun Fu, Tengfei Zhang, Yue Zhang, Xian SunNeurocomputing · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Electronics · +2
  43. 2020
    Distill and Replay for Continual Language LearningJingyuan Sun, Shaonan Wang, Jiajun Zhang, Chengqing ZongCOLING · Institute of Automation · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
  44. 2022
    Incremental Learning Framework for Autonomous Robots Based on Q-Learning and the Adaptive Kernel Linear ModelYanming Hu, Decai Li, Yuqing He, Jianda HanIEEE TCDS · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
  45. 2019
    Primitives Generation Policy Learning without Catastrophic Forgetting for Robotic ManipulationFangzhou Xiong, Zhiyong Liu, Kaizhu Huang … Amir HussainICDM · Shandong Institute of Automation · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +4
  46. 2018
    Continual learning of context-dependent processing in neural networksGuanxiong Zeng, Yang Chen, Bo Cui, Shan YuNature Machine Intelligence · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Automation · +2
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  47. 2019
    Concurrent concept-cognitive learning model for classificationYong Shi, Yunlong Mi, Jinhai Li, Wenqi LiuInformation Sciences · University of Nebraska at Omaha · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
  48. 2019
    Incremental Learning from Scratch for Task-Oriented Dialogue SystemsWeikang Wang, Jiajun Zhang, Qian Li … Zhifei LiACL · Shandong Institute of Automation · Institute of Automation · +3
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  49. 2019
    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
  50. 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
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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