Deep learning · optimization papers, 2023–2026

Key findings

• Deep learning · optimization fell from 256 papers in 2023 to 240 in 2026, so interest is cooling.
• NeurIPS publishes the most Deep learning · optimization work: 500 papers from 2023 to 2026, 52% of the four-venue total.
• The fastest-growing overlap is with Alignment and Safety: papers tagged with both rose from 5 in 2023 to 23 in 2026.
• Among the 11 topics under Deep Learning, it ranks #6 by 2026 paper count; the fastest grower in the group, Diffusion Models, is up 4.1x versus 0.9x here.

Representative papers

Spread across years and venues so every edition shows up

• NeurIPS 2026Achieving Directional-Stationarity from a Single Random Direction Step
• ICML 2026Bottleneck Communication Delay Minimization for Communication-Efficient Decentralized Learning
• ICLR 2026From Sorting Algorithms to Scalable Kernels: Bayesian Optimization in High-Dimensional Permutation Spaces
• CVPR 2026Coverage Optimization for Camera View Selection
• NeurIPS 2025High-Performance Arithmetic Circuit Optimization via Differentiable Architecture Search
• ICML 2025Feature-Mapping Topology Optimization with Neural Heaviside Signed Distance Functions
• ICLR 2025Boosting Neural Combinatorial Optimization for Large-Scale Vehicle Routing Problems
• CVPR 2025HotSpot: Signed Distance Function Optimization with an Asymptotically Sufficient Condition
• NeurIPS 2024$\boldsymbol{\mu}\mathbf{P^2}$: Effective Sharpness Aware Minimization Requires Layerwise Perturbation Scaling
• ICML 2024Barrier Algorithms for Constrained Non-Convex Optimization
• ICLR 2024Bayesian Coreset Optimization for Personalized Federated Learning
• CVPR 2024Multi-Session SLAM with Differentiable Wide-Baseline Pose Optimization
• NeurIPS 2023$\textbf{A}^2\textbf{CiD}^2$: Accelerating Asynchronous Communication in Decentralized Deep Learning
• ICML 2023Buying Information for Stochastic Optimization
• ICLR 2023Alternating Differentiation for Optimization Layers
• CVPR 2023Visual-Language Prompt Tuning With Knowledge-Guided Context Optimization
• NeurIPS 2026Adaptive Conditional Gradient Sliding: Projection-Free and Line-Search-Free Acceleration
• ICML 2026Riemannian Optimization for Fair Spectral Clustering
• ICLR 2026Gradient-Based Diversity Optimization with Differentiable Top-$k$ Objective
• CVPR 2026Its Never Too Late Noise Optimization for Collapse Recovery in

All Deep learning · optimization papers

6 papers, page 1 of 1

1. CVPR 2025Balanced Rate-Distortion Optimization in Learned Image Compression
2. CVPR 2025CoMBO: Conflict Mitigation via Branched Optimization for Class Incremental Segmentation
3. CVPR 2025HotSpot: Signed Distance Function Optimization with an Asymptotically Sufficient Condition
4. CVPR 2025Instance-wise Supervision-level Optimization in Active Learning
5. CVPR 2025Locally Orderless Images for Optimization in Differentiable Rendering
6. CVPR 2025PIDLoc: Cross-View Pose Optimization Network Inspired by PID Controllers

FAQ

How many Deep learning · optimization papers were published at NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR from 2023 to 2026?

953 in total: 256 in 2023, 294 in 2024, 163 in 2025, 240 in 2026.

How many Deep learning · optimization papers are at NeurIPS 2026?

NeurIPS 2026 has 103 Deep learning · optimization papers, versus 62 the year before.

How many Deep learning · optimization papers are at ICLR 2026?

ICLR 2026 has 44 Deep learning · optimization papers, versus 51 the year before.

How many Deep learning · optimization papers are at ICML 2026?

ICML 2026 has 86 Deep learning · optimization papers, versus 44 the year before.

How many Deep learning · optimization papers are at CVPR 2026?

CVPR 2026 has 7 Deep learning · optimization papers, versus 6 the year before.

Which conference publishes the most Deep learning · optimization papers?

NeurIPS, with 500 papers from 2023 to 2026.