Nonconvex Optimization papers, 2023–2026
Convergence and landscapes
Scope: NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR, 2023–2026. 2,330 papers are tagged with this topic.
Key findings
- Nonconvex Optimization went from 346 papers in 2023 to 757 in 2026, roughly 2.2x in three years.
- NeurIPS publishes the most Nonconvex Optimization work: 958 papers from 2023 to 2026, 41% of the four-venue total.
- The fastest-growing overlap is with Diffusion Models: papers tagged with both rose from 2 in 2023 to 44 in 2026.
- Among the 5 topics under Optimization and Scaling, it ranks #2 by 2026 paper count; the fastest grower in the group, Scaling Laws, is up 4.1x versus 2.2x here.
Papers per venue
Counts by year and venue
| Year | NeurIPS | ICLR | ICML | CVPR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 154 | 79 | 98 | 15 | 346 |
| 2024 | 275 | 107 | 160 | 18 | 560 |
| 2025 | 279 | 177 | 192 | 19 | 667 |
| 2026 | 250 | 178 | 286 | 43 | 757 |
Representative papers
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- NeurIPS 2026$\gamma$-weakly $\theta$-up-concavity: A Unified Framework for Non-Convex Optimization Beyond DR-Submodular and OSS Functions
- ICML 2026$\texttt{MetaDistill}$: Unlocking the Performance Ceiling for Pretrained Optimizers
- ICLR 2026Behavioral Embeddings of Programs: A Quasi-Dynamic Approach for Optimization Prediction
- CVPR 2026Coverage Optimization for Camera View Selection
- NeurIPS 2025Beyond Random: Automatic Inner-loop Optimization in Dataset Distillation
- ICML 2025A Bregman Proximal Viewpoint on Neural Operators
- ICLR 2025A Truncated Newton Method for Optimal Transport
- CVPR 2025Balanced Rate-Distortion Optimization in Learned Image Compression
- NeurIPS 2024A survey and benchmark of high-dimensional Bayesian optimization of discrete sequences
- ICML 2024A Doubly Recursive Stochastic Compositional Gradient Descent Method for Federated Multi-Level Compositional Optimization
- ICLR 2024Bayesian Coreset Optimization for Personalized Federated Learning
- CVPR 2024FaceCom: Towards High-fidelity 3D Facial Shape Completion via Optimization and Inpainting Guidance
- NeurIPS 2023A Computation and Communication Efficient Method for Distributed Nonconvex Problems in the Partial Participation Setting
- ICML 2023A Distribution Optimization Framework for Confidence Bounds of Risk Measures
- ICLR 2023A view of mini-batch SGD via generating functions: conditions of convergence, phase transitions, benefit from negative momenta.
- CVPR 2023Attribute-Preserving Face Dataset Anonymization via Latent Code Optimization
- NeurIPS 2026A Doubly Smoothed Decentralized Stochastic Minimax Optimization Algorithm
- ICML 2026A Constrained Optimization Perspective of Unrolled Transformers
- ICLR 2026BEP: A Binary Error Propagation Algorithm for Binary Neural Networks Training
- CVPR 2026Fully Decentralized Certified Unlearning
All Nonconvex Optimization papers
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- CVPR 2026ActivePolicy Active Gaussian Reconstruction and Optimization Strategy Based on Global-Local
- CVPR 2026Adversarial Style Optimization Enhancing VLM Jailbreaks by GRPO-based Stylistic Triggers
- CVPR 2026Attack for Defense Adversarial Agents for Point Prompt Optimization Empowering
- CVPR 2026Beyond Myopic Alignment Lookahead Optimization for Online Class-Incremental Learning
- CVPR 2026Coverage Optimization for Camera View Selection
- CVPR 2026Curriculum Group Policy Optimization Adaptive Sampling for Unleashing the Potential
- CVPR 2026DABO Difficulty-Aware Bayesian Optimization with Diffusion-Learned Priors
- CVPR 2026DDT Decoupled Diffusion Transformer
- CVPR 2026Do Less Achieve More Do We Need Every-Step Optimization for
- CVPR 2026Dynamics-Aware Preference Optimization for Vision-Language Models
- CVPR 2026Edges Compete for Trust Group Relative Edge Optimization for Building
- CVPR 2026EDGS Eliminating Densification for Efficient Convergence of 3DGS
- CVPR 2026Faster-GS Analyzing and Improving Gaussian Splatting Optimization
- CVPR 2026FedAdamom Adaptive Momentum for Improved Generalization in Federated Optimization
- CVPR 2026FOZO Forward-Only Zeroth-Order Prompt Optimization for Test-Time Adaptation
- CVPR 2026Fresco Frequency-Spatial Consistent Optimization for Fine-Grained Head Avatar Modeling
- CVPR 2026Fully Decentralized Certified Unlearning
- CVPR 2026GeoWorld Geometric World Models
- CVPR 2026GRPO-Guard Mitigating Implicit Over-Optimization in Flow Matching via Regulated Clipping
- CVPR 2026GS2 Graph-based Spatial Distribution Optimization for Compact 3D Gaussian Splatting
- CVPR 2026HamiPose Hamiltonian Optimization for Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Pose Estimation
- CVPR 2026Immunizing Models Against Harmful Long-Horizon Fine-Tuning via Contractive Optimization Dynamics
- CVPR 2026Intrinsic Geometry-Appearance Consistency Optimization for Sparse-View Gaussian Splatting
- CVPR 2026Its Never Too Late Noise Optimization for Collapse Recovery in
- CVPR 2026Landscape-Awareness for Geometric View Diffusion Model
- CVPR 2026Learnability-Driven Submodular Optimization for Active Roadside 3D Detection
- CVPR 2026Learning What to Trust Bayesian Prior-Guided Optimization for Visual Generation
- CVPR 2026Machine Unlearning via Adaptive Gradient Reweighting and Multi-stage Objective Optimization
- CVPR 2026MaskFocus Focusing Policy Optimization on Critical Steps for Masked Image
- CVPR 2026Mesh-Pro Asynchronous Advantage-guided Ranking Preference Optimization for Artist-style Quadrilateral Mesh
- CVPR 2026MorphSeek Fine-grained Latent Representation-Level Policy Optimization for Deformable Image Registration
- CVPR 2026Neighbor GRPO Contrastive ODE Policy Optimization Aligns Flow Models
- CVPR 2026phi-DPO Fairness Direct Preference Optimization Approach to Continual Learning in
- CVPR 2026Pip-Stereo Progressive Iterations Pruner for Iterative Optimization based Stereo Matching
- CVPR 2026Plug-and-Play PDE Optimization for 3D Gaussian Splatting Toward High-Quality Rendering
- CVPR 2026PrivSynth Alternating and Control-Based Optimization for Privacy and Utility in
- CVPR 2026Revisiting F-measure Optimization in Multi-Label Classification A Sampling-based Approach
- CVPR 2026Simple Agents Outperform Experts in Biomedical Imaging Workflow Optimization
- CVPR 2026Stable Spike Dual Consistency Optimization via Bitwise AND Operations for
- CVPR 2026TESO Online Tracking of Essential Matrix by Stochastic Optimization
- CVPR 2026Token Reduction via Local and Global Contexts Optimization for Efficient
- CVPR 2026UFO Unifying Feed-Forward and Optimization-based Methods for Large Driving Scene
- CVPR 2026VLM4RSDet Collaborative Optimization with Vision-Language Model for Enhancing Remote Sensing
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FAQ
- How many Nonconvex Optimization papers were published at NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR from 2023 to 2026?
- 2,330 in total: 346 in 2023, 560 in 2024, 667 in 2025, 757 in 2026.
- How many Nonconvex Optimization papers are at NeurIPS 2026?
- NeurIPS 2026 has 250 Nonconvex Optimization papers, versus 279 the year before.
- How many Nonconvex Optimization papers are at ICLR 2026?
- ICLR 2026 has 178 Nonconvex Optimization papers, versus 177 the year before.
- How many Nonconvex Optimization papers are at ICML 2026?
- ICML 2026 has 286 Nonconvex Optimization papers, versus 192 the year before.
- How many Nonconvex Optimization papers are at CVPR 2026?
- CVPR 2026 has 43 Nonconvex Optimization papers, versus 19 the year before.
- Which conference publishes the most Nonconvex Optimization papers?
- NeurIPS, with 958 papers from 2023 to 2026.