Theory · online learning papers, 2023–2026

Key findings

• Theory · online learning went from 164 papers in 2023 to 190 in 2026, roughly 1.2x in three years.
• NeurIPS publishes the most Theory · online learning work: 427 papers from 2023 to 2026, 56% of the four-venue total.
• The fastest-growing overlap is with Simulation for Driving: papers tagged with both rose from 1 in 2023 to 12 in 2026.
• Among the 5 topics under Theory and Statistics, it ranks #3 by 2026 paper count; the fastest grower in the group, Theory · learning theory, is up 5.6x versus 1.2x here.

Representative papers

Spread across years and venues so every edition shows up

• NeurIPS 2026A Single-Sample Polylogarithmic Regret Bound for Nonstationary Online Linear Programming
• ICML 2026A Perturbation Approach to Unconstrained Linear Bandits
• ICLR 2026Rethinking Data Curation in LLM Training: Online Reweighting Offers Better Generalization than Offline Methods
• CVPR 2026An Optimal Transport-driven Approach for Cultivating Latent Space in Online
• NeurIPS 2025A Learning-Augmented Approach to Online Allocation Problems
• ICML 2025A Classification View on Meta Learning Bandits
• ICLR 2025Efficient Online Pruning and Abstraction for Imperfect Information Extensive-Form Games
• CVPR 2025InteractionMap: Improving Online Vectorized HDMap Construction with Interaction
• NeurIPS 2024A Best-of-both-worlds Algorithm for Bandits with Delayed Feedback with Robustness to Excessive Delays
• ICML 2024On Online Experimentation without Device Identifiers
• ICLR 2024Improved Regret Bounds for Non-Convex Online-Within-Online Meta Learning
• CVPR 2024Dual-Enhanced Coreset Selection with Class-wise Collaboration for Online Blurry Class Incremental Learning
• NeurIPS 2023$\varepsilon$-fractional core stability in Hedonic Games.
• ICML 2023Applied Online Algorithms with Heterogeneous Predictors
• ICLR 2023Hebbian Deep Learning Without Feedback
• CVPR 2023VisFusion: Visibility-Aware Online 3D Scene Reconstruction From Videos
• NeurIPS 2026A Theory of Adversary-Directed Online Learning
• ICML 2026A Two-Layer Framework for Joint Online Configuration Selection and Admission Control
• ICLR 2026A Statistical Learning Perspective on Semi-dual Adversarial Neural Optimal Transport Solvers
• CVPR 2026Dynamic Momentum Recalibration in Online Gradient Learning

All Theory · online learning papers

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1. CVPR 2026AMap Distilling Future Priors for Ahead-Aware Online HD Map Construction
2. CVPR 2026An Optimal Transport-driven Approach for Cultivating Latent Space in Online
3. CVPR 2026Color When It Counts Grayscale-Guided Online Triggering for Always-On Streaming
4. CVPR 2026Compressed-Domain-Aware Online Video Super-Resolution
5. CVPR 2026Dynamic Momentum Recalibration in Online Gradient Learning
6. CVPR 2026Failure Modes for Deep Learning-Based Online Mapping How to Measure
7. CVPR 2026OMG-Bench A New Challenging Benchmark for Skeleton-based Online Micro Hand
8. CVPR 2026Online3R Online Learning for Consistent Sequential Reconstruction Based on Geometry
9. CVPR 2026Sparse-View Localization via Online Neural 3D Regression
10. ICLR 2026A New Approach to Controlling Linear Dynamical Systems
11. ICLR 2026A Statistical Learning Perspective on Semi-dual Adversarial Neural Optimal Transport Solvers
12. ICLR 2026Bandit Learning in Matching Markets Robust to Adversarial Corruptions
13. ICLR 2026Best-of-three-worlds Analysis for Dueling Bandits with Borda Winner
14. ICLR 2026BOTS: A Unified Framework for Bayesian Online Task Selection in LLM Reinforcement Finetuning
15. ICLR 2026Decision-Theoretic Approaches for Improved Learning-Augmented Algorithms
16. ICLR 2026Delta-XAI: A Unified Framework for Explaining Prediction Changes in Online Time Series Monitoring
17. ICLR 2026DiffusionNFT: Online Diffusion Reinforcement with Forward Process
18. ICLR 2026Humanline: Online Alignment as Perceptual Loss
19. ICLR 2026Learning in Prophet Inequalities with Noisy Observations
20. ICLR 2026Nonparametric Contextual Online Bilateral Trade
21. ICLR 2026Online Conformal Prediction with Adversarial Feedback via Regret Minimization
22. ICLR 2026Online Decision-Focused Learning
23. ICLR 2026Online Inventory Optimization in Non-Stationary Environment
24. ICLR 2026Online Learning and Equilibrium Computation with Ranking Feedback
25. ICLR 2026Online Prediction of Stochastic Sequences with High Probability Regret Bounds
26. ICLR 2026Online Pseudo-Zeroth-Order Training of Neuromorphic Spiking Neural Networks
27. ICLR 2026Online Rounding and Learning Augmented Algorithms for Facility Location
28. ICLR 2026Online time series prediction using feature adjustment
29. ICLR 2026Oracle-efficient Hybrid Learning with Constrained Adversaries
30. ICLR 2026Rethinking Data Curation in LLM Training: Online Reweighting Offers Better Generalization than Offline Methods
31. ICLR 2026RL's Razor: Why Online Reinforcement Learning Forgets Less
32. ICLR 2026Semi-Parametric Contextual Pricing with General Smoothness
33. ICLR 2026Single Index Bandits: Generalized Linear Contextual Bandits with Unknown Reward Functions
34. ICLR 2026ST-HHOL: Spatio-Temporal Hierarchical Hypergraph Online Learning for Crime Prediction
35. ICLR 2026The Sample Complexity of Online Reinforcement Learning: A Multi-model Perspective
36. ICLR 2026TurboQuant: Online Vector Quantization with Near-optimal Distortion Rate
37. ICML 2026A Direct Approach for Handling Contextual Bandits with Latent State Dynamics
38. ICML 2026A Fine-Grained Understanding of Uniform Convergence for Halfspaces
39. ICML 2026A Perturbation Approach to Unconstrained Linear Bandits
40. ICML 2026A Stronger Benchmark for Online Bilateral Trade: From Fixed Prices to Distributions
41. ICML 2026A Two-Layer Framework for Joint Online Configuration Selection and Admission Control
42. ICML 2026Adaptive Bandit Algorithms for Contextual Matching Markets
43. ICML 2026Adversarially Robust Control of Conditional Value-at-Risk via Rockafellar-Uryasev Conformal Inference
44. ICML 2026Anytime-Valid Inference for Online Ranking of Large Language Models
45. ICML 2026Approximate Proportionality in Online Fair Division
46. ICML 2026Asymptotically Optimal Sequential Testing with Markovian Data
47. ICML 2026Beyond Binary: Continuous State Optimization with Graph-Structured Objectives
48. ICML 2026Beyond Euclidean Summaries: Online Change Point Detection for Distribution-Valued Data
49. ICML 2026Beyond First-order Asymptotics in Sequential Mean Testing
50. ICML 2026Beyond Point-wise Neural Collapse: A Topology-Aware Hierarchical Classifier for Class-Incremental Learning

FAQ

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

763 in total: 164 in 2023, 224 in 2024, 185 in 2025, 190 in 2026.

How many Theory · online learning papers are at NeurIPS 2026?

NeurIPS 2026 has 68 Theory · online learning papers, versus 89 the year before.

How many Theory · online learning papers are at ICLR 2026?

ICLR 2026 has 27 Theory · online learning papers, versus 18 the year before.

How many Theory · online learning papers are at ICML 2026?

ICML 2026 has 86 Theory · online learning papers, versus 74 the year before.

How many Theory · online learning papers are at CVPR 2026?

CVPR 2026 has 9 Theory · online learning papers, versus 4 the year before.

Which conference publishes the most Theory · online learning papers?

NeurIPS, with 427 papers from 2023 to 2026.