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The foundational work on continual learning, 1991 to 2026: methods, theory, benchmarks, surveys, and the neuroscience of memory. Updated weekly; some carry our notes.

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  1. 2026
    PrePrompt: Predictive Prompting for Class Incremental LearningLibo Huang, Xiangqi Li, Jiarui Zhao … Yongjun XuKDD · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +2
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  2. 2026
    Elastic Multi-Gradient Descent for Parallel Continual LearningFan Lyu, Wei Feng, Yuepan Li … Liang WangTPAMI · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Tianjin University · +2
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  3. 2026
    Experimental demonstration of quantum continual learning with superconducting qubitsChuanyu Zhang, Zhide Lu, Liangtian Zhao … Chao Songnpj Quantum Information · Zhejiang University · ShangHai JiAi Genetics & IVF Institute · +7
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  4. 2026
    PASs-MoE: Mitigating Misaligned Co-drift among Router and Experts via Pathway Activation Subspaces for Continual LearningZhiyan Hou, Haiyun Guo, Haokai Ma … Jinqiao WangACL · Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  5. 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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  6. 2026
    Type-Balanced Contextual Learning for Incremental Named Entity RecognitionDuzhen Zhang, Yahan Yu, Xiuyi Chen … Dong YuIEEE TAI · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · Kyoto University · +2
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  7. 2025
    Rethinking Class-Incremental Learning from a Dynamic Imbalanced Learning PerspectiveLeyuan Wang, Liuyu Xiang, Yunlong Wang … Zhaofeng HeIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  8. 2025
    Adversarial Robust Memory-Based Continual LearnerXiaoyue Mi, Fan Tang, Zonghan Yang … Yang LiuICCV · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +1
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  9. 2025
    Progressive Homeostatic and Plastic Prompt Tuning for Audio-Visual Multi-Task Incremental LearningJiong Yin, Li Li, Jiehua Zhang … Xichun ShengICCV · Hangzhou Dianzi University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  10. 2025
    Federated Class-Incremental Learning with New-Class Augmented Self-DistillationZhiyuan Wu, Tianliu He, Sheng Sun … Xuefeng JiangJournal of Computer Science and Technology · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +2
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  11. 2025
    CD^2: Constrained Dataset Distillation for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningKexin Bao, Daichi Zhang, Hansong Zhang … Shiming GeIJCAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Information Engineering · +1
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  12. 2025
    Synthetic Data is an Elegant GIFT for Continual Vision-Language ModelsWu Bin, Wuxuan Shi, Jinqiao Wang, Mang YeCVPR · Wuhan University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  13. 2025
    Multi-Granularity Class Prototype Topology Distillation for Class-Incremental Source-Free Unsupervised Domain AdaptationPeihua Deng, Jiehua Zhang, Xichun Sheng … L. LiCVPR · Hangzhou Dianzi University · Xi'an Jiaotong University · +4
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  14. 2025
    PASS++: A Dual Bias Reduction Framework for Non-Exemplar Class-Incremental LearningFei Zhu, Xu-Yao Zhang, Zhen Cheng, Cheng‐Lin LiuTPAMI · Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  15. 2025
    Low-redundancy distillation for continual learningRuiqi Liu, Boyu Diao, Libo Huang … Yongjun XuPattern Recognition · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +1
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  16. 2025
    Pseudo Informative Episode Construction for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningChaofan Chen, Xiaoshan Yang, Changsheng XuAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +1
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  17. 2025
    Dynamic Object Queries for Transformer-based Incremental Object DetectionJichuan Zhang, Wei Li, Shuang Cheng … Shengjin WangICASSP · Tsinghua University · Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  18. 2025
    IOR: Inversed Objects Replay for Incremental Object DetectionZijia An, Boyu Diao, Libo Huang … Yongjun XuICASSP · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology
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  19. 2025
    Prompt Customization for Continual LearningYong Dai, Xiaopeng Hong, Yabin Wang … Yaowei WangIEEE TAI · Shenzhen Polytechnic University · Peng Cheng Laboratory · +6
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  20. 2025
    MuseumMaker: Continual Style Customization Without Catastrophic ForgettingChanglan Liu, Gan Sun, Wenqi Liang … Yang CongTIP · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  21. 2025
    Similarity-based context aware continual learning for spiking neural networksBing Han, Feifei Zhao, Yang Li … Yi ZengNeural Networks · Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology · Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence · +3
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  22. 2024
    PILoRA: Prototype Guided Incremental LoRA for Federated Class-Incremental LearningHaiyang Guo, Fei Zhu, Wenzhuo Liu … Cheng‐Lin LiuECCV · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shandong Institute of Automation · +2
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  23. 2024
    Prompting Continual Person SearchPengcheng Zhang, Xiaohan Yu, Bai Xiao … Xin NingACM International Conference on Multimedia · Beihang University · Macquarie University · +2
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  24. 2024
    Towards Personalized Federated Learning via Comprehensive Knowledge DistillationPengju Wang, Bochao Liu, Weijia Guo … Shiming GeIEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybern… · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Information Engineering
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  25. 2024
    Enhancing Visual Continual Learning with Language-Guided SupervisionBolin Ni, Hongbo Zhao, Chenghao Zhang … Shiming XiangCVPR · Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  26. 2024
    Hierarchical Augmentation and Distillation for Class Incremental Audio-Visual Video RecognitionYukun Zuo, Hantao Yao, Liansheng Zhuang, Changsheng XuTPAMI · University of Science and Technology of China · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  27. 2024
    Create Your World: Lifelong Text-to-Image DiffusionGan Sun, Wenqi Liang, Jiahua Dong … Yang CongTPAMI · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +5
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  28. 2024
    Towards Continual Knowledge Graph Embedding via Incremental DistillationJiajun Liu, Wenjun Ke, Peng Wang … Yanhe LiuAAAI · Southeast University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  29. 2024
    eTag: Class-Incremental Learning via Embedding Distillation and Task-Oriented GenerationLibo Huang, Yan Zeng, Chuanguang Yang … Yongjun XuAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Computing Technology · +1
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  30. 2024
    Evolving Parameterized Prompt Memory for Continual LearningMuhammad Rifki Kurniawan, Xiang Song, Zhiheng Ma … Xing WeiAAAI · Xi'an Jiaotong University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  31. 2024
    Defying Imbalanced Forgetting in Class Incremental LearningXu Shi-xiong, Gaofeng Meng, Xing Nie … Shiming XiangAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shandong Institute of Automation · +3
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  32. 2024
    Exploring Domain Incremental Video Highlights Detection with the LiveFood BenchmarkSen Pei, Xu Shi-xiong, Xiaojie JinAAAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences
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  33. 2024
    Camera-Incremental Object Re-Identification With Identity Knowledge EvolutionHantao Yao, Jifei Luo, Lu Yu, Changsheng XuIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Automation · +2
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  34. 2023
    Gradient-Semantic Compensation for Incremental Semantic SegmentationWei Wei Cong, Yang Cong, Jiahua Dong … Henghui DingIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  35. 2024
    No One Left Behind: Real-World Federated Class-Incremental LearningJiahua Dong, Hongliu Li, Yang Cong … Luc Van GoolTPAMI · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  36. 2023
    Handling Label Uncertainty for Camera Incremental Person Re-IdentificationZexian Yang, Dayan Wu, Wanqian Zhang … Weipinng WangACM International Conference on Multimedia · Institute of Information Engineering · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  37. 2023
    Task Relation Distillation and Prototypical Pseudo Label for Incremental Named Entity RecognitionDuzhen Zhang, Hongliu Li, Wei Wei Cong … Xiuyi ChenCIKM · Baidu (China) · Hong Kong Polytechnic University · +3
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  38. 2023
    Augmented Box Replay: Overcoming Foreground Shift for Incremental Object DetectionYuyang Liu, Yang Cong, Dipam Goswami … Joost van de WeijerICCV · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +4
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  39. 2023
    Heterogeneous Forgetting Compensation for Class-Incremental LearningJiahua Dong, Wenqi Liang, Yang Cong, Gan SunICCV · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  40. 2023
    I3DOD: Towards Incremental 3D Object Detection via PromptingWenqi Liang, Gan Sun, Chenxi Liu … Kangru WangIROS · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +3
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  41. 2023
    Self-Paced Weight Consolidation for Continual LearningWei Wei Cong, Yang Cong, Gan Sun … Jiahua DongIEEE TCSVT · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  42. 2023
    Enhancing Efficient Continual Learning with Dynamic Structure Development of Spiking Neural NetworksBing Han, Feifei Zhao, Yi Zeng … Guobin ShenIJCAI · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shandong Institute of Automation · +2
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  43. 2023
    One-Shot Replay: Boosting Incremental Object Detection via Retrospecting One ObjectDongbao Yang, Yu Zhou, Xiaopeng Hong … Weiping WangAAAI · Institute of Information Engineering · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  44. 2023
    Balanced Meta Learning and Diverse Sampling for Lifelong Task-Oriented Dialogue SystemsQiancheng Xu, Min Yang, Ruifeng XuAAAI · Georgia Institute of Technology · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1
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  45. 2023
    Federated Incremental Semantic SegmentationJiahua Dong, Duzhen Zhang, Yang Cong … Dengxin DaiCVPR · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +2
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  46. 2023
    InOR-Net: Incremental 3-D Object Recognition Network for Point Cloud RepresentationJiahua Dong, Yang Cong, Gan Sun … Ender KonukoğluTNNLS · Shenyang Institute of Automation · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +4
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  47. 2023
    Memorizing Complementation Network for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningZhong Ji, Zhishen Hou, Xiyao Liu … Xuelong LiTIP · Tianjin University · Shenyang Institute of Automation · +2
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  48. 2022
    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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  49. 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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  50. 2022
    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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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, and only papers with a PDF we can point you at, so every title opens the paper itself. 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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