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The foundational work on continual learning, 1988 to 2026: methods, theory, benchmarks, surveys, and the neuroscience of memory. Updated weekly; some carry our notes.

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  1. 2026
    A scalable complexity-regularized modular network for continual learningZiye Fang, Bo Wan, Shangqi Guo, Jian K. LiuNeurocomputing · Xidian University · Human Computer Interaction (Switzerland) · +2
  2. 2026
    Multi-Faceted Continual Knowledge Graph Embedding for Semantic-Aware Link PredictionJing Qi, Yuxiang Wang, Zhiyuan Yu … Tianxing WuSIGIR · Hangzhou Dianzi University · Xidian University · +1
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  3. 2026
    EKPC: Elastic Knowledge Preservation and Compensation for Class-Incremental LearningHuaijie Wang, De Cheng, Lingfeng He … Xinbo GaoIJCV · Xidian University · Northwestern Polytechnical University
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  4. 2026
    Learning task-shared and specific knowledge via mixture-of-experts in generative model for continual learningWeinan Zhao, Yanling Ji, Yan Li … Dingwen ZhangPattern Recognition · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University · +1
  5. 2026
    Decomposing Prompts, Composing Actions: A Multi-Granularity Prompting Approach for Incremental Action LearningXinyi Cheng, Chenghao Xu, Xi Wang … Yanhua YangAAAI · Xidian University
  6. 2026
    Dual-CBA: Improving Online Continual Learning via Dual Continual Bias Adaptors From a Bi-level Optimization PerspectiveHong Wang, Renzhen Wang, Yichen Wu … Deyu MengTPAMI · Xi'an Jiaotong University · Harvard University · +1
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  7. 2026
    Pooling-based Gate Networks for Dynamic Modular Continual LearningZiye Fang, Bo Wan, Shangqi Guo, Jian K. LiuJournal of Information and Intelligence · Xidian University · Human Computer Interaction (Switzerland) · +2
  8. 2026
    Learning Prompt Adapters for Forgetting-Free Continual Image Super-ResolutionChaowei Fang, Bolin Fu, De Cheng … Guanbin LiTIP · Xidian University · Sun Yat-sen University
  9. 2026
    Adaptive Quantization for Stable Knowledge Acquisition in Quantization-Aware Continual LearningDe Cheng, Kun Gu, Lingfeng He … Xinbo GaoIEEE TCSVT · Xidian University · Huawei Technologies (China)
  10. 2026
    Continual Low-Rank Adaptation Via Cumulative Unified Optimization.Yue Lu, Shizhou Zhang, De Cheng … Yanning ZhangTPAMI · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
  11. 2026
    Miles: Metric Learning With Expandable Subspace for Pre-Trained Model-Based Class-Incremental LearningKai Jiang, Zisong Lin, Hongyuan Zhang … Xuelong LiTIP · Xidian University · University of Hong Kong · +1
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  12. 2026
    Multi-Level Collaborative Distillation Meets Global Workspace Model: A Unified Framework for OCILShibin Su, Guoqiang Liang, De Cheng … Lingyan RanTIP · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
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  13. 2026
    Overcoming Dual Incremental Challenges in Continual Person Search via Adapter and PrototypeXi Yang, Hexun Zhou, De Cheng, Nannan WangTIP · Xidian University
  14. 2025
    HMEN: A hybrid modular network with dynamic expansion for continual learningZiye Fang, Bo Wan, Shangqi Guo, Jian K. LiuKnowledge-Based Systems · Xidian University · Human Computer Interaction (Switzerland) · +2
  15. 2026
    VPT-NSP2++: Importance-Aware Visual Prompt Tuning in Null Space for Continual LearningShizhou Zhang, Yue Lu, De Cheng … Yanning ZhangTPAMI · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
  16. 2025
    Imagining Vision From Language for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningShuo Li, Xingchen Liu, Fang Liu … Xuejian GouACM International Conference on Multimedia · Xidian University
  17. 2025
    Boosting Multi-Modal Alignment: Geometric Feature Separation for Class Incremental LearningGuoqiang Liang, Chuan Qin, De Cheng … Yanning ZhangACM International Conference on Multimedia · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
  18. 2025
    Gradient Decomposition and Alignment for Incremental Object DetectionWenlong Luo, Xicheng Zhang, De Cheng … Y ZhangICCV · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
  19. 2026
    Recurrent Network Expansion for Class Incremental LearningKai Jiang, Xueru Bai, Feng ZhouTNNLS · Xidian University
  20. 2025
    Training Consistent Mixture-of-Experts-Based Prompt Generator for Continual LearningYue Lu, Shizhou Zhang, De Cheng … Yanning ZhangAAAI · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
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  22. 2025
    BEFM: A balanced and efficient fine-tuning model in class-incremental learningLize Liu, Jian Ji, Lei ZhaoKnowledge-Based Systems · Xidian University
  23. 2025
    Achieving Plasticity-Stability Trade-Off in Continual Learning Through Adaptive Orthogonal ProjectionDe Cheng, Yusong Hu, Nannan Wang … Xinbo GaoIEEE TCSVT · Xidian University · Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications · +2
  24. 2025
    Dynamic Adapter Tuning for Long-Tailed Class-Incremental LearningYanan Gu, Muli Yang, Xu Yang … Cheng DengWACV · China North Industries Group Corporation (China) · Agency for Science, Technology and Research · +2
  25. 2025
    Continual learning with Bayesian compression for shared and private latent representationsYang Yang, Dandan Guo, Bo Chen, Dexiu HuNeural Networks · Jilin University · Xidian University · +1
  26. 2025
    Prompt-Based Concept Learning for Few-Shot Class-Incremental LearningShuo Li, Fang Liu, Licheng Jiao … Wenping MaIEEE TCSVT · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Xidian University
  27. 2025
    Class Incremental Learning via Contrastive Complementary AugmentationXi Wang, Xu Yang, Kun Wei … Cheng DengTIP · Xidian University
  28. 2025
    Enhancing Feature Learning With Hard Samples in Mutual Learning for Online Class Incremental LearningGuoqiang Liang, Shibin Su, De Cheng … Yanning ZhangTIP · Northwestern Polytechnical University · Xidian University
  29. 2025
    Dual-Space Semantic Synergy Distillation for Continual Learning of Unlabeled StreamsDonghao Sun, Xi Wang, Xu Yang … Cheng DengNeurIPS · Xidian University · ETH Zurich · +2
  30. 2025
    Federated Meta Continual Learning for Efficient and Autonomous Edge InferenceBingze Li, Stella Ho, Youyang Qu … Longxiang GaoSpringer LNCS · Qilu University of Technology · Shandong Academy of Sciences · +3
  31. 2024
    Memory-Enhanced Confidence Calibration for Class-Incremental Unsupervised Domain AdaptationJiaping Yu, Muli Yang, Aming Wu, Cheng DengIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Xidian University · Agency for Science, Technology and Research · +1
  32. 2024
    A Class Incremental Learning Method Based on Class Rebalancing and Old Knowledge TransferJialun Song, Lan Du, Jian ChenIEEE International Conference on Signal, Information and… · Xidian University
  33. 2024
  34. 2024
    Efficient Statistical Sampling Adaptation for Exemplar-Free Class Incremental LearningDe Cheng, Yuxin Zhao, Nannan Wang … Xinbo GaoIEEE TCSVT · Xidian University · Northwestern Polytechnical University · +1
  35. 2024
    Long-Tail Class Incremental Learning via Independent SUb-Prototype ConstructionXi Wang, Yang Xu, Jie Yin … Cheng DengCVPR · Xidian University
  36. 2024
  37. 2024
    Progressive Adapting and Pruning: Domain-Incremental Learning for Saliency PredictionKaihui Yang, Junwei Han, Guangyu Guo … Dingwen ZhangACM Transactions · Nanchang University · Northwestern Polytechnical University · +4
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  38. 2024
    Rebalancing network with knowledge stability for class incremental learningJialun Song, Jian Chen, Lan DuPattern Recognition · Xidian University
  39. 2024
    Continual learning for cross-modal image-text retrieval based on domain-selective attentionRui Yang, Shuang Wang, Yu Gu … Licheng JiaoPattern Recognition · Xidian University
  40. 2024
    Class-Incremental Unsupervised Domain Adaptation via Pseudo-Label DistillationKun Wei, Xu Yang, Zhe Xu, Cheng DengTIP · Xidian University
  41. 2023
    Rethinking Few-Shot Class-Incremental Learning With Open-Set Hypothesis in Hyperbolic GeometryYawen Cui, Zitong Yu, Wei Peng … Li LiuIEEE Trans. Multimedia · University of Oulu · Great Bay University · +3
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  42. 2023
    Knowledge Decomposition and Replay: A Novel Cross-modal Image-Text Retrieval Continual Learning MethodRui Yang, Shuang Wang, Huan Zhang … Licheng JiaoACM International Conference on Multimedia · Xidian University
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  43. 2023
    CBA: Improving Online Continual Learning via Continual Bias AdaptorQuanziang Wang, Renzhen Wang, Yichen Wu … Deyu MengICCV · Xi'an Jiaotong University · City University of Hong Kong · +2
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  44. 2022
    Lifelong Fine-Grained Image RetrievalWei Chen, Haoyang Xu, Nan Pu … Michael S. LewIEEE Trans. Multimedia · Xidian University · Leiden University · +2
  45. 2024
    Incremental Embedding Learning With Disentangled Representation TranslationKun Wei, Da Chen, Yuhong Li … Dacheng TaoTNNLS · Xidian University · Alibaba Group (China) · +1
  46. 2022
  47. 2021
    Incremental Zero-Shot LearningKun Wei, Cheng Deng, Xu Yang, Dacheng TaoIEEE Trans. Cybernetics · Xidian University · Jingdong (China)
  48. 2021
    Continuous Multi-View Human Action RecognitionQiang Wang, Gan Sun, Jiahua Dong … Zhengming DingIEEE TCSVT · Xidian University · Shenyang University · +3
  49. 2021
    Class-Incremental Instance Segmentation via Multi-Teacher NetworksYanan Gu, Cheng Deng, Kun WeiAAAI · Xidian University
  50. 2021
    Incremental Embedding Learning via Zero-Shot TranslationKun Wei, Cheng Deng, Xu Yang, Maosen LiAAAI · Xidian University
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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. 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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