COLT: Computational Learning Theory

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Event When Where Deadline
COLT 2025 Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 4, 2025 Lyon, France Feb 6, 2025
COLT 2024 37th Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 30, 2024 - Jul 3, 2024 Edmonton, Canada Feb 9, 2024
COLT 2023 Computational Learning Theory
Jul 19, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023 Bangalore Feb 10, 2023
COLT 2021 Computational Learning Theory
Aug 15, 2021 - Aug 19, 2021 Boulder, Colorado Jan 29, 2021
COLT 2020 Conference on Learning Theory (COLT)
Jul 9, 2020 - Jul 12, 2020 Graz, Austria Jan 31, 2020
COLT 2019 Computational Learning Theory
Jun 25, 2019 - Jun 29, 2019 Phoenix, AZ, USA Feb 1, 2019
COLT 2018 Computational Learning Theory
Jul 5, 2018 - Jul 9, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden Feb 16, 2018
COLT 2017 Computational Learning Theory
Jul 7, 2017 - Jul 10, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands Feb 17, 2017
COLT 2016 Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 23, 2016 - Jun 26, 2016 New York, NY, USA Feb 12, 2016
COLT 2015 Conference on Learning Theory 2015
Jul 3, 2015 - Jul 3, 2015 Paris, France Feb 19, 2015
COLT 2014 Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 13, 2014 - Jun 15, 2014 Barcelona, Spain Feb 7, 2014
COLT 2013 26th Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 12, 2013 - Jun 14, 2013 Princeton, NJ, USA Feb 8, 2013
COLT 2012 25th Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 27, 2012 Edinburgh, Scotland Feb 14, 2012
COLT 2011 The 24rd Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Jul 9, 2011 - Jul 11, 2011 Budapest, Hungary Feb 11, 2011
COLT 2010 The 23rd International Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 27, 2010 - Jun 29, 2010 Haifa, Israel Feb 19, 2010
COLT 2009 The 22nd Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 21, 2009 Montreal, Canada Feb 13, 2009
COLT 2008 Conference on Learning Theory
Jul 9, 2008 - Jul 12, 2008 Helsinki, Finland Feb 20, 2008
 
 

Present CFP : 2025

The 38th Annual Conference on Learning Theory (COLT 2025) will take place June 30th-July 4th, 2025 in Lyon, France. We invite submissions of papers addressing theoretical aspects of machine learning, broadly defined as a subject at the intersection of computer science, statistics and applied mathematics. We strongly support an inclusive view of learning theory, including fundamental theoretical aspects of learnability in various contexts, and theory that sheds light on empirical phenomena.

The topics include but are not limited to:

Design and analysis of learning algorithms
Statistical and computational complexity of learning
Optimization methods for learning, including online and stochastic optimization
Theory of artificial neural networks, including deep learning
Theoretical explanation of empirical phenomena in learning
Supervised learning
Unsupervised, semi-supervised learning, domain adaptation
Learning geometric and topological structures in data, manifold learning
Active and interactive learning
Reinforcement learning
Online learning and decision-making
Interactions of learning theory with other mathematical fields
High-dimensional and non-parametric statistics
Kernel methods
Causality
Theoretical analysis of probabilistic graphical models
Bayesian methods in learning
Game theory and learning
Learning with system constraints (e.g., privacy, fairness, memory, communication)
Learning from complex data (e.g., networks, time series)
Learning in neuroscience, social science, economics and other subjects
Submissions by authors who are new to COLT are encouraged.

While the primary focus of the conference is theoretical, authors are welcome to support their analysis with relevant experimental results.

Accepted papers will be presented at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper should present the work at the conference. Accepted papers will be published electronically in the Proceedings of Machine Learning Research (PMLR). Authors of accepted papers will have the option of opting out of the proceedings in favor of a 1-page extended abstract, which will point to an open access archival version of the full paper reviewed for COLT.

PAPER AWARDS
COLT will award both best paper and best student paper awards. To be eligible for the best student paper award, the primary contributor(s) must be full-time students at the time of submission. The program committee may decline to make these awards, or may split them among several papers.

DUAL SUBMISSIONS POLICY
Conferences: In general, submissions that are substantially similar to papers that have been previously published, accepted for publication, or submitted in parallel to other peer-reviewed conferences with proceedings may not be submitted to COLT.

Journals: In general, submissions that are substantially similar to papers that have been previously published, accepted for publication, or submitted in parallel to journals may not be submitted to COLT.

REBUTTAL PHASE
As in previous years, there will be a rebuttal phase during the review process. Initial reviews will be sent to authors before final decisions have been made. Authors will have an opportunity to address the issues brought up in the reviews.

REVIEWING PHILOSOPHY
We strongly encourage constructive feedback that can help authors improve their work. The aim of the reviewing process is to assess whether the work is close to being ready for publication; as such, the interaction between authors and referees is meant to both figure this out and guide the paper into a publishable state.

We recommend the following video for a thoughtful discussion of such aims and related issues: IACR Distinguished Lecture: Caught in Between Theory and Practice

 

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