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Sherpa: Teaching LLMs to Teach Adaptively
Oct 6, 2026Weixian Xu, Yanzhe Zhang, Zora Zhiruo Wang +2RL for Language Models Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Stanford University · Georgia Tech · Carnegie Mellon University
Robust and Learned Online Matching in Growing Trees
Sep 30, 2026Marek Gałązka, Hanna WdowickaAdaptive Learning
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland · Department of Statistics, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland
Shared Phase and Retention Control for Efficient Adaptive Spectral Recurrence
Sep 30, 2026Wentao Wang, Hengyu Zhong, Yunhan Jiang +2Recurrent Neural Networks Adaptive Learning
Peking University · GigaAI
AdaTutoRank: Learning to Rerank Document Sets via Adaptive Tutoring Optimization for RAG and Deep Research
Sep 26, 2026Kailin Jiang, Lei Liu, Jian Xi +6Retrieval-Augmented Generation Learning to Rank
University of Science and Technology of China · Yuanbao Team, Tencent
Online Task Adaptation via Self-Organisation
Sep 24, 2026Krsto ProrokovićNeural Cellular Automata Memory-Augmented Neural Networks
Independent Researcher Montenegro
Evaluating Feedback Focus and Pedagogical Adaptivity in LLM-Generated Feedback on Student Writing
Sep 23, 2026Norah Almousa, Shayan Peyghambari Oskoui, Raquel Coelho +3LLM Evaluation LLM Alignment
University of Pittsburgh
SCCM : Stream Cruise Control Method for Automated Drift Detection and Adaptation
Sep 10, 2026Mohammad Abu-Shaira, Weishi ShiConcept Drift Adaptive Learning
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311366, Denton, 76203, Texas, USA
CircuTutor: Transforming Static Circuit Problems into Intelligent and Dynamic Tutoring
Sep 8, 2026Ziyu Luo, Xiaorui Ma, Lin Chen +1Intelligent Tutoring Systems Adaptive Learning
Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing, China
Structure and Implementation of New Practical English Textbooks Driven by Artificial Intelligence
Sep 2, 2026Ya Wang, Lei Zhang, Xueguang Yang +1Intelligent Tutoring Systems AI in Education
Air Force Logistics Academy, Xuzhou, 221000,China
Flawed in Nature, Perfect through Evolution
Aug 31, 2026J. M. Diederik KruijssenEvolution Strategies Adaptive Learning
Allora Foundation
Reproducible macroscopic dynamics in a closed-loop human-AI learning system
Aug 31, 2026Minlin Wu, Xu Fang, Yicheng Zhang +2Human-in-the-Loop AI Human-AI Interaction
Tianli Qiming AI Research Institute, Sichuan Qiming Daren Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China · Swiss AI Laboratories, Blonay, Switzerland
Atom Learning Model (ALM): how a real classroom got tokenised
Aug 21, 2026Philipp BogdanAI in Education User Modeling
Department of Computing Imperial College London
Defensive Boosting for Online Probabilistic Forecasting
Aug 13, 2026Georgy Noarov, Aaron RothProbabilistic Forecasting Weak-to-Strong Generalization
Concept Drift Detection and Adaptive Retraining of Malware Classification Models
Aug 13, 2026Christofer Washington Berruz Chungata, Martin Jurecek, Katerina Potika +2Concept Drift Malware Classification
Department of Computer Science, San Jose State University · Faculty of Information Technology, Czech Technical University in Prague
Closing the loop in learning with missing data
Aug 10, 2026Dimitrios Pylorof, Humberto E. GarciaLearning with Missing Data Adaptive Learning
U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory
Towards Sustainable Learning in Online Education: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
Aug 2, 2026Chaofan Zhai, Yicheng Song, Ravi Bapna +1Educational Technology AI in Education
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota · MaiMemo Inc.
Self-Adaptive Learning and Model Predictive Control for Tracking Unknown Dynamics with No Regret
Jul 29, 2026Atharva Navsalkar, Hongyu Zhou, Vasileios TzoumasDynamical Systems Regime-Switching Dynamical Systems
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
AdaKP: Online Adaptive Knowledge-Point Selection for Reasoning-Oriented Reinforcement Learning
Jul 23, 2026Zibin Meng, Zhenyu Zhao, Chunqiang RunKnowledge Augmentation for Language Models RL for Language Model Reasoning
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
ADORN: Adaptive Drift handling for Open RAN using Reinforcement Learning
Jul 9, 2026Ashit Kumar Subudhi, Bhargav Chirumamilla, Shubham Vaishnav +5Concept Drift Open Radio Access Network
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Johns Hopkins University, USA · Stockholm University, Sweden +2
Spatio-Temporal Retrieval-based Priors for Adaptive Computational Teaching in Driving
Jun 23, 2026Deepak Edakkattil Gopinath, Xiongyi Cui, Jonathan DeCastro +2Autonomous Driving Imitation Learning
Toyota Research Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
Self-Modulating Quantum Fast-Weight Programmers for Efficient Adaptive Sequential Learning
Jun 22, 2026Samuel Yen-Chi Chen, Yifeng Peng, Kuo-Chung Peng +8Time Series Forecasting Quantum Machine Learning
Wells Fargo · Stevens Institute of Technology · National Taiwan University +3
Counterfactual learning of new adaptive instructional policies using logged data
Jun 22, 2026Samuel Girard, Sein Minn, Amel Bouzeghoub +1Intelligent Tutoring Systems Contextual Bandits
SODA · Soda Team, Inria Saclay, Palaiseau, France · Pix, Paris, France +4
SCR-Guided Difficulty-Aware Optimization for Infrared Small Target Detection
Jun 17, 2026Yunus Sevim, Behçet Uğur TöreyinInfrared Small Target Detection Adaptive Loss Weighting
Aselsan · Ankara, Turkey · Istanbul Technical University +1
Engagement Intensity as a Learner-Modeling Signal for Adaptive AI Ethics Instruction
Jun 16, 2026Yongkyung Oh, Lynn Talton, Alex BuiAI in Education Generative AI in Education
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
Damage Adaptation in Seconds for Architected Materials
Jun 16, 2026James Avtges, Jake Ketchum, Helena Young +3Adaptive Learning Soft Robotics
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
A Programmer's Guide to Cascaded Adaptive Combiners: Online Learning by Biologically Accurate Models of Multilayer Neuron Networks
Jun 12, 2026Martin Nilsson, Denis KleykoBiologically Plausible Learning Adaptive Learning
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Kista, Sweden · Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
Efficiently Learning Drifting Halfspaces with Massart Noise
Jun 9, 2026Mingchen Ma, Guyang Cao, Jelena Diakonikolas +1Noisy-Label Learning Learning with Noisy Labels
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Exploratory Responsiveness and Adaptive Rigidity under AI-Assisted Optimization
Jun 8, 2026Balaraju BattuExploration-Exploitation Tradeoff Adaptive Learning
European University Institute, Florence, Italy · New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Noise-Adaptive High-Probability Regret Bounds for Online Convex Optimization
Jun 6, 2026Wentao Zhang, Yutong Zhang, Wentao MoOnline Convex Optimization Bandit Convex Optimization
Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, China · College of Mathematics, Sichuan University, China
A physical adaptive material motor unit neural network: a hygromorph composite material machine
Jun 5, 2026Charles de Kergariou, David Correa, Adam W. Perriman +2Materials Science Adaptive Learning
Bristol Composites Institute, School of Civil, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, United Kingdom · School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, 7 Melville Street South, Cambridge, Ontario, N1S 2H4, Canada · Research School of Chemistry and John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra ACT2601, Australia +2
SocialCoach: Personalized Social Skill Learning with RL-based Agentic Tutoring and Practice
Jun 2, 2026Tianfu Wang, Max Xiong, Jianxun Lian +8Intelligent Tutoring Systems Adaptive Learning
HKUST (GZ) · Duke University · MSRA +1
Forget Less, Generalize More: Unifying Temporal and Structural Adaptation for Dynamic Graphs
May 28, 2026Qian Chang, Ciprian Doru Giurcaneanu, Runsong Jia +6Temporal GNNs Graph Representation Learning
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia · Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
Adaptive Bandit Algorithms for Contextual Matching Markets
May 27, 2026Shiyun Lin, Simon Mauras, Vianney Perchet +1Multi-Armed Bandits Contextual Bandits
Center for Statistical Science, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University · INRIA, FairPlay Joint Team · CREST, ENSAE, IP Paris; Criteo AI lab, FairPlay Joint Team +1
Towards Just-in-Time Adaptive Feedback: Enhancing Student Learning via Knowledge-Grounded LLM
May 26, 2026Younghun Lee, Amir Bralin, Nobel Sanjay Rebello +1Intelligent Tutoring Systems AI in Education
Department of Computer Science · Purdue University · Department of Physics and Astronomy +1
Capture-Calibrate-Coach: A Graph-Based Framework for Knowledge Monitoring Estimation and Adaptive Feedback
May 25, 2026Gen Li, Li Chen, Cheng Tang +5Intelligent Tutoring Systems Adaptive Learning
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan · Osaka Kyoiku University, Osaka, Japan · South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China +2
Grow-Prune-Freeze Networks: Adaptive & Continual Learning Technique for Olfactory Navigation
May 24, 2026Kordel K. France, Ovidiu DaescuNon-Stationary RL Partially Observable RL
Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
SEAL: Synergistic Co-Evolution of Agents and Learning Environments
May 23, 2026Yihao Hu, Zhihao Wen, Xiujin Liu +3LLM Agent Training Self-Improving Agents
Ant Group · Westlake University · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor +1
Estimating Learners' Skill Acquisition Without Temporal Information
May 22, 2026Ryosuke Nagai, Kyohei Atarashi, Koh Takeuchi +2Knowledge Tracing Adaptive Learning
SODA · Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan · Inria, France
Curriculum reinforcement learning with measurable task representation learning
May 22, 2026Yongyan Wen, Siyuan Li, Mingjian Fu +3Representation Learning Curriculum RL
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China · Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China · China Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China +1
CourseBlueprint: A Structured Pipeline for Adaptive Pedagogical Video Generation Grounded in Course Corpora
May 22, 2026Md Zabirul Islam, Md Motaleb Hossen Manik, Ge WangGenerative AI in Education Video Generation
AI-Enabled Serious Games: Integrating Intelligence and Adaptivity in Training Systems
May 21, 2026Priyamvada Tripathi, Bill KapralosIntelligent Tutoring Systems AI in Education
Durham College, 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. L1G 0C5 · Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. L1G 0C5
Resilience Characterization of AI-Native Wireless Receivers via Persistent Homology
May 21, 2026Christo Kurisummoottil Thomas, Emilio Calvanese StrinatiDistribution Shift Robustness Wireless Communications
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA · CEA-Leti, Grenoble, France
Nonparametric Learning and Earning with One-Point Feedback under Nonstationarity
May 20, 2026Xiangyu Yang, Feng Xu, Jian-Qiang Hu +1Non-Stationary Bandits Dynamic Pricing
School of Management, Shandong University · School of Management, Fudan University · Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University
Beyond Predefined Learning Objects: A Thinking-Learning Interaction Model for Up-to-Date Autonomous Robot Learning
May 17, 2026Hong SuRobot Policy Learning Continual Robot Learning
School of Computer Science, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, China
Artificial Adaptive Intelligence: The Missing Stage Between Narrow and General Intelligence
May 16, 2026Boris KriukAutomated Machine Learning Adaptive Learning
Can Vision Language Models Be Adaptive in Mathematics Education? A Learner Model-based Rubric Study
May 15, 2026Jie Gao, Yongan Yu, Junzhu Su +3VLM Evaluation Intelligent Tutoring Systems
1McGill University · 2Mila – Quebec AI Institute · 1McGill +1
Silent Collapse in Recursive Learning Systems
May 14, 2026Zhipeng ZhangModel Collapse Adaptive Learning
China Mobile Research Institute, Beijing 100053, China · China Mobile GBA (Greater Bay Area) Innovation Institute, Guangzhou 510656, China
EMA: Efficient Model Adaptation for Learning-based Systems
May 13, 2026Daiyang Yu, Xinyu Chen, Yihan Zhang +3Adaptive Learning Data-Efficient Learning
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign USA · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong, China
From Heuristics to Analytics: Forecasting Effort and Progress in Online Learning
May 12, 2026Eric S. Qiu, Danielle R. Thomas, Boyuan Guo +2Intelligent Tutoring Systems Time Series Forecasting
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY, USA · Carnegie Mellon University +1
Consolidation-Expansion Operator Mechanics:A Unified Framework for Adaptive Learning
May 11, 2026Debashis GuhaAdaptive Learning Adaptive Computation
S P Jain School of Global Management
Adaptive Data Harvesting for Efficient Neural Network Learning with Universal Constraints
May 10, 2026Siteng Kang, Xinhua ZhangAdaptive Sampling Physics-Informed ML
University of Illinois Chicago
Instance-Adaptive Online Multicalibration
May 10, 2026Zhiming Huang, Jamie Morgenstern, Aaron Roth +1Probability Calibration Model Calibration
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington · Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
PHIDA: Persistence-Guided Node-to-Cluster Mapping for Online Clustering
May 9, 2026Naoki Masuyama, Yusuke Nojima, Stefan Wermter +3Clustering Unsupervised Clustering
Graduate School of Informatics, Osaka Metropolitan University · Knowledge Technology Research Group, Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg · Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University +2
Streaming Adversarial Robustness in Fuzzy ARTMAP: Mechanism-Aligned Evaluation, Progressive Training, and Interpretable Diagnostics
May 7, 2026Shane Cairns, Leonardo Enzo Brito da Silva, Sasha Petrenko +2Adversarial Training Neural Network Robustness
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA · Instituto Metrópole Digital, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN 59078-900, Brazil · Kummer Institute Center for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (KICAIAS), Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
On the Divergence of Differential Temporal Difference Learning without Local Clocks
May 7, 2026David Antrobius, Shangtong ZhangReinforcement Learning Average-Reward RL
Department of Computer Science University of Virginia
Hedging Memory Horizons for Non-Stationary Prediction via Online Aggregation
May 7, 2026Yutong Wang, Yannig Goude, Qiwei YaoEnsemble Learning Time Series Forecasting
Department of Statistics, LSE · Électricité de France R&D
Adaptive Learning Strategies for AoA-Based Outdoor Localization: A Comprehensive Framework
May 6, 2026Bac Trinh-Nguyen, Sara Berri, Sin G. Teo +2Wireless Localization Adaptive Learning
1ETIS UMR 8051, CY Cergy Paris University, ENSEA, CNRS, FR · Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SG · 3Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), SG +1
Adaptivity Under Realizability Constraints: Comparing In-Context and Agentic Learning
May 6, 2026Anastasis Kratsios, A. Martina Neuman, Philipp PetersenReLU Neural Networks In-Context Learning
McMaster University and the Vector Institute, Main St., Hamilton, L8S 4L8, Ontario, Canada · University of Vienna, Faculty of Mathematics, Kolingasse 14-16, 1090 Wien, Austria
ProPACT: A Proactive AI-Driven Adaptive Collaborative Tutor for Pair Programming
May 4, 2026Anahita Golrang, Kshitij Sharma, olga vibergIntelligent Tutoring Systems Educational Technology
Department of Computer Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. · Department, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
AI-Integrated Learning Management System for Middle School: A Longitudinal Study of Learning Outcomes Through High School and Beyond
May 2, 2026Misan Paul Etchie, Taiwo OlutosinIntelligent Tutoring Systems AI in Education
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

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Sherpa: Teaching LLMs to Teach Adaptively

Weixian Xu, Yanzhe Zhang, Zora Zhiruo Wang, Changyu Chen+1

Stanford University · Georgia Tech · Carnegie Mellon University

RL for Language Models Intelligent Tutoring Systems AI in Education Adaptive Learning

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Large language models (LLMs) have become increasingly capable problem solvers, but being able to solve a problem is not the same as being able to teach it. Existing approaches to training LLMs as teachers rely on demonstrations, preference data, or predefined pedagogical criteria that specify what good teaching looks like. However, these signals are often not grounded in individual student learning outcomes, where effective teaching strategies can vary substantially across learners. To address this, we introduce Sherpa, a multi-turn reinforcement learning framework that instantiates multiple student archetypes with LLMs conditioned on distinct learning preferences and trains a teacher model to adapt its instruction by directly maximizing their learning outcomes. Teacher LLMs trained with Sherpa improve instructed students' performance across all archetypes by an average of 20.5 percentage points. Under MathTutorBench's evaluation, Sherpa raises the overall pedagogy score from 52.5% to 79.2%, indicating better teaching responses. Our human studies show that the trained teacher is preferred over the base model in 79.6% of pairwise comparisons. Together, Sherpa trains LLM teachers to adapt to diverse simulated students and become better aligned with human teachers, paving the road towards AI tutors teaching real students.

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