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Dynamic LoRA-Experts and Prototype-Ensemble Matching for Class-Incremental Learning

Hongwei Zhao, Rui Liu, Yansong Liu

arxiv Score 15.5

Published 2026-09-30 · First seen 2026-10-02

Research Track A · General AI

Abstract

Class-Incremental Learning (CIL) aims to continuously learn new classes without forgetting previously acquired knowledge. Parameter-efficient fine-tuning with pre-trained models reduces parameter overhead but can suffer from cumulative interference and suboptimal alignment between inference samples and specialized modules. We propose Dynamic LoRA-Experts and Prototype-Ensemble Matching (DLEPEM), a two-stage rehearsal-free framework. DLEPEM allocates a task-specific LoRA-Expert for each incremental task to reduce cross-task interference, then combines frozen pre-trained-model prototypes with task-adaptive LoRA-Expert prototypes for reliable task-level discrimination. Experiments on standard CIL and Few-Shot CIL benchmarks demonstrate strong performance under the evaluated protocols.

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@article{zhao2026dynamic,
  title = {Dynamic LoRA-Experts and Prototype-Ensemble Matching for Class-Incremental Learning},
  author = {Hongwei Zhao and Rui Liu and Yansong Liu},
  year = {2026},
  abstract = {Class-Incremental Learning (CIL) aims to continuously learn new classes without forgetting previously acquired knowledge. Parameter-efficient fine-tuning with pre-trained models reduces parameter overhead but can suffer from cumulative interference and suboptimal alignment between inference samples and specialized modules. We propose Dynamic LoRA-Experts and Prototype-Ensemble Matching (DLEPEM), a two-stage rehearsal-free framework. DLEPEM allocates a task-specific LoRA-Expert for each increment},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.39839},
  keywords = {cs.LG},
  eprint = {2609.39839},
  archiveprefix = {arXiv},
}

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