% Key papers for Offline RL sample complexity (scime atlas, https://atlas.scime.ai). Authors are not included: add them from the paper pages. @inproceedings{neurips2019_towards_59105, title = {{Towards Optimal Off-Policy Evaluation for Reinforcement Learning with Marginalized Importance Sampling}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2019}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2019/poster/13999}, } @inproceedings{icml2018_scalable_36973, title = {{Scalable Bilinear Pi Learning Using State and Action Features}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2018}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2018/poster/2330}, } @inproceedings{aaai2022_achieving_1698, title = {{Achieving Zero Constraint Violation for Constrained Reinforcement Learning via Primal-Dual Approach}}, booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)}, year = {2022}, url = {https://aaai.org/papers/03682-achieving-zero-constraint-violation-for-constrained-reinforcement-learning-via-primal-dual-approach/}, } @inproceedings{neurips2021_near_62027, title = {{Near-Optimal Offline Reinforcement Learning via Double Variance Reduction}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2021}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2021/poster/28352}, } @inproceedings{aaai2016_compressed_105132, title = {{Compressed Conditional Mean Embeddings for Model-Based Reinforcement Learning}}, booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)}, year = {2016}, url = {https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/10304}, } @inproceedings{icml2020_efficiently_38154, title = {{Efficiently Solving MDPs with Stochastic Mirror Descent}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2020}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2020/poster/6820}, } @inproceedings{aaai2016_generalized_105055, title = {{Generalized Emphatic Temporal Difference Learning: Bias-Variance Analysis}}, booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)}, year = {2016}, url = {https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/10227}, } @inproceedings{icml2021_exponential_39321, title = {{Exponential Lower Bounds for Batch Reinforcement Learning: Batch RL can be Exponentially Harder than Online RL}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2021}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2021/poster/8421}, } @inproceedings{aaai2021_learning_931, title = {{Learning with Safety Constraints: Sample Complexity of Reinforcement Learning for Constrained MDPs}}, booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)}, year = {2021}, url = {https://aaai.org/papers/07667-learning-with-safety-constraints-sample-complexity-of-reinforcement-learning-for-constrained-mdps/}, } @inproceedings{icml2020_minimax_38457, title = {{Minimax-Optimal Off-Policy Evaluation with Linear Function Approximation}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2020}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2020/poster/6543}, } @inproceedings{neurips2019_almost_57889, title = {{Almost Horizon-Free Structure-Aware Best Policy Identification with a Generative Model}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2019}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2019/poster/13690}, } @inproceedings{aaai2016_incremental_105139, title = {{Incremental Stochastic Factorization for Online Reinforcement Learning}}, booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)}, year = {2016}, url = {https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/10311}, } @inproceedings{neurips2022_dope_65047, title = {{DOPE: Doubly Optimistic and Pessimistic Exploration for Safe Reinforcement Learning}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2022}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2022/poster/53063}, } @inproceedings{neurips2018_representation_57571, title = {{Representation Balancing MDPs for Off-policy Policy Evaluation}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2018}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2018/poster/11272}, } @inproceedings{neurips2020_efficient_59772, title = {{Efficient Planning in Large MDPs with Weak Linear Function Approximation}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2020}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2020/poster/19044}, } @inproceedings{icml2022_independent_40697, title = {{Independent Policy Gradient for Large-Scale Markov Potential Games: Sharper Rates, Function Approximation, and Game-Agnostic Convergence}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2022}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2022/poster/18061}, } @inproceedings{aaai2016_randomised_105355, title = {{Randomised Procedures for Initialising and Switching Actions in Policy Iteration}}, booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)}, year = {2016}, url = {https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/10408}, } @inproceedings{icml2020_structured_38814, title = {{Structured Policy Iteration for Linear Quadratic Regulator}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2020}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2020/poster/6371}, } @inproceedings{neurips2021_reward_61871, title = {{Reward-Free Model-Based Reinforcement Learning with Linear Function Approximation}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2021}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2021/poster/26093}, } @inproceedings{neurips2021_nearly_62674, title = {{Nearly Horizon-Free Offline Reinforcement Learning}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2021}, url = {https://nips.cc/virtual/2021/poster/28555}, } @inproceedings{icml2025_overcoming_47789, title = {{Overcoming the Curse of Dimensionality in Reinforcement Learning Through Approximate Factorization}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2025/poster/44811}, } @inproceedings{icml2024_a_44427, title = {{A Primal-Dual Algorithm for Offline Constrained Reinforcement Learning with Linear MDPs}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2024/poster/34025}, } @inproceedings{neurips2024_near_70171, title = {{Near-Optimal Distributionally Robust Reinforcement Learning with General \$L\_p\$ Norms}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://neurips.cc/virtual/2024/poster/96912}, } @inproceedings{neurips2024_sample_70238, title = {{Sample-Efficient Constrained Reinforcement Learning with General Parameterization}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://neurips.cc/virtual/2024/poster/96849}, } @inproceedings{neurips2024_finding_71413, title = {{Finding good policies in average-reward Markov Decision Processes without prior knowledge}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://neurips.cc/virtual/2024/poster/95839}, } @inproceedings{neurips2025_optimal_76758, title = {{Optimal Single-Policy Sample Complexity and Transient Coverage for Average-Reward Offline RL}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://openreview.net/forum?id=MjOf5qnEX7}, } @inproceedings{icml2024_target_44391, title = {{Target Networks and Over-parameterization Stabilize Off-policy Bootstrapping with Function Approximation}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2024/poster/34061}, } @inproceedings{icml2024_model_44698, title = {{Model-Free Robust \$phi\$-Divergence Reinforcement Learning Using Both Offline and Online Data}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2024/poster/33754}, } @inproceedings{icml2024_improving_44718, title = {{Improving Sample Efficiency of Model-Free Algorithms for Zero-Sum Markov Games}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2024/poster/33734}, } @inproceedings{icml2024_minimally_44733, title = {{Minimally Modifying a Markov Game to Achieve Any Nash Equilibrium and Value}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2024/poster/33719}, } @inproceedings{icml2025_adaptive_45991, title = {{Adaptive Exploration for Multi-Reward Multi-Policy Evaluation}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2025/poster/46555}, } @inproceedings{icml2025_multiple_46298, title = {{Multiple-policy Evaluation via Density Estimation}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2025/poster/46262}, } @inproceedings{icml2025_robust_46709, title = {{Robust Offline Reinforcement Learning with Linearly Structured \$f\$-Divergence Regularization}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2025/poster/45863}, } @inproceedings{icml2025_a_47908, title = {{A Computationally Efficient Algorithm for Infinite-Horizon Average-Reward Linear MDPs}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2025/poster/44695}, } @inproceedings{icml2025_provably_48776, title = {{Provably Efficient RL for Linear MDPs under Instantaneous Safety Constraints in Non-Convex Feature Spaces}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2025}, url = {https://icml.cc/virtual/2025/poster/43846}, } @inproceedings{icml2026_fast_54634, title = {{Fast Non-Episodic Finite-Horizon RL with K-Step Lookahead Thresholding}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://openreview.net/forum?id=qz0ChfFkiZ}, } @inproceedings{icml2026_impact_55218, title = {{Impact of Connectivity on Laplacian Representations in Reinforcement Learning}}, booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://openreview.net/forum?id=wnfPEhGqic}, } @inproceedings{neurips2024_learning_70382, title = {{Learning General Parameterized Policies for Infinite Horizon Average Reward Constrained MDPs via Primal-Dual Policy Gradient Algorithm}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://neurips.cc/virtual/2024/poster/96718}, } @inproceedings{neurips2024_intrinsic_71803, title = {{Intrinsic Robustness of Prophet Inequality to Strategic Reward Signaling}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://neurips.cc/virtual/2024/poster/95492}, } @inproceedings{neurips2024_confident_72308, title = {{Confident Natural Policy Gradient for Local Planning in \$q\_pi\$-realizable Constrained MDPs}}, booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)}, year = {2024}, url = {https://neurips.cc/virtual/2024/poster/95038}, }