# Next-Depth Lookahead Tree

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15143 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2509.15143/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 1 of its 11 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 18 Sep 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [On Explaining Decision Trees](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2010.11034/) (2020)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper proposes the Next-Depth Lookahead Tree (NDLT), a single-tree model designed to improve performance by evaluating node splits not only at the node being optimized but also by evaluating the quality of the next depth level.