# Collaborative Optimization of Multiclass Imbalanced Learning: Density-Aware and Region-Guided Boosting

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.22478 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2512.22478/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 3 of its 45 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 27 Dec 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Cost Sensitive Learning of Deep Feature Representations from Imbalanced Data](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1508.03422/) (2015)
- [Boosting with Lexicographic Programming: Addressing Class Imbalance without Cost Tuning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1708.09684/) (2017)
- [Data Balancing Strategies: A Systematic Survey of Resampling and Augmentation Methods](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.13518/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Numerous studies on Boosting attempt to mitigate classification bias caused by class imbalance. However, existing studies have yet to explore the collaborative optimization of imbalanced learning and model training. This constraint hinders further performance improvements. To bridge this gap, this study proposes a collaborative optimization Boosting model of multiclass imbalanced learning. By integrating the density factor and the confidence factor, this model implements a noise-resistant weight update mechanism alongside a dynamic sampling strategy. Rather than functioning as independent components, these modules are tightly integrated to orchestrate weight updates, sample region partitioning, and region-guided sampling. Thus, this study proposes the collaborative optimization of imbalanced learning and model training. Extensive experiments on 40 public imbalanced datasets demonstrate that the proposed model significantly outperforms seven state-of-the-art baselines. The code and datasets for this paper are available at: https://github.com/ChuantaoLi/DARG.