Stepsize Hedging: An Alternative Mechanism for Accelerating Gradient Descent Published: 2026/05/29 Jason M. AltschulerPablo A. ParriloCategories Other Topics Short URL: https://optimization-online.org/?p=34993 Can gradient descent be accelerated by just choosing better stepsizes? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. This short expository article provides an accessible introduction to this phenomenon of stepsize hedging. ArticleDownload View PDF