@article{focalrewardbalancedreinforcementlearning, title = {Focal Reward: Balanced Reinforcement Learning under Rubric-Based Rewards}, author = {Yu Huang and Zihua Zhao and Zhaoxin Huan and Wanli Gu and Feng Hong and Xinmu Ge and Lin Yuan and Weichang Wu and Qiang Hu and Xiaolu Zhang and Jun Zhou and Jiangchao Yao}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2605.26579}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26579}, }