229 research outputs found
Graph Signal Processing: Overview, Challenges and Applications
Research in Graph Signal Processing (GSP) aims to develop tools for
processing data defined on irregular graph domains. In this paper we first
provide an overview of core ideas in GSP and their connection to conventional
digital signal processing. We then summarize recent developments in developing
basic GSP tools, including methods for sampling, filtering or graph learning.
Next, we review progress in several application areas using GSP, including
processing and analysis of sensor network data, biological data, and
applications to image processing and machine learning. We finish by providing a
brief historical perspective to highlight how concepts recently developed in
GSP build on top of prior research in other areas.Comment: To appear, Proceedings of the IEE
Weighted frames of exponentials and stable recovery of multidimensional functions from nonuniform Fourier samples
In this paper, we consider the problem of recovering a compactly supported
multivariate function from a collection of pointwise samples of its Fourier
transform taken nonuniformly. We do this by using the concept of weighted
Fourier frames. A seminal result of Beurling shows that sample points give rise
to a classical Fourier frame provided they are relatively separated and of
sufficient density. However, this result does not allow for arbitrary
clustering of sample points, as is often the case in practice. Whilst keeping
the density condition sharp and dimension independent, our first result removes
the separation condition and shows that density alone suffices. However, this
result does not lead to estimates for the frame bounds. A known result of
Groechenig provides explicit estimates, but only subject to a density condition
that deteriorates linearly with dimension. In our second result we improve
these bounds by reducing the dimension dependence. In particular, we provide
explicit frame bounds which are dimensionless for functions having compact
support contained in a sphere. Next, we demonstrate how our two main results
give new insight into a reconstruction algorithm---based on the existing
generalized sampling framework---that allows for stable and quasi-optimal
reconstruction in any particular basis from a finite collection of samples.
Finally, we construct sufficiently dense sampling schemes that are often used
in practice---jittered, radial and spiral sampling schemes---and provide
several examples illustrating the effectiveness of our approach when tested on
these schemes
Reconstruction of Multidimensional Signals from Irregular Noisy Samples
We focus on a multidimensional field with uncorrelated spectrum, and study
the quality of the reconstructed signal when the field samples are irregularly
spaced and affected by independent and identically distributed noise. More
specifically, we apply linear reconstruction techniques and take the mean
square error (MSE) of the field estimate as a metric to evaluate the signal
reconstruction quality. We find that the MSE analysis could be carried out by
using the closed-form expression of the eigenvalue distribution of the matrix
representing the sampling system. Unfortunately, such distribution is still
unknown. Thus, we first derive a closed-form expression of the distribution
moments, and we find that the eigenvalue distribution tends to the
Marcenko-Pastur distribution as the field dimension goes to infinity. Finally,
by using our approach, we derive a tight approximation to the MSE of the
reconstructed field.Comment: To appear on IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 200
Image recovery from irregularly located spectral samples
Recovery of magnetic resonance images from irregular sampling
sets is investigated from the point of view of moment discretization
of the Fredholm equation of the first kind. The limited spatial
extent of the object is known a priori and the sampling schemes
considered each have mean density lower than that imposed by the
Nyquist limit. The recovery formula obtained has the same form
as a standard irregular sampling technique. A practical means of
performing the recovery for very large data sets by utilising the
block Toeplitz structure of the matrix involved is presented
Multitaper estimation on arbitrary domains
Multitaper estimators have enjoyed significant success in estimating spectral
densities from finite samples using as tapers Slepian functions defined on the
acquisition domain. Unfortunately, the numerical calculation of these Slepian
tapers is only tractable for certain symmetric domains, such as rectangles or
disks. In addition, no performance bounds are currently available for the mean
squared error of the spectral density estimate. This situation is inadequate
for applications such as cryo-electron microscopy, where noise models must be
estimated from irregular domains with small sample sizes. We show that the
multitaper estimator only depends on the linear space spanned by the tapers. As
a result, Slepian tapers may be replaced by proxy tapers spanning the same
subspace (validating the common practice of using partially converged solutions
to the Slepian eigenproblem as tapers). These proxies may consequently be
calculated using standard numerical algorithms for block diagonalization. We
also prove a set of performance bounds for multitaper estimators on arbitrary
domains. The method is demonstrated on synthetic and experimental datasets from
cryo-electron microscopy, where it reduces mean squared error by a factor of
two or more compared to traditional methods.Comment: 28 pages, 11 figure
Fourier Analysis of Stochastic Sampling Strategies for Assessing Bias and Variance in Integration
Each pixel in a photorealistic, computer generated picture is calculated by approximately integrating all the light arriving at the pixel, from the virtual scene. A common strategy to calculate these high-dimensional integrals is to average the estimates at stochastically sampled locations. The strategy with which the sampled locations are chosen is of utmost importance in deciding the quality of the approximation, and hence rendered image.
We derive connections between the spectral properties of stochastic sampling patterns and the first and second order statistics of estimates of integration using the samples. Our equations provide insight into the assessment of stochastic sampling strategies for integration. We show that the amplitude of the expected Fourier spectrum of sampling patterns is a useful indicator of the bias when used in numerical integration. We deduce that estimator variance is directly dependent on the variance of the sampling spectrum over multiple realizations of the sampling pattern. We then analyse Gaussian jittered sampling, a simple variant of jittered sampling, that allows a smooth trade-off of bias for variance in uniform (regular grid) sampling. We verify our predictions using spectral measurement, quantitative integration experiments and qualitative comparisons of rendered images.</jats:p
Reconstruction of irregularly sampled discrete-time bandlimited signals with unknown sampling locations
The purpose of this paper is to develop methods that can reconstruct a bandlimited discrete-time signal from an irreg- ular set of samples at unknown locations. We define a solution to the problem using first a geometric and then an algebraic point of view. We find the locations of the irregular set of samples by treating the problem as a combinatorial optimization problem. We employ an exhaustive method and two descent methods: the random search and cyclic coordinate methods. The numerical simulations were made on three types of irregular sets of locations: random sets; sets with jitter around a uniform set; and periodic nonuniform sets. Furthermore, for the periodic nonuniform set of locations, we de- velop a fast scheme that reduces the computational complexity of the problem by exploiting the periodic nonuniform structure of the sample locations in the DFT
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