A key technology in cognitive radio (CR) is spectrum sensing that senses the spectrum and reports the available vacant channels. However, due to some effects such as fading or shadowing, an individual sensor may not b...
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A key technology in cognitive radio (CR) is spectrum sensing that senses the spectrum and reports the available vacant channels. However, due to some effects such as fading or shadowing, an individual sensor may not be able to reliably detect the existence of a primary user (PU). Cooperative spectrum sensing that is proposed to solve such problem, uses a distributed detection system to overcome the severe decadent of received signal strength at some locations in the network. This paper considers the performance of a distributed Neyman-Pearson (N-P) detection system consisting of N sensors and a fusion center, in which the decision rules of the sensors have been given and the decisions of different sensors are mutually independent conditioned on both hypotheses. Theoretical analysis on the performance of this fusion center is carried out. We obtain the conditions for the fusion center to achieve an overall probability of detection that is greater than the local probability of detection of each sensor. Numerical results show that the AND, OR and majority decision fusion rules are the special cases of the N-P fusion rule.
It is well known that in many situations combining diverse classifiers can improve the performance of a classification system. In this paper, a new histogram based lip segmentation technique is proposed considering lo...
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It is well known that in many situations combining diverse classifiers can improve the performance of a classification system. In this paper, a new histogram based lip segmentation technique is proposed considering local kernel histograms in different illumination invariant colour spaces. The histogram is computed in local areas using two Gaussian kernels; one in the colour space and the other in the spatial domain. Using the estimated histogram, the posterior probability associated to non-lip class is then computed for each pixel. This process is performed considering different colour spaces. A weighted averaging method is then used for fusing the posterior probability values. As the result a new score is obtained which is used for labeling the pixels as lip or non-lip. The advantage of the proposed method is that the segmentation process is totally unsupervised. So, the method is robust against different variations such as variation in lip shape, skin colour, facial hair, illumination, etc. Moreover, an improved performance is achieved by fusing colour information.
We have recently introduced an incremental learning algorithm, called Learn ++ .NSE, designed for Non-Stationary Environments (concept drift), where the underlying data distribution changes over time. With each datase...
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We have recently introduced an incremental learning algorithm, called Learn ++ .NSE, designed for Non-Stationary Environments (concept drift), where the underlying data distribution changes over time. With each dataset drawn from a new environment, Learn ++ .NSE generates a new classifier to form an ensemble of classifiers. The ensemble members are combined through a dynamically weighted majority voting, where voting weights are determined based on classifiers' age-adjusted accuracy on current and past environments. Unlike other ensemble-based concept drift algorithms, Learn ++ .NSE does not discard prior classifiers, allowing potentially cyclical environments to be learned more effectively. While Learn ++ .NSE has been shown to work well on a variety of concept drift problems, a potential shortcoming of this approach is the cumulative nature of the ensemble size. In this contribution, we expand our analysis of the algorithm to include various ensemble pruning methods to introduce controlled forgetting. Error or age-based pruning methods have been integrated into the algorithm to prevent potential out-voting from irrelevant classifiers or simply to save memory over an extended period of time. Here, we analyze the tradeoff between these precautions and the desire to handle recurring contexts (cyclical data). Comparisons are made using several scenarios that introduce various types of drift.
In this paper, a new semi-blind algorithm is presented for the estimation of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Finite Impulse Response (FIR) channels. First, by using the MIMO linear prediction (LP), the whitening...
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In this paper, a new semi-blind algorithm is presented for the estimation of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Finite Impulse Response (FIR) channels. First, by using the MIMO linear prediction (LP), the whitening matrix is estimated blindly from the received data. The rotation matrix is then estimated by employing pilot symbols. The proposed method is validated through computer simulation-based experimentations, showing a high estimation accuracy as compared to the LS method in terms of the MSE of the channel estimate.
Auditory masking is aggressively exploited by algorithms used for the lossy compression of audio signals. In compression of audio signals, the intent is to hide the noise introduced by the coding below the masking thr...
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Auditory masking is aggressively exploited by algorithms used for the lossy compression of audio signals. In compression of audio signals, the intent is to hide the noise introduced by the coding below the masking threshold, thus making the noise inaudible. This will render the coding process transparent, enabling better compression without audible degradation of the signal. In this article, we show that using masking properties of the hearing system allows for improved noise reduction. A novel method for noise reduction in speech signals is proposed. This method is shown to outperform non-auditory based methods, and compares well with other perceptually motivated noise reduction methods. It is found that the proposed method, Soulodre's PNRF combined with the ITU's PEAQ auditory model, have more musical noise but less signal distortion than the method proposed by Tsoukalas, which obtain marginally better results in informal testing results.
Simplex growing algorithm (SGA) was recently developed as an alternative to the N-finder algorithm (N-FINDR) which is shown to be a promising endmember extraction technique. This paper further extends the SGA to a rea...
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In this paper, we consider underlay cognitive radio systems in which secondary users coexist with users in primary networks whose radio band is licensed. The secondary subnetwork comprising the cognitive users utilize...
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In this paper, we consider underlay cognitive radio systems in which secondary users coexist with users in primary networks whose radio band is licensed. The secondary subnetwork comprising the cognitive users utilizes the cognitive radio technology to make opportunistic access to the licensed spectrum that primary users own. In this scheme, we discuss the issue of joint user scheduling and beamforming in order to make sure that received interferences at the primary users maintain below an affordable threshold level. The user scheduling includes two procedures: 1) primary users scheduling; 2) secondary users scheduling. However, these two steps are carried out coordinately and the selected primary user and corresponding cognitive users can be obtained. In addition, Zero-forcing Beamforming (ZFBF) and antenna selection are integrated into our scheme where the former is used to support multiple concurrent streams transmission and the latter is used to reduce the feedback in the uplink of the secondary system. Our performance results show that the proposed scheme can significantly improve the throughput of the whole cognitive radio networks.
Nowadays, cognitive radio technique has been acknowledged as a smart and potential method to improve the spectrum utilization. In this work, we investigate a cognitive radio communication scheme, where a number of cog...
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Nowadays, cognitive radio technique has been acknowledged as a smart and potential method to improve the spectrum utilization. In this work, we investigate a cognitive radio communication scheme, where a number of cognitive users, each with multiple antennas, can share the spectrum with the primary user. To decrease the inter-user interference, zero-forcing beamforming (ZFBF) is considered. We presented a design of three-step selection for both the cognitive users and their antennas at receiver. In the first step of the studied scheme, antennas-selection is performed to based on a certain algorithm and then user-selection is performed based on Proportional Fair algorithm. Next the active set of cognitive users is selected according to the correlation between the users in the third step. Simulation results show that at the expense of some sum-rate loss, our proposed scheme can realize near fair resource allocation among the cognitive users as well as the decrease of the interference to the primary user and of the feedback.
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