This paper proposes an end-to-end approach for single-channel speaker-independent multi-speaker speech separation, where time-frequency (T-F) masking, the short-time Fourier transform (STFT), and its inverse are represented as layers within a deep network. Previous approaches, rather than computing a loss on the recons…
Paper introduces a differentiable STFT for continuous window length optimization.
problem Optimizing window length in spectrograms for neural networks.
method Defines a differentiable short-time Fourier transform with continuous window length.
result Demonstrates improved performance in estimation and classification tasks.
Recently, we proposed short-time Fourier transform (STFT)-based loss functions for training a neural speech waveform model. In this paper, we generalize the above framework and propose a training scheme for such models based on spectral amplitude and phase losses obtained by either STFT or continuous wavelet transform …
Efficient trainable front-end for neural speech enhancement.
problem Inefficient STFT front-ends in neural speech enhancement models.
method Butterfly mechanism for Fast Fourier Transform, trainable STFT window.
result Accuracy and efficiency improvements for low-compute systems.
Proposes a differentiable STFT for more efficient optimization of hop length.
problem Efficient optimization of hop length in STFT for better temporal control.
method Introduces a differentiable version of STFT with continuous hop length.
result Improves optimization methods like gradient descent for STFT.
iSTFTNet speeds up mel-spectrogram vocoders without sacrificing quality.
problem Efficiently converting mel-spectrograms to speech with minimal computation.
method Replaces convolutional layers with iSTFT after frequency dimension reduction.
result Significant reduction in computational cost with comparable quality.
This paper proposes a new loss using short-time Fourier transform (STFT) spectra for the aim of training a high-performance neural speech waveform model that predicts raw continuous speech waveform samples directly. Not only amplitude spectra but also phase spectra obtained from generated speech waveforms are used to c…
Recent deep learning approaches have achieved impressive performance on speech enhancement and separation tasks. However, these approaches have not been investigated for separating mixtures of arbitrary sounds of different types, a task we refer to as universal sound separation, and it is unknown how performance on spe…
This study proposes a trainable adaptive window switching (AWS) method and apply it to a deep-neural-network (DNN) for speech enhancement in the modified discrete cosine transform domain. Time-frequency (T-F) mask processing in the short-time Fourier transform (STFT)-domain is a typical speech enhancement method. To re…
Research into automated systems for detecting and classifying marine mammals in acoustic recordings is expanding internationally due to the necessity to analyze large collections of data for conservation purposes. In this work, we present a Convolutional Neural Network that is capable of classifying the vocalizations o…
Improved speech enhancement with MNTFA using time-frequency attention.
problem Speech enhancement with limited model size and memory.
method Designing MNTFA with self-attention modules for long sequences and joint training.
result MNTFA achieves better performance with fewer parameters than DPCRN.
Diffusion models enhance speech without supervision.
problem Challenges in generalizing supervised speech enhancement methods to unseen conditions.
method Unsupervised speech enhancement using diffusion-based generative models.
result Demonstrates promising results compared to supervised and unsupervised baselines.
Hybrid model improves geopolitical conflict forecasting.
problem Forecasting geopolitical events from sparse, bursty data.
method Sparse Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) + Variational Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process (VNNGP).
result Consistently outperforms standalone TFT in long-range horizons.
In this paper, we use several techniques with conventional vocal feature extraction (MFCC, STFT), along with deep-learning approaches such as CNN, and also context-level analysis, by providing the textual data, and combining different approaches for improved emotion-level classification. We explore models that have not…
Supervised learning based on a deep neural network recently has achieved substantial improvement on speech enhancement. Denoising networks learn mapping from noisy speech to clean one directly, or to a spectrum mask which is the ratio between clean and noisy spectra. In either case, the network is optimized by minimizi…
Convolutional neural networks (CNN) are widely used for speech emotion recognition (SER). In such cases, the short time fourier transform (STFT) spectrogram is the most popular choice for representing speech, which is fed as input to the CNN. However, the uncertainty principles of the short-time Fourier transform preve…
Unified framework for speech separation using deep learning.
problem Extracting individual speech sources from mixed signals.
method Unified framework combining spectrogram and waveform separations.
result Unified framework achieves competitive performance.
Optimal transport as a loss for machine learning optimization problems has recently gained a lot of attention. Building upon recent advances in computational optimal transport, we develop an optimal transport non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithm for supervised speech blind source separation (BSS). Optimal …
New ELM algorithms reduce computation time and complexity.
problem Efficient computation of extreme learning machine (ELM) algorithms.
method Developed inverse-free ELM algorithms using recursive matrix inverse and inverse LDL' factorization.
result Proposed algorithms significantly reduce computational complexity.
Proof of convergence for multi-objective optimization using inverse reinforcement learning.
problem Proving convergence in multi-objective optimization problems.
method Wasserstein inverse reinforcement learning with projective subgradient method and gradient descent.
result Convergence of inverse reinforcement learning for multi-objective optimization.
Two new inverse-free ELM algorithms for incremental and decremental learning are proposed.
problem Efficiently updating and removing multiple hidden nodes in ELM.
method Improved inverse-free recursive algorithms for Tikhonov regularization.
result Inverse-free algorithms for ELM with multiple hidden nodes and redundant nodes.
The notion of a generalized harmonic inverse mean curvature surface in the Euclidean four-space is introduced. A backward Bäcklund transform of a generalized harmonic inverse mean curvature surface is defined. A Darboux transform of a generalized harmonic inverse mean curvature surface is constructed by a backward Bäck…
New method for estimating parameters in inverse problems using double robustness.
problem Estimating parameters defined as linear functionals of solutions to linear inverse problems.
method Source condition double robust inference method that uses iterated Tikhonov regularized adversarial estimators.
result Asymptotic normality of the parameter of interest as long as either the primal or dual inverse problem is sufficiently well-posed.
New findings on mesh group-planes validate Signature-inverse Theorem under specific conditions.
problem Invalidity of existing inverse theorems for mesh group-planes.
method Classification of three and five point meshes, analysis of joint invariant signatures.
result Valid conditions for the Signature-inverse Theorem in mesh group-planes.
Seismic inversion method uses GAN to improve efficiency and accuracy.
problem Difficulty in combining geological knowledge with seismic data and assessing uncertainty.
method Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) for seismic inversion.
result GAN-generated models conform to observation data with low uncertainty.
Develops an inverse particle filter for cognitive systems.
problem Tracking cognitive adversaries in counter-adversarial applications.
method Global filtering approach using Monte Carlo methods and differentiable I-PF.
result Demonstrates convergence to optimal inverse filter and improved estimation performance.
The paper studies Möbius inversion on surfaces in Minkowski 3-space.
problem Understanding transformations of surfaces in Minkowski space.
method Definition and properties of Möbius inversion on surfaces in Minkowski 3-space.
result Möbius inversion preserves lines of principal curvature and degenerate metric points but not parabolic sets.
Inversive distance circle packing metric was introduced by P Bowers and K Stephenson \cite{BS} as a generalization of Thurston's circle packing metric \cite{T1}. They conjectured that the inversive distance circle packings are rigid. For nonnegative inversive distance, Guo \cite{Guo} proved the infinitesimal rigidity a…
The aim of the paper is to investigate the relation between inverse limit of branched manifolds and codimension zero laminations. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for such an inverse limit to be a lamination. We also show that codimension zero laminations are inverse limits of branched manifolds. The inverse…
CNN outperforms other methods in gravity inversion.
problem Estimating subsurface density from gravitational field data.
method CNN, VAEs, GANs, iterative solvers (GD, GMRES, LGMRES, ICG).
result CNN provides the most reliable reconstructions.
The inversion formula for conservative multifractal measures was unveiled mathematically a decade ago, which is however not well tested in real complex systems. In this Letter, we propose to verify the inversion formula using high-frequency turbulent financial data. We construct conservative volatility measure based on…
Paper proposes efficient image inversion and editing using rectified stochastic differential equations.
problem Inversion and editing of real images using generative models.
method Proposes RF inversion using dynamic optimal control and a linear quadratic regulator, extending to stochastic sampler for Flux.
result Allows state-of-the-art performance in zero-shot inversion and editing, outperforming prior works.
Global inverse function theorem proved easily using Riemannian geometry.
problem Global inverse function theorem in Riemannian geometry.
method Hopf--Rinow theorem in Riemannian geometry.
result Hadamard's global inverse function theorem is proven easily.
Novel hybrid bilinear model improves epilepsy diagnosis accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.
method Hybrid bilinear deep learning network using sEEG and audiovisual monitoring.
result Obtained F1-scores of 97.4% and 97.2% on two seizure datasets.
New filters improve radar target inference in complex scenarios.
problem Improving radar target inference in highly non-linear system models.
method Developed inverse cubature Kalman filter (I-CKF), inverse quadrature Kalman filter (I-QKF), and inverse cubature-quadrature Kalman filter (I-CQKF) for non-linear systems.
result Numerical experiments show improved estimation accuracy compared to existing methods.
Study uses machine learning to solve photoacoustic tomography's inverse problem.
problem Solving the full inverse problem in photoacoustic tomography.
method Developed an approach using variational autoencoders for Bayesian estimation of the posterior distribution.
result Evaluated the approach with numerical simulations and compared it to a Bayesian solution.
The paper explains how microlocal analysis solves geometric inverse problems.
problem Recovering geometric information from boundary measurements.
method Microlocal analysis applied to three inverse problems.
result Microlocal techniques solve specific inverse problems in Riemannian geometry.
MCGDiff uses SGM to guide SMC for solving ill-posed linear inverse problems.
problem Solving ill-posed linear inverse problems in Bayesian settings.
method Exploiting SGM structure, defining a sequence of intermediate problems, and using SMC methods.
result MCGDiff outperforms competing methods in Bayesian ill-posed inverse problems.
Study constructs solutions for evolving hypersurfaces using inverse spacetime mean curvature.
problem Evolution of hypersurfaces in spacetime.
method Weak solutions for hypersurfaces evolving along inverse spacetime mean curvature in asymptotically flat maximal initial data sets.
result Weak solution detects both future- and past-trapped apparent horizons.
Deep learning methods improve subsurface flow modeling efficiency.
problem Efficiently modeling subsurface flow with uncertain parameters.
method Two categories of deep-learning based inverse modeling methods: surrogate-based and direct.
result Deep-learning methods significantly accelerate subsurface flow modeling.
Two efficient ridge solutions improve BLS for new inputs, enhancing accuracy and speed.
problem Improving BLS for new added inputs in a learning system.
method Proposes recursive and square-root BLS algorithms using inverse and inverse Cholesky factor updates.
result Both proposed ridge solutions improve BLS accuracy and speed, especially with larger lambda.
The aim of this paper is to show how the homotopy type of compact metric spaces can be reconstructed by the inverse limit of an inverse sequence of finite approximations of the corresponding space. This recovering allows us to define inverse persistence as a new kind of persistence process.
Machine learning models solve inverse eigenvalue problems for symmetric potentials and refractive indices.
problem Solving inverse eigenvalue problems for symmetric potentials and refractive indices.
method Supervised regression models (k-Nearest Neighbours, Random Forests, Multi-Layer Perceptron) trained on eigenvalue datasets.
result Machine learning methods can numerically solve inverse eigenvalue problems under appropriate parameter tuning.
Inverts operator on hyperbolic surfaces, constructing invariant distributions.
problem Constructing explicit inversion formula for X-ray normal operator.
method First, inversion formula for attenuated normal operator on Poincaré disk and closed hyperbolic surfaces. Then, explicit construction of invariant distributions.
result Explicit construction of invariant distributions with prescribed pushforward.
Abstract: Generalizes Milnor-Schwarz lemma to inverse monoids.
problem Applying Milnor-Schwarz lemma to inverse monoids.
method Two proofs provided: elementary and using Vietoris-Rips complex.
result Generalization of Milnor-Schwarz lemma to inverse monoids.
Proves rigidity of circle packings in the plane, generalizing previous work.
problem Rigidity of infinite inversive distance circle packings in the plane.
method Maximal principle for generic weighted Delaunay inversive distance circle packings and ring lemma for inversive distance circle packings in hexagonal triangulated plane.
result Proves Bowers-Stephenson's conjecture for inversive distance circle packings.
EnKG solves inverse problems without derivatives, using diffusion models.
problem Solving inverse problems with derivative-free methods.
method Ensemble Kalman Diffusion Guidance (EnKG) using diffusion models.
result EnKG can solve inverse problems with only forward model evaluations.
We give a counterexample of Bowers-Stephenson's conjecture in the spherical case: spherical inversive distance circle packings are not determined by their inversive distances.