多重约束非负矩阵分解的非平稳噪声语音增强

低信噪比非稳态噪声环境中的语音增强仍是一个开放且具有挑战性的任务. 为了提高传统的基于非负矩阵分解(nonnegative matrix factorization, NMF)的语音增强算法性能, 同时考虑到语音信号的时频稀疏特性和非稳态噪声信号的低秩特性, 本文提出了一种基于多重约束的非负矩阵分解语音增强算法(multi-constraint nonnegative matrix factorization speech enhancement, MC–NMFSE). 在训练阶段, 采用干净语音训练数据集和噪声训练数据集分别构建语音字典和噪声字典. 在语音增强阶段, 在非负矩阵分解目标函数中增加语音分量的稀疏性约束和噪声信号的低秩性约束条件, MC–NMFSE能够更好地从带噪语音中获得语音分量的表示, 从而提高语音增强效果. 通过实验表明, 在大量不同非平稳噪声条件和不同信噪比条件下, 与传统的基于NMF的语音增强方法相比, MC–NMFSE能获得较低的语音失真和更好的非稳态噪声抑制能力.     

ADMM稀疏非负矩阵分解语音增强算法

提出一种基于交替方向乘子法的（Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers,ADMM）稀疏非负矩阵分解语音增强算法,该算法既能克服经典非负矩阵分解（Nonnegative Matrix Factorization,NMF）语音增强算法存在收敛速度慢、易陷入局部最优等问题,也能发挥ADMM分解矩阵具有的强稀疏性。算法分为训练和增强两个阶段：训练时,采用基于ADMM非负矩阵分解算法对噪声频谱进行训练,提取噪声字典,保存其作为增强阶段的先验信息;增强时,通过稀疏非负矩阵分解算法,从带噪语音频谱中对语音字典和语音编码进行估计,重构原始干净的语音,实现语音增强。实验表明,该算法速度更快,增强后语音的失真更小,尤其在瞬时噪声环境下效果显著。     

稀疏正则非负矩阵分解的语音增强算法

对于非负矩阵分解的语音增强算法在不同环境噪声的鲁棒性问题,提出一种稀疏正则非负矩阵分解（SRNMF）的语音增强算法。该算法不仅考虑到数据处理时的噪声影响,而且对系数矩阵进行了稀疏约束,使其分解出的数据具有较好的语音特征。该算法首先在对语音和噪声的幅度谱先验字典矩阵学习的基础上,构建联合字典矩阵,然后更新带噪语音幅度谱在联合字典矩阵下的系数矩阵,最后重构原始纯净语音,实现语音增强。实验结果表明,在非平稳噪声和低信噪比（小于0 dB）条件下,该算法较好地削弱了噪声的变化对算法性能的影响,不仅有较高的信源失真率（SDR）,提高了1~1.5个数量级,而且运算速度也有一定程度的提高,使得基于非负矩阵分解的语音增强算法更实用。     

基于非平滑非负矩阵分解语音增强

针对非负矩阵分解稀疏性不够,通过引入平滑矩阵调节字典矩阵和系数矩阵的稀疏性,提出基于非平滑非负矩阵分解语音增强算法。算法通过语音和噪声的先验字典学习构造联合字典矩阵;然后通过非平滑非负矩阵分解更新带噪语音在联合字典矩阵下的投影系数实现语音增强;同时通过滑动窗口法实时更新先验噪声字典。仿真结果表明,该算法相对非负矩阵分解语音增强算法和MMSE算法具有更好的抑制噪声能力。     

多重约束非负矩阵分解的非平稳噪声语音增强（英文）

低信噪比非稳态噪声环境中的语音增强仍是一个开放且具有挑战性的任务.为了提高传统的基于非负矩阵分解(nonnegative matrix factorization,NMF)的语音增强算法性能,同时考虑到语音信号的时频稀疏特性和非稳态噪声信号的低秩特性,本文提出了一种基于多重约束的非负矩阵分解语音增强算法(multi-constraint nonnegative matrix factorization speech enhancement,MC–NMFSE).在训练阶段,采用干净语音训练数据集和噪声训练数据集分别构建语音字典和噪声字典.在语音增强阶段,在非负矩阵分解目标函数中增加语音分量的稀疏性约束和噪声信号的低秩性约束条件,MC–NMFSE能够更好地从带噪语音中获得语音分量的表示,从而提高语音增强效果.通过实验表明,在大量不同非平稳噪声条件和不同信噪比条件下,与传统的基于NMF的语音增强方法相比,MC–NMFSE能获得较低的语音失真和更好的非稳态噪声抑制能力.     

稀疏低秩模型下的单通道自学习语音增强算法

针对现有基于字典学习的增强算法依赖先验信息的问题,基于矩阵的稀疏低秩分解提出一种无监督的单通道语音增强算法。该算法首先通过稀疏低秩分解将带噪语音的幅度谱分解为低秩、稀疏和噪声三部分,然后通过对低秩部分进行自学习构建出噪声字典,最后利用所得噪声字典和乘性迭代准则于低秩和稀疏部分中分离出纯净语音。相较于其他基于字典学习的语音增强算法,本文所提算法无需语音或噪声的先验信息,因而更加方便和实用。实验结果显示,本文算法能够在保留语音谐波结构的同时有效抑制噪声,增强效果明显优于鲁棒主成分分析和多带谱减法。     

基于卷积非负矩阵部分联合分解的强噪声单声道语音分离

非负矩阵部分联合分解(Nonnegative matrix partial co-factorization, NMPCF)将指定源频谱作为边信息参与混合信号频谱的联合分解, 以帮助确定指定源的基向量进而提高信号分离性能.卷积非负矩阵分解(Convolutive nonnegative matrix factorization, CNMF)采用卷积基分解的方法进行矩阵分解, 在单声道语音分离方面取得较好的效果.为了实现强噪声条件下的语音分离, 本文结合以上两种算法的优势, 提出一种基于卷积非负矩阵部分联合分解(Convolutive nonnegative partial matrix co-factorization, CNMPCF)的单声道语音分离算法.本算法首先通过基音检测算法得到混合信号的语音起始点, 再据此确定混合信号中的纯噪声段, 最后将混合信号频谱和噪声频谱进行卷积非负矩阵部分联合分解, 得到语音基矩阵, 进而得到分离的语音频谱和时域信号.实验中, 混合语音信噪比(Signal noise ratio, SNR)选择以-3 dB为间隔从0 dB至-12 dB共5种SNR.实验结果表明, 在不同噪声类型和噪声强度条件下, 本文提出的CNMPCF方法相比于以上两种方法均有不同程度的提高.     

基于码本学习的改进谱减语音增强算法

提出一种可适应非平稳噪声环境的基于码本学习的改进谱减语音增强算法。该算法分为训练阶段和增强阶段。训练阶段,使用自回归模型对语音和噪声的频谱形状进行建模并构造语音和噪声码本;增强阶段,采用对数谱最小化算法估计出语音和噪声的频谱,通过谱相减消除噪声。算法在每个时间帧估计语音和噪声频谱,即使在语音存在时仍能够有效跟踪快速变化的非平稳噪声;采用自回归模型能得到噪声频谱的平滑估计,减少了音乐噪声。实验仿真表明,相比于传统谱减法和多带谱减法,改进的谱减法具有更好的噪声抑制性能并且语音失真更小。     

稀疏性正则化非负矩阵分解的在线学习方法

针对非负矩阵分解效率低的不足,提出一种基于在线学习的稀疏性非负矩阵分解的快速方法.通过对目标函数添加正则化项来控制分解后系数矩阵的稀疏性,将问题转化成稀疏表示的字典学习问题,利用在线字典学习算法求解目标函数,并对迭代过程的矩阵更新进行转换,采取块坐标下降法进行矩阵更新,提高算法收敛速度.实验结果表明,该方法在有效保持图像特征信息的同时,运行效率得到提高.     

基于压缩感知的K L分解语音稀疏表示算法

为克服稀疏基在KLT域不便传输的不足,提出一种基于Karhunen-Loeve(K-L)正交分解的语音稀疏表示算法.结合压缩感知理论,建立语音自相关模型并求解Fredholm积分方程,采用二分法估计出可实时传输的模型参数,构造非相干字典;然后用随机矩阵对语音在字典上的稀疏投影系数进行观测获得低维观测值.重构结果表明:相比已有的稀疏表示算法,本文算法的字典匹配性更好,且具有较好的语音质量.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.     

Editorial: Special issue on recent advances in hybrid control theory and applications

正The demands of a rapidly advancing technology for faster and more accurate controllers have always had a strong influence on the progress of automatic control theory.In recent years control problems have been arising with increasing frequency in widely different areas,which cannot be addressed using conventional control techniques.The principal reason for this is the fact that a highly competitive economy is forcing systems to operate in regimes where     

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正Aim The Journals of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE(A/B/C)areedited by the international board of distinguished Chinese andforeign scientists,and are aimed to present the latest devel-opments and achievements in scientific research in China andoverseas to the world’s scientific circles,especially to stimulateand promote academic exchange between Chinese and for-eign scientists everywhere.     

Enhancing a leaf radiative transfer model to estimate concentrations and in vivo specific absorption coefficients of total carotenoids and chlorophylls a and b from single-needle reflectance and transmittance

The relative concentrations of different pigments within a leaf have significant physiological and spectral consequences. Photosynthesis, light use efficiency, mass and energy exchange, and stress response are dependent on relationships among an ensemble of pigments. This ensemble also determines the visible characteristics of a leaf, which can be measured remotely and used to quantify leaf biochemistry and structure. But current remote sensing approaches are limited in their ability to resolve individual pigments. This paper focuses on the incorporation of three pigments—chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total carotenoids—into the LIBERTY leaf radiative transfer model to better understand relationships between leaf biochemical, biophysical, and spectral properties.Pinus ponderosa and Pinus jeffreyi needles were collected from three sites in the California Sierra Nevada. Hemispheric single-leaf visible reflectance and transmittance and concentrations of chlorophylls a and b and total carotenoids of fresh needles were measured. These data were input to the enhanced LIBERTY model to estimate optical and biochemical properties of pine needles. The enhanced model successfully estimated reflectance (RMSE = 0.0255, BIAS = 0.00477, RMS%E = 16.7%), had variable success estimating transmittance (RMSE = 0.0442, BIAS = 0.0294, RMS%E = 181%), and generated very good estimates of carotenoid concentrations (RMSE = 2.48 µg/cm², BIAS = 0.143 µg/cm², RMS%E = 20.4%), good estimates of chlorophyll a concentrations (RMSE = 10.7 µg/cm², BIAS = − 0.992 µg/cm², RMS%E = 21.1%), and fair estimates of chlorophyll b concentrations (RMSE = 7.49 µg/cm², BIAS = − 2.12 µg/cm², RMS%E = 43.7%). Overall root mean squared errors of reflectance, transmittance, and pigment concentration estimates were lower for the three-pigment model than for the single-pigment model. The algorithm to estimate three in vivo specific absorption coefficients is robust, although estimated values are distorted by inconsistencies in model biophysics. The capacity to invert the model from single-leaf reflectance and transmittance was added to the model so it could be coupled with vegetation canopy models to estimate canopy biochemistry from remotely sensed data.     

Mr. Twinn’s bombes

This article discusses the history and design of the special versions of the bombe key-finding machines used by Britain’s Government Code & Cypher School (GC&CS) during World War II to attack the Enigma traffic of the Abwehr (the German military intelligence service). These special bombes were based on the design of their more numerous counterparts used against the traffic of the German armed services, but differed from them in important ways that highlight the adaptability of the British bombe design, and the power and flexibility of the diagonal board. Also discussed are the changes in the Abwehr indicating system that drove the development of these machines, the ingenious ways in which they were used, and some related developments involving the bombes used by the U.S. Navy’s cryptanalytic unit (OP-20-G).