@inproceedings{Valera2014a,

title = {Infinite Factorial Unbounded Hidden Markov Model for Blind Multiuser Channel Estimation},

author = {Isabel Valera and Francisco J R Ruiz and Fernando Perez-Cruz},

url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=6844506},

isbn = {978-1-4799-3696-0},

year  = {2014},

date = {2014-01-01},

booktitle = {2014 4th International Workshop on Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)},

pages = {1--6},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Copenhagen},

abstract = {Bayesian nonparametric models allow solving estimation and detection problems with an unbounded number of degrees of freedom. In multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems we might not know the number of active users and the channel they face, and assuming maximal scenarios (maximum number of transmitters and maximum channel length) might degrade the receiver performance. In this paper, we propose a Bayesian nonparametric prior and its associated inference algorithm, which is able to detect an unbounded number of users with an unbounded channel length. This generative model provides the dispersive channel model for each user and a probabilistic estimate for each transmitted symbol in a fully blind manner, i.e., without the need of pilot (training) symbols.},

keywords = {Bayes methods, Bayesian non parametrics, Bayesian nonparametric models, blind multiuser channel estimation, Channel estimation, degrees of freedom, detection problems, dispersive channel model, generative model, Hidden Markov models, HMM, inference algorithm, infinite factorial unbounded hidden Markov model, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Markov processes, MIMO, MIMO communication, MIMO communication systems, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), multiple-input multiple-output communication syste, receiver performance, Receivers, Signal to noise ratio, Transmitters, unbounded channel length, unbounded number, user detection},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Cespedes2014b,

title = {Improved Performance of LDPC-Coded MIMO Systems with EP-based Soft-Decisions},

author = {Javier Cespedes and Pablo M Olmos and Matilde Sanchez-Fernandez and Fernando Perez-Cruz},

url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6875183},

isbn = {978-1-4799-5186-4},

year  = {2014},

date = {2014-01-01},

booktitle = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory},

pages = {1997--2001},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Honolulu},

abstract = {Modern communications systems use efficient encoding schemes, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and high-order QAM constellations for maximizing spectral efficiency. However, as the dimensions of the system grow, the design of efficient and low-complexity MIMO receivers possesses technical challenges. Symbol detection can no longer rely on conventional approaches for posterior probability computation due to complexity. Marginalization of this posterior to obtain per-antenna soft-bit probabilities to be fed to a channel decoder is computationally challenging when realistic signaling is used. In this work, we propose to use Expectation Propagation (EP) algorithm to provide an accurate low-complexity Gaussian approximation to the posterior, easily solving the posterior marginalization problem. EP soft-bit probabilities are used in an LDPC-coded MIMO system, achieving outstanding performance improvement compared to similar approaches in the literature for low-complexity LDPC MIMO decoding.},

keywords = {Approximation algorithms, Approximation methods, approximation theory, Channel Coding, channel decoder, communication complexity, complexity, Complexity theory, Detectors, encoding scheme, EP soft bit probability, EP-based soft decision, error statistics, expectation propagation, expectation-maximisation algorithm, expectation-propagation algorithm, Gaussian approximation, Gaussian channels, LDPC, LDPC coded MIMO system, Low Complexity receiver, MIMO, MIMO communication, MIMO communication systems, MIMO receiver, modern communication system, multiple input multiple output, parity check codes, per-antenna soft bit probability, posterior marginalization problem, posterior probability computation, QAM constellation, Quadrature amplitude modulation, radio receivers, signaling, spectral analysis, spectral efficiency maximization, symbol detection, telecommunication signalling, Vectors},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}