We propose a new theoretical framework for generalizing the traditional notion of covariance. First, we discuss the role of pairwise cross-cumulants by introducing a cluster expan...
The decomposition of an image into its primitive components, such as cartoon plus texture, is a fundamental problem in image processing. In [11, 16], the authors proposed a techni...
This paper addresses two problems related to disjointsupport decomposition of Boolean functions. First, we present a heuristic for finding a subset of variables, X, which results...
The blogosphere--the totality of blog-related Web sites-has become a great source of trend analysis in areas such as product survey, customer relationship, and marketing. Existing...
Today's video codecs employ motion compensated prediction in combination with block matching techniques. These techniques, although achieving some level of adaptivity in thei...