9 accepted papers
To estimate the direction of arrival (DOA) of multiple speakers with methods that use prototype transfer functions, frequency-dependent spatial spectra (SPS) are usually constructed. To make the DOA estimation robust, SPS from different frequencies can be combined. According to how the SPS are combi…
This paper deals with dynamic Blind Source Extraction (BSE) from where the mixing parameters characterizing the position of a source of interest (SOI) are allowed to vary over time. We present a new source extraction model called CvxCSV which is a parameter-reduced modification of the recent Constan…
We propose a novel approach for semi-supervised extraction of a moving audio source of interest (SOI) applicable in reverberant and noisy environments. The blind part of the method is based on independent vector extraction (IVE) and uses the recently proposed constant separating vector (CSV) mixing…
This paper is devoted to the recently proposed mixing model with constant separating vector (CSV) for Blind Source Extraction of moving sources using the FastDIVA algorithm, which is an extension of the famous FastICA and FastIVA for static mixtures. The benefits due to the CSV model and FastDIVA ar…
We propose a novel algorithm for adaptive blind audio source extraction. The proposed method is based on independent vector analysis and utilizes the auxiliary function optimization to achieve high convergence speed. The algorithm is partially supervised by a pilot signal related to the source of in…
We propose a new model for blind source extraction where the source of interest is assumed to be static while the background noise is dynamic. The model is determined within short blocks (the same number of sources as that of sensors), however, the noise subspace can be changing from block to block.…
Independent Vector Extraction aims at the joint blind source extraction of K dependent signals of interest (SOI) from K mixtures (one signal from one mixture). Similarly to Independent Component/Vector Analysis (ICA/IVA), the SOIs are assumed to be independent of the other signals in the mixture. Co…
Unknown global permutation of the separated sources, time-varying source activity and under determination are common problems affecting on-line Independent Vector Analysis when applied to real-world speech enhancement. In this work we propose to extend the signal model of IVA by introducing addition…
The problem of blind separation of underdetermined instantaneous mixtures of independent signals is addressed through a method relying on nonstationarity of the original signals. The signals are assumed to be piecewise stationary with varying variances in different epochs. In comparison with previou…