Regularized Regression and Density Estimation based on Optimal Transport
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ArticleKAUST Grant Number
KUK-I1-007-43Date
2012-03-11Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/599489
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The aim of this paper is to investigate a novel nonparametric approach for estimating and smoothing density functions as well as probability densities from discrete samples based on a variational regularization method with the Wasserstein metric as a data fidelity. The approach allows a unified treatment of discrete and continuous probability measures and is hence attractive for various tasks. In particular, the variational model for special regularization functionals yields a natural method for estimating densities and for preserving edges in the case of total variation regularization. In order to compute solutions of the variational problems, a regularized optimal transport problem needs to be solved, for which we discuss several formulations and provide a detailed analysis. Moreover, we compute special self-similar solutions for standard regularization functionals and we discuss several computational approaches and results. © 2012 The Author(s).Citation
Burger M, Franek M, Schonlieb C-B (2012) Regularized Regression and Density Estimation based on Optimal Transport. Applied Mathematics Research eXpress. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/amrx/abs007.Sponsors
The work of M.B. has been supported by the German Science Foundation (DFG) through project Regularization with Singular Energies. C.B.S acknowledges the financial support provided by the Cambridge Centre for Analysis (CCA), the DFG Graduiertenkolleg 1023 Identification in Mathematical Models: Synergy of Stochastic and Numerical Methods and the project WWTF Five senses-Call 2006, Mathematical Methods for Image Analysis and Processing in the Visual Arts. Further, this publication is based on work supported by Award No. KUK-I1-007-43, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/amrx/abs007