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_id: '11816'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In this paper, we consider the Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimation of the parameters
    of a GAUSSIAN in the presence of censored, i.e., clipped data. We show that the
    resulting Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm delivers virtually biasfree
    and efficient estimates, and we discuss its convergence properties. We also discuss
    optimal classification in the presence of censored data. Censored data are frequently
    encountered in wireless LAN positioning systems based on the fingerprinting method
    employing signal strength measurements, due to the limited sensitivity of the
    portable devices. Experiments both on simulated and real-world data demonstrate
    the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.
author:
- first_name: Manh Kha
  full_name: Hoang, Manh Kha
  last_name: Hoang
- first_name: Reinhold
  full_name: Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold
  id: '242'
  last_name: Haeb-Umbach
citation:
  ama: 'Hoang MK, Haeb-Umbach R. Parameter estimation and classification of censored
    Gaussian data with application to WiFi indoor positioning. In: <i>38th International
    Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013)</i>. ; 2013:3721-3725.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353">10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353</a>'
  apa: Hoang, M. K., &#38; Haeb-Umbach, R. (2013). Parameter estimation and classification
    of censored Gaussian data with application to WiFi indoor positioning. In <i>38th
    International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013)</i>
    (pp. 3721–3725). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353">https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353</a>
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Hoang_Haeb-Umbach_2013, title={Parameter estimation and
    classification of censored Gaussian data with application to WiFi indoor positioning},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353">10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353</a>},
    booktitle={38th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing
    (ICASSP 2013)}, author={Hoang, Manh Kha and Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold}, year={2013},
    pages={3721–3725} }'
  chicago: Hoang, Manh Kha, and Reinhold Haeb-Umbach. “Parameter Estimation and Classification
    of Censored Gaussian Data with Application to WiFi Indoor Positioning.” In <i>38th
    International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013)</i>,
    3721–25, 2013. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353">https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353</a>.
  ieee: M. K. Hoang and R. Haeb-Umbach, “Parameter estimation and classification of
    censored Gaussian data with application to WiFi indoor positioning,” in <i>38th
    International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013)</i>,
    2013, pp. 3721–3725.
  mla: Hoang, Manh Kha, and Reinhold Haeb-Umbach. “Parameter Estimation and Classification
    of Censored Gaussian Data with Application to WiFi Indoor Positioning.” <i>38th
    International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013)</i>,
    2013, pp. 3721–25, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353">10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353</a>.
  short: 'M.K. Hoang, R. Haeb-Umbach, in: 38th International Conference on Acoustics,
    Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013), 2013, pp. 3721–3725.'
date_created: 2019-07-12T05:28:48Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:51:09Z
department:
- _id: '54'
doi: 10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638353
keyword:
- Gaussian processes
- Global Positioning System
- convergence
- expectation-maximisation algorithm
- fingerprint identification
- indoor radio
- signal classification
- wireless LAN
- EM algorithm
- ML estimation
- WiFi indoor positioning
- censored Gaussian data classification
- clipped data
- convergence properties
- expectation maximization algorithm
- fingerprinting method
- maximum likelihood estimation
- optimal classification
- parameters estimation
- portable devices sensitivity
- signal strength measurements
- wireless LAN positioning systems
- Convergence
- IEEE 802.11 Standards
- Maximum likelihood estimation
- Parameter estimation
- Position measurement
- Training
- Indoor positioning
- censored data
- expectation maximization
- signal strength
- wireless LAN
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://groups.uni-paderborn.de/nt/pubs/2013/HoHa2013.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 3721-3725
publication: 38th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing
  (ICASSP 2013)
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1520-6149
related_material:
  link:
  - description: Poster
    relation: supplementary_material
    url: https://groups.uni-paderborn.de/nt/pubs/2013/HoHa2013_Poster.pdf
status: public
title: Parameter estimation and classification of censored Gaussian data with application
  to WiFi indoor positioning
type: conference
user_id: '44006'
year: '2013'
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