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ICASSP
2009
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
A Bayesian approach to HMM-based speech synthesis
This paper proposes a new framework of speech synthesis based on the Bayesian approach. The Bayesian method is a statistical technique for estimating reliable predictive distribut...
Kei Hashimoto, Heiga Zen, Yoshihiko Nankaku, Takas...
ICDAR
2009
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
A Probabilistic Framework for Soft Target Learning in Online Cursive Handwriting Recognition
To develop effective learning algorithms for online cursive word recognition is still a challenge research issue. In this paper, we propose a probabilistic framework to model the ...
Xiaoyuan Zhu, Yong Ge, Feng-Jun Guo, Li-Xin Zhen
ICPR
2010
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Probabilistic Clustering Using the Baum-Eagon Inequality
The paper introduces a framework for clustering data objects in a similarity-based context. The aim is to cluster objects into a given number of classes without imposing a hard pa...
Samuel Rota Bulo', Marcello Pelillo
ICONIP
2007
13 years 11 months ago
Natural Conjugate Gradient in Variational Inference
Variational methods for approximate inference in machine learning often adapt a parametric probability distribution to optimize a given objective function. This view is especially ...
Antti Honkela, Matti Tornio, Tapani Raiko, Juha Ka...
ICAI
2009
13 years 7 months ago
The Utility of Affect in the Selection of Actions and Goals Under Real-World Constraints
We present a novel affective goal selection mechanism for decision-making in agents with limited computational resources (e.g., such as robots operating under real-time constraint...
Paul W. Schermerhorn, Matthias Scheutz