Papers

Updated in Dec. 2012

 

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Books

[1] Zhilin Zhang, Sparse Bayesian Learning: Theories, Algorithms, and Applications, (preprint chapters will be posted soon on https://sites.google.com/site/researchbyzhang/)

 

 

Patents

[1] Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao, Low Energy Wireless Body-Area Networks for Remote Telemonitoring of Physiological Signals Such as Fetal ECG and EEG, (pending)

 

 

Ph.D. Dissertation

Sparse Signal Recovery Exploiting Spatiotemporal Correlation, University of California, San Diego, 2012

 

 

Selected Journal Papers

 

[15] Biomarker Identification and Cognitive Score Prediction from MRI Images Using Sparse Bayesian Learning: Part II

Zhilin Zhang, Jing Wan, Shiaofen Fang, Andrew Saykin, Li Shen

In preparation for submitting to NeuroImage

 

[14] Biomarker Identification and Cognitive Score Prediction from MRI Images Using Sparse Bayesian Learning: Part I

Jing Wan, Zhilin Zhang, Shiaofen Fang, Andrew Saykin, Li Shen

In preparation for submitting to NeuroImage

 

[13] Fast Marginalized Block SBL Algorithm

Benyuan Liu, Zhilin Zhang, Hongqi Fan, Zaiqi Lu, Qiang Fu

submitted to IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2012

[PDF] [Code]

[A fast BSBL algorithm developed by marginalized maximum likelihood.]

 

[12] Face Recognition via Block Sparse Bayesian Learning

Taiyong Li, Zhilin Zhang

submitted to Neurocomputing, 2012

[Application of BSBL to face recognition.]

 

[11] Spatiotemporal Sparse Bayesian Learning with Applications to Compressed Sensing of Multichannel ECG for Wireless Telemonitoring

Zhilin Zhang, Tzyy-Ping Jung, Scott Makeig, Bhaskar D. Rao

submitted to IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, 2012

[SBL exploiting spatio-temporal correlation, with applications to recover non-sparse multichannel signals.]

 

[10] Compressed Sensing of EEG for Wireless Telemonitoring with Low Energy Consumption and Inexpensive Hardware

Zhilin Zhang, Tzyy-Ping Jung, Scott Makeig, Bhaskar D. Rao

IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, accepted

[PDF][Code]

[Application of BSBL to wireless telemonitoring of raw EEG, showing its ability to recover less-sparse signals.]

 

[9] Compressed Sensing for Energy-Efficient Wireless Telemonitoring of Non-Invasive Fetal ECG via Block Sparse Bayesian Learning

Zhilin Zhang, Tzyy-Ping Jung, Scott Makeig, Bhaskar D. Rao

IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, accepted

[PDF] [Code]

[Application of BSBL to wireless telemonitoring of raw fetal ECG, showing its ability to directly recover non-sparse signals.]

 

[8] Extension of SBL Algorithms for the Recovery of Block Sparse Signals with Intra-Block Correlation

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, accepted

[PDF] [Code] [Web Page]

[Proposed the Block Sparse Bayesian Learning (BSBL) framework and its extension for recovering block sparse signals with or without knowledge of block partition; Intro-block correlation was exploited for better performance; Provided a strategy to improve group Lasso type algorithms.]

 

[7] Evolving Signal Processing for Brain-Computer Interface (invited review)

Scott Makeig, Christian Kothe, Tim Mullen, Nima Bigdely-Shamlo, Zhilin Zhang, Kenneth Kreutz-Delgado

Proceedings of the IEEE, vol.100, Special Centennial Issue, pp.1567-1584, 2012

[PDF]

[Discuss the challenges associated with building robust and useful BCI models from accumulated biological knowledge and data, and the technical problems associated with incorporating multimodal physiological, behavioral, and contextual data that may become ubiquitous in the future.]

 

[6] Sparse Signal Recovery with Temporally Correlated Source Vectors Using Sparse Bayesian Learning

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol.5, no. 5, pp. 912-926, 2011

[PDF] [Code] [Web Page]

[Proposed the T-MSBL algorithm exploiting temporal correlation for the MMV model.]

 

[5] Morphologically Constrained ICA for Extracting Weak Temporally Correlated Signals

Zhi-Lin Zhang

Neurocomputing 71(7-9) (2008) 1669-1679

[PDF] [Code]

[Gives detailed analysis on constrained ICA framework, and provides a hybrid algorithm for extracting weak sources with temporal structures]

 

[4] A Fast and Adaptive ICA Algorithm with Its Application to Fetal Electrocardiogram Extraction

Yalan Ye, Zhi-Lin Zhang

Applied Mathematics and Computation, 205 (2) (2008) 799-806

[New algorithm for extracting fetal ECG]

 

[3] Robust Extraction of Specific Signals with Temporal Structure

Zhi-Lin Zhang, Zhang Yi

Neurocomputing 69 (7-9) (2006) 888-893

[PDF] [Code]

[New class of BSE algorithms for extracting sources with temporal structures via maximizing multiple delayed autocorrelation]

 

[2] Extraction of Temporally Correlated Sources with Its Application to Non-invasive Fetal Electrocardiogram Extraction,

Zhi-Lin Zhang, Zhang Yi

Neurocomputing 69 (7-9) (2006) 900-904

[PDF]

[New BSE algorithm based on the combination of temporal structures and higher-order statistics of desired sources]

 

[1] Extraction of a Source Signal Whose Kurtosis Value Lies in a Specific Range

Zhi-Lin Zhang, Zhang Yi

Neurocomputing 69 (7-9) (2006) 894-899

[PDF]

[New BSE algorithm exploiting a prior on the kurtosis range of desired sources]

 

 

Selected Conference Papers

[8] Sparse Bayesian Multi-Task Learning for Predicting Cognitive Outcomes from Neuroimaging Measures in Alzheimer's Disease

Jing Wan*, Zhilin Zhang*, Jingwen Yan, Taiyong Li, Bhaskar D. Rao, Shiaofen Fang, Sungeun Kim, Shannon Risacher, Andrew Saykin, Li Shen (*equal contribution)

IEEE Int. Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2012), Rhode Island, USA, June, 2012 (acceptance rate: 24%)

[PDF] [Code]

[Proposed a much fast variant of T-MSBL for multi-task learning, with a connection to group Lasso and mixed L2-L1 based algorithms, etc; Achieved the highest prediction accuracy]

 

[7] Sparse Signal Recovery in the Presence of Intra-Vector and Inter-Vector Correlation (invited)

Bhaskar D. Rao, Zhilin Zhang, Yuzhe Jin

International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications (SPCOM 2012), Bangalore, India, July, 2012

[PDF]

[A short review paper on the problem of sparse signal recovery when there is correlation among the values of non-zero entries of solution vectors/matrices]

 

[6] Recovery of Block Sparse Signals Using the Framework of Block Sparse Bayesian Learning

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

Proc. of the 37th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2012), Japan, March, 2012

[PDF] [Supplementary] [Code] [Web Page] [Slides]

[Proposed the Block Sparse Bayesian Learning (BSBL) framework and its extension for recovering block sparse signals with intra-block correlation. The journal version can be found here]

 

[5] Iterative Reweighted Algorithms for Sparse Signal Recovery with Temporally Correlated Source Vectors

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

Proc. of the 36th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2011), Prague, the Czech Republic, May, 2011

[PDF] [Code]

[By connecting the T-MSBL to iterative reweighted L2 algorithms, the paper proposed an effective strategy to improve iterative reweighted L2 algorithms for the MMV model. As an example, a temporal extension of M-FOCUSS is derived.]

 

[4] Sparse Signal Recovery in the Presence of Correlated Multiple Measurement Vectors

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

Proc. of the 35th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2010), Texas, USA, 2010

[PDF] [Code]

[Exploited the temporal correlation in the MMV model; The AR-SBL algorithm is proposed.]

 

[3] Linear Prediction Based Blind Source Extraction Algorithms in Practical Applications

Zhi-Lin Zhang, Liqing Zhang

Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation (ICA 2007), UK, 2007

[PDF] [Color Version]

[Points out that most linear-prediction based BSE algorithms have two crucial problems, i.e, the MCA nature and the switch phenomenon]

 

[2] A Two-stage Based Approach for Extracting Periodic Signals

Zhi-Lin Zhang, Liqing Zhang

Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation (ICA 2006), USA, 2006

[PDF] [Code]

[New BSE algorithm to extract periodic or quasi-periodic signals by exploiting autocorrelation and adaptive nonlinearities.]

 

[1] Two-Stage Temporally Correlated Source Extraction Algorithm with Its Application in Extraction and Classification of Event-Related Potentials

Zhi-Lin Zhang, Liqing Zhang, Xiu-Ling Wu, Jie Li, Qibin Zhao

Proc. of the 13th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2006), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4233, Hong Kong, Oct. 2006, pp. 523-532

[PDF]

[Apply BSE algorithm to ERP extraction and classification]

 

 

 

Research Notes, Technical Reports, Abstracts

[3] Clarify Some Issues on the Sparse Bayesian Learning for Sparse Signal Recovery

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

Technical Report, University of California, San Diego, September, 2011

[PDF]

[Clarifies some misunderstandings on SBL and serves as guidance for correctly using SBL.]

 

[2] Exploiting Correlation in Sparse Signal Recovery Problems: Multiple Measurement Vectors, Block Sparsity, and Time-Varying Sparsity

Zhilin Zhang, Bhaskar D. Rao

ICML 2011 Workshop on Structured Sparsity: Learning and Inference, July, 2011

[PDF] [Code]

[Comment: advises the use of MMV models to approximate time-varying sparsity model]

 

[1] Comparison of Sparse Signal Recovery Algorithms with Highly Coherent Dictionary Matrices: The Advantage of T-MSBL

Zhilin Zhang

Research Note

[PDF] [Code]

[Shows the superiority of T-MSBL to other eleven typical compressed sensing algorithms when sensing/dictionary matrices are highly coherent]