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Title: NLS Algorithm for Kronecker-Structured Linear Systems with a CPD Constrained Solution
In various applications within signal processing, system identification, pattern recognition, and scientific computing, the canonical polyadic decomposition (CPD) of a higher-order tensor is only known via general linear measurements. In this paper, we show that the computation of such a CPD can be reformulated as a sum of CPDs with linearly constrained factor matrices by assuming that the measurement matrix can be approximated by a sum of a (small) number of Kronecker products. By properly exploiting the hypothesized structure, we can derive an efficient non-linear least squares algorithm, allowing us to tackle large-scale problems.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1704074
PAR ID:
10169186
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
27th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), A Coruna, Spain, 2019
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1 to 5
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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