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Given a finite sequence of vectors $\mathcal F_0$ in $\C^d$ we describe the spectral and geometrical structure of optimal completions of $\mathcal F_0$ obtained by adding a finite sequence of vectors with prescribed norms, where optimality…
Given a finite sequence of vectors $\mathcal F_0$ in $\C^d$ we characterize in a complete and explicit way the optimal completions of $\mathcal F_0$ obtained by adding a finite sequence of vectors with prescribed norms, where optimality is…
In this paper we study two design problems in frame theory: on the one hand, given a fixed finite frame $\cF$ for $\hil\cong\C^d$ we compute those dual frames $\cG$ of $\cF$ that are optimal perturbations of the canonical dual frame for…
We study the problem of matrix estimation and matrix completion under a general framework. This framework includes several important models as special cases such as the gaussian mixture model, mixed membership model, bi-clustering model and…
Let $\mathcal F_0=\{f_i\}_{i\in\mathbb{I}_{n_0}}$ be a finite sequence of vectors in $\mathbb C^d$ and let $\mathbf{a}=(a_i)_{i\in\mathbb{I}_k}$ be a finite sequence of positive numbers. We consider the completions of $\cal F_0$ of the form…
We present results about minimization of convex functionals defined over a finite set of vectors in a finite dimensional Hilbert space, that extend several known results for the Benedetto-Fickus frame potential. Our approach depends on…
In this paper we present the construction of an exact dual frame under specific structural assumptions posed on the dual frame. When given a frame $F$ for a finite dimensional Hilbert space, and a set of vectors $H$ that is assumed to be a…
Optimization of frame structures is formulated as a~non-convex optimization problem, which is currently solved to local optimality. In this contribution, we investigate four optimization approaches: (i) general non-linear optimization, (ii)…
This work presents a quantitative framework for describing the overcompleteness of a large class of frames. It introduces notions of localization and approximation between two frames $\mathcal{F} = \{f_i\}_{i \in I}$ and $\mathcal{E} =…
In this paper, we present a unified analysis of matrix completion under general low-dimensional structural constraints induced by {\em any} norm regularization. We consider two estimators for the general problem of structured matrix…
This paper concerns the geometric structure of optimizers for frame potentials. We consider finite, real or complex frames and rotation or unitarily invariant potentials, and mostly specialize to Parseval frames, meaning the frame potential…
We introduce an extension of the convex potentials for finite frames (e.g. the frame potential defined by Benedetto and Fickus) in the framework of Bessel sequences of integer translates of finite sequences in $L^2(\R^k)$. We show that…
In this paper we study the fusion frame potential, that is a generalization of the Benedetto-Fickus (vectorial) frame potential to the finite-dimensional fusion frame setting. The structure of local and global minimizers of this potential…
In this work, we reveal a rich combinatorial structure underlying exact minimax optimal algorithms for classical nonexpansive fixed-point problems. This viewpoint unifies all extremal optimal methods and provides a systematic and practical…
The low-rank matrix completion problem can be succinctly stated as follows: given a subset of the entries of a matrix, find a low-rank matrix consistent with the observations. While several low-complexity algorithms for matrix completion…
This work developes a quantitative framework for describing the overcompleteness of a large class of frames. A previous paper introduced notions of localization and approximation between two frames $\mathcal{F} = \{f_i\}_{i \in I}$ and…
The study involves characterizations of dual pairs of frames which are optimal to handle erasures among all dual pairs for a finite dimensional Hilbert space. A new optimality measure using the Frobenius norm of the error operator has been…
Convex algebraic geometry concerns the interplay between optimization theory and real algebraic geometry. Its objects of study include convex semialgebraic sets that arise in semidefinite programming and from sums of squares. This article…
The prime focus of this paper is the study of optimal duals of a given finite frame as well as optimal dual pairs, in the context of probability modelled erasures of frame coefficients. We characterize optimal dual frames (and dual pairs)…
This paper explores the structure of optimal K-dual frames for a given K-frame and optimal K-dual pairs, within the context of erasures which occur during the transmission of frame coefficients. We address two distinct erasure scenarios and…