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For a distribution function $F$ on $\mathbb{R}^d$ and a point $q\in \mathbb{R}^d$, the \emph{spherical depth} $\SphD(q;F)$ is defined to be the probability that a point $q$ is contained inside a random closed hyper-ball obtained from a pair…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-02-27 David Bremner , Rasoul Shahsavarifar

Radon transform is a type of transform which is used in image processing to transfer the image into intercept-slope coordinate. Its diagonal properties made it appropriate for some applications which need processes in different degrees.…

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Depth information is useful for many applications. Active depth sensors are appealing because they obtain dense and accurate depth maps. However, due to issues that range from power constraints to multi-sensor interference, these sensors…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-04 James Noraky , Vivienne Sze

We propose a new algorithm for approximating the metric projection onto a superelliptic disk of order $p>1$, i.e., the convex hull of a superellipse (Lam\'e curve), and prove its convergence.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Valerian-Alin Fodor , Virgilius-Aurelian Minuta

This paper describes a novel and fast, simple and robust algorithm with O(N) expected complexity which enables to decrease run time needed to find the maximum distance of two points in E2. It can be easily modified for the E3 case in…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2022-09-14 Vaclav Skala

The Hausdorff distance (HD) is a robust measure of set dissimilarity, but computing it exactly on large, high-dimensional datasets is prohibitively expensive. We propose \textbf{ProHD}, a projection-guided approximation algorithm that…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Jiuzhou Fu , Luanzheng Guo , Nathan R. Tallent , Dongfang Zhao

Swept volume computation, the determination of regions occupied by moving objects, is essential in graphics, robotics, and manufacturing. Existing approaches either explicitly track surfaces, suffering from robustness issues under complex…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-09-12 Pengfei Wang , Yuexin Yang , Shuangmin Chen , Shiqing Xin , Changhe Tu , Wenping Wang

Accurate approximation of probability measures is essential in numerical applications. This paper explores the quantization of probability measures using the maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) distance as a guiding metric. We first investigate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Zahra Mehraban , Alois Pichler

An explicit formula to approximate the diagonal entries of the Hessian is introduced. When the derivative-free technique called \emph{generalized centered simplex gradient} is used to approximate the gradient, then the formula can be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Gabriel Jarry-Bolduc

Based on the characterization of the polyconvex envelope of isotropic functions by their signed singular value representations, we propose a simple algorithm for the numerical approximation of the polyconvex envelope. Instead of operating…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-31 Timo Neumeier , Malte A. Peter , Daniel Peterseim , David Wiedemann

In camera measurement systems, specialized equipment such as telecentric lenses is often employed to measure parts with narrow tolerances. However, despite the use of such equipment, measurement errors can occur due to mechanical and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Ahmet Gokhan Poyraz , Ahmet Emir Dirik , Hakan Gurkan , Mehmet Kacmaz

Estimating the geometric median of a dataset is a robust counterpart to mean estimation, and is a fundamental problem in computational geometry. Recently, [HSU24] gave an $(\varepsilon, \delta)$-differentially private algorithm obtaining an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Syamantak Kumar , Daogao Liu , Kevin Tian , Chutong Yang

This paper describes a suite of algorithms for constructing low-rank approximations of an input matrix from a random linear image of the matrix, called a sketch. These methods can preserve structural properties of the input matrix, such as…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2018-01-03 Joel A. Tropp , Alp Yurtsever , Madeleine Udell , Volkan Cevher

The paper first recalls the Blahut Arimoto algorithm for computing the capacity of arbitrary discrete memoryless channels, as an example of an iterative algorithm working with probability density estimates. Then, a geometrical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2010-01-13 Ziad Naja , Florence Alberge , P. Duhamel

We present a space and time efficient practical parallel algorithm for approximating the diameter of massive weighted undirected graphs on distributed platforms supporting a MapReduce-like abstraction. The core of the algorithm is a…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-11-10 Matteo Ceccarello , Andrea Pietracaprina , Geppino Pucci , Eli Upfal

In this paper we study the problem of maximizing the distance to a given point over an intersection of balls. It was already known that this problem can be solved in polynomial time and space if the given point is not in the convex hull of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-09 Marius Costandin , Beniamin Costandin

Computational difficulty of quadratic matching and the Gromov-Wasserstein distance has led to various approximation and relaxation schemes. One of such methods, relying on the notion of distance profiles, has been widely used in practice,…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-12-30 YoonHaeng Hur , Yuehaw Khoo

In this paper, we propose a new and simple approach to the approximation algorithms that are modified and improved from our published results. The computational and graphical examples are presented with the aid of Maple procedures.

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Quan Le Phuong

Locating proximal points is a component of numerous minimization algorithms. This work focuses on developing a method to find the proximal point of a convex function at a point, given an inexact oracle. Our method assumes that exact…

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