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most citedAn Asymptotically MSE-Optimal Estimator based on Gaussian Mixture Models

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eess.SP2026

Learning Successive Interference Cancellation for Low-Complexity Soft-Output MIMO Detection

Benedikt Fesl, Fatih Capar

Low-complexity multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection remains a key challenge in modern wireless systems, particularly for 5G reduced capability (RedCap) and internet-of-t…

eess.SP2024

Addressing Pilot Contamination in Channel Estimation with Variational Autoencoders

Amar Kasibovic, Benedikt Fesl, Michael Baur +1

Pilot contamination (PC) is a well-known problem that affects massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. When frequency and pilots are reused between different cells, P…

cs.IT2024

A Versatile Pilot Design Scheme for FDD Systems Utilizing Gaussian Mixture Models

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Böck, Benedikt Fesl +3

In this work, we propose a Gaussian mixture model (GMM)-based pilot design scheme for downlink (DL) channel estimation in single- and multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIM…

eess.SP2024

Linear and Nonlinear MMSE Estimation in One-Bit Quantized Systems under a Gaussian Mixture Prior

Benedikt Fesl, Wolfgang Utschick

We present new fundamental results for the mean square error (MSE)-optimal conditional mean estimator (CME) in one-bit quantized systems for a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) distribu…

eess.SP2024★ 1 cited

High-SNR Comparison of Linear Precoding and DPC in RIS-Aided MIMO Broadcast Channels

Dominik Semmler, Benedikt Fesl, Michael Joham +1

We compare dirty paper coding (DPC) and linear precoding methods in a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)- aided high-signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) scenario, where the channel b…

eess.SP2024

Enhancing Channel Estimation in Quantized Systems with a Generative Prior

Benedikt Fesl, Aziz Banna, Wolfgang Utschick

Channel estimation in quantized systems is challenging, particularly in low-resolution systems. In this work, we propose to leverage a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) as generative pr…

eess.SP2024

Channel-Adaptive Pilot Design for FDD-MIMO Systems Utilizing Gaussian Mixture Models

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Fesl, Benedikt Böck +2

In this work, we propose to utilize Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) to design pilots for downlink (DL) channel estimation in frequency division duplex (FDD) systems. The GMM capture…

eess.SP2024

Diffusion-based Generative Prior for Low-Complexity MIMO Channel Estimation

Benedikt Fesl, Michael Baur, Florian Strasser +2

This work proposes a novel channel estimator based on diffusion models (DMs), one of the currently top-rated generative models. Contrary to related works utilizing generative prior…

cs.LG2024

On the Asymptotic Mean Square Error Optimality of Diffusion Models

Benedikt Fesl, Benedikt Böck, Florian Strasser +3

Diffusion models (DMs) as generative priors have recently shown great potential for denoising tasks but lack theoretical understanding with respect to their mean square error (MSE)…

eess.SP2024

Wireless Channel Prediction via Gaussian Mixture Models

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Böck, Kai Jie Chan +5

In this work, we utilize a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) to capture the underlying probability density function (PDF) of the channel trajectories of moving mobile terminals (MTs) wi…

cs.IT2024

Limited Feedback on Measurements: Sharing a Codebook or a Generative Model?

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Fesl, Michael Joham +5

Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) codebook-based solutions are well-established for limited feedback schemes in frequency division duplex (FDD) systems. In recent years, data-aided…

eess.SP2023★ 1 cited

Gohberg-Semencul Estimation of Toeplitz Structured Covariance Matrices and Their Inverses

Benedikt Böck, Dominik Semmler, Benedikt Fesl +2

When only few data samples are accessible, utilizing structural prior knowledge is essential for estimating covariance matrices and their inverses. One prominent example is knowing…

eess.SP2023★ 9 cited

Channel Estimation in Underdetermined Systems Utilizing Variational Autoencoders

Michael Baur, Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Fesl +1

In this work, we propose to utilize a variational autoencoder (VAE) for channel estimation (CE) in underdetermined (UD) systems. The basis of the method forms a recently proposed c…

eess.SP2023

Channel Estimation for Quantized Systems based on Conditionally Gaussian Latent Models

Benedikt Fesl, Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Böck +1

This work introduces a novel class of channel estimators tailored for coarse quantization systems. The proposed estimators are founded on conditionally Gaussian latent generative m…

eess.SP2023★ 24 cited

Leveraging Variational Autoencoders for Parameterized MMSE Estimation

Michael Baur, Benedikt Fesl, Wolfgang Utschick

In this manuscript, we propose to use a variational autoencoder-based framework for parameterizing a conditional linear minimum mean squared error estimator. The variational autoen…

cs.IT2023

Enhanced Low-Complexity FDD System Feedback with Variable Bit Lengths via Generative Modeling

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Fesl, Wolfgang Utschick

Recently, a versatile limited feedback scheme based on a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) was proposed for frequency division duplex (FDD) systems. This scheme provides high flexibilit…

eess.SP2023

Low-Rank Structured MMSE Channel Estimation with Mixtures of Factor Analyzers

Benedikt Fesl, Nurettin Turan, Wolfgang Utschick

This work proposes a generative modeling-aided channel estimator based on mixtures of factor analyzers (MFA). In an offline step, the parameters of the generative model are inferre…

cs.IT2023★ 20 cited

A Versatile Low-Complexity Feedback Scheme for FDD Systems via Generative Modeling

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Fesl, Michael Koller +2

We propose a versatile feedback scheme for both single- and multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) frequency division duplex (FDD) systems. Particularly, we propose utili…

eess.SP2023

Learning a Gaussian Mixture Model from Imperfect Training Data for Robust Channel Estimation

Benedikt Fesl, Nurettin Turan, Michael Joham +1

In this letter, we propose a Gaussian mixture model (GMM)-based channel estimator which is learned on imperfect training data, i.e., the training data are solely comprised of noisy…

cs.IT2022★ 29 cited

On the Mean Square Error Optimal Estimator in One-Bit Quantized Systems

Benedikt Fesl, Michael Koller, Wolfgang Utschick

This paper investigates the mean square error (MSE)-optimal conditional mean estimator (CME) in one-bit quantized systems in the context of channel estimation with jointly Gaussian…

eess.SP2022

Channel Estimation with Reduced Phase Allocations in RIS-Aided Systems

Benedikt Fesl, Andreas Faika, Nurettin Turan +2

We consider channel estimation in systems equipped with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). In order to illuminate the additional cascaded channel as compared to systems wi…

cs.IT2022

Evaluation of a Gaussian Mixture Model-based Channel Estimator using Measurement Data

Nurettin Turan, Benedikt Fesl, Moritz Grundei +2

In this work, we use real-world data in order to evaluate and validate a machine learning (ML)-based algorithm for physical layer functionalities. Specifically, we apply a recently…

cs.IT2022

GMM-based Codebook Construction and Feedback Encoding in FDD Systems

Nurettin Turan, Michael Koller, Benedikt Fesl +3

We propose a precoder codebook construction and feedback encoding scheme which is based on Gaussian mixture models (GMMs). In an offline phase, the base station (BS) first fits a G…

eess.SP2022★ 27 cited

Variational Autoencoder Leveraged MMSE Channel Estimation

Michael Baur, Benedikt Fesl, Michael Koller +1

We propose to utilize a variational autoencoder (VAE) for data-driven channel estimation. The underlying true and unknown channel distribution is modeled by the VAE as a conditiona…