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On robust parameter estimation in brain-computer interfacing.

Wojciech Samek¹, Shinichi Nakajima, Motoaki Kawanabe

¹Machine Learning Group, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, 10587 Berlin, Germany.

Journal of Neural Engineering

|July 27, 2017

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Robust parameter estimation in brain-computer interfacing (BCI) is crucial. This study introduces a novel hierarchical approach to handle outliers in structured BCI data, improving algorithm performance.

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Area of Science:

Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Neuroscience

Background:

Reliable parameter estimation (mean, covariance) is vital for brain-computer interfacing (BCI) algorithms.
Outliers in BCI data (e.g., subject movements, eye blinks) can severely bias parameter estimation.
Existing robust estimators often neglect crucial structural information within BCI data.

Purpose of the Study:

To address the challenge of robust parameter estimation in structured BCI data.
To introduce a novel hierarchical perspective on robustness accommodating various outlier types.
To develop and evaluate a robust mean and covariance estimator for structured BCI data.

Main Methods:

Review of minimum divergence estimators.
Derivation of a robust mean and covariance estimator tailored for structured data.
Evaluation through simulations and a benchmark BCI dataset.

Main Results:

State-of-the-art BCI algorithms demonstrate improved performance with robustly estimated parameters.
The proposed hierarchical robustness approach effectively handles outliers in structured data.

Conclusions:

The developed robust estimators enhance the reliability of BCI algorithms.
The presented techniques are broadly applicable to parameter estimation problems in machine learning beyond BCI.