Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is a fast developing area of
intense research interest. Following on from Self-Organising Neural
Networks: Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation,
this book reviews the significant developments of the past year.
It covers topics such as the use of hidden Markov methods, the
independence assumption, and topographic ICA, and includes tutorial
chapters on Bayesian and variational approaches. It also provides the
latest approaches to ICA problems, including an investigation into
certain "hard problems" for the very first time.
Comprising contributions from the most respected and innovative
researchers in the field, this volume will be of interest to students
and researchers in computer science and electrical engineering; research
and development personnel in disciplines such as statistical modelling
and data analysis; bio-informatic workers; and physicists and chemists
requiring novel data analysis methods.