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Neural Compression: Estimating and Achieving the Fundamental Limits Eric Lei

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Book
Thesis/Dissertation
Author/Creator:
Lei, Eric, author.
Contributor:
University of Pennsylvania. Electrical and Systems Engineering., degree granting institution.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Electrical engineering.
Computer science.
Systems science.
Engineering.
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0984.
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Local Subjects:
Electrical engineering.
Computer science.
Systems science.
Engineering.
0544.
0984.
0790.
0537.
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (138 pages)
Contained In:
Dissertations Abstracts International 86-12B
Place of Publication:
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2025
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Neural compression, which pertains to compression schemes that are learned from data using neural networks, has emerged as a powerful approach for compressing real-world data. Neural compressors often outperform classical schemes, especially in settings where reconstructions that are perceptually similar to the source are desired. Despite their empirical success, the fundamental principles governing how neural compressors operate, perform, and trade off performance with complexity are not well-understood compared to classical schemes.We aim to develop some of the fundamental principles of neural compression. We first introduce neural estimation methods that can estimate the theoretical rate-distortion limits of lossy compression for high dimensional sources using techniques from generative models. These methods illustrate that recent neural compressors are sub-optimal. Next, we build on these insights to discuss neural compressors that approach optimality yet remain low-complexity through the use of lattice coding techniques. These are shown to approach the rate-distortion limits on high-dimensional sources without incurring a significant increase in complexity. Finally, we develop low-complexity compressors for the rate-distortion-perception setting, where an additional perception constraint ensures the source and reconstruction distributions are close in terms of a statistical divergence. These compressors combine lattice coding with the use of shared randomness via dithering over the lattice cells, and provably achieve the fundamental rate-distortion-perception limits on the Gaussian source
Notes:
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: B.
Advisors: Saeedi Bidokhti, Shirin; Hassani, Hamed Committee members: Vidal, Rene; Weissman, Tsachy; Theis, Lucas
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2025
Local Notes:
School code: 0175
ISBN:
9798280757745
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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