Nicola Novello

Nicola Novello

PhD student at University of Klagenfurt

Publications and Preprints

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Machine Learning

  1. $f$-Divergence Based Classification: Beyond the Use of Cross-Entropy
    Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    ICML – International Conference on Machine Learning, 2024
    [code]

  2. A Unified Framework for Diffusion Model Unlearning with f-Divergence
    Nicola Novello, Federico Fontana, Luigi Cinque, Deniz Gunduz, Andrea M. Tonello
    Preprint

  3. Robust Classification with Noisy Labels Based on Posterior Maximization
    Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    Preprint

  4. Mutual Information Estimation via $f$-Divergence and Data Derangements
    Nunzio A. Letizia, Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    NeurIPS – Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, 2024
    [code]

  5. Copula Density Neural Estimation
    Nunzio A. Letizia, Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2025
    [code]

Machine Learning for Communications

  1. Data-Driven Grid Monitoring Under Label Noise Using Power Line Modems
    Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    SmartGridComm – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, 2025
    [code]

  2. Label Noise Resistant $f$-Divergence Receiver for Power Line Communications
    Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    SmartGridComm – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, 2024
    [code]

  3. Human Detection Based on Learning and Classification of Radio Scattering Parameters and Para-Hermitian Eigenvalue Decomposition
    Frank E. Ebong, Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    PIMRC – IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2024
    [code]

Reinforcement Learning for Communications

  1. Recurrent DQN for radio fingerprinting with constrained measurements collection
    Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    ICT Express (2024)
    [code]

  2. Reinforcement Learning for Simplified Training in Fingerprinting Radio Localization
    Nicola Novello, Andrea M. Tonello
    BalkanCom – IEEE International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, 2023