Research Scientist
Mathematics Cluster
Frame Theory and its Implementation

Tel. +43 1 51581-2554
Email: michael.speckbacher(at)oeaw.ac.at

 

 

Academic Background

Michael Speckbacher studied Mathematics at the Technical University of Munich. He completed his doctoral studies at the Acoustics Research Institute in September 2017. After positions at the Université de Bordeaux, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, and the University of Vienna, he returned to the Acoustics Research Institute in June 2024.

Current Research

Michael Speckbacher leads the research project "LIOON - Localization (of) Operators and Operator Reconstruction," which intends to systematically study localization and reconstruction of operators. His research interests range from time-frequency analysis, frame theory, and localization operators to statistical approaches in operator reconstruction.

ARI Publications

  • Localised frames for tensor product spaces. / Bytchenkoff, Dimitri; Speckbacher, Michael; Balazs, Peter.
    In: Monatshefte fur Mathematik, 18.05.2026.

    In this paper, we investigate whether the tensor product of two frames, each individually localised with respect to a spectral matrix algebra, is also localised with respect to a suitably chosen tensor product algebra. We provide a partial answer by constructing an involutive Banach algebra of rank-four tensors that is built from two solid spectral matrix algebras. We show that this algebra is inverse-closed, given that the original algebras satisfy a specific property related to operator-valued versions of these algebras. This condition is satisfied by all commonly used solid spectral matrix algebras. We then prove that the tensor product of two self-localised frames remains self-localised with respect to our newly constructed tensor algebra. Additionally, we discuss generalisations to localised frames of Hilbert-Schmidt operators, which may not necessarily consist of rank-one operators.

  • Kernel theorems for operators on co-orbit spaces associated with localised frames. / Bytchenkoff, Dimitri; Speckbacher, Michael; Balazs, Peter.
    In: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 551, No. 1, 129678, 01.11.2025.
  • How large are the gaps in phase space? / Speckbacher, Michael.
    2025 International Conference on Sampling Theory and Applications (SampTA). IEEE, 2025.

    Given a sampling measure for the wavelet transform (resp. the short-time Fourier transform) with the wavelet (resp. window) being chosen from the family of Laguerre (resp. Hermite) functions, we provide quantitative upper bounds on the radius of any ball that does not intersect the support of the measure. The estimates depend on the condition number, i.e., the ratio of the sampling constants, but are independent of the structure of the measure. Our proofs are completely elementary and rely on explicit formulas for the respective transforms.

  • Donoho-Logan large sieve principles for the wavelet transform. / Abreu, L; Speckbacher, M.
    In: Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis, Vol. 74, 31.01.2025, p. 101709.
  • Estimation of Binary Time-Frequency Masks from Ambient Noise. / Romero, J; Speckbacher, M.
    In: SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, Vol. 56/3, 01.06.2024, p. 3559-3587.
  • Eigenvalue estimates for Fourier concentration operators on two domains. / Marceca, F; Romero, J; Speckbacher, M.
    In: Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, Vol. 248, 12.04.2024, p. 35.
  • Time-frequency analysis on flat tori and Gabor frames in finite dimensions. / Abreu, L; Balazs, P; Holighaus, N et al.
    In: Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis, Vol. 69, 01.03.2024, p. 101622.
  • Quantitative bounds for unconditional pairs of frames. / Balazs, P; Freeman, D; Popescu, R et al.
    In: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 531/1/2, 01.03.2024, p. 127874.
  • Outer Kernel Theorem for Co-orbit Spaces of Localised Frames. / Bytchenkoff, D; Speckbacher, M; Balazs, P.
    14th International Conference on Sampling Theory and Applications. Yale, 2023.
  • Spectral-norm risk rates for multi-taper estimation of Gaussian processes. / Romero, J; Speckbacher, M.
    In: Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, Vol. 34/2, 12.05.2022, p. 448-464.
  • Donoho-Logan large sieve principles for modulation and polyanalytic Fock spaces. / Abreu, L; Speckbacher, M.
    In: Bulletin des Sciences Mathematiques, Vol. 103032, 01.12.2021.
  • Concentration estimates for finite expansions of spherical harmonics on two-point homogeneous spaces via the large sieve principle. / Jaming, P; Speckbacher, M.
    In: Sampling, Theory, Signal Processing, and Data Analysis, Vol. 19, No. 9, 01.12.2021.
  • Frames, their relatives and reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces. / Speckbacher, M; Balazs, P.
    In: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Vol. 53, 01.12.2020, p. 015204.
  • Concentration estimates for band-limited spherical harmonics expansions via the large sieve principle. / Speckbacher, M; Hrycak, T.
    In: Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications, Vol. 26, 01.12.2020, p. 38.
  • Kernel Theorems in Coorbit Theory. / Balazs, P; Gröchenig, K; Speckbacher, M.
    In: Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 01.12.2019.
  • Deterministic guarantees for L1-reconstruction: a large sieve approach with geometric flexibility. / Speckbacher, M; Abreu, L.
    IEEE Proceedings SampTA 2019. 2019.
  • Reproducing pairs and Gabor systems at critical density. / Speckbacher, M; Balazs, P.
    In: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 455, 01.12.2017, p. 1072-1087.
  • The $alpha$-modulation transform: admissibility, coorbit theory and frames of compactly supported functions. / Speckbacher, M; Bayer, D; Dahlke, S et al.
    In: Monatshefte fur Mathematik, Vol. 184, 01.12.2017, p. 133-169.
  • Reproducing pairs of measurable functions. / Antoine, J; Speckbacher, M; Trapani, C.
    In: Acta Applicandae Mathematicae, Vol. 150, 01.12.2017, p. 81-101.
  • Reproducing Pairs and Flexible Time-Frequency Representations. / Speckbacher, Michael.
    Universität Wien, 2017.
  • A planar large sieve and sparsity of time-frequency representations. / Abreu, L; Speckbacher, M.
    Proceedings of the SampTA 2017. Tallinn, 2017. p. 283-287.
  • Reproducing pairs and the continuous nonstationary Gabor transform on LCA groups. / Speckbacher, M; Balazs, P.
    In: American Journal of Physics, Vol. 48, 01.12.2015, p. 395201.
  • The continuous nonstationary Gabor transform on LCA groups with applications to representations of the affine Weyl-Heisenberg group. / Speckbacher, M; Balazs, P.
    2014.
  • Time-Frequency Representation adapted to Perception. / Speckbacher, Michael.
    Technische Universität München, 2013.

Other Publications

  • Baranov, A.; Jaming, P.; Kellay, K.; Speckbacher, M. (2024) Oversampling and Donoho-Logan type theorems in model spaces. Annales Fennici Mathematici, Bd. 49/1
  • Gröchenig, K.; Romero, J.L.; Speckbacher, M. (2023) Lipschitz continuity of spectra of pseudodifferential operators in a weighted Sjöstrand class and Gabor frame bounds. Journal of Spectral Theory, Bd. 13/3
  • Speckbacher, M. (2022) Sampling trajectories for the short-time Fourier transform.  Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications, Bd. 28/6
  • Abreu, L.D.; Speckbacher, M. (2022) Affine density, von Neumann dimension and a problem by Perelomov. Advances in Mathematics, Bd. 408
  • Jaming, P.; Speckbacher, M. (2020) Almost everywhere convergence of prolate spheroidal series. Illinois Journal of Mathematics, Bd. 65
  • Jaming, P.; Speckbacher, M. (2019) Planar sampling sets for the short-time Fourier transform. Constructive Approximation, Bd. 53