To cite aws in publications use:

Joerg Polzehl, Vladimir Spokoiny (2006). Propagation-separation approach for local likelihood estimation Probab. Theory Related Fields, 135(3), 335-362.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {Propagation-separation approach for local likelihood
      estimation},
    author = {J\"org Polzehl and Vladimir Spokoiny},
    journal = {Probab. Theory Related Fields},
    year = {2006},
    volume = {135},
    number = {3},
    pages = {335-362},
  }