In multitaper spectral estimator, the tapers are chosen to be Slepian sequences, after David Slepian (also known in literature as discrete prolate spheroidal Sequences or DPSS for short).
The tapers are chosen to be Slepian sequences. This was after David Slepian (also known in literature as discrete prolate spheroidal Sequences or DPSS for short). This was in multitaper spectral estimator.