+#' initialization of the EM algorithm
+#'
+#' @param k number of components
+#' @param X matrix of covariates (of size n*p)
+#' @param Y matrix of responses (of size n*m)
+#' @param tau threshold to stop EM algorithm
+#'
+#' @return a list with phiInit, rhoInit, piInit, gamInit
+#' @export