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Study programmes 2007-2008Last update : 7/05/2008
ELEN0060-1  Information and Coding Theory
Duration :  30h Th, 30h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
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Master in Electrical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Computer Engineering, specialized approach, 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling, Research focus, 1st year6
Holder(s) :  Louis Wehenkel
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  Information theory provides a quantitative measure of the information provided by a message or an observation. This notion was introduced by Claude Shannon in 1948 in order to establish the limits of what is possible in terms of data compression and transmission over noisy channels. Since these times, this theory has found many applications in telecommunications, computer science ans statistics. The courss is composed of three parts.
  • The foundations of information theory.
  • An introduction to coding theory for data compression, error-free communication, and cryptography.
  • An overview of other applications of information theory.
Course objective :  Introduction to probabilistic models and their main properties. Formalisation of the notion of information and introduction to source and channel coding.
Prerequisites :  Probability calculus and elements of statistics.
Workshops :  Exercise sessions and homework.
Organization :  1st semester
Written notes :  Available at AEES (two tomes)
Assessment :  Written test.
Practical work by groups of two students.
Written or oral exam (January).
Contacts :  L.Wehenkel@ulg.ac.be
Remarks :  Web page: http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~lwh/Info


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