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| ELEN0060-1 | Information and Coding Theory
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Biomedical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Electrical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Computer Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Electrical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Computer Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Louis Wehenkel |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| 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.
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| Course objective : | Introduction to probabilistic models and their main properties. Formalisation of the notion of information and introduction to source and channel coding. |
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| Prerequisites : | Probability calculus and elements of statistics. |
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| Workshops : | Exercise sessions and homework. |
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| Organization : | 1st semester |
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| Written notes : | Available at AEES (two tomes) |
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| Assessment : | Written test.
Practical work by groups of two students.
Written or oral exam (January). |
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| Contacts : | L.Wehenkel@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Web page: http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~lwh/Info |
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