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Introduction to coding theory  

Description

Description: The course covers the following topics: communications model, channels, Hamming distance, maximum-likelihood decoding, linear codes, Hamming code, concatenated codes, the Singleton bound, the Hamming bound, the Gilbert-Varshamov bound, Reed-Solomon codes, decoding of RS codes, Tanner graphs, expander codes, network coding. Learning outcomes: After completing this course, the student will be able: * to use basic concepts in the area of coding theory, such as linear codes, generator and parity-check matrices, decoding algorithms. * to read and understand medium-difficulty mathematical and engineering texts in the area; * to construct appropriate codes and decoding methods for a variety of applied problems.

Delivery mode

Presential
English

Name

Introduction to coding theory
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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