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Course Details for A.Y. 2013/2014

The information on this page refer to the academic year 2013/2014. Therefore, several links are not available and data may be incomplete. To read the current information on the course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue . To read information relating other academic years, use the list at the bottom of this page.

A. Year:

2013/2014

Name:

Teoria dell'Informazione / Information Theory

Type:

Course

Basic information

Code:

F0158

Sector:

INF/01

Credits:

: Laurea in Informatica 6 CFU (b)
: Laurea Magistrale in Informatica 6 CFU (b)

Term:

1° semestre

Degree(s):

Laurea in Informatica curriculum Generale Opzionale
Laurea Magistrale in Informatica curriculum ASSC Opzionale
Laurea Magistrale in Informatica curriculum GSEEM Opzionale
Laurea Magistrale in Informatica curriculum Generale Opzionale

Language:

Italian

Teacher(s):

Filippo Mignosi

Propaedeutics:

Complementi di Matematica

Course Objectives

Knowledge of the fondamental concepts of Information Theory and ability to manipulate them formally. Deep understanding of common-sense concepts like "information", "representation", "learning", "model". Ability to translate intuitive solutions constructed with such concepts into concrete applications in different technological areas

Course Content

Information and entropy: joint, conditional, and mutual.
Entropy rate.
Representation and codes: uniform, variable length, and adaptive.
Relative measures.
Compression algorithms.
Clusterization.

Prerequisites and Learning Activities

Basic probability and discrete mathematics. Ability to develop software applications.

Textbooks

Cover e Thomas, Elements of Information Theory 2006. L'ultima edizione. Il corso tratterà di argomenti selezionati dai capitoli 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 e 13

Notes

IN QUESTO CORSO SI TRATTERANNO LE TEMATICHE DI BASE DELLA TEORIA DELL'INFORMAZIONE CON PARTICOLARE RIFERIMENTO ALLA CODIFICA DI SORGENTE E COMPRESSIONE DATI.

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Course information last updated on: 24 aprile 2013, 16:08

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