Information Theory

INFORMATION THEORY

Sep. 19 - Dec. 20, 2024

Schedule:

Thursday: 10:00-12:00, Room B2.2
Friday: 14:00-17:00, Room B2.2

Interested students who cannot attend classes (like those waiting for a VISA) are invited to contact me as soon as possible with an email sent at marco.dalai@unibs.it to get access to materials.

Introduction

Textbook:

Thomas. M. Cover, Joy. A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, ed. John Wiley & Sons. (1a-sto 2-nd edition)

Other books:

Robert G. Gallager, Information Theory and Reliable Communication
Robert M. Fano, Transmission of Information: A Statistical Theory of Communications.
Andrew J. Viterbi, Jim K. Omura. Principles of Digital Communication and Coding.
Robert Ash, Information Theory (DII library)
John Pierce, An Introduction to Information Theory (DII library).
David MacKay, Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms (online for free)

Classics:

C. E. Shannon, A Mathematical Theory of Communication, Bell System Technical Journal, vol. 27, pp. 379-423, 623-656, July, October, 1948.

Interesting Links

C. E. Shannon on Wikipedia
Documentary: Claude Shannon - Father of the Information Age (Real Player)
Information Theory Society website

Textbook:

Thomas. M. Cover, Joy. A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, ed. John Wiley & Sons. (1a-sto 2-nd edition)

Other books:

Classics: