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227-0419-00L 2 Credits

Topics in Multi-Terminal Information Theory (MIT)

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Amos Lapidoth
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:57:22

Objective

The course will cover topics in multi-terminal information theory with an emphasis on achievability techniques. The course is intended for students who have already had a first course in information theory covering the basics of source coding and the proof of the channel coding theorem.

Content

- Strong Typicality - Rate Distortion Theory - The Multiple-Access Channel - Slepian-Wolf Source Coding - Channels with causal state information at the transmitter (Shannon) - Channels with a-causal state information at the transmitter (Gelfand-Pinsker) - The Wyner-Ziv Rate Distortion problem - Marton's region for the broadcast channel - Superposition coding for the broadcast channel - Converse for degraded channels - The relay channel - The Cover-Leung region for the multiple-access channel with feedback - Slepian-Wolf coding for correlated sources - Successive Refinement in Rate Distortion Theory - Multiple Descriptions.

General Information

Language
English
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Topics in Multi-Terminal Information Theory (MIT)
  • Mon 13:15-15:00 (ETF D 110)
  • Tue 13:15-15:00 (ETF D 110)
  • Wed 13:15-15:00 (ETF D 110)
  • Fri 14:15-16:00 (ETF D 110)
2 h weekly

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