ECE 734 / Advanced Topics in Multimedia Coding and Communications

3 unit(s)

S. Dumitrescu

This course will familiarize the students with recent results in several modern research topics in multimedia coding and communications. Four main topics are covered: joint source-channel coding/decoding; multiple description coding; distributed source coding; network coding. Presentation will include the theoretical foundations (asymptotic rate-distortion results) as well as practical aspects (coding and decoding strategies, optimal code design), applications, and open problems.