UCSD ECE 287A
Network Information Theory
Winter 2008
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Website: http://circuit.ucsd.edu/~yhk/ece287a-win08/
Course Description: This course studies information theoretic limits of communication (channel coding) and compression (source coding) in networks. The focus is on basic coding techniques for simple network models, with the ultimate goal of understanding fundamental principles behind information flow over general networks. Topics include multiple access channels, broadcast channels, interference channels, relay channels; channels with state, channels with feedback, two-way channels; Slepian-Wolf distributed data compression, source coding with side information, multiple descriptions; multiple-antenna (MIMO) Gaussian networks, network information flow, asymptotic capacity of large wireless networks.
Prerequisites: ECE 255AN (Information Theory) or equivalent.
Lectures: TuTh 11:00 am-12:20 pm, McGill Hall 2330
Instructor: Young-Han Kim (yhk@ucsd.edu)
Office: Calit2 4103
Tel: 534-4254
Office Hours: Mondays 3-4 pm or by appointment. Mostly available after lectures.
Administrative Assistant: Cheryle Wills (clwills@ece.ucsd.edu)
Office: EBU-I 3601
Tel: 534-2498
Fax: 534-0556
Course Reading
Lecture Notes: Hard copies will be handed out as the course progresses.
Books on Reserve: Following textbooks are on reserve in the S & E Library:
  • Cover and Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, Wiley, 2nd ed, 2006.
  • Gallager, Information Theory and Reliable Communication, Wiley, 1968.
  • Csiszar and Korner, Information Theory, Akademiai Kiado, 1981.
  • Blahut, Principles and Practice of Information Theory, Addison-Wesley, 1987.
  • McEliece, Theory of Information and Coding, Cambridge, 2nd ed, 2002.
  • Yeung, A First Course in Information Theory, Kluwer, 2002.
References: The list of references can be found here.
Course Requirements
Homeworks: 4-5 problem sets will be handed out at a decreasing frequency so as to leave more time for students to focus on their final projects as the course progresses.
Midterm: Friday, February 29 (yes, there is such a day); take-home.
Final Project: Class project information will be posted later.
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Last modified: Wed Mar 5 22:22:51 PST 2008