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Shannon's Channel and Capacity: A Mystery in Three Acts

Michelle Effros

37:22·2016·graduate level·Research Seminar

Michelle Effros of Caltech explores the foundational concepts of Shannon's channel capacity, presenting it as a three-act mystery within information theory.

Claude Shannon Centennial Symposium Rackham Building Amphitheatre University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Mathematics Probability & Information Theory Topology & Geometry Information Theory & Coding Algebraic Geometry & Hodge Theory Signal Processing & Circuit Analysis Communication Theory

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Michelle Effros

George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering · Caltech

Michelle Effros is the George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering at Caltech, a distinguished expert in information theory and coding.

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