Samuel Cheng - Böcker

Distributed source coding is one of the key enablers for efficient cooperative communication. The potential applications range from wireless sensor networks, ad-hoc networks, and surveillance networks, to robust low-complexity video coding, stereo/Multiview video coding, HDTV, hyper-spectral and multispectral imaging, and biometrics.The book is divided into three sections: theory, algorithms, and applications. Part one covers the background of information theory with an emphasis on DSC; part two discusses designs of algorithmic solutions for DSC problems, covering the three most important DSC problems: Slepian-Wolf, Wyner-Ziv, and MT source coding; and part three is dedicated to a variety of potential DSC applications.Key features: Clear explanation of distributed source coding theory and algorithms including both lossless and lossy designs.Rich applications of distributed source coding, which covers multimedia communication and data security applications.Self-contained content for beginners from basic information theory to practical code implementation.The book provides fundamental knowledge for engineers and computer scientists to access the topic of distributed source coding. It is also suitable for senior undergraduate and first year graduate students in electrical engineering; computer engineering; signal processing; image/video processing; and information theory and communications.

This comprehensive compendium addresses a critical need in the AI and machine learning era by bridging foundational information theory (IT) concepts with practical applications in statistical learning. Unlike traditional IT textbooks, this volume emphasizes how IT principles, such as entropy and source coding, underpin modern machine learning techniques like cross-entropy, decision trees, and evidence-lower bounds.This unique book connects IT with probabilistic inference, illustrated through real-world applications, such as decoding LDPC codes for error correction. The inclusion of the Lea probabilistic programming package is particularly valuable for pedagogy, offering students a hands-on tool to solve numerical problems and reinforce theoretical concepts.The useful reference text benefits professionals, researchers, academics and students in the fields of calculus and probability, communications and information sciences.