The book provides a comprehensive treatment of Information Theory and Coding as required for understanding and appreciating the basic concepts. It starts with the mathematical prerequisites and then uncovers major topics by way of different chapters on Information Theory, Source Coding, Communication Channels, Error Control Codes, Burst Errors, Convolution Codes and also a brief chapter on Cryptography. The book emphasizes on theoretical concepts and problem solving. The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunication Engineering.
· Mathematical Prerequisite
· Information Theory
· Source Coding
· Information Channels
· Error Control Coding
· Burst Error Correcting Codes
· Convolution Codes
· Cryptography and Information Security
About the Author
Muralidhar Kulkarni is currently Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Karnataka. He has also served as Head, Department of Information Technology, Delhi; Head, Computer Center, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi and Lecturer (Electronics Engineering) in the Electrical Engineering Department, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore. He has a vast teaching experience and his research interests are in the areas of Digital Communications, Information Theory and Coding, Fuzzy Digital Image Processing, Optical Communication and Networks and OFDM/COFDM Techniques.
K S Shivaprakasha is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bahubali College of Engineering, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka. He is a gold medallist in M.Tech. (Digital Electronics and Communication Systems) from Malnad College of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka. He has a teaching experience of 10 years and his areas of research interest include Wireless Sensor Networks, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Information Coding Theory and Cryptography.
