Coding theory | Information theory | Inequalities
In coding theory and information theory, a Z-channel (binary asymmetric channel) is a communications channel used to model the behaviour of some data storage systems. (Wikipedia).
(IC 1.6) A different notion of "information"
An informal discussion of the distinctions between our everyday usage of the word "information" and the information-theoretic notion of "information". A playlist of these videos is available at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE125425EC837021F Attribution for image of TV static:
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(IC 1.1) Information theory and Coding - Outline of topics
A playlist of these videos is available at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE125425EC837021F Overview of central topics in Information theory and Coding. Compression (source coding) theory: Source coding theorem, Kraft-McMillan inequality, Rate-distortion theorem Error-correctio
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Workshop 1 "Operator Algebras and Quantum Information Theory" - CEB T3 2017 - M.Musat
Magdalena Musat (University of Copenhagen) / 14.09.17 Title: Quantum correlations, tensor norms, and factorizable quantum channels Abstract: In joint work with Haagerup, we established in 2015 a reformulation of the Connes embedding problem in terms of an asymptotic property of quantum c
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Workshop 1 "Operator Algebras and Quantum Information Theory" - CEB T3 2017 - C.Palazuelos
Carlos Palazuelos (Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas, Madrid) / 15.09.17 Title: Classical vs Quantum communication in XOR games Abstract: In this talk we will study the value of XOR games G when the players are allowed to use a limited amount of one-way classical (resp. quantum) commun
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(IC 1.4) Source-channel separation
The source-encoder-channel-decoder-destination pipeline. Decoupling the combined encoding problem into compression (source coding) and error-correction (channel coding) via the source-channel separation theorem. A playlist of these videos is available at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?
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Nexus Trimester - Shlomo Shamai (Technion)
Shlomo Shamai (Technion) Information Theory: Old and New - A Personal View February 29, 2016 Abstract: The presentation starts by demonstrating in a descriptive way the origin of information theory in Shannon's 1948 monumental work, and pointing some interdisciplinary aspects within gene
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Workshop 1 "Operator Algebras and Quantum Information Theory" - CEB T3 2017 - A.Majewski
Adam Majewski (Gdansk) / 11.09.17 Title: Quantum correlations. Abstract: Applying the basic rules of non-commutative integrations and guided by principles of Quantum Mechanics, we present the rigorous descrip- tion of quantum correlations. This will be done for a general composite quant
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(IC 1.5) Examples of source-encoder-channel pipelines
Informal examples to illustrate the steps in the source-channel coding process. A playlist of these videos is available at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE125425EC837021F
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Nexus Trimester - János Körner (Sapienza University of Rome)
Codes in graphs János Körner (Sapienza University of Rome) February 05, 2016 Abstract: In a suitable reformulation, standard problems in Erdösian extremal combinatorics, especially intersection theorems, are in a surprisingly close connection with zero-error problems in the Shannon theor
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Nexus Trimester - Thomas Courtade (UC-Berkeley)
Strong Data Processing and the Entropy Power Inequality Thomas Courtade (UC-Berkeley) February 10, 2016 Abstract: Proving an impossibility result in information theory typically boils down to quantifying a tension between information measures that naturally emerge in an operational setti
From playlist Nexus Trimester - 2016 - Distributed Computation and Communication Theme
Some noncommutative probability aspects of meandric systems - P. Zhong - Workshop 2 - CEB T3 2017
Ping Zhong / 27.10.17 Some noncommutative probability aspects of meandric systems The talk will consider a family of diagrammatic objects (well-known to combinatorialists and mathematical physicists) which go under the names of ”meandric systems” or ”semi-meandric systems”. I will review
From playlist 2017 - T3 - Analysis in Quantum Information Theory - CEB Trimester
The Hybrid Conformal Bootstrap by Ning Su
NONPERTURBATIVE AND NUMERICAL APPROACHES TO QUANTUM GRAVITY, STRING THEORY AND HOLOGRAPHY (HYBRID) ORGANIZERS: David Berenstein (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA), Simon Catterall (Syracuse University, USA), Masanori Hanada (University of Surrey, UK), Anosh Joseph (IISER Mohal
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Scattering Without Space Time (Lecture 2) Nima Arkani Hamed
Nima Arkani-Hamed Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA 26 Sep 2012, 04:00 PM Seminar Hall, ICTS, IISc campus, Bangalore
From playlist Chandrasekhar Lectures
Optimized quantum f-divergences and data processing - M. Wilde - Main Conference - CEB T3 2017
Mark Wilde (Baton Rouge) / 11.12.2017 Title: Optimized quantum f-divergences and data processing Abstract: The quantum relative entropy is a measure of the distinguishability of two quantum states, and it is a unifying concept in quantum information theory: many information measures such
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Manuela KULAXIZI - CFT and Black Holes
We will review progress in studying CFTs with a large number of degrees of freedom, and discuss how we can use it to learn something about gravity and black holes.
From playlist Integrability, Anomalies and Quantum Field Theory
Nexus Trimester - Ankit Garg (Princeton)
Communication Lower Bounds for Statistical Estimation Problems via a Distributed Data Processing Inequality Ankit Garg (Princeton) March 03, 2016 Abstract: We study the tradeoff between the statistical error and communication cost of distributed statistical estimation problems in high di
From playlist Nexus Trimester - 2016 - Central Workshop
MagLab Theory Winter School 2018: Steven Girvin - Entanglement Entropy
The National MagLab held it's sixth Theory Winter School in Tallahassee, FL from January 8th - 13th, 2018.
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Philippe Jacquet - AI vs Information theory and learnability
Abstract: We will first give a quick review of how information theory impacts AI, in particular how a complex system can evolve into a more complex system while satisfying the laws of information theory. Second we will investigate the problem of learnability. Deep neural networks are somet
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