Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
For the year 2001/2002 No calendar yet available
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
Burattini Emilio
Piccinini Nicola

Scollo Giuseppe
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
In attesa che venga pubblicato il piano didattico 2001/2002, consulta il piano dell'anno accademico in corso al link
Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Information Theory (2004/2005)
Teaching code
4S00039
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
5
Also offered in courses:
- Information Theory of the course Level 1 Masters in Network Planning and Management
- Information Theory of the course Masters in Intelligent and Multimedia Systems
- Information Theory of the course Bachelor in Computer Science (old system)
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
INF/01 - INFORMATICS
Period
First four-month term for the second year onwards dal Sep 27, 2004 al Nov 26, 2004.
Location
VERONA
Learning outcomes
Il corso intende presentare i concetti fondamentali della teoria dell'Informazione secondo Shannon e i suoi risvolti piu' recenti relativi alla compressione, alla sicurezza e alla complessita'.
Program
Introduzione ai codici. Principali caratteristiche e tipologie.
Misure informative e informazione intrinseca.
Teoremi di Kraft e diÊ McMillan.
Codifichea diÊ Huffmann. Teorema di ottimalita'.
Codifica di Shannon-Fano-Elias e codifica Arithmetic.
Algoritmi di compressione LZ e BW.
Entropia di una sorgente semplice. Entropie congiunte, relativa e condizionale.
Lemma del logaritmo. Primo teorema di Shannon.
Sorgenti stocastiche e stazionarie. Teorema di stazionarieta'.
Sorgenti markoviane ed entropie linguistiche.
Teorema dell'equipartizione asintotica. Sorgenti ergodiche.
Canali discreti con rumore. Mutua informazione e capacita'.
Secondo teorema di Shannon. Codici autocorrettori (cenni).
Entropie continua. Entropia della distribuzione normale. Teorema di Maxwell.
Segnali, serie e trasformata di Fourier.
Teorema del campionamento (Nyquist-Wiener-Shannon).
Canale gaussiano e terzo teorema di Shannon.
Principi informazionali dei metodi crittografici.
Complessita' algoritmica. Eleganza.
Testualizzazione e Recupero dell'informazione.
Examination Methods
Esame orale.
Teaching materials e documents
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Modalita' di esame (html, it, 1 KB, 23/02/05)
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Teoria dell'Informazione (plain, it, 1 KB, 23/02/05)
Type D and Type F activities
Training offer to be defined
Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
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