CMPE 108/263: Data Compression

Spring 06

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Announcements

• 6/15 - The deadline for the project report is midnight today.
  
  
• 6/9 - Homework 8 is out.
  
  
• 6/8 - The third part of the project is out!
  
  
• 6/8 - Here are the class notes for the lecture of 6/8
  
  
• 6/7 - Here are the class notes for the lecture of 6/5
  
  
• 6/4 - Homework 7 is out.
  
  
• 5/28 - The office hour of Monday, 5/29 is canceled (Holiday). I will hold supplementary office hours on Tuesday, 5/30, 2-3pm
  
  
• 5/28 - The 2nd project assignment is out. Team leaders who haven't sent me their update on the 1st project assignment please do so asap.
  
  
• 5.24 - Homework 6 is out. Due May 31 in class.
  
  
• 5/18 - Homework 5 is out. Due May 24 in class.
  
  
• 5/17 - The Project page is up! The 1st project assignment is out.
  
  
• 5/15 - The schedule of grad presentations is up - check the Grads presentations page.
  
  
• 5/6 - REMINDER: The Midterm will be held on May 10, 5-6:45pm, in the usual room. Bring your calculator if you want, but no books/notes allowed.
  
  
• 6/4 - Homework 4 is out!
  
  
• 5/1 - Homework 3 is out!
  
  
• 5/1 - The lecture of May 8th is canceled. Instead, we will have an extra lecture on Friday, May 5th, 11:30am-1pm, in Rm. E2-280.
  
  
• 4/24 - The reading list for grad students (CE 263) is out!
  
  
• 4/24 - Homework 2 is out.
  
  
• 4/14 - Homework 1 is out! [Note: homework will not be graded.]
  
  
• 4/8 - Welcome to CMPE 108/263! Announcements related to the course will be posted here. Please check this page frequently.
  

General Description

• Basics of information theory, lossless coding (Huffman coding, arithmetic coding, dictionary coding), lossy coding (PCM, predictive coding, transform coding). Application to the compression of specific data sets, including biological time series, and multimedia streams.

Here is the detailed calendar of the course.


• Textbook:
  • Khalid Sayood, "Introduction to Data Compression", Morgan Kaufmann.


• Grading: The course work will be weigthed as follows for the final score:
  
  • Midterm: 40%
  • Final exam: 40%
  • Project: 20%
  
  
  • The Midterm will be held on May 10th, 5-6:30 pm.
    
  
  
  • The Final Exam will be held on June 12, 4-7 pm.
    
    
  • Note: The midterm and final exam for CMPE 263 will be different (more demanding) than for CMPE 108.
    
    
  • Note: All graduate students taking CMPE 263 will have to give a presentation based on a number of papers from a selected list.
    
    
• Prequisites (for CMPE 108)
  • CMPE 107 or MATH 131A
  • CMPS 101