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6.96x Graduate Seminar in Communications
   
   
Prereq.: 6.451, 6.263, 6.441, or permission of instructor
  (enrollment limited to 13)
Acad Year 2000-01: G (Fall)
3-0-9 H-Level Credit [P/F]
Proposed meeting time: Wed., 2-5 P.M.
Instructor: Staff (coordination by Profs. Forney and Tarokh; involvement of
  other communications faculty on specific topics as required)
   
   

Graduate seminar exploring advanced topics in communications. Capacity-approaching codes, network information theory, wireless communications, equalization and multi-user detection, advanced wire-line modems, and quantum communications,



Each class member leads discussion for one session. For that week, he or she reviews literature on a specific topic (with faculty assistance as required), prepares and leads a recitation-like survey of the subject, and produces a written summary suitable for distribution.



J Nicholas Laneman
2000-08-03