Information Theory, Coding and Cryptography

Foreword

The knowledge of information theory and coding has become a necessity not only for the electrical communication engineers, computer scientists, and information technologists but also for all others dealing with information, data, and signal flow. To know the principles of operations, to work for research and developments, to know more about applications, and to work with new futuristic topics such as nanotechnology, bioinformatics, etc., a thorough knowledge of information theory and coding is essential. Shannon’s theorem has given a beginning to this subject area which later on led to the development of several breakthrough concepts. Coding of information, data (audio, video, multimedia), and signals has become a necessity not only ...