E6880: Topics in Signal Processing (Media Representation)
Course Information

About this home page

This is the home page of the course EE E6880, Topics in Signal Processing, as taught at Columbia University in the Spring of 1997. The topic this semester will be Media Representation. General course information, special announcements, suggested projects, sample source code and images/video can be found here. Students are expected to periodically check the contents of this site to obtain up-to-date information about the course.

General course description

This is an introductory graduate-level course addressing techniques to digitally represent information, with emphasis on still images and video. The course provides both theoretical foundation and practical hands-on experience. First, it presents an in-depth perspective of media representation theory starting from the fundamentals of Information Theory, providing an overview of several classic and recent coding techniques that show where this theory can and cannot be applied. Second, it addresses the application of these concepts in real-life designs, as they are implemented in widely used representation formats such as Z, GIF, JPEG, and MPEG, Macromedia and FlashPix. The course is self-contained, and is intended for graduate students with strong interests in communications, signal processing, and compression. The course includes a substantial programming project on a topic selected by the students.

Structure of this home page

This home page is organized into four different areas, according to specific subject matters.

General Information

General information about the course, the instructor, and the TA. Also grading policies, projects and homeworks.

Syllabus

The detailed course syllabus.

Homeworks

Homework assignments, due dates, and solutions.

Projects

Here you can find information about the course project, such as suggested topics, sample source signals, source code, etc.

Announcements

This area is extremely important, as it will contain all announcements that will be made for the class throughout the semester. This includes changes in office hours, class hours, and any other information that may need to be communicated widely. All such announcements will also be posted on the electronic mailing list that has been established for the course ([email protected]).

Interim Course Evaluation Form: eval.pdf (Adobe Acrobat), eval.ps (PostScript), and eval.rtf (Rich Text Format).

Reading material for the final.

Term project reports.

Check your grades on-line.