Mathematics Colloquium, CSU
Friday, November 2, 2012
3PM–4PM in RT 1516
Generalized Cyclic Convolutional Codes
Steve Szabo, Eastern Kentucky University
Abstract. Coding Theory (channel coding) is the mathematical backbone of modern
day communications. It allows devices and systems to communicate over channels that
are less than perfect. There are two main types of linear codes, linear block codes and
convolutional codes. Although both are widely used in practice, linear block codes
have a richer and more developed theory which includes the study of cyclic block
codes. In this talk the notion of a cyclic convolutional code will be discussed. Then a
generalization of this notion will be presented. Finally, it will be shown that some of
the main results on cyclic convolutional codes carry over to this generalization nicely.
* Refreshments at 2:30 PM in RT 1517