Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
|
| gptkbp:academicAdvisor |
gptkb:Robert_Fano
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley |
| gptkbp:awards |
IEEE Fellow
National_Academy_of_Engineering_member Information_Theory_Society_member |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1932-12-14
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Research on combinatorial designs
Work on the practical implementation of coding algorithms Research on the applications of coding theory in communications Work on the design of error-correcting codes for satellite communications Analysis of decoding algorithms Development of algebraic coding theory Research on linear codes Research on the use of codes in data storage Research on the use of codes in error detection. Research on turbo codes Studies on the efficiency of coding schemes Studies on the limits of coding theory Studies on the performance of codes Studies on the performance of coding systems in noisy environments Work on network coding Work on the development of new coding techniques Work on the theory of finite fields Research on the use of coding theory in modern technology Research on the use of codes in wireless communications Contributions to the field of quantum error correction Studies on the relationship between coding theory and information theory Research on the theoretical limits of error correction Studies on the relationship between coding theory and cryptography Research on the application of coding theory in cryptographic systems Research on the impact of coding theory on computer science Work_on_the_McEliece_cryptosystem |
| gptkbp:field |
Information theory
Coding theory |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert McEliece
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Claude_Shannon David Slepian |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
McEliece code
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:R._G._Baraniuk
gptkb:A._R._Calderbank Michael Luby V. V. Varshney |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Engineer
Professor |
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Cryptography
Error-correcting codes |