Some Current Problems in Coding Theory

Dates: June 15 - June 21, 2003

Modules under Development

• Low Density Parity Check Codes
  Pranava Jha, St. Cloud State University
  Gary Salazar, Trinity University
  Peter Ohring, Purchase College, SUNY

• What makes a code graph-decodable? An introduction to Coding Theory featuring Graph Decoding
  Sharon Persinger, Bronx Community College
  Joyce Blair Crowell, Belmont University

• An Introduction to the Hamming Code
  Yong Colen, Hawken School

• Comparison of Decoding Algorithms in Coding Theory
  Matthew Koetz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  Jillian McLeod, Mount Holyoke College
  Zhongyuan Che, Wesleyan University

• Reed Solomon Codes: An Application of Linear Algebra
  Steven Leonhardi, Winona State University
  Jim Sauerberg, Saint Mary's College
  Lidia Luquet

• A connection between Hamming Codes and the Hat Problem using Venn diagrams
  Ann Moskol, Rhode Island College
  Jenny Salazar, Trinity University