Introduction to Data Compression

Provides an introduction to the theory underlying compression techniques with instruction for their applications using several examples to explain the concepts. This book includes lossless and lossy compression, Huffman coding, arithmetic coding, dictionary techniques, context based compression, scalar and vector quantization.

About the author

Khalid Sayood received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester in 1977 and 1979, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1982. In 1982, he joined the University of Nebraska, where he is the Heins Professor of Engineering. His research interests include data compression, joint source channel coding, and bioinformatics.

Summary

Provides an introduction to the theory underlying compression techniques with instruction for their applications using several examples to explain the concepts. This book includes lossless and lossy compression, Huffman coding, arithmetic coding, dictionary techniques, context based compression, scalar and vector quantization.

Product details

• Authors: Khalid Sayood, Khalid (Department of Electrical and Compu Sayood, Khalid (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sayood
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.10.2012
• EAN: 9780124157965
• ISBN: 978-0-12-415796-5
• No. of pages: 768
• Series: Morgan Kaufmann; The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT