Office Hours:
TBD

Teaching Assistant:
Hung-Chih Lin (ED422, x54231) (huchlin@gmail.com)

公告(Announcement):

• Midterm Reference Solution

Course Description:
This course introduces the basic theory and various techniques used in data compression. We emphasize on the fundamental principles of the compression techniques used for different types of data such as speech, audio, and video. Also covered briefly are popular compression standards such as JPEG and MPEG.

Text book & Classnote:
Prof. 杭學鳴's lecture notes

Grading:
4-5 Homeworks & 3-4 Computer Assignments: 35%
Midterm Exam: 25%
Final Exam: 40%

Classnote:

• Syllabus
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Information Theory
• Supplementary Material
• Chapter 3: Lossless Coding (Revised)
• Chapter 4: Scalar & Vector Quantization (Revised)
• Chapter 5: Predictive Coding & Speech Modeling
• Chapter 6: Speech Coding
• Chapter 7: Subband Coding & Human Auditory System
• Chapter 8: Transform Coding
• Chapter 9:Wavet & JPEG2000
• Chapter 10:Motion Estimation

Assignment: (Discussions are encouraged; however, homeworks must be finished and written individually. Late homework will NOT be accepted.)

• Homework#1 (Solution)
• Computer-based project#1: Scalar Quantizer (Solution)
• Homework#2 (Solution), Problem 3(d) (Matlab Solution 本題不計分)
• Homework#3 (Solution)
• Computer-based project#2: LPC and Noise Shaping Filter Design
• Homework#4 (Solution)
• Computer-based project#3: Two-dimensional Transform Coding (updated) [ Test Image ] (due 2010/01/20 5pm ED422門口)

Recommended Readings:

1. Sayood, Introduction to Data Compression, 3rd ed., Morgan Kaufman, 2006
2. Jayant & Noll, Digital Coding of Waveforms, Prentice Hall, 1984
3. 戴顯權,資料壓縮, 2nd ed., 紳藍出版社, 2002
4. J.-R. Ohm, Multimedia Communication Technology, Springer, 2004