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The Viterbi Algorithm: A Personal History

Information Theory 2007-07-13 v2 math.IT

Abstract

The story of the Viterbi algorithm (VA) is told from a personal perspective. Applications both within and beyond communications are discussed. In brief summary, the VA has proved to be an extremely important algorithm in a surprising variety of fields.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cs/0504020,
  title  = {The Viterbi Algorithm: A Personal History},
  author = {G. David Forney},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/0504020},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

8 pages; presented at Viterbi Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, March 8, 2005