English
Related papers

Related papers: A software for learning Information Theory basics …

200 papers

Balanced and efficient information flow is essential for optimizing language generation models. In this work, we propose Entropy-UID, a new token selection method that balances entropy and Uniform Information Density (UID) principles for…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Xinpeng Shou

In case of inquiry-based education, the priority is the pupil's activity, developing his/her practical and research skills. We can use the knowledge and skills obtained by the pupil from other subjects. Applied informatics into physics…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-06-08 Martin Šechný

Speech is considered as a multi-modal process where hearing and vision are two fundamentals pillars. In fact, several studies have demonstrated that the robustness of Automatic Speech Recognition systems can be improved when audio and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-22 David Gimeno-Gómez , Carlos-D. Martínez-Hinarejos

Information theory is a mathematical theory of learning with deep connections with topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, statistical physics, and biological evolution. Many primers on information theory paint a broad picture with…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-03-26 Philip Chodrow

Nowadays the Science progress depends on the numerical calculus, due to the possibility of obtention of solutions using simulations which would be impracticable, or even impossible, to be analitically obtained. In this aspect, it becomes…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-11-28 Hercules A. Oliveira , Caio V. Vieira , Tiago Kroetz

These lecture notes concern information-theoretic notions of entropy. They are intended for, and have been successfully taught to, undergraduate students interested inresearch careers. Besides basic notions of analysis related to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-06-20 Vojkan Jaksic

IT offers some benefits and collaborations in various sectors. This research focuses on exploring higher education subjects via social technology, YouTube. YouTube is the world largest video based contents application in the world. Current…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-08-17 Leon Andretti Abdillah

An educational system, the tutor-web (http://tutor-web.net), has been developed and used for educational research. The system is accessible and free to use for anyone having access to the Web. It is based on open source software and the…

Applications · Statistics 2013-10-18 Anna Helga Jonsdottir , Gunnar Stefansson

With the aim of finding ways that can lead to solving the problem of learning the exact sciences and involving the university student in a participatory and active way during the semester period with the help of new technologies, the…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-08-17 Guillermo Jose Navarro del Toro

We present ITE (information theoretical estimators) a free and open source, multi-platform, Matlab/Octave toolbox that is capable of estimating many different variants of entropy, mutual information, divergence, association measures, cross…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-05-12 Zoltan Szabo

Information theory plays a central role in establishing fundamental limits on what any learning or estimation algorithm can -- and cannot -- achieve, regardless of computational power. In this chapter, we provide an introduction to these…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Abbas El Gamal , Maxim Raginsky

Entropy is a famous and well established concept in physics and engineering that can be used for explanation of basic fundamentals as well it finds applications in several areas, from quantum physics to astronomy, from network communication…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-03 R. V. Ramos

Introduction. Development of methodical system for training course "Foundations of mathematical informatics" plays a key role in forming the students' of technical universities competencies in mathematical informatics. So it is very…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-07-25 O. Markova

Ethnography has become one of the established methods for empirical research on software engineering. Although there is a wide variety of introductory books available, there has been no material targeting software engineering students…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Yvonne Dittrich , Helen Sharp , Cleidson de Souza

These lectures deal with the problem of inductive inference, that is, the problem of reasoning under conditions of incomplete information. Is there a general method for handling uncertainty? Or, at least, are there rules that could in…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2016-09-08 Ariel Caticha

An introductory programming course (CS1) is an integral part of any undergraduate curriculum. Due to large number and diverse programming background of students, providing timely and personalised feedback to individual students is a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-02-03 Rajdeep Das , Umair Z. Ahmed , Amey Karkare , Sumit Gulwani

Information theory, i.e. the mathematical analysis of information and of its processing, has become a tenet of modern science; yet, its use in real-world studies is usually hindered by its computational complexity, the lack of coherent…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-08-18 Carlson Moses Büth , Kishor Acharya , Massimiliano Zanin

This is a course on the theory of quantum computing. It consists of 16 lessons, each with a video and written component, covering the basics of quantum information, quantum algorithms (including query algorithms, Shor's algorithm for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-16 John Watrous

In this Masters thesis we present an implementation of a fragment of "book HoTT" as an object logic for the interactive proof assistant Isabelle. We also give a mathematical description of the underlying theory of the Isabelle/Pure logical…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-11-04 Joshua Chen

Shannon's metric of "Entropy" of information is a foundational concept of information theory. This article is a primer for novices that presents an intuitive way of understanding, remembering, and/or reconstructing Shannon's Entropy metric…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-05-09 Sriram Vajapeyam