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We prove the following results concerning the list decoding of error-correcting codes: (i) We show that for \textit{any} code with a relative distance of $\delta$ (over a large enough alphabet), the following result holds for \textit{random…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2010-01-13 Atri Rudra , Steve Uurtamo

We give a linear-time erasure list-decoding algorithm for expander codes. More precisely, let $r > 0$ be any integer. Given an inner code $C_0$ of length $d$, and a $d$-regular bipartite expander graph $G$ with $n$ vertices on each side, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-21 Noga Ron-Zewi , Mary Wootters , Gilles Zémor

The recently-emerging field of higher order MDS codes has sought to unify a number of concepts in coding theory. Such areas captured by higher order MDS codes include maximally recoverable (MR) tensor codes, codes with optimal list-decoding…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Joshua Brakensiek , Manik Dhar , Sivakanth Gopi , Zihan Zhang

Folded Reed-Solomon (FRS) codes are a well-studied family of codes, known for achieving list decoding capacity. In this work, we give improved deterministic and randomized algorithms for list decoding FRS codes of rate $R$ up to radius…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-22 Vikrant Ashvinkumar , Mursalin Habib , Shashank Srivastava

We show that Reed-Solomon codes of dimension $k$ and block length $n$ over any finite field $\mathbb{F}$ can be deterministically list decoded from agreement $\sqrt{(k-1)n}$ in time $\text{poly}(n, \log |\mathbb{F}|)$. Prior to this work,…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Soham Chatterjee , Prahladh Harsha , Mrinal Kumar

We give a new framework based on graph regularity lemmas, for list decoding and list recovery of codes based on spectral expanders. Using existing algorithms for computing regularity decompositions of sparse graphs in (randomized)…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Shashank Srivastava , Madhur Tulsiani

In this article, we present a fast algorithm performing an instance of the Guruswami-Sudan list decoder for algebraic geometry codes. We show that any such code can be decoded in $\tilde{O}(s^2\ell^{\omega-1}\mu^{\omega-1}(n+g) +…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Peter Beelen , Vincent Neiger

Polar codes asymptotically achieve the symmetric capacity of memoryless channels, yet their error-correcting performance under successive-cancellation (SC) decoding for short and moderate length codes is worse than that of other modern…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-12-25 Gabi Sarkis , Pascal Giard , Alexander Vardy , Claude Thibeault , Warren J. Gross

In this work, we study the problem of list decoding of insertions and deletions. We present a Johnson-type upper bound on the maximum list size. The bound is meaningful only when insertions occur. Our bound implies that there are binary…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Tomohiro Hayashi , Kenji Yasunaga

In this work, we introduce a framework to study the effect of random operations on the combinatorial list-decodability of a code. The operations we consider correspond to row and column operations on the matrix obtained from the code by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-08-12 Atri Rudra , Mary Wootters

This paper focuses on error-correcting codes that can handle a predefined set of specific error patterns. The need for such codes arises in many settings of practical interest, including wireless communication and flash memory systems. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-05 Mira Gonen , Michael Langberg , Alex Sprintson

A new class of folded subspace codes for noncoherent network coding is presented. The codes can correct insertions and deletions beyond the unique decoding radius for any code rate $R\in[0,1]$. An efficient interpolation-based decoding…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-04-22 Hannes Bartz , Vladimir Sidorenko

In this paper we consider algebraic geometry (AG) codes: a class of codes constructed from algebraic codes (equivalently, using function fields) by Goppa. These codes can be list-decoded using the famous Guruswami-Sudan (GS) list-decoder,…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-11 Peter Beelen , Maria Montanucci

List-decodability of Reed-Solomon codes has received a lot of attention, but the best-possible dependence between the parameters is still not well-understood. In this work, we focus on the case where the list-decoding radius is of the form…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-04 Asaf Ferber , Matthew Kwan , Lisa Sauermann

The Reed-Muller (RM) code encoding $n$-variate degree-$d$ polynomials over ${\mathbb F}_q$ for $d < q$, with its evaluation on ${\mathbb F}_q^n$, has relative distance $1-d/q$ and can be list decoded from a $1-O(\sqrt{d/q})$ fraction of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-04 Venkatesan Guruswami , Lingfei Jin , Chaoping Xing

Folded Reed-Solomon (FRS) and univariate multiplicity codes are prominent polynomial codes over finite fields, renowned for achieving list decoding capacity. These codes have found a wide range of applications beyond the traditional scope…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Itzhak Tamo

We present an efficient list decoding algorithm in the style of Guruswami-Sudan for algebraic geometry codes. Our decoder can decode any such code using $\tilde{\mathcal O}(s\ell^{\omega}\mu^{\omega-1}(n+g))$ operations in the underlying…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-03 Peter Beelen , Johan Rosenkilde , Grigory Solomatov

Some new results are derived concerning random coding error exponents and expurgated exponents for list decoding with a deterministic list size $L$. Two asymptotic regimes are considered, the fixed list-size regime, where $L$ is fixed…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Neri Merhav

This paper concerns itself with the question of list decoding for general adversarial channels, e.g., bit-flip ($\textsf{XOR}$) channels, erasure channels, $\textsf{AND}$ ($Z$-) channels, $\textsf{OR}$ channels, real adder channels, noisy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-11 Yihan Zhang , Amitalok J. Budkuley , Sidharth Jaggi

Subspace codes were introduced in order to correct errors and erasures for randomized network coding, in the case where network topology is unknown (the noncoherent case). Subspace codes are indeed collections of subspaces of a certain…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-02-03 Hessam Mahdavifar , Alexander Vardy