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Graduate Student Combinatorics Seminar Sponsored by DIMACS

Entropy

Cole Franks, Rutgers University

Location:  Hill GSL
Date & time: Wednesday, 27 September 2017 at 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Abstract:  Shannon's entropy shows up in many places in mathematics, information theory, and computer science. After an overview of the basic concepts, I will discuss some non-obvious applications of the entropy function.

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