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The Alliance Francaise of Hyderabad is organising two lectures on Mathematics and Statistics, by Prof. Michel Waldschmidt, on 24th & 25th October, at the Birla Science Centre and University of Hyderabad respectively. Today, Prof. Waldschmidt will deliver a lecture on the topic of "Some Recent Results In Mathematics Related To Data Transmission", at the Birla Science Centre.
The so-called "error-detecting codes" and "error-correcting codes" enable identification and correction of the errors caused by noise or other impairments during transmission from the transmitter to the receiver. They are used in compact disks to correct errors caused by scratches, in satellite broadcasting, in digital money transfers, and in telephone connections.
They are useful for improving the reliability of data storage media as well as to correct errors cause when a hard drive fails. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has used many different error-correcting codes for deep-space telecommunications and orbital missions.
Michel Waldschmidt graduated from the University of Nancy in 1968. He obtained his Ph D from the University of Bordeaux I in 1972. He is currently Professor at Paris VI (Universit
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