Peter Elias | |
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| Born | November 23, 1923 |
| Died | December 7, 2001 (aged 78)[1] |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University |
| Known for | Binary erasure channel Convolutional code List decoding Arithmetic coding Error exponent Universal code (data compression) Differential pulse-code modulation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Information theory, Coding theory |
Peter Elias (November 23, 1923 – December 7, 2001[1]) was a pioneer in the field of information theory. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty from 1953 to 1991. In 1955, Elias introduced convolutional codes as an alternative to block codes. He also established the binary erasure channel and proposed list decoding of error-correcting codes as an alternative to unique decoding.