Information Theory Courses and Certifications

Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques

Nexus of Information and Computation Theories - IHP Spring 2016 Thematic Program

Explore the intersection of information theory and computational theory through expert tutorials covering algorithmic inference, tensor decompositions, communication complexity, and privacy methods.

• YouTube
• 16 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Center for Science of Information NSF STC

Theory and Application of Network Coding

Explore network coding fundamentals, applications in wireless networks, and connections to information theory, complexity, and graph theory for enhanced communication performance.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Computational Neuroscience

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Explore computational principles of vision, sensory-motor control, learning, and memory. Gain hands-on experience with neural encoding, decoding, and network models using Matlab/Octave/Python.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

An Introduction to Information Theory

Explore fundamental concepts of information theory, including entropy, source compression, channel capacity, and coding techniques for efficient data transmission and storage.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Combining Historical and Philosophical Approaches to Understand the Concept of Information in Animal Behavior

Exploring how biologists use "information" in animal studies, examining experimental practices, historical context, and debates to clarify its meaning and implications for comparing animal and machine behavior.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Transformative Power of Information

Explore the transformative power of information in biology, featuring insights on communication, data, and technological advancements from a leading complexity scientist.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Information Edge: Creation in Life, the Economy, and the Universe - Lecture 1

Explore the Information Edge principle and its role in creation across the universe, from cosmic structures to economic systems, with MIT professor Seth Lloyd.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Information Edge: Collapse and Rebirth in Complex Systems - Lecture 2

Seth Lloyd explores the Information Edge's role in cosmic destruction and rebirth, from black holes to mass extinctions, and how complex systems regain balance after collapse.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How We Came To Be Deluged By Tweets - The Evolution of Information Technology

Explore the evolution of information technologies and their impact on human consciousness, from ancient scripts to modern digital communication, featuring key historical figures.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Landauer Limit and Thermodynamics of Biological Computation

Explore the intersection of physics, information theory, and biological computation, focusing on the Landauer limit and its implications for engineered and natural systems.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Data Compression and Shannon's Noiseless Coding Theorem - Lecture 16

Explore data compression fundamentals, entropy concepts, and Shannon's noiseless coding theorem to understand optimal compression ratios for first-order sources.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Arikan Meets Shannon - Polar Codes With Near-Optimal Convergence to Channel Capacity

Explore polar codes for efficient data transmission, examining their convergence to channel capacity and applications in binary-input discrete symmetric memoryless channels.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

Mathematical Theories of Communication - Old and New

Explore mathematical theories of communication, from Shannon's foundational work to modern interactive coding schemes and semantic communication, with applications to real-world scenarios.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Yacine Mahdid

Shannon Entropy from Theory to Python

Learn to quantify information in sequences using Shannon Entropy. Explore the theory, formula, and Python implementation of this powerful information theory metric for data analysis and comparison.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dr Trefor Bazett

Assembly Theory: The Controversial Origin-of-Life Theory Explained

Delve into the controversial Assembly Theory for origin of life, exploring its mathematical model, critiques, and connections to compression algorithms, entropy, and Kolmogorov complexity.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video