Tue 6 Nov 2007
Looking over my posts, I noticed that I often simply include links to papers without much discussion of their contents or merit. To change this, I am proposing a sort of journal club. Every week or two, I will post a freely available, scholarly paper and write up a summary of key points and a bit of analysis to motivate understanding and discussion. The range of topics will include all things related to electrical and computer engineering, physics, mathematics and neuroscience. Suggestions for papers to be “presented” are also very welcome provided the papers are freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. I am looking at a few papers on solid-state physics/quantum mechanics so it is likely that I will pick one of those unless someone feels strongly otherwise.
The image above is from the Ancient Library of Alexandria.
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November 7th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Great idea! I think it is a great way to widen and supplement my narrow area of knowledge. I always hear multidisciplinary research, but rarely see relatively diverse groups discussing ideas on a regular basis. Look forward to the first paper.
November 8th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Thanks Phil! I am hoping to have the first one posted around Wednesday or Thursday of next week. As always, if you would like to suggest a topic or paper, let me know.
November 11th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I think Claude Shannon’s A Mathematical Theory of Communication is the “classic” paper that is most relevant to the internet age.
Getting as close as possible to the shannon limit is the goal for people making long distance digital communications links like ADSL, cable modem systems, wifi and 3G.
November 11th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Thank you for the suggestion Adam. I already have a paper lined up for next week from IBM, however, this sounds like a good choice for the second paper.