Introduction to cyclic codes over finite fields and number fields with applications

• Grant number: 18/07605-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2018
• End date: April 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Mathematics - Applied Mathematics
• Principal Investigator: Reginaldo Palazzo Junior
• Grantee: Hector Henrique Frank de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/25977-7 - Security and reliability of Information: theory and practice, AP.TEM

Abstract

The objective of this research proposal is to introduce the student to the research topics involved in the approved FAPESP Thematic Research Proposal under Grant 2013/25977-7 "Segurança e Confiabilidade da Informação: Teoria e Aplicações", in which the supervisor is one of the principal investigators. The current proposal consists of introducing the fundamental concepts of Error-Correcting Codes and Number Theory by considering applications such as reliable and secure transmission of digital information.