SPL Meeting February 2011
From IEETA
| Date | 2011/02/09 |
|---|---|
| Time | 15h30 |
| Location | IEETA Amph |
| Country | Portugal |
Speaker: Bruno Jesus, PhD student
Title: "Can digital data pass the test of time?"
Abstract: An aspect of data archival not often thought about is the less obvious challenges related to long term digital storage. Are digital data forever? In this talk I will talk about this problem and show a solution based on network coding. Regenerating codes are recent realization of this solution. I will explain the main ideas behind this type of codes and talk about open problems.