TEXT: Participants will receive the new textbook (revised edition in 1997)

WAVELETS AND FILTER BANKS  by Strang and Nguyen
Wellesley-Cambridge Press, Box 812060, Wellesley MA 02482

This text is already in class use in many EE and mathematics departments. It was chosen to accompany MATLAB's Wavelet Toolbox, which will be the simulation software at the Wavelet Workshop. It can be ordered by email.

We also have a new IMAGE CODER by Truong Nguyen (1997)

This will be used at the Workshop and will be provided to participants.

We will aim for the right balance of theory and applications. The text gives an overall perspective of the field - which continues to grow with amazing speed. The topics will include

1. Analysis of Filter Banks and Wavelets
2. Design Methods
3. Applications (from Lecturers and Participants)
4. Hands-on Experience with Software (including image coding)

These four key areas will be developed in detail:

1. Analysis
   
   Multirate Signal Processing: Filtering, Decimation, Polyphase
   Perfect Reconstruction and Aliasing Removal
   Matrix Analysis: Toeplitz Matrices and Fast Algorithms
   Wavelet Transform: Pyramid and Cascade Algorithms
   Daubechies Wavelets, Orthogonal and Biorthogonal Wavelets
   Smoothness, Approximation, Boundary Filters and Wavelets
   Time-Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis
                                                      
2. Design Methods
   
   Spectral Factorization
   Cosine-Modulated Filter Banks
   Eigenfilters and Quadratic Constrained Least Squares
   Lattice Structure
   The Lifting Method (Ladder Structure)
                                                     
3. Applications
   
   Audio and Image Compression, Quantization Effects
   Transient Detection and Edge Detection
   Digital Communication and Multicarrier Modulation
   Transmultiplexers
   Text-Image Compression: Lossy and Lossless
   Medical Imaging and Scientific Visualization
   Image Compression / Image Segmentation / Image Enhancement
   Video Compression
   ** Deblocking algorithm for JPEG (DCT) Compression
   ** Deringing algorithm for wavelet-based compression
   ** Wavelets vs. Fourier Methods in Geophysics
                                                                                                    
4. Simulation Software
   
   MATLAB Wavelet Toolbox
   ECG Compression
   New IMAGE CODER

The goal of the Workshop is to be as useful as possible to all participants.
** Please request information by an email message with subject Workshop to the organizer

Gilbert Strang:     gs@math.mit.edu

We will reply about the program and tuition cost and housing.
The tuition includes the textbook and software. It will be the same as in 1995, 1996, 1997 and June 1998 (San Jose, Tampa, San Diego, Fairfax and Wellesley Workshops). Tuition is reduced by 50% for graduate students. We are very glad to answer all questions by email. Our Web sites are

http://saigon.ece.wisc.edu/~waveweb/QMF.html    http://www-math.mit.edu/~gs

Gilbert Strang  Room 2-240 MIT  Cambridge MA 02139

617 253 4383   ax 617 253 4358      gs@math.mit.edu

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