Jorma Rissanen
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Jorma Johannes Rissanen (October 20, 1932 – May 9, 2020)[2] was an information theorist, known for originating the minimum description length (MDL) principle and practical approaches to arithmetic coding for lossless data compression. His work inspired the development of the theory of stochastic chains with memory of variable length.[3][2]
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Jorma Johannes Rissanen | |
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Born | October 20, 1932 (1932-10-20) |
Died | May 9, 2020(2020-05-09) (aged 87) Los Gatos, California, United States |
Alma mater | Helsinki University of Technology |
Known for | arithmetic coding and the minimum description length principle |
Awards | IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal (1993) Claude E. Shannon Award (2009) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Information Theory |
Institutions | IBM Linköping University Tampere University of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Hans Blomberg[1] |
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