John M. Cioffi

John M. Cioffi

Room 363, David Packard Electrical Engineering
350 Jane Stanford Mall, MC 9515
Stanford, CA 94305-9515
phone: +1 (650) 723-2150
fax: +1 (650) 724-3652
cioffi@stanford.edu

Helen Niu
(Administrative Assistant)

310 David Packard Electrical Engineering
350 Jane Stanford Mall, MC 9515
Stanford, CA 94305-9515
phone: +1 (650) 723-8121
helen.niu@stanford.edu

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Spring Quarter 2026

EE 379B - Advance Data Transmission Design

Instructor Prof. John Cioffi
Office: Packard 363
Phone: 723-2150
email: cioffi@stanford.edu
Office hours: TTh 11:00 - 12:00 pm
Teaching Assistant TBD
email: tbd
Administrative Assistant Helen Niu
Office: Packard 310
Phone: 723-8121
email: helen.niu@stanford.edu
Lecture Time and Location TTH: 9-10:20 Huang 18
Help Session TBD
Class Web Page stanford.edu
Text Course reader chapters are available on the class web site.
Course Reader A Course reader is available for download in this webpage.
Grading Homework: 30%
Midterm exam: 30%
Final exam: 40%
Midterm Exam Time and Location TBD in class
Final Exam Time and Location TBD ake home
Homework Policy

Homework will be distributed on Tuesday, and due the following Wednesday by 12:00 pm. For late submissions, there is 10\% penalty per working day and no credit will be given after 1 week.

Please label your homework not only with your name but also with the assignment number. If you are an SCPD student, please be sure to use the coversheet provided by SCPD or at least put your company name in the upper right corner where it is less likely to be overlooked.

Recommended other Texts Elements of Information Theory, Cover and Thomas, Wiley, NY, latest edition.