Communication Theory and Engineering

Master of Science in Electronic Engineering, first year

Academic Year 2026-2027

Course instructors

Professor Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto
e-mail: mariagabriella.dibenedetto@uniroma1.it
office hours: Tuesday 18:00 - 19:00, or contact by email.

Professor Jocelyn Fiorina
e-mail: jocelyn.fiorina@centralesupelec.fr
office hours: contact by email.

Teaching Assistants

• Nadir Bouzar
• Michela Gallotta

Questions to TAs can be submitted by sending an email to: teaching_assistants_cte@uniroma1.it. You will receive an answer or an appointment by one of the TAs on the email address you use to submit your question.

News

• Lectures for Academic Year 2026/2027 will start on Tuesday, September 29 at 14:00.

Next Exams:

• September 17, 2026. Written test: 10:00 AM, Hall 36.

Course Overview

Communication Theory and Engineering is a 6-credit course that provides an introduction to the quantitative theory of information and its application to communication systems engineering. The course aims to provide an understanding of the fundamental concepts of information theory, including entropy, channel capacity, and channel coding, as well as source coding, with particular emphasis on speech and image coding.

Class Schedule:

From September 29, 2026 to November 3, 2026 Tuesday: 14 - 19 Hall 22
From November 10, 2026 to end of semester Friday: 12 - 14 Hall 6
Saturday: 9 - 12 Hall 10

Mailing List

e-mail : comtheory@uniroma1.it
All students enrolled in the course should subscribe to the mailing list, indicating Name and Last Name, and using the institutional email address provided by the University. To register: subscription requests can be sent in two ways:

1 - send an email to this address using your institutional gmail account lastname.id_number@studenti.uniroma1.it.

2 - click here after looging in with the same account.

Syllabus

• Communication Theory and Engineering - Syllabus - 2026/2027

Lecture Notes

Slides and Practice Work

Course materials will be made available on the course Moodle page

Former Textbooks in Italian

• Comunicazioni Elettriche - Fondamenti, Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto, Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN 978-88-7192-332-1, 1a edizione: settembre 2007.
• Comunicazioni Elettriche - Approfondimenti, Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto, Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN 978-88-7192-450-1, 1a edizione: settembre 2008.
• Comunicazioni Elettriche - Esercizi e temi d'esame, Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto, Daniele Domenicali, Luca De Nardis, Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN 978-88-7192-331-4, 1a edizione: giugno 2007.

Exams

The exam consists of a written test followed by an oral discussion. The written test assesses students’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills and consists of several exercises, which may require the use of tools introduced during the practical sessions, such as MATLAB. Students are allowed to bring and use their own laptops and lecture notes during the written test. The results of the written test will then be discussed during the oral examination.
Exam registration can be made through the INFOSTUD platform at the http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/infostud/ page, by accessing the system and selecting "Prenotazione esame".

The procedures adopted for accessing the exam in this course comply with the relevant university regulations "Carta dei diritti e dei doveri delle studentesse e degli studenti" approved by the Academic Senate.

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Last updated on September 14, 2026