Pascal O. Vontobel

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Pascal O. Vontobel is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Pascal O. Vontobel has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 37 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 32 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Pascal O. Vontobel's work include Error Correcting Code Techniques (52 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (25 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (22 papers). Pascal O. Vontobel is often cited by papers focused on Error Correcting Code Techniques (52 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (25 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (22 papers). Pascal O. Vontobel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Switzerland. Pascal O. Vontobel's co-authors include Donald M. Arnold, Hans‐Andrea Loeliger, R. Koetter, A. Kavcic, Roxana Smarandache, Wei Zeng, Alexandros G. Dimakis, Philip J. Kuekes, R. Stanley Williams and Duncan R. Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on Communications and Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Pascal O. Vontobel

65 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Simulation-Based Computation of Information Rates for Channels With Memory
    2006 379 citations Donald M. Arnold, Hans‐Andrea Loeliger et al. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory profile →

Peers

Pascal O. Vontobel
Marc D. Riedel United States
Martin Bossert Germany
Weikang Qian China
Bobak Nazer United States
Yoshifumi Nishio Japan
Juan Gómez-Luna Switzerland
Ferdinand Peper Japan
Thomas E. Fuja United States
Maurizio Magarini Italy
André DeHon United States
Marc D. Riedel United States
Pascal O. Vontobel
Citations per year, relative to Pascal O. Vontobel Pascal O. Vontobel (= 1×) peers Marc D. Riedel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pascal O. Vontobel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pascal O. Vontobel

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All Works

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Huang, Yu‐Wen, Navin Kashyap, & Pascal O. Vontobel. (2024). Degree-MBethe and Sinkhorn Permanent Based Bounds on the Permanent of a Non-Negative Matrix. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 70(7). 5289–5308. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Yu‐Wen & Pascal O. Vontobel. (2024). The Bethe Partition Function and the SPA for Factor Graphs based on Homogeneous Real Stable Polynomials. 3029–3034. 1 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., et al.. (2022). Double-Cover-Based Analysis of the Bethe Permanent of Non-negative Matrices. 672–677. 3 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., et al.. (2021). Using List Decoding to Improve the Finite-Length Performance of Sparse Regression Codes. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 69(7). 4282–4293. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Yu‐Wen & Pascal O. Vontobel. (2021). Sets of Marginals and Pearson-Correlation-based CHSH Inequalities for a Two-Qubit System. 1338–1343. 2 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., et al.. (2018). LP Decoding of Quantum Stabilizer Codes. 1306–1310. 3 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., et al.. (2016). Quantum factor graphs: Closing-the-box operation and variational approaches. International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. 651–655. 1 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., et al.. (2016). Factor-graph representations of stabilizer quantum codes. 1046–1053. 1 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., Warren Robinett, Philip J. Kuekes, et al.. (2009). Writing to and reading from a nano-scale crossbar memory based on memristors. Nanotechnology. 20(42). 425204–425204. 213 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., A. Kavcic, Donald M. Arnold, & Hans‐Andrea Loeliger. (2008). A Generalization of the Blahut–Arimoto Algorithm to Finite-State Channels. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 54(5). 1887–1918. 78 indexed citations
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Koetter, R., et al.. (2007). Characterizations of pseudo-codewords of (low-density) parity-check codes. Advances in Mathematics. 213(1). 205–229. 30 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O., et al.. (2006). On universally decodable matrices for space–time coding. Designs Codes and Cryptography. 41(3). 325–342. 3 indexed citations
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Koetter, R., et al.. (2005). Pseudo-codewords of cycle codes via zeta functions. Manufacturing Engineer. 7–12. 13 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O. & R. Koetter. (2005). Graph-Cover Decoding and Finite-Length Analysis of Message-Passing Iterative Decoding of LDPC Codes. 73 indexed citations
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Vontobel, Pascal O.. (2004). A factor-graph approach to the context-tree weighting method. 571–571.
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Vontobel, Pascal O. & Hans‐Andrea Loeliger. (2004). Factor graphs and dynamical electrical networks. 77. 218–221. 3 indexed citations
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Arnold, Donald M., A. Kavcic, Hans‐Andrea Loeliger, Pascal O. Vontobel, & Wei Zeng. (2003). Simulation-based computation of information rates: upper and lower bounds. 119–119. 14 indexed citations
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Arnold, Donald M., Hans‐Andrea Loeliger, & Pascal O. Vontobel. (2002). Computation of Information Rates from Finite-State Source/Channel Models. 24 indexed citations

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