I am a sixth year graduate student in
mathematics at the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln.
My field of study is algebraic coding theory, and my advisor is Dr. Judy Walker. In particular, I have focused on properties of rank-metric and matrix codes, which have applications in network coding, data storage, and cryptography.
I am also interested in the mathematical education of teachers, with a particular focus on helping K-6 teachers cultivate a deep conceptual understanding of the "number and operations" topics in the elementary mathematics curriculum.
Contact Information:
Office:
Avery Hall 344
Phone:
(402) 472 - 7255
Email:
The best way to contact me is by email.
Background
Education:
PhD in Mathematics, minor in Electrical Engineering, May 2012 (Expected)
For descriptions of these courses, please see the final section of my CV.
Research
Publications:
C. Curto, V. Itskov, K. Morrison, Z. Roth, J. L. Walker. Combinatorial neural codes from a mathematical coding theory perspective. In preparation.
F. Hunt, K. Morrison, C. Dabrowski. Spectral Based Methods that Streamline the Search for Failure Scenarios in Large-Scale Distributed Systems. In Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modeling, June 22-24th , 2011.
N. Axvig, K. Morrison, E. Psota, D. Dreher, L. C. Pérez, J. L. Walker. Analysis of connections between pseudocodewords. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. Vol 55, Issue 9, pp. 4099-4107, 2009.
N. Axvig, K. Morrison, E. Psota, D. Dreher, L. C. Pérez, J. L. Walker. Towards universal cover decoding. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Information Theory and Its Applications. December 2008.
N. Axvig, K. Morrison, E. Psota, D. Dreher, L. C. Pérez, J. L. Walker. Average min-sum decoding of LDPC codes. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Turbo Codes and Related Topics. September 2008.
