Principles of Information Science (Third Edition)

Author: Zhong Yixin
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Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book systematically elucidates the concepts, principles, and methods of information science based on the creation of the theory of all information, the theory of knowledge, and the methodology of information science, standing out uniquely both domestically and internationally. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 provides the definition and structural system of information science, serving as the general outline of the entire book; Part 2 proposes and establishes the theory of all information, forming the foundation of the book; Part 3 applies the theory of all information to elucidate the fundamental principles of information science, organically integrating the previously separate theories of identification, communication, cognition, decision-making, intelligence, control, and systems into a unified science, completing the theoretical construction of information science and serving as the core of the book; Part 4 summarizes the methodology and main applications of information science, showcasing its immense vitality and serving as the soul of the book. The book is profound in thought, rigorous in logic, and accessible in explanation, making it suitable as a textbook for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in the field of information science in higher education institutions, as a reference book for self-study by scientific and technical personnel in related fields, and as a basic textbook for readers in other fields to learn information science.
Author Bio: Zhong Yixin is a male Han Chinese from Longnan, Jiangxi, born in 1940. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Radio Communication and Broadcasting from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1962 and completed his graduate studies in Information Theory in 1965. From 1979 to 1981, he was a visiting scholar at Imperial College London, University of London. From 1992 to 2001, he served as the Vice President of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. During this period, he held positions such as the first Chief Expert of the Communication Theme of the National 863 Program, the Head of the Strategic Research in the Information Field of the 863 Program, and a Standing Committee Member of the State Council's Informationization Expert Committee. He has also served as the Chair of the Program Committees of multiple international academic conferences (IJCNN'92, ICONIP'95, ICII'96, ICII'98, ICII2001, etc.). Currently, he is a professor, doctoral supervisor, and Chair of the Academic Committee at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He also serves as the President of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Chair of the Chinese Neural Network Committee, and the Chair of the Asian and Pacific Neural Network Federation.
Zhong Yixin is a renowned information scientist in China, with significant contributions in many fields of information science. He has published 16 academic works, including Fundamentals of Information Science, The Science of Information, Modern Information Technology, Theory and Technology of Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, Pseudo Noise Coding Communication, Social Dynamics and Informationization Theory, and others. He has published over 400 academic papers in domestic and international journals and conferences, such as "Theory of Knowledge," "Theory of Consciousness," and "Theory of Information-Knowledge-Intelligence Transformation." He is a national-level science expert with outstanding contributions, an outstanding returnee scholar, a national outstanding professor, and one of the first recipients of the special allowance from the State Council.