Network Coding: Exploiting Broadcast and Superposition in Wireless Networks

Proefschrii ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Technische Universiteit Dell, op gezag van de Rector Magniicus prof. Acknowledgements ere are a number of people that have played, in various ways, an important role in the realization of this thesis. First of all I would like to thank Suhas Diggavi and Christina Fragouli for a very pleasant and inspiring time at EPFL. eir guidance has been invaluable in my development as a researcher. I would also like to thank my promotor Sonia Heemstra de Groot for the important role she has played in enabling me to perform the research that has led to this thesis. In this respect, many thanks, as well, to John de Waal and Richard Boucherie. It has been a true pleasure to have had Jos Weber as my copromotor. Working together with Jos has been a wonderful experience. His keen eye, creativity and perseverance have been a true inspiration. I would like to thank him for his ongoing support throughout the process of writing this thesis. Part of the research that is represented in this thesis is the result of collaboration with Michael Gastpar. Working with Michael has been a very valuable and wonderful experience. Finally, I would like to thank all my friends and colleagues at EPFL, TU Dell, TI-WMC and the University of Twente. anks to them, writing this thesis has been a pleasure.