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Abstract
The story of the Viterbi algorithm (VA) is told from a personal perspective. Applications both within and beyond communications are discussed. In brief summary, the VA has proved to be an extremely important algorithm in a surprising variety of fields.
arXiv comments
8 pages; presented at Viterbi Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, March 8, 2005