Mary Wootters

Mary Wootters, an Assistant Professor at Stanford specializing in error-correcting codes, shares fascinating insights about the unsung heroes of data integrity. She explains how these codes protect our digital communications from chaos, especially in noisy environments. Wootters discusses breakthroughs in coding techniques, from polar codes to their applications in quantum computing and even DNA data storage. With a blend of creativity and logic, she illustrates why these mathematical frameworks are crucial for the future of technology.