2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/133439The 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.8 pages; presented at Viterbi Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, March 8, 2005Information Theorytext