When storing information in a data format we often find repetitive or information-less fragments in the data. If the information content is low with respect to the number of characters needed, one might ask if a more efficient storing method would be beneficent. Basically, lossless compression methods try to find repetitions in data and build rules that describe the structure of the repetition.

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Fischer
• Patrick Dinklage
• Marvin Löbel
• Jonas Ellert

The Technical University of DOrtmund COMPression Framework (tudocomp) is a lossless compression framework with the aim to support and facilitate the implementation of novel compression algorithms.