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2023 ITSoc Chapter of the Year Announced
The Sweden Vehicular Technology/Communications/Information Theory (VT/COM/IT) joint chapter has been named the 2023 Chapter of the Year.
Nov 28, 2023
Antonia Wachter-Zeh Awarded 2023 Johann-Philipp-Reis Prize
Antonia Wachter-Zeh received the 2023 Johann-Philipp-Reis Prize for her exceptional contributions to cryptography and coding theory.
Nov 18, 2023
Deadline Extension (December 15th): JSAIT Special Issue Dedicated to the Memory of Toby Berger
The deadline has been extended to December 15 for the JSAIT issue on Call for Papers for JSAIT Issue on Data, Physics, and Life Through the Lens of Information Theory, dedicated to the memory of Toby Berger.
Nov 17, 2023
Mary Wootters Named 2024 Goldsmith Lecturer
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Goldsmith Lecturer is Mary Wootters of Stanford University. She will deliver the Goldsmith Lecture at one of the Information Theory Schools next year. Congratulations, Mary!
Nov 9, 2023
Deadline Re-Extension (Oct 29): JSAIT Issue on Information-Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning
The deadline has been extended to October 29 for the JSAIT issue on Information-Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning.
Oct 20, 2023
Deadline Extension: Nominations for Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award
The submission deadline for the inaugural Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award has been extended to October 21, 2023.
Sep 28, 2023
Deadline Extension: JSAIT Issue on Information-Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning
JSAIT is now accepting submissions for its issue on Information-Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning. The deadline has been extended to October 22.
Sep 19, 2023
Call for Nominations: Padovani Lecturer, Goldsmith Lecturer, and Distinguished Lecturers
The IEEE Information Theory Society invites nominations for the 2024 Padovani Lecturer, the 2024 Goldsmith Lecturer, and the 2024-2025 Distinguished Lecturers.
Aug 31, 2023
Call for Nominations: Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award
The Society is pleased to call for nominations for the inaugural IEEE Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award. Submission deadline has been extended to October 22, 2023.
Aug 21, 2023
ISIT 2024: Call for Workshop Proposals
The organizing committee of ISIT 2024 is please to invite proposals for workshops to be held at the Symposium with the main goal of broadening the participation of researchers in sibling communities. https://2024.ieee-isit.org/workshops
Aug 20, 2023
Contributions for Society Newsletter
Please submit any contributions for the society newsletter by August 31, 2023.
Aug 13, 2023
JSAIT Special Issue Dedicated to the Memory of Toby Berger: Data, Physics, and Life Through the Lens of Information Theory
Call for Papers for JSAIT Issue on Data, Physics, and Life Through the Lens of Information Theory, dedicated to the memory of Toby Berger. Submission deadline November 15, 2023.
Aug 10, 2023
Shannon Award for 2024
The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to announce that Andrew Barron is the recipient of the Claude E. Shannon Award for consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory. He will deliver his Shannon Lecture at ISIT 2024
Jun 30, 2023
2023 Information Theory Society Paper Award Recipient
The 2023 Information Theory Society Paper Award goes to “A unified framework for one-shot achievability via the Poisson matching lemma” by C. T. Li and V. Anantharam.
Jun 27, 2023
JSAIT Special Issue on Information-Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning
Call for Papers for JSAIT Issue on Information-Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning. Submission deadline October 2, 2023.
Jun 22, 2023
Ning Cai, Pioneer of Network Coding, Passed Away at the Age of 75
Ning Cai, who pioneered the field of network coding, passed away on May 25, 2023 at the age of 75.
Jun 9, 2023
Contributions for Society Newsletter
Please submit any contributions for the society newsletter by June 15, 2023.
May 25, 2023
Special Issue CFP: Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Ten Years of DNA-Based Data Storage
CFP: special issue of IEEE TMBMC places the spotlight on the problems and solutions related to storing digital information on synthetic DNA strands. The special issue will focus on coding and information-theoretic aspects of these data storage systems.
May 22, 2023
2023 ComSoc/ITSoc Joint Paper Award Recipients Named
The IT Society is pleased to announce that "Age of Information in Random Access Channels" by X. Chen, K. Hassani, H. Gatsis and S. S. Bidokhti has received the 2023 ComSoc/ITSoc Joint Paper Award
May 11, 2023
Reminder: 2023 North American School of Information Theory (Early Registration deadline: April 30)
The 2023 North American School of Information Theory is approaching fast. The early registration deadline is April 30, 2023.
Apr 27, 2023

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