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Assistant Professor Position at Ariel University, Israel
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Ariel University (Israel) invites applications for a tenure-track Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) post to begin in 2014
Oct 9, 2013
BoG Election results
Six ITSoc members have been elected to a three-year term on the BoG (Jan 1, 2014 to Dec. 31 2016).
Oct 9, 2013
James Emery Mazo Jr. dies at the age of 76
Dr. James Emery Mazo Jr., a world-renowned information theorist, passed away on Sept. 27, 2013, at the age of 76, following a brief illness, at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, N.J.
Oct 7, 2013
David Donoho receives 2013 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences
The Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes: Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. This is the tenth year that the Prize has been awarded.
Oct 7, 2013
Reminder - IEEE 2013 Elections
Ballots are open until October 1st.
Sep 23, 2013
Call for Nominations - Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award
The IEEE Information Theory Society Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award, established in 2013, is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding doctoral dissertation.
Sep 20, 2013
Call for papers - 8th International Symposium on Turbo Codes & Iterative Information Processing
The 8th International Symposium on Turbo Codes & Iterative Information Processing will be held from Monday August 18 to Friday August 22 in Bremen, Germany.
Sep 17, 2013
Notre Dame announces a Graduate Fellowship in honor of Jim Massey
The College of Engineering at Notre Dame is launching a graduate fellowship in electrical engineering in Jim Massey’s name
Sep 5, 2013
Vladimir (Volodya) Balakirsky dies at the age of 55
Vladimir (Volodya) Balakirsky passed away August 5 at the age of 55. Volodya was a specialist in information theory with a strong mathematical and analytical background.
Aug 27, 2013
2014 IEEE Technical Field Awards
Three members of the IEEE Information Theory Society have received 2014 Technical Field Awards.
Aug 7, 2013
IEEE 2013 elections
The 2013 annual IEEE election key dates are Aug. 15-Oct. 1.
Aug 7, 2013
ITSoc BoG officers election results
The Board of Governors has voted for the 2014 officers.
Aug 7, 2013
ISIT 2013 - Pictures and slides of Plenaries are available
Pictures and slides of Plenaries from ISIT 2013 are available
Jul 22, 2013
WITHITS website goes live
WITHITS website goes live
Jul 16, 2013
2013 IEEE Information Theory Paper Award
The 2013 IEEE Information Theory Paper Award winner has been announced at ISIT 2013 in Istanbul
Jul 15, 2013
2013 IEEE Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award
The recipients of the 2013 IEEE Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award have been announced at ISIT 2013, Istanbul Turkey
Jul 15, 2013
2014 Claude E. Shannon Award
János Körner has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Information Theory Society Claude E. Shannon award.
Jul 15, 2013
Finalists for IEEE Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award
The finalists for the 2013 IEEE Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award have been selected.
Jun 26, 2013
James Lee Massey Memorial at ISIT 2013
There will be a memorial at ISIT 2013 on July 8th at 6:30pm to honor James Massey.
Jun 25, 2013
James Lee Massey dies at 79
James Lee Massey died on June 16, 2013 at his home in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jun 19, 2013
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