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2024 IEEE Information Theory Workshop

The IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW) will be held in Shenzhen, China, Nov. 24–28, 2024.

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IEEE BITS Quantum Computation and Information

The most recent issue of IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine is on Quantum Computation and Information.

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European School of Information Theory 2024

IEEE European School of Information Theory (ESIT) 2024 will be held on July 1- 5 at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.

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Katalin Marton

Katalin Marton Memorial Conference

This memorial conference will commemorate our distinguished colleague, so far the only female recipient of the Claude E. Shannon Award.  To be held at the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Budapest, Hungary, July 3 to July 6.

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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 2024.

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Broadening Participation in the IT Society

The Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) committee introduces the new IT Society Volunteer website.

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Read the December 2023 Newsletter

Read about recent awards won by ITSoc members, and more, in the December 2023 newsletter.

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Information Theory Society

The IEEE Information Theory Society is the premier professional society dedicated to the advancement of the mathematical underpinnings of information technology for the benefit of humanity. Information theory encompasses the processing, transmission, storage, and use of information, and the foundations of the communication process.

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The IEEE Information Theory Society Newsletter connects our members and is published four times a year.  Beginning with the March 2022 issue, the Newsletter is online only.
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Contributions for Society Newsletter

Please submit any contributions for the Society Newsletter by March 25, 2024.

Mar 3, 2024
Reminder of upcoming deadlines for paper/poster submissions to workshops@ISIT’24

The 03 March deadline for paper submissions to (most) workshops@ISIT is quickly approaching!

Feb 29, 2024
Lloyd Welch passed away at the age of 96

Lloyd Welch, an esteemed mathematician and electrical engineer, whose research career has had a…

Jan 23, 2024
Alexander Barg Awarded 2024 IEEE Hamming Medal

IEEE Information Theory Society congratulates member Alexander Barg for receiving the 2024 IEEE…

Jan 21, 2024
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Postdoc Position in Coding for Physical Layer Security
ETIS lab, France (CY Université / ENSEA / CNRS)

A 15 months postdoc position in finite block-length coding for physical layer security is available…

Mar 13, 2024
Post-doc position
University of Maryland College Park

Post-doc in use of LLMs in communications and networking.

Mar 10, 2024
Postdoctoral researcher on semantics of information and goal-oriented communications
Linköping University, Sweden

Postdoctoral researcher on semantics of information and goal-oriented communications, focusing on…

Feb 28, 2024
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Submit to IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine

IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine invites tutorial articles that provide a new perspective on traditional topics or on emerging and interdisciplinary areas.

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Submit to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory

The IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory (JSAIT) covers various aspects of information theory and its applications, and accepts submissions in response to specific calls for papers.

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IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory

JSAIT is a multi-disciplinary journal of special issues.

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Issue on Modern Compression
Full Cover JSAIT issue September 2022
Volume 3, Number 3
Deep-Learning Methods for Inverse Problems
JSAIT June 22
Volume 3, Number 2
Distributed Coding and Computation
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IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

The IEEE Transactions on Information Theory publishes papers concerned with the transmission, processing, and utilization of information.

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