Robert McEliece Has Passed Away Shannon Award winner Robert McEliece passed away on May 8, 2019. May 13, 2019 Brian Kurkoski Robert McEliece, the 2004 Shannon Lecturer, passed away on May 8, 2019 at the age of 76 after a long bout with Parkinson's disease. Read Bob's obituary at . Recent news ISIT 2026 Workshop Call for Proposals Deadline Extended: JSAIT Special Issue "Theoretical Foundations for 6G-and-Beyond Wireless Networks" CFP: TMBMSC Special Issue on Molecular Systems for Digital Information: Storage, Computation, and Cryptography 2025 Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award Recipients Named Call for Nominations: Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award Call for Nominations: Padovani Lecturer, Goldsmith Lecturer, and Distinguished Lecturers 51ÂÜÀò JSAC Special Issue on Secure Communication, Sensing, and Computation in Future Intelligent Wireless Networks Shannon Award for 2026
