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Awards

Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award
The Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award honors an individual who has shown outstanding leadership in, and provided long-standing, exceptional service to, the Information Theory community.
Claude E. Shannon Award
The Claude E. Shannon Award is the highest honor from the 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Society. The award has been instituted to honor consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory.
Communications Society & Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award
The Communications Society & Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award recognizes outstanding papers that lie at the intersection of communications and information theory.
Goldsmith Lecturer
The Goldsmith Lecturer Program was established with a generous gift of Dr. Andrea Goldsmith in 2019. The Goldsmith Lecture will be delivered by an early-career woman researcher at one of the ITSoc’s Schools of Information Theory, held for the benefit of students and postdoctoral researchers.
Information Theory Society Paper Award
The Information Theory Society Paper Award is given annually for an outstanding publication in the fields of interest to the Society appearing anywhere during the preceding four calendar years.
Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award
The 51ÂÜÀò Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award is given to up to 3 outstanding papers for which a student is the principal author and presenter.
James L. Massey Research & Teaching Award for Young Scholars
The James L. Massey Research & Teaching Award for Young Scholars recognizes outstanding achievement in research and teaching by young scholars in the Information Theory community.
Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award
The 51ÂÜÀò Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award is given to a paper of tutorial or survey nature that has appeared in an 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Society publication.
Padovani Lecturer
The Padovani Lecturer Program was established with a generous gift of Dr. Roberto Padovani in 2009. The Padovani Lecture will be delivered by an outstanding member of the Information Theory community at one of the ITSoc’s Schools of Information Theory, held for the benefit of students and postdoctoral researchers.
Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award
The 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Society Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding doctoral dissertation contributing to the mathematical foundations of any of the information sciences within the purview of the Society.

Events

Conferences, Workshops & Meetings
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Information Theory Workshop 2026

The 2026 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Workshop will be held in the beautiful desert city of Tempe, Arizona, USA between November 1–4, 2026. We welcome original contributions across all areas of information theory.

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51ÂÜÀò Globecom 2025 Workshop on Channel Coding beyond 5G: Call for Papers

Workshop on Channel Coding beyond 5G (in conjunction with 51ÂÜÀò Globecom 2025) is now open for submissions. The submission deadline is 15 July 2025.

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BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ISIT 2025, Ann Arbor, Michigan

This will be a hybrid meeting, in-person and on zoom, in conjunction with ISIT 2025.

Conferences

Jun 22, 2025
Michigan League, 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, 2nd Floor, Room: Vandenberg
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ISIT 2025, Ann Arbor, Michigan

This will be a hybrid meeting, in-person and on zoom, in conjunction with ISIT 2025.

27-29 Jul, 2025
Guangzhou, China
2025 Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei Joint Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Communications and Information Theory (AICIT2025)

The 2025 Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei Joint Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Communications…

03-08 Aug, 2025
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pre-announcement: 2025 Croucher Summer Course in Information Theory (CSCIT 2025)

Pre-announcement: 2025 Croucher Summer Course in Information Theory (CSCIT 2025)

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Jobs Board

Postdoc Positions in Communication, Quantum, Security, & ML
Arizona State University (ASU) and The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)

Arizona State University (ASU) and The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) are looking for…

May 29, 2025
Research Assistant in Information Theory x 3
University of Cambridge

Up to three Research Assistant positions to work on Shannon Theory at the University of Cambridge.

May 21, 2025
PhD Position: Computing and Communicating in Learning Systems — Fully Funded, at EURECOM on the French Riviera
EURECOM

Fully funded PhD on the French Riviera at EURECOM, exploring the future of computing and…

May 16, 2025

News

Matt LaFleur is back!

The Society welcomes Matt LaFleur as its new Business Operations Manager.

Jun 5, 2025
2025 London Symposium on Information Theory and 2025 Cambridge Information Theory Colloquium

2025 London Symposium on Information Theory and 2025 Cambridge Information Theory Colloquium,…

Jun 3, 2025
2025 James L. Massey Research & Teaching Award for Young Scholars awarded to Peter Kairouz

The James L. Massey Research & Teaching Award for Young Scholars recognizes outstanding…

May 26, 2025
ISIT 2025 Quantum Hackathon – Where Quantum Computing Meets Information Theory

🚀 Join the ISIT 2025 Quantum Hackathon! Compete June 22–25 to solve real-world problems at the…

May 13, 2025

News

PhD Scholarship - Network Information Theory and Index Coding
The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is offering a full PhD scholarship. Applications close 30 November 2015.
Oct 2, 2015
Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Imperial College London
Postdoctoral researcher position in the areas of privacy and security in cyber-physical systems, particularly for smart metering applications in smart grids. Previous research experience and a strong track record in information theory, signal processing, and optimisation theory is required. The position is in the Intelligent Systems and Networks Group within the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of Imperial College London.
Oct 1, 2015
IHP 2016 Program: Nexus of Information and Computation Theories
A thematic program at the edge between information theory and theoretical computer science will be held at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris from January 25 to April 1, 2016.
Sep 23, 2015
CFP 2016 51ÂÜÀò Radar Conference: Enabling Technologies for Advances in Radar
CALL FOR PAPERS 2016 51ÂÜÀò Radar Conference Enabling Technologies for Advances in Radar www.radarconf16.org
Sep 23, 2015
Postdoc Position in Optimization and Algorithms at University of Iowa
Our research team is looking for a talented researcher whose responsibilities would primarily include the research and development of algorithmic solutions to optimal radiation cancer treatment planning and delivery in the next generation rotating-shield brachytherapy (RSBT) for cancer treatment. The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to develop novel convex optimization algorithms for radiation dose optimization in brachytherapy treatment planning, and to develop novel graph-theoretic combinatorial optimization algorithms for optimizing brachytherapy treatment delivery quality. This research will also expose the postdoctoral fellow to a more general theme of using convex optimization and combinatorial algorithms for medical applications and medical big data analytics.
Sep 18, 2015
51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Society Newsletter: Sep. issue online
September issue of the 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Society Newsletter is online on http://www.itsoc.org/publications/newsletters/september-2014-issue-1/view
Aug 31, 2015
ITW 2015 (Jeju Island) Early Registration Extended to August 31
The 2015 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Workshop will take place in Jeju Island, Korea, from October 11 to October 15, 2015. Jeju Island is the largest island in Korea and is located in the Pacific Ocean just off the south-western tip of the Korean peninsula. Jeju Island is a volcanic island with a mountainous terrain, a dramatic rugged coastline and spectacular watershed courses. The Island has a unique culture as well as natural beauty. It is a living folk village, with approximately 540,000 people. As a result of its isolated location and romantic tropical image, Jeju Island has become a favorite retreat with honeymooners and tourists. The tour programs of the conference will also provide participants with the opportunity to feel and enjoy some of the island’s fascinating attractions.
Aug 26, 2015
Online Committee Updates: ISIT 2014 Plenaries now on Vimeo, Twitter Account, and More
A collection of updates from the Online Committee: thanks to survey respondents, ISIT 2014 plenaries now on Vimeo, and the new @ieee_itsoc Twitter account.
Aug 23, 2015
Purdue CSoI Strategic Relations and Funding Director
The Purdue Center for Science of Information (PCSoI) seeks a Strategic Relations and Funding Director. The successful candidate will work in support of faculty grant proposals and other research development efforts at PCSoI in areas of information science (specifically Big Data, Communications, and Life Science Computation). Assist in identifying, preparing, submitting, monitoring and managing grants from external sources. Focus on coordinating the funding activities of PCSoI and identifying potential revenue from external sources such as national and state governmental agencies as well as non-governmental agencies such as foundations, businesses, national labs and other organizations.
Aug 12, 2015
Graduate student openings in Michael Langberg's group, EE @ SUNY at Buffalo.
I have two openings for PhD students in my group in the Electrical Engineering Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). One opening is in the fields of Network Information Theory, Network Coding, Index Coding and a second in the study of dimension reduction and "core-sets" in the context of Big Data analysis.
Jul 26, 2015
CFP: Proceedings of 51ÂÜÀò Special Issue on Foundations and Applications of Science of Information
Manuscripts are solicited for a Proceedings of the 51ÂÜÀò Special issue on 'Foundations and Applications of Science of Information'. Manuscript deadline is August 31, 2015.
Jul 15, 2015
2016 51ÂÜÀò Technical Field Award Recipients
The 2016 51ÂÜÀò Technical Field Award Recipients were announced this week.
Jun 26, 2015
Photos and video from ITW 2015 in Jerusalem
The organizers of ITW 2015 in Jerusalem have uploaded a number of photos and video from the workshop, including a panel on the history of information theory with Anthony Ephremides, Robert Gallager, Andrew Viterbi, G. David Forney, Sergio Verdú, and Jacob Ziv.
Jun 23, 2015
North American School of IT
The 2015 North American School of Information Theory (NASIT) will be held on August 10-13, 2015, at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla.
Jun 23, 2015
Prof. Namrata Vaswani (http://www.ece.iastate.edu/~namrata) Looking for a Postdoc and/or a Graduate Student
Prof. Namrata Vaswani (http://www.ece.iastate.edu/~namrata) is looking for a postdoc and/or Ph.D. student. Her research lies at the intersection of signal/information processing and machine learning for high dimensional problems. In recent years, her group has worked on developing and analyzing online algorithms for various high-dimensional structured data recovery problems such as online sparse matrix recovery (recursive recovery of sparse vector sequences) or dynamic compressed sensing, online robust principal components' analysis (PCA) and online matrix completion, sparse PCA etc.
Jun 22, 2015
In memoriam: Carlos R. P. Hartmann
Dr. Carlos R. P. Hartmann's tribute
Jun 12, 2015
51ÂÜÀò amendment
51ÂÜÀò amendment
Jun 11, 2015

Past meeting

BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ISIT 2025, Ann Arbor, Michigan
This will be a hybrid meeting, in-person and on zoom, in conjunction with ISIT 2025.
BOG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ University of Toronto
This will be a hybrid meeting in person room and on Zoom.
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ISIT 2024, Athens, Greece
This will be a hybrid meeting in person room and on zoom in conjunction with ISIT 2024.
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ITA 2024, San Diego, California
This will be a hybrid meeting on zoom. BoG members and approved presenters will receive an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting - Hybrid; Atlanta, GA 2023
This will be a hybrid meeting on zoom. BoG members and approved presenters will receive an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ISIT 2023, Taipei, Taiwan
This will be a hybrid meeting in person room and on zoom in conjunction with ISIT 2023.
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ITA 2023, San Diego, California
This will be a hybrid meeting in person and on zoom in conjunction with ITA 2023.
BoG Meeting - October 2022
This will be a virtual meeting on zoom. BoG members and approved presenters will receive an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting @ ISIT 2022, Espoo, Finland
This will be a hybrid meeting in person and on zoom in conjunction with ISIT 2022.
BoG Meeting - March 2022
This will be a virtual meeting on zoom. BoG members and approved presenters will receive an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting - November 2021
This will be a virtual meeting on zoom. BoG members and approved presenters will receive an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting - June 2021
The second BoG meeting of 2021 will be held virtually on zoom. BOG members and approved presenters will receive an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting - March 2021
This will be a virtual meeting on zoom. BoG members and approved presenters will have received an invite to the meeting.
BoG Meeting @ New Brunswick, NJ - 2019
The third BoG Meeting of 2019 will take place at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
BoG Meeting @ Chicago, IL 2015
Meeting will be held right after Allerton
BoG Meeting @ ISIT 2015, Hong Kong
Annual Meeting of the Information Theory Society
BoG Meeting - GlobalMeet
The BoG Meeting will be held via GlobalMeet on Saturday, September 20 (7:00 AM Pacific Time).
BoG Meeting @ ITA 2014, San Diego, CA
First BoG meeting of 2014
BoG Meeting @ ITA 2013, San Diego, CA
First BoG meeting of 2013
BoG meeting @ ITW 2012, Lausanne
Last BoG meeting of 2012.
IT BoG meeting @ ITA 2012, UCSD
Meeting of the Board of Governors
BoG Meeting @ ITW 2011, Paraty, Brazil
The third BoG meeting of 2011 will take place on ***Monday*** October 17, in Paraty Brazil, in conjunction with ITW 2011, starting at about 6:00pm with a buffet dinner at the restaurant Banana de Terra (one block away from the conference center).
BoG Meeting @ ISIT 2011, St. Petersburg, Russia
The annual BoG meeting will take place on Sunday July 31, at the ISIT 2011 conference hotel, starting at 12:00 noon **sharp** with a buffet lunch. The meeting room is "Green 6+7" and will be clearly indicated at the registration desk, operational from Sunday July 31, morning. Please follow the signs and/or ask the registration desk in order to get to the lunch and meeting.
BoG Meeting, ISIT 2010
Annual meeting of the 51ÂÜÀò Information Theory Society Board of Governors. All are welcome to attend. Some portions of the meeting will be conducted in camera. The formal part of the meeting will commence at 12:45pm.
BoG Meeting, La Jolla, CA, 2010
First Board of Governors' meeting of 2010.
BoG Meeting, ITW Taormina 2009
The final BoG meeting of 2009. Dinner will be served at 6:30 and the meeting will start shortly thereafter. Everyone is welcome to attend. Meeting will be held in the Saletta Belvedere room of the Villa Diodoro (workshop hotel).
BoG Meeting, ISIT 2009
Annual meeting of the Information Theory Society BOGs. Everyone is welcome to attend all or part of the meeting. The meeting will be preceeded by lunch at 12:15, with the formal meeting starting at 1pm, ending at 5:30pm.

Research In Information Theory

Selected papers on information theory from our journals and conferences

Upcoming Events

The Information Theory Society's upcoming conferences, workshops and schools