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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 IEEE 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 IEEE 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 IEEE Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award is given to a paper of tutorial or survey nature that has appeared in an IEEE 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 IEEE 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.
Awards
Distinguished Lecturers
The Distinguished Lecturers program promotes interest in information theory by supporting chapters who wish to invite prominent information theory researchers to give talks at their events.
Events
Conferences, Workshops & Meetings
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Information Theory Workshop 2026
The 2026 IEEE Information Theory Workshop will be held in the beautiful desert city of Tempe, Arizona, USA between November 10–13, 2026. We welcome original contributions across all areas of information theory.
Conferences
10-13 Nov, 2026
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Information Theory Workshop 2026
The 2026 IEEE Information Theory Workshop will be held in the beautiful desert city of Tempe,…
Job list
PhD stipend
Aalborg University
Fully funded PhD stipend available in the field of causal discovery and spatiotemporal analysis of brain signals. The position is at the Section on AI and Sound, headed by Prof. Jan Østergaard at Aalborg University, Denmark.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Information Theory and Statistics
University of Cambridge
Postdoc position in information theory and statistics, funded by the EPSRC's INFORMED-AI Hub. Position is based in Cambridge, hosted by Varun Jog, Po-Ling Loh (Cambridge) and Sidharth Jaggi (Bristol). Apply here: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/53160/
Posdoctoral Researcher Position in Information and/or Communication Theory
Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
We want to work with the leading information and communication theorists at TU Dortmund - Lehrstuhl für Nachrichtentechnik and invite them to apply for a full-time postdoctoral position.
PhD Position in Information and Communication Theory
Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
We are looking for a PhD student to join us as a full-time research and teaching assistant at TU Dortmund - Lehrstuhl für Nachrichtentechnik in Germany.
PhD student positions available within ERC Starting Grant project LESYNCH
Instituto de Telecomunicações and IST - University of Lisbon
PhD student positions are available within João Ribeiro's ERC StG project on the limits and efficiency of coding against synchronization errors.
For more information about the project, visit https://sites.google.com/site/joaorib94/lesynch.
Post-doctoral researcher positions available within ERC Starting Grant project LESYNCH
Instituto de Telecomunicações and IST - University of Lisbon
Post-doctoral researcher positions are available within João Ribeiro's ERC StG project on the limits and efficiency of coding against synchronization errors.
For more information about the project, visit https://sites.google.com/site/joaorib94/lesynch.
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Princeton University
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering seeks applications for faculty positions at the assistant professor (tenure-track) level. Candidates from all areas in electrical and computer engineering are encouraged to apply, with a special focus on the areas of (i) artificial intelligence and (ii) bio-engineering.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Information Theory and Biological Information Processing
York University
Postdoctoral fellowship available in information theory and biological information processing at York University, Toronto
PhD position in coding theory for distributed computing
DTU
Fully Funded 3-Year PhD Fellowship — Coding and Visual Communication Group, DTU Electro (via DARA Fellowship)
Postdoctoral Positions in the Information Theory, Probability and Statistics Unit
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
We seek two strong candidates with a PhD in IT or Mathematics to work at the intersection of Information Theory and Probability Theory at OIST, in the beautiful Okinawa, Japan. A two-year contract and various allowances are included.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Machine Learning
Simula UiB
We are seeking a candidate with a PhD degree to work in the exciting and rapidly evolving field of quantum machine learning, with a particular focus on its intersection with information theory.
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 postdoctoral fellows to join a research project sponsored by the NSF/DoD on Secure Communication.
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.
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 communication in learning systems—spanning wireless networks, distributed AI, and PHY-aware protocols. Join us to help shape the core of 6G and edge intelligence.
PhD Position in Information Theory/Machine Learning
Simula UiB
We are looking for a PhD candidate in the intersection of machine learning and information theory to join us in the Information Theory Department at Simula UiB, Norway, through the research project PeerL
Postdoctoral Research Position at King's College London in Quantum Privacy
King's College London
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position to work on quantum privacy for private information retrieval and secure multiparty computing in the Department of Engineering, King’s College London.
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions at Bilkent University
Bilkent University
Postdoctoral researcher positions in coding and information theory are available at Bilkent University for an ERC-funded project: TRANCIDS. Full-time, benefits-eligible positions with competitive salaries. Please contact [email protected].
Postdoctoral Research Position at the ITMO University in Russia at the Information and Coding Theory Lab (Prof. Peter Trifonov)
ITMO University, Russia
Postdoc position in coding theory at ITMO University (Russia) at the research group of prof. Peter Trifonov.
Research Areas:
* polar codes
* algebraic codes
* (generalized) LDPC and spatially coupled codes.
Applications can be sent to [email protected]
Faculty position at Telecom Paris in Mathematical Data Science
Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
University of Bristol — Lecturer in Statistics or Machine Learning -- 2 positions available
University of Bristol, School of Mathematics
We are seeking to appoint 2 Lecturers (analogous to Assistant Professor) in Statistics or Machine Learning, to be interpreted broadly as including Statistics, Data Science, statistical Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, or related disciplines.
Jobs Board
PhD stipend
Aalborg University
Fully funded PhD stipend available in the field of causal discovery and spatiotemporal analysis of…
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Information Theory and Statistics
University of Cambridge
Postdoc position in information theory and statistics, funded by the EPSRC's INFORMED-AI Hub.…
Posdoctoral Researcher Position in Information and/or Communication Theory
Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
We want to work with the leading information and communication theorists at TU Dortmund - Lehrstuhl…
News
IEEE USA Virtual Career Fair
A nationwide, virtual recruitment event connecting students, young professionals, and members with…
IEEE Day Offer - Discount ITSoc membership
In celebration of IEEE Day, take advantage of an exclusive offer available for first-time ITSoc…
Election of Members to the Board of Governors for a Three-Year Term 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2028
Voting is now open to society members for the Board of Governors (2026-2028) Election
2025 Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award Recipients Named
The three winning papers were announced during the banquet at ISIT 2025.
News
Deadline extension: TMBMSC Special Issue on Molecular Systems for Digital Information: Storage, Computation, and Cryptography
The paper submission deadline for this Special Issue is extended to November 20th, 2025, and will follow the TMBMSC continuous publication model.
IEEE USA Virtual Career Fair
A nationwide, virtual recruitment event connecting students, young professionals, and members with hiring companies. No cost to participate—just register, connect, and grow.
IEEE Day Offer - Discount ITSoc membership
In celebration of IEEE Day, take advantage of an exclusive offer available for first-time ITSoc members.
Election of Members to the Board of Governors for a Three-Year Term 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2028
Voting is now open to society members for the Board of Governors (2026-2028) Election
Reminder: 2026 Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award nominations deadline - October 15th
The nomination deadline is October 15th for the 2026 Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award.
Reminder: Padovani Lecturer, Goldsmith Lecturer, and Distinguished Lecturers nominations deadline - October 15th
The nomination deadline is October 15th for the 2026 Padovani Lecturer, the 2026 Goldsmith Lecturer, and the 2026-2027 Distinguished Lecturers.
ISIT 2026 Workshop Call for Proposals
ISIT 2026 plans to hold in-person workshops.
Deadline Extended: JSAIT Special Issue "Theoretical Foundations for 6G-and-Beyond Wireless Networks"
Journal on Selected Area in Information Theory (JSAIT) Special Issue "Theoretical Foundations for 6G-and-Beyond Wireless Networks." Continuous submission until the extended deadline, September 30th, 2025. https://www.itsoc.org/jsait
CFP: TMBMSC Special Issue on Molecular Systems for Digital Information: Storage, Computation, and Cryptography
TMBMSC Special issue on "Molecular Systems for Digital Information: Storage, Computation, and Cryptography" invites original work pushing the boundary of data storage using synthetic biology. Submission deadline: October 15, 2025.
2025 Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award Recipients Named
The three winning papers were announced during the banquet at ISIT 2025.
Call for Nominations: Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award
The Society solicits nominations for the 2026 IEEE Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award. Deadline: October 15th, 2025.
Call for Nominations: Padovani Lecturer, Goldsmith Lecturer, and Distinguished Lecturers
The IEEE Information Theory Society solicits nominations for the 2026 Padovani Lecturer, the 2026 Goldsmith Lecturer, and the 2026-2027 Distinguished Lecturers.
IEEE JSAC Special Issue on Secure Communication, Sensing, and Computation in Future Intelligent Wireless Networks
We invite high-quality works to be submitted to the IEEE JSAC special issue on "Secure Communication, Sensing, and Computation in Future Intelligent Wireless Networks" by July 15, 2025.
Shannon Award for 2026
The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to announce that Frans Willems is the recipient of the 2026 Claude E. Shannon Award for consistent and profound contributions to information theory. He will deliver his Shannon Lecture at ISIT 2026
Recipients of the 2025 IEEE Communication Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award: Yifeng Xiong, Fan Liu, Yuanhao Cui, Weijie Yuan, Tony Xiao Han, and Giuseppe Caire
The Joint Paper Award recognizes outstanding papers that lie at the intersection of communications and information theory.
2025 Information Theory Society Paper Award Recipients Named
The winners of the 2025 ITSoc Paper Award were announced at the ISIT 2025 awards session.
2025 ITSoc Chapter of the Year Announced!
The Benelux Section Chapter has been named the 2025 Chapter of the Year.
IEEE ITW 2025 Travel Grants – Apply by 13 July!
We are excited to announce that travel grant applications for IEEE ITW 2025 are now open! If you are a student or early-career researcher with an accepted paper, don’t miss this opportunity to receive financial support to attend the workshop in person.
Live-Stream of Peter Shor's Shannon Lecture
This year's Shannon Lecture will be live-streamed via Zoom.
Celebrating 75 years of Information Theory Symposia
The Year 2025 marks 75 years after the first known information theory symposium was held in London, September 26-29, 1950. To celebrate, we are inviting members of the IEEE Information Theory Society to help us create a picture mosaic of our members.
Past meeting
BoG Meeting - Hybrid Meeting, NYC - November 2025
This will be a hybrid meeting in person room and on Zoom.
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 @ ITA 2025, San Diego, California
This will be a hybrid meeting on zoom.
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.
BoG meeting @ ISIT 2012, Cambridge, MA
BoG meeting July 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 IEEE 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
Upcoming Events
The Information Theory Society's upcoming conferences, workshops and schools
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Guangzhou, China
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IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2026
2026 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, June 28 - July 3, Guangzhou, China.