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.

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.

The purpose of the Information Theory Paper Award is to recognize exceptional publications in the field and to stimulate interest in and encourage contributions to fields of interest of the Society. The Award consists of an appropriately worded certificate(s) and an honorarium of $1,000 for a paper with a single author, or an honorarium of $2,000 equally split among multiple authors. To be eligible, the paper must have appeared in the preceding four (4) calendar years.

Nominations and optional letters of endorsement must be submitted by March 15 using the online nomination form.

Recipients

2023

2022

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
May 2020

2021

2020

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 2016

2019

2018

2017

2016

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
May 2014

2015

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
August 2014

2014

2013

2012

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 2010

2011

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
May 2010
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
November 2009

2010

2009

2008

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
April 2006

2007

2006

2005

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
February 2003

2004

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
November 2003

2003

2002

2001

European Transactions on Telecommunications
November 1999

2000

1999

1998

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 1996

1997

IEEE Transactions on Communications
October 1996

1996

1995

1994

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 1993

1993

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1992

1992

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
May 1991

1991

1990

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 1989

1989

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1987

1988

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1986

1987

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
May 1986

1986

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1984

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
September 1979

1980

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 1979

1979

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
May 1977

1978

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
November 1976

1977

1976

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
September 1974
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1974

1975

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1973

1974

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
July 1972

1973

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
January 1972
Problemy Peredachi Informatsii
September 1971

1972

Problemy Peredachi Informatsii
September 1970

1971

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
September 1969

1970

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
March 1968

1969

1968

1967

1965

1964

1963

IRE Transactions on Information Theory
September 1962

1962

IRE Transactions on Information Theory
January 1961