Thomas Cover 1938-2012

Professor Thomas M. Cover of Stanford University passed away in Palo Alto on March 26, 2012. Over his career, Tom Cover made seminal contributions in learning, information theory, statistical complexity and portfolio theory. His contributions have been recognized by numerous awards, including the IEEE Information Theory Society Claude E. Shannon Award, the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal.

A website in memoriam has been set up at http://tinyurl.com/TomCoverMemorial.

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News: 2013 IEEE Information Theory Society Chapter of the Year Award Jun 13, 2013; 2013 IEEE Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Awards Jun 09, 2013; Student Committee Video Competition May 31, 2013; Post-Doctoral Position in Physical Layer Security at the University of Padova, Italy May 23, 2013; Robert Calderbank receives 2013 IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal May 20, 2013; View All

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