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Information Theory Society

The IEEE Information Theory Society is the premier professional society dedicated to the advancement of the mathematical underpinnings of information technology for the benefit of humanity. Information theory encompasses the processing, transmission, storage, and use of information, and the foundations of the communication process.

About Us

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Become a Member

Discover the benefits of Information Theory Society membership

Aspects of Our Society

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Outreach

A gathering of videos, books and more that show how information theory impacts our lives.

OUTREACH SITE

Meet IT Society Students

The Student and Outreach Subcommittee plans student and outreach activities at symposia and workshops.

Meet the Subcommittee

Read Our Newsletter

The IEEE Information Theory Society Newsletter connects our members and is published four times a year. Beginning with the March 2022 issue, the Newsletter is online only.

Latest issue of the newsletter

Upcoming Events

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

22-27

Jun

Ann Arbor (Michigan), USA

Deadline:

Jan 22, 2025

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2025

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, June 22--27 2025.

Sydney is known for its stunning beaches, vibrant arts scenes, and world-famous landmarks like the Sydney Opera House.

Sep

Oct

Sydney, Australia

Deadline:

Apr 11, 2025

2025 IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW)

The IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW) will be held in Sydney, Australia, Sep. 29 - Otc. 3, 2025.

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News

2025 Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award

The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to announce that the 2025 Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper…

Jan 17, 2025

New members of the Board of Governors

The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to welcome new members and officers to its Board of…

Jan 16, 2025

2025-2026 Distinguished Lecturers

The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to announce that Alex Sprintson, Venu Veeravalli,…

Jan 16, 2025

Emre Telatar Named 2025 Padovani Lecturer

The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to announce that Emre Telatar of EPFL has been named…

Jan 14, 2025

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Conferences

Mar 24, 2025

Milan, Italy

Call for Papers: 2025 IEEE WCNC Workshop on Physical Layer Security for Wireless Communications

We cordially invite you to submit papers to the 2025 IEEE WCNC Workshop on Physical Layer Security…

May 19, 2025

London, UK

8th Age and Semantics of Information (ASoI) Workshop

We are pleased to announce the 8th Age and Semantics of Information (ASoI) Workshop, which will be…

Aug 26, 2025

Hanoi, Vietnam

Protect-IT’25, 2nd Workshop on Security, Privacy and Information Theory

Protect-IT’25, 2nd Workshop on Security, Privacy and Information Theory, will be held in parallel…

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Jobs Board

Postdoc in Semantics of Information and Goal-oriented Communications for 6G Systems at Linköping University, Sweden (Prof. Nikolaos Pappas)

Linköping University, Sweden

Jan 14, 2025

Postdoctoral Research Position at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany at the Coding & Cryptography Group (Prof. Antonia Wachter-Zeh)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Jan 13, 2025

Postdoctoral Fellow in Information Theory/Machine Learning

Simula UiB

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in the intersection of machine learning and…

Nov 22, 2024

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Call to Action

Submit a paper. Get Involved.

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2025

Deadline: Jan 22, 2025

Protect-IT'25- 2nd Workshop on Security, Privacy and Information Theory

Deadline: Feb 21, 2025

FL-AsiaCCS’25 Workshop on Secure and Efficient Federated Learning

Deadline: Feb 21, 2025

Submit to IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine

IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine invites tutorial articles that provide a new perspective on traditional topics or on emerging and interdisciplinary areas.

Information for Authors

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Submit to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory

The IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory (JSAIT) covers various aspects of information theory and its applications, and accepts submissions in response to specific calls for papers.

JSAIT Calls for Papers

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Recent Journal Issues

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory

JSAIT is a multi-disciplinary journal of special issues.

2024

Data, Physics, and Life Through the Lens of Information Theory Special Issue Dedicated to the Memory of Toby Berger

2024

Information- Theoretic Methods for Trustworthy and Reliable Machine Learning

2023

The Role of Freshness and Semantic Measures in the Transmission of Information for Next Generation Networks

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IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine

BITS publishes tutorial articles on broad research areas viewed through an information-theoretic lens.

Spring 2023 — Issue 1, Volume 3

Fall 2022 — Issue 3, Volume 2

Fall 2022 — Issue 2, Volume 2

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Research In Information Theory

Selected papers on information theory from our journals and conferences

IEEE JSAIT on the Information Theory Magazine

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.