The 2016 School of information will be hosted at Duke University, June 21-23. It is sponsored by the IEEE Information Theory Society, Duke University, the Center for Science of Information, and the National Science Foundation. The school provides a venue where doctoral and postdoctoral students can learn from distinguished professors in information theory, meet with fellow researchers, and form collaborations.
Program and Lectures
The daily schedule will consist of morning and afternoon lectures separated by a lunch break with poster sessions. Students from all research areas are welcome to attend and present their own research via a poster during the school. The school will host lectures on core areas of information theory and interdisciplinary topics. The following lecturers are confirmed:
- Helmut Bölcskei (ETH Zurich): The Mathematics of Deep Learning
- Natasha Devroye (University of Illinois, Chicago): The Interference Channel
- René Vidal (Johns Hopkins University): Global Optimality in Deep Learning and Beyond
- Tsachy Weissman (Stanford University): Information Processing under Logarithmic Loss
- Aylin Yener (Pennsylvania State University): Information-Theoretic Security
Logistics
Applications will be available on March 15 and will be evaluated starting April 1. Accepted students must register by May 15, 2016. The registration fee of $200 will include food and 3 nights accommodation in a single-occupancy room. We suggest that attendees fly into the Raleigh-Durham (RDU) airport located about 30 minutes from the Duke campus. Housing will be available for check-in on the afternoon of June 20th. The main part of the program will conclude after lunch on June 23rd so that attendees can fly home that evening.
To Apply: click “register” here (fee will accepted later after acceptance)
Administrative Contact: Kathy Peterson, itschool2016@gmail.com
Organizing Committee
Henry Pfister (chair) (Duke University), Dror Baron (North Carolina State University), Matthieu Bloch (Georgia Tech), Rob Calderbank (Duke University), Galen Reeves (Duke University). Advisors: Gerhard Kramer (Technical University of Munich) and Andrea Goldsmith (Stanford)
Sponsors
- IEEE Information Theory Society
- Duke University
- Center for Science of Information
- National Science Foundation
Tag: North American School of Information Theory
8th Annual North American School of Information Theory (NASIT)
August 10-13, 2015 – UC San Diego, La Jolla, California
Application deadline: June 7, 2015
Application deadline: June 7, 2015
The School of Information Theory will bring together over 100 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and leading researchers for four action-packed days of learning, stimulating discussions, professional networking and fun activities, all on the beautiful campus of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and in the nearby beach town of La Jolla.
- Tutorials by some of the best known researchers in information theory and related fields
- Poster presentations by student participants with feedback and discussion
- Panel discussion on “IT: Academia vs. Industry Perspectives”
- Social events and fun activities