Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory


The Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory is an international academic workshop that is held annually in one of the Iranian University campuses. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers in frontiers of communication and information theory worldwide to share and engage in various research activities.
IWCIT features world-class speakers, plenary talks and technical sessions on a diverse range of topics in communication and information theory. IWCIT is the only workshop in Iran with an emphasis on information theory, and is one of the three events that is supported by the related scientific chapter in IEEE Iran section. This workshop is included in the IEEE Conference Publications Program.

History

2013

The First Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory took place at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran from Wednesday May 8 to Thursday May 9, 2013.
Prof. Gerhard Kramer from Technische Universität München was the Keynote Speaker at IWCIT 2013.

2014

The 2nd IWCIT took place at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran from Wednesday May 7 to Thursday May 8, 2014.
Distinguished Keynote Speakers at IWCIT 2014 were Prof. Behnaam Aazhang, Prof. David Tse, Prof. Robert Schober and Prof. Gerhard Kramer.

2015

The 3rd IWCIT took place at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran from Wednesday May 6 to Thursday May 7, 2015.
Distinguished Keynote Speakers at IWCIT 2015 included Prof. Imre Csiszár, Prof. Gerhard Kramer, Prof. Khaled Ben Letaief and Prof. Giuseppe Caire.

2016

The 4th IWCIT took place at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran on Tuesday May 3 and Wednesday May 4, 2016. The keynote speakers of the workshop were Prof. Thomas Kailath and Prof. Raymond Yeung.

Scope

The scope of the workshop includes the following topics: