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2013 Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory
(IWCIT)
8-9 May 2013, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
www.iwcit.org
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General Information
The first Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory (IWCIT) will take place at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran from Wednesday May 8th to Thursday May 9th, 2013. IWCIT will be held annually in Iran to bring together researchers in all relevant areas of communication and information theory for exchanging their research results and latest developments.
Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions to IWCIT 2013. All submitted papers will be subject to peer review. This workshop is included in the IEEE Conference Publications Program (CPP).

General Co-Chairs
M. R. Aref Sharif University of Technology
F. Marvasti Sharif University of Technology

Technical Program Chair
J. A. Salehi Sharif University of Technology

Executive Co-Chairs
A. A. Gohari Sharif University of Technology
B. Seyfe Shahed University

Publications
A. A. Gohari Sharif University of Technology

Plenary Speakers
Prof. Gerhard Kramer, Technische Universität München (TUM)

Important Dates
Paper Submission: 11 January 2013
Notification of Acceptance: 15 March 2013
Camera Ready Submission: 15 April 2013

Contact: iwcit@sharif.ir, webmaster@iwcit.org
General Address
IWCIT 2013
Room 501, Department of Electrical Engineering
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran , Iran
Tel: +98 21 66165908
www.iwcit.org


Technical Program Committee

Aazhang,B. Rice University, USA
Aghagolzadeh,A. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran
Ahmadian,M. K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Akhbari,B. K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Alishahi,K. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Aref,M.R. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Avestimehr,S. Cornell University, USA
Azmi,P. Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Banihashemi,A.H. Carleton University, Canada
Behroozi,H. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Esfahani,S.N. University of Tehran, Iran
Esmaeili,M. Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Gohari,A.A. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Golestani,S.J. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Haddadi,F. Iran University of Science & Technology, Iran
Hodtani,G.A. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Jafarkhani,H. University of California, Irvine, USA
Khandani,A.K. University of Waterloo, Canada
Lahouti,F. University of Tehran, Iran
Marvasti,F. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Mirmohseni,M. University of Tehran, Iran
Modarres,M. Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Nasiri-Kenari,M. Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Olfat,A. University of Tehran, Iran
Sabbaghian,M. University of Tehran, Iran
Sadeghi,P. The Australian National University, Australia
Sharafat,A.R. Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Shokrollahi,A. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Tadaion,A.A. Yazd University, Iran

Prospective authors are invited to submit original manuscripts for presentation at the first Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory. Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all submissions must be done through EDAS. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of Six (6) printed pages (10-point font) including figures.
Papers should be submitted to one of the following Tracks:

- Shannon Theory
• Complexity theory
• Information theoretic security
• Multi-terminal information theory
• Quantum information theory
• Shannon theory

- Communication Theory
• Cognitive radio systems
• Communication theory
• Cooperative communications
• Network resource sharing and scheduling

- Coding Theory
• Coding theory
• Compressed sensing
• Data compression
• Network coding

- Applications of Information Theory
• Information theoretic learning
• Information theory and data mining
• Information theory and signal processing
• Information theory and statistics
• Information theory in biology
• Information theory in networks
• Information theory in practice