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2016 Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory
(IWCIT)
3-4 May 2016, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
www.iwcit.com
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Call for papers (Paper Submission Deadline: February 1, 2016)


General Information
The 4th Iran Workshop on Communication and Information Theory (IWCIT) will take place at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran on Tuesday May 3rd and Wednesday May 4th, 2016.
IWCIT features world-class speakers, plenary talks and technical sessions on a diverse range of topics in communication and information theory.
Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions to IWCIT 2016. All submitted papers will be subject to peer review. This workshop is included in the IEEE Conference Publications Program (CPP).
The scope of the workshop includes the following topics:

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

Communication Theory
- Cognitive radio systems
- Cooperative communications
- Network resource sharing and scheduling
- Molecular and Nano communications
- Optical and Quantum communication 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


Important Dates
------Paper Submission: February 1, 2016
------Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2016
------Camera Ready Submission: April 15, 2016

Contact: iwcit@sharif.ir
www.iwcit.com

IWCIT 2016
Room 503, Department of Electrical Engineering
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran , Iran
Tel: +98 21 66165910
www.iwcit.com

General Co-Chairs
Mohammad R. Aref ------ Sharif University of Technology
Ahmad R. Sharafat ------ Tarbiat Modares University

Technical Program Chair
Jawad A. Salehi ------ Sharif University of Technology

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

Keynote Speakers
Prof. P. R. Kumar ------ Texas A&M University
Prof. Raymond Yeung ------ The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Gerhard Kramer ------ Technische Universität München (TUM)



Technical Program Committee
Salehi, Jawad [Chair] ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Aazhang, Behnaam ---------- Rice University, USA
Ahmadian, Mahmoud ---------- K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Akhbari, Bahareh ---------- K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Aref, Mohammad Reza ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Ashtiani, Farid ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Avestimehr, Salman ---------- Cornell University, USA
Behroozi, Hamid ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Beigi, Salman ---------- Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Iran
Biglieri, Ezio ---------- Universtat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Caire, Giuseppe ---------- Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Crespo, Pedro ---------- University of Navarra, Spain
Emadi, Mohammad Javad ---------- Amirkabir University of Technology
Gohari, Amin ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Hodtani, Ghosheh ---------- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Honig, Michael ---------- Northwestern University, USA
Javidi, Tara ---------- University of California San Diego, USA
Kaveh, Mostafa ---------- University of Minnesota, USA
Khosravifard, Mohammadali ---------- Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Kramer, Gerhard ---------- Technische Universität München, Germany
Maham, Behrouz ----------University of Tehran, Iran
Marvasti, Farokh ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Mirmohseni, Mahtab ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Nair, Chandra ---------- Chinese Univesity of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Nasiri-Kenari, Masoumeh ---------- Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Parvaresh, Farzad ---------- University of Isfahan, Iran
Sadeghi, Parastoo ---------- The Australian National University, Australia
Schober, Robert ---------- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Saeedi, Hamid ---------- Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran
Seyfe, Babak ---------- Shahed University, Iran
Sharafat, Ahmad Reza ---------- Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran
Tadaion, Aliakbar ---------- Yazd University, Iran