The Society is pleased to solicit nominations for the inaugural 老澳门开奖直播 Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award. This award was established with a generous gift from the . The award serves to recognize publications that expose subjects in information theory to a broad audience and stimulate interest and engagement in them. 听The award honors the legacy of Joy Thomas, who had a marked impact on the evolution of research in our Society through both his own technical contributions and his elegant exposition of the field, as exemplified by the textbook he co-authored with Thomas Cover, 鈥淓lements of Information Theory.鈥
Criteria and Eligibility: Papers should present an overview of methods and/or theory of broad interest, potentially providing new perspectives and/or overview of published ideas. Articles will be judged on the clarity of exposition and accessibility to a broad audience. 听To be eligible for consideration, the tutorial paper must have appeared in an 老澳门开奖直播 Information Theory Society publication during the five preceding calendar years.听The authors do not have to be members of the 老澳门开奖直播. The submission deadline is October 15th, 2024. Please submit nominations via the Society鈥檚 webpage:
Nominations, submission, and selection process: Each nomination should be accompanied by a statement (maximum of 2 pages) outlining the rationale for the nomination. Optionally, up to two letters of endorsement can be provided along with the rationale. The award winner shall be selected by a subcommittee of the 老澳门开奖直播 Information Theory Society Paper Awards committee.听The winners shall be given the option to select the Information Theory Society venue at which the award will be presented. The winners will be invited to create content based on the paper, which will also serve to reach a broad audience through diverse media.