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Shannon Centennial Workshop onCommunications and Information Theory
13 - 14 December, 2016, CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 695033
Web: http://www.ieeekerala.org/scwcit/
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
The 2016 IEEE Shannon Centennial Workshop celebrates the 100th birthday of the Claude E. Shannon (1916 -
2001), the father of Information Theory. Shannon contributed to many allied fields such as digital circuit design
theory and cryptography. The two day workshop features technical talks, student poster presentations, and
a student research discussion forum to bring together academicians, students, and engineering professionals
in related fields to commemorate the contributions of Shannon.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Dr. Suresh Nair, Chair, IEEE Kerala Section
Dr. B. S. Manoj, IIST, Trivandrum
Dr. Chinmoy Saha, IIST, Trivandrum
Dr. N. Rama Rao, IIST, Trivandrum
Dr. Sameer S. M., NIT Calicut
Dr. J. Y. Siddiqui, IRPE, Kolkata
Dr. Ananthan C., APS Chair, Kerala Section
Mr. Sasi P. M., CDAC, Trivandrum
Ms. Ananthalakshmi Ammal, CDAC, TVM
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Dr. Vineeth B. S., IIST, TVM
Co-Chair: Mr. Senthil Kumar, CDAC, TVM
Member: Ms. Debarati Ganguly, LMCST
POSTER COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Ms. Vanidevi M., IIST, TVM
Co-Chair: Ms. Chris Prema S., IIST, TVM
Co-Chair: Dr. Basudeb Ghosh, IIST, TVM
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Chair: Mr. John, IEEE Kerala Section
REGISTRATION
Chair: Mr. Jithin K., IEEE Kerala Section
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Mr. Deepak M., IIST, TVM
Mr. Sarath Babu, IIST, TVM
Mr. Shaik Latheef Ahmed, IIST, TVM
Mr. Abhishek Chakraborty, IIST, TVM
CONTACT INFO
m http://www.ieeekerala.org/scwcit/
CHIEF GUEST
Dr. V. K. DadhwalDirector,IIST
Trivandrum
TECHNICAL TALK
Birenjith P. SasidharanCollege of Engineering
Barton HillThiruvananthapuram
Jawad Y. SiddiquiInstitute of Radiophysics
and ElectronicsUniversity of Calcutta
SHANNON CENTENNIAL SPEAKERS
Prof. Tapan K. SarkarPast President, IEEE APS
Syracuse UniversityNew York, USA
Prof. Magdalena S. PalmaPast President, IEEE APS
Universidad Carlos III de MadridSpain
Prof. Vikass MonebhurrunCentraleSupelec3 rue Joliot-Curie
France
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
On December 13th, the workshop will feature talks from two eminent Shannon
Centennial Speakers followed by a technical talk showcasing recent research di-
rections in information theory and coding for distributed storage. The second
day, December 14th, will feature a student poster presentation contest followed
by student talks and a student research discussion forum. The detailed program
schedule is available at http://www.ieeekerala.org/scwcit/program.html.
Registration is mandatory for participation (Registration Fee: |200 [IEEE
members] and |300 [Non members]). The workshop will offer complimentary
registrations to top students from ECE, EE, CS, and IT. Registration opens
on 25th September, 2016.
CALL FOR POSTERS (Students only)
The workshop invites poster of an expository nature or showcasingrecent research in any allied fields. Interested students can upload a2-page summary of their posters with the given formatting guidelines(URL:http://www.ieeekerala.org/scwcit/posters.html). Students of the ac-cepted poster summaries will get an opportunity to display their posters on 14th
December. A selected few will be given an opportunity for a lightning talk, fromwhich the best poster will be awarded. Submission Deadline: 20thth Nov, 2016
Acceptance Notification: 1st Dec, 2016
