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2022 Â鶹´«Ã½AV European School of Information Theory
The Â鶹´«Ã½AV European School of Information Theory (ESIT)Ìýis an annual educational event, organized by the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Information Theory Society (ITSoc), for graduate students, postdocs and researchers from institutes throughout Europe and beyond. The objective of the school is to provide participants with the opportunity (i) to learn from distinguished lecturers by attending long-format tutorials, (ii) to present their own work to obtain feedback and to start up collaborations, (iii) to hear about applications of information theory in industry, and (iv) to participate in a stimulating and inviting forum of scientists.
Contact:Ìý[email protected]
The 2022 School
In 2022, we plan to bring the school back to an on-site format at Technical University (TU) Wien in Vienna, Austria, to fully embrace the community experience through on-site plenary talks, online lectures with live Q&A sessions, andÌýinteractive attendee poster sessions,Ìýcomplemented by social events.Ìý
School dates:ÌýThe school starts on Monday, July 4th, after lunch and ends on Thursday, July 7th, afternoons.Ìý
School location:ÌýThe school takes place in Vienna, Austria's capital city with approximately 1.9 million inhabitants, famousÌýfor its rich culture, imperial sights, palaces, museums,Ìýtheaters and opera houses, as well as, its cozy wine taverns and coffee houses.
School venue:ÌýThe school is hosted byÌýTechnical University (TU) Wien, Austria's largest technical university teaching approximately thirty thousand students. The school will take place in of TU Wien.
Currently, no Covid restrictions apply in Austria and therefore the school will take place on-site.
Call for Participation (CfP)
The CfP of the school can be downloaded here:Ìý
Latest Covid Information
Currently, arrival to Austria is possible without requiring a "3G-test". FFP2 masks are generally not required, with the exception of public transport and pharmacies in Vienna. The latest information is available here:
Registration
The registration platform will open on Feb. 14 here:Ìý
We offer reduced registration fees for Â鶹´«Ã½AV members and especially for Â鶹´«Ã½AV ITSoc members; see our registration platform for more details.
- Early bird registration (reduced fee) is available until March 31st.
- The regular registration rate is available between April 1st and May 31st.
- Late registration (increased fee) is possible until June 19th.Ìý
Payment is supported via credit-card (Visa, Mastercard). In case you require a different payment option, please contact the school organizers [email protected].
Please notice that an accommodation is not included in our registration. Please visitÌýÌý(our your favorite online booking platform) to book an accommodation.Ìý
Pricing
All prices are in Euros.Ìý
| Ìý | Early (until March 31) | Regular (until May 31) | Late (until June 19) |
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| ITSoc (student) member | 90 | 100 | 125 |
| Â鶹´«Ã½AV (student) member | 100 | 110 | 135 |
| Non-member | 130 | 140 | 165 |
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In case the school has to take place virtually, due to an unexpected worsening of the pandemic situation, we will refund already paid registration fees free of charges and only request a minor virtual attendance fee of 10€.Ìý
Invitation Letters
In case you require an invitation letter, please first register for the schoolÌý.Ìý
As soon as you are registered, please get in touch with us via [email protected]Ìýand send us the following information:
- Letter of your scholarly supervisor, supporting your participation in ESIT, with stamp of your university.ÌýÌý
- Copy of your passport.
- Copy of your student ID.
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Program Schedule
The detailed schedule of the school is provided here:Ìý
Plenary Tutorial Lectures
We will host five on-site plenary tutorial lectures:
Lossy Compression of General Random Variables, E. Riegler
Flexible Learning using Hidden Markov Models, E. GassiatÌý
Lattice-Reduction-Aided and Integer-Forcing Equalization for MIMO Communications, R. Fischer
Robust, Secure and PrivateÌýCache-aidedÌýLinear Function Retrieval, D. Tuninetti
Trustworthy Machine Learning, Uncertainty and Information, P. Piantanida
More details to the tutorials can be found here:
Online Tutorial Lectures
We will also host two online lectures with live Q&A sessions:
Black-box Optimization in Theory and in Practice, T. Javidi
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Wireless Communications, M. di Renzo
More details to these tutorials can be found here:
Poster Sessions
We will organize a poster session, including elevator pitches,Ìýin which attendees have the opportunity to discuss their research work with our distinguished lecturers.
Social Events
We will provide plenty of opportunities for social get-together between school participants, speakers and organizers.
- Welcome reception on July 4th evenings
- Coffee and lunch breaks
- Vienna sightseeing and dinner at a traditional wine tavern
Speakers
- , Institute of Communications Engineering, Universität Ulm
- , Department of Mathematics, Paris-Saclay University
- , Department ofÌýElectrical and Computer Engineering, University ofÌýCalifornia San Diego
- ,ÌýLaboratory of Signals and Systems, CentraleSupelec, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University
- , Laboratory of Signals and Systems, CentraleSupelec, Paris-Saclay University
- ,ÌýDeptartmentÌýof Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich
- ,ÌýDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago
Arrival
TU Wien is located in the heart of Vienna. It can be conveniently reached by underground train. The underground station closest to the school venue Ìýis Ìýor alternatively underground station reachable by lines U1 and U4.
Vienna can easily be reached by:
- Plane via and trains of or
- Train via railroad station
- Bus, e.g.,Ìý
ESIT Sponsors, Organizing Institutions and Chairs
Associate Prof. Stefan Schwarz
Institute of Telecommunications, TU Wien
Dr. Georg Pichler
Institute of Telecommunications, TU Wien
Prof. Norbert Görtz
Institute of Telecommunications, TU Wien
