The Information and Communication Theory Lab () at the Eindhoven University ofÌýTechnology () organized the 9th Van der Meulen Seminar in honor of Prof. Frans Willems onÌýNovember 5, 2021. The focus of the seminar was the history of Willems' research and itsÌýconnections to other researchers from the IT Society. There were above 100 registered participantsÌýfrom different European countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Estonia, Norway, Israel, the UK, etc.) and from overseas (the USA, India, Canada, Indonesia, S. Arabia, etc.).
The program consisted of 6 invited talks. The speakers were Prof. Han Vinck (Uni. Duisburg-Essen), Pim Tuyls (Intrinsic-ID), Prof. GerhardÌýKramer (TU Munich), Prof. Jean-Paul Linnartz (TU/e, Signify), Prof. Liesbet Van der Perre (KUÌýLeuven), Prof. Ioannis Kontoyiannis (Cambridge Uni.), and Prof. Frans Willems (TU/e) himself. TheÌýsocial program included a networking lunch and post-seminar dinner at the TU/e accompanied withÌýa musical performance by Frans’s friends.
The workshop was organized jointly by the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Benelux Chapter on Information Theory, the Werkgemeenschap voorÌýInformatie- en Communicatietheorie, and the ICT Lab. The program, presentations, and some photos can beÌýfound at:ÌýÌý. The recording of some of the presentations can be found at theÌý.
The organizing team was Prof. Jan Bergmans, Assoc. Prof. Alex Alvarado, Assist. Prof. HamdiÌýJoudeh, and Emerald Clump-Busser.
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