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Shannon Centenary

Shannon Centenary

The Shannon Centenary , 2016, marks the life and influence of Claude Shannon on the hundredth anniversary of his birth on 30 April 1916. ÌýShannon is best known for developing the mathematical foundations of communication (establishing the field of information theory) [1], data compression [2], digital computers [3], cryptography [4], circuit complexity [5], flow networks [6], and juggling [7], as well as laying foundations of artificial intelligence [8, 9] and human–computer interaction [10].

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Note that ITSoc has made funding available to support Shannon Centennial outreach events. ÌýDeadlines to apply for funding are March 6th, April 1st, May 1st, June 1st, and July 1st. ÌýNotification of whether the application is approved would be within a week after submission. ÌýGuidelines for applying can be found on the web application site:Ìý

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Bell Labs has created a . ÌýSome recent media coverage of the Shannon Centenary include:

  • E. Guizzo, " ,"Ìý Â鶹´«Ã½AV Spectrum , 4 May 2016.
  • J. Boon, " "Ìý Hollywood Life , 30 April 2016.
  • C. Fedde, " ,"Ìý Christian Science Monitor , 30 April 2016.
  • S. Rajvanshi, " ,"Ìý The Statesman , 30 April 2016.
  • D. Z. Morris, " ,"Ìý Fortune , 30 April 2016.
  • S. Roberts, " ," The New Yorker , 30 April 2016.Ìý
  • " ,"Ìý The Telegraph , 30 April 2016.
  • J. Gibbs, " ,"Ìý The Independent, 30 April 2016.
  • R. Cavanaugh, " ,"Ìý Time Magazine , 29 April 2016.
  • " ," WeChat , 30 April 2016.
  • " ," El Pais, 30 April 2016.Ìý
  • " ," Die Welt , 30 April 2016.
  • J. Horgan, " ,"Ìý Â鶹´«Ã½AV Spectrum , 27 April 2016.
  • S. Betschon, "Die Erfindung des Informationszeitalters,"Ìý Neue Zurcher Zeitung , 21 April 2016.
  • A. Magoun, " ," The Institute , 1 April 2016.
  • G. Pascal Zachary, " ," Â鶹´«Ã½AV Spectrum , 23 March 2016.
  • K. Brown, " ," The University Record , 8 March 2016.

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Planned events in India are listed , and around the world include the following:

  • , University College Cork, Ireland, 1-2 September 2015.
  • , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 30 October 2015.
  • , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 6 November 2015.
  • , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 3 December 2015.
  • Shannon Year@UMD, University of Maryland, 2016
  • , IIT Bombay and TIFR Mumbai, India, 1-3 January 2016.
  • , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 26 February 2016.
  • , Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 5 March 2016.
  • ,ÌýPlenary talk on Claude Shannon by Sergio Verdú, Princeton, NJ, USA,Ìý 16-18Ìý March 2016.
  • , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 18 March 2016.
  • , Museum of Science, Boston, MA, USA, 1-30 April 2016.
  • , Ottawa, Canada, April-May 2016.
    • , 15 April 2015.
  • Shannon Centennial at the 2016 European School of Information Theory , Gothenburg, Sweden, 4-8 April 2016.
  • , Texas A&M University, USA, 9 April 2016.
  • Shannon Exhibit, , Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-22 April 2016.
  • 100th Birthday of Claude Shannon Public Lecture,ÌýAristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 11 April 2016.
  • Benelux Shannon Centenary , TU Eindhoven,ÌýNetherlands, 13 April 2016.
  • , University of Campinas (Unicamp), State of São Paulo,ÌýBrazil, 15 April 2016 and 19-20 May 2016.
  • , Ottawa, Canada, 16/23/30ÌýApril 2016.
  • Festisciences at UniNE,Ìý Université de Neuchâtel,Ìý Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 23 April 2016.
  • , University of Balamand, Lebanon, 27 April 2016.
  • , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 27 April 2016.
  • First Shannon Conference onÌýthe Future of the Information Age, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA, 28-29 April 2016.
    • Ìý[YouTube]
  • 100th Birthday of Claude Shannon at JPL/Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA, 28 April 2016.Ìý
  • Claude Shannon 100th Birthday Celebration, Taiwan) 29 April 2016.
    • National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • National Sun-Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
  • , 29 April 2016.
  • ,ÌýScuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, 29 April 2016.

  • Claude Shannon Web Exhibit, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA, 30 April 2016.

  • ,ÌýShri G. S. Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, India, 30 April 2016.

  • , Catholic Institute of Business and Technology, Accra, Ghana, 30 April 2016.

  • , Chinese University of Hong Kong, May-Nov 2016.

  • at the Heinz-Nixdorf Museum,ÌýPaderborn, Germany, 3-4ÌýMay 2016.
  • , National University of Singapore, 5 May 2016.
  • Shannon's 100th Birthday, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Australia,Ìý6 May 2016.
  • , University of California, Los Angeles, USA, 7 May 2016.Ìý
  • , Modares University, Tehran, Iran, 8 May 2016.
  • Centenary of Claude Shannon,ÌýUniversidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Cucuta, Colombia, 13 May 2016.
  • Plenary talk on Claude Shannon by Sergio Verdú and unveiling ceremony of Â鶹´«Ã½AV Milestone, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, 17ÌýMay 2016.
  • ,ÌýCity University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 21 May 2016.
  • ,ÌýIndian Institute of Technology Madras, India, 3 June 2016.
  • , Jeju, Korea, 20-22 June 2016
  • , Tamil Nadu, India, 29-30 June 2016.
  • , MIT Museum, USA, 1 June - 31 July 2016.
  • , Rome, Italy, 1 July 2016.
  • , University of Michigan, USA, 16 September 2016.
  • , Motorola Venue, Chicago, USA,Ìý23ÌýSeptember 2016.
  • , University of California, San Diego, USA, 10-11ÌýOctober 2016.
  • , Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 19 October 2016.
  • , Paris, France, 26-28 October 2016.
  • ,ÌýInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA, 16ÌýNovember 2016.
  • ,Ìý South Carolina, USA, 2 December 2016.
  • , Paris, France, 13 December 2016.
  • , Thiravanathapuram, India, 13-14 December 2016.
  • ,Ìý Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 14-16 December 2016.

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In honor of the Shannon Centenary, there is a special issue of theÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½AV Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications on Biological Applications of Information Theory:

Issue 1:Ìý

Issue 2:Ìý

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There has also been a placed. Ìý

More information coming soon, but check outÌý Ìýin the meantime!

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[1] C. E. Shannon, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," Bell System Technical Journal , vol. 27, pp. 379–423, 623–656, 1948.

[2]Ìý C. E. Shannon, "Coding Theorems for a Discrete Source With a Fidelity Criterion," inÌýIRE National Convention Record, Part 4, pp.Ìý 142 – 163, 1959. Ìý

[3]ÌýC. E. Shannon, "A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits," Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers , vol. 57, pp. 713 – 723, 1938.

[4]ÌýC. E. Shannon, "Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems," Bell System Technical Journal , vol. 28, pp. 656 – 715, 1949.

[5]ÌýC. E. Shannon, "The Synthesis of Two-Terminal Switching Circuits," Bell System Technical Journal , vol. 28, pp. 59 – 98, 1949.

[6]ÌýP. Elias, A. Feinstein, and C. E. Shannon, "A Note on the Maximum Flow Through a Network," IRE Transactions on Information Theory , vol. 2, pp. 117 – 119, 1956.

[7]ÌýC. E. Shannon, "Scientific Aspects of Juggling," in Claude E. Shannon: Collected Papers , N. J. A. Sloane and A. D. Wyner, eds., Wiley-Â鶹´«Ã½AV Press, 1993: pp. 850 – 864.

[8] C. E. Shannon, "Programming a Computer for Playing Chess," Philosophical Magazine Series 7 , vol. 41, pp. 256-275, 1950.

[9] J. McCarthy, M. L. Minsky, N. Rochester, and C. E. Shannon, "A Proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, August 31, 1955," A. I. Magazine , vol. 27, pp. 12-14, 2006.

[10] E. O. Thorpe, "The Invention of the First Wearable Computer," in Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers , pp. 4-8, 1998.

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