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IEEE Information Theory Society
Japan Chapter



Welcome:

The Information Theory Society Japan Chapter aims to promote local activities in information theory and related fields. The chapter sponsors symposiums, workshops, technical meetings in cooperation with the SITA (Society of Information Theory and Its Applications) and/or the IEICE (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers) in Japan. The chapter was organized originally as Tokyo Chapter in 1981, and reorganized as Japan Chapter in 1999. The chapter has about 250 members including fellows, senior members, and student members.


Committee Members of Japan Chapter

About ITJC Young Researcher Best Paper Award at ISITA2024

Application form of ITJC Young Researcher Best Paper Award at ISITA2024


*NEWS

*Promotion Desk at SITA2024

An IEEE promotion desk at the 47th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (SITA2024) from 12/10 to 12/13, 2024 at Awara Onsen, Fukui, Japan.

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*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

The annual administrative meeting of this year is substituted by e-mail discussion. E-mail will be sent to the members by IEEE eNotice.

*Winners of Young Researcher Best Paper Award in ISITA 2024

IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter honors excellent papers that are authored by young researchers and presented at the 2024 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA2024). We are pleased to announce that the award was presented to;

Ken Nakamura (Yamaguchi University)

The award ceremony was held in the award ceremony of ISITA2024 on November 12, 2024.

Award Winners 2024

*Japan-Singapore Informatics Exchange Workshop 2024

Japan-Singapore Informatics Exchange Workshop 2024 will take place from September 23 to September 27. The detail of the workshop is available from here.

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

The annual administrative meeting of this year is substituted by e-mail discussion. E-mail will be sent to the members by IEEE eNotice.

*Promotion Desk at SITA2023

An IEEE promotion desk will open at the 46th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (SITA2023) from 11/28 to 12/1, 2023 at Yuda Onsen (Kamefuku On-Place), Yamaguchi, Japan. For more information, please visit to the local reception desk during the syumposium.

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Activities (Symposia, Workshops, Technical meetings):

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Activity Reports:

These were the documents of IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter Administrative Meeting. We are sorry, the report is available only in Japanese. The fiscal report will be disclosed to chapter members only. If you wish to obtain the fiscal report, please inquire the secretary by email.

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Past Events

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

The annual administrative meeting of this year is substituted by e-mail discussion. E-mail will be sent to the members.

*Winners of Young Researcher Best Paper Award in ISITA 2022

IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter honors excellent papers that are authored by young researchers and presented at the 2022 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA2022). We are pleased to announce that the award was presented to;

Shan Lu (Gifu University)

The award ceremony was held in the award ceremony of ISITA2022 on October 19, 2022.

Award Winners 2022

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter (ITJC) took place as the co-located event with the 44th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (SITA2021). The details of the meeting are as follows.

Date: December 8, 2021
Time: 18:00
Venue: Kwansei Gakuin Kaikan, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo.

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

The annual administrative meeting of this year is substituted by e-mail discussion. E-mail will be sent to the members.

*IEEE IT Society Japan Chapter Young Researcher Best Paper Award for ISITA2020

IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter honors excellent papers that are authored by young researchers and presented at the 2020 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA2020). We are pleased to announce that the award was presented to;

Hikaru Tsuchida (Univ. Tsukuba / NEC)

The award ceremony was held online in ISITA2020 on October 27, 2020.

Award Winners 2020

*The 2019 IEEE Information Theory Society Chapter of The Year Award.

The Japan Chapter awarded the 2019 IEEE Information Theory Society Chapter of The Year Award at the 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Paris France.

Chapter of the Year Award 2019 Chapter of the Year Award 2019

*Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 42nd Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications(SITA2019). The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 26, November, 2019
Venue: Kirishima Kokusai Hotel, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE Technical Committee on IT, and SITA2019

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter (ITJC) took place as the co-located event with the 42nd Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (SITA2019). The details of the meeting are as follows.

Date: November 28, 2019
Time: 17:00
Venue: Kirishima Kokusai Hotel, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima.

*Winners of Young Researcher Best Paper Award in ISITA 2018

IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter honors excellent papers that are authored by young researchers and presented at the 2018 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA2018). We are pleased to announce that the award was presented to;

Tetsunao Matsuta (Tokyo Institute of Tech.)

Satoshi Takabe (Nagoya Instiute of Tech.)

Yohei Watanabe (NICT)

The award ceremony was held in the banquet of ISITA2018 on October 30, 2018.

Award Winners 2018

*Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 41st Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications(SITA2018). The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 18, November, 2018
Venue: Venue: Spa Resort Hawaiians, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE Technical Committee on IT, and SITA2018

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

Date: 20, November, 2018
Time: 17:00
Venue: Spa Resort Hawaiians, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima.

*Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 40th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications(SITA2017). The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 28, November, 2017
Venue: Senkei Shiratama no Yu, Tsukioka Onsen, Shibata, Niigata.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE Technical Committee on IT, and SITA2017

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

*The annual administrative meeting of the IEEE Information Theory Society Japan Chapter

Date: 30, November, 2017
Time: 17:00
Venue: Senkei Shiratama no Yu, Tsukioka Onsen, Shibata, Niigata.

The 2017 activities report for this meeting is available from here(Dec. 4 2017, revised).

   

*Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 39th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications(SITA2016). The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 13, December, 2016
Venue: Takayama Green Hotel, Takayama, Gifu.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE, and SITA2016

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

*Winners of Young Researcher Best Paper Award in ISITA 2016

IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter honors excellent papers that are authored by young researchers and presented in ISITA2016. We are pleased to announce that the award was presented to;

Yuta Sakai (University of Fukui)

Shota Saito (Waseda University)

Junya Honda (The University of Tokyo)

The award ceremony was held in the banquet of ISITA 2016 on November 1, 2016.

Award Winners 2016

*Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers will take place prior to the 38th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 24, November, 2015
Venue: Shimoden Hotel, Kurashiki, Okayama.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE, and SITA2015

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 37th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 9, December, 2014
Venue: Unazuki New Otani Hotel, Kurobe, Toyama.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE, and SITA2014

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

Winners of Young Researcher Best Paper Award in ISITA 2014

IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter honors excellent papers that are authored by young researchers and presented in ISITA2014. We are pleased to announce that the award was presented to;

Dr. Takayuki Nozaki (Kanagawa Univ.)

Dr. Ricardo Antonio Parrao Hernandez (JAIST)

Dr. Vorapong Suppakitpaisarn (NII)

The award ceremony was held in the banquet of ISITA 2014.

Award Winners 2014 (photo courtesy of ISITA 2014 organizing commiitee)

Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 36th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 26, November, 2013
Venue: Ito Hotel Juraku, Ito, Shizuoka.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE, and SITA2013

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 35th Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 11, December, 2012
Venue: Beppu-wan Royal Hotel, Oita Pref.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, IEICE, and SITA2012

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

Winners of ISITA2012 Travel Support Award for Young Researchers

We are pleased to announce that the following promising young researchers are the winners of ISITA2012 Travel Support Award for Young Researchers:

Mr. Shoichiro Matsumoto (Chiba Institute of Tech.)

Mr. Ikuya Murakami (Tokyo Univ. of Science)

These winners were pronounced at the banquet of the symposium.
 

Special Workshop for Young Researchers

Special Workshop for Young Researchers took place prior to the 34rd Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. The details of the workshop are as follows.

Date: 29, November, 2011
Venue: Hotel Mori No Kaze Ohshuku, Iwate Pref.
Co-sponsors: IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter, SITA, and IEICE

The program of the workshop is available from here.

 

Prof. Masahito Hayashi is one of the winners of the 2011 Information Theory Paper Award

The purpose of the Information Theory Paper Award is to recognize exceptional publications in the field and to stimulate interest in and encourage contributions to fields of interest of the Society. The following papers won the 2011 Information Theory Paper Award:

M. Hayashi, "Information-Spectrum Approach to Second-Order Coding Rate in Channel Coding", IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 4947-4966, Nov. 2009.

Y. Polyanskiy , H.V. Poor , S. Verdu , "Channel Coding Rate in the Finite Blocklength Regime", IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 2307-2359, May. 2010.
 

Winners of ISITA2010/ISSSTA2010 Travel Support Award for Young Researchers

The winners of ISITA2010/ISSSTA2010 Travel Support Award for Young Researchers were pronounced at the banquet of the conference. The following promising young researchers won the award:

Dr. Yusuke KOZAWA (Ibaraki Univ.),

Dr. Shinsuke NAGATA (Shizuoka Univ.),

Dr. Gou HOSOYA (Waseda Univ.),

Dr. Masanori HIROTOMO (Kobe Univ.).

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6th Asia-Europe Workshop on Information Theory ---Concepts in Information Theory---

IEEE IT Soc. Japan Chapter supports AEW2010 (Oct.22-Oct.24,2010) to be held in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan.
The workshop focuses on fundamental concepts in Information Theory.

Professor Te Sun Han is the winner of the 2010 Information Theory Society Claude E. Shannon Award

July 2, 2009, Seoul - Te Sun Han received the Claude Elwood Shannon Award 2010 of the IEEE Information Theory Society. The prize is designated after Calude Elwood Shannon and awarded for outstanding achievements in the area of the information theory. The Claude Elwood Shannon Award is the highest honor of the IT Society. We heartily congratulate Te Sun Han to win the prize and feel greatly honored to announce his award to all of you.

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Last modified: December 15, 2024