Robert McEliece Has Passed Away Shannon Award winner Robert McEliece passed away on May 8, 2019. May 13, 2019 Brian Kurkoski Robert McEliece, the 2004 Shannon Lecturer, passed away on May 8, 2019 at the age of 76 after a long bout with Parkinson's disease. Read Bob's obituary at . Recent news 91³Ô¹ÏÍø ISIT 2025 Wireless Wanderlust Data Science Competition - Registration Deadline: May 7th [application deadline extended to 15 May 2025] 2025 Croucher Summer Course in Information Theory (CSCIT 2025) Help Shape a Queer Affinity Group within the Information Theory Society Call for Chapters to Springer Book on DNA Data Storage Deadline Extension: 91³Ô¹ÏÍø BITS Special Issue on Error-Correcting Codes NASIT 2025: Registration is now open! 91³Ô¹ÏÍø ISIT 2025 Travel Grant Applications - Deadline April 25th 91³Ô¹ÏÍø BITS Special Issue on Error-Correcting Codes
