The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Information Theory Society Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award is given annually to the author of an outstanding doctoral dissertation contributing to the mathematical foundations of any of the information sciences within the purview of the Information Theory Society including, but not limited to, Shannon theory, source and channel coding theory, data compression, learning theory, quantum information theory and computing, complexity theory, and applications of information theory in probability and statistics. Each nominated dissertation must have been successfully defended during the two calendar years prior to the award year. Only English language versions are considered.
Nominations should be submitted by January 15, 2015 using the Cover Award Nomination Form accessible at http://www.itsoc.org/cover-award
For a list of past Cover Award Recipients, please visit http://www.itsoc.org/honors/cover-award