Call for Papers
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a one-page abstract in pdf format, including names of authors, affiliation with address, telephone numbers, and e-mail to wic2009@tue.nl. Authors of accepted papers will receive instructions for the precise manuscript format.
Each accepted paper will either be presented orally or as a poster. All accepted papers will appear in the symposium proceedings. An award will be given to the best student paper.
The call for Papers is available for download as a PDF document.
Program committee
The program committee consists of
| Liesbet van der Perre | IMEC, Leuven, Belgium. |
| Raymond Veldhuis | University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. |
| Jos Weber | Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. |
| Henk van Tilborg | Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. |
| Frans Willems | Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. |
| Tjalling Tjalkens | Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. |
The deadline for submission has now passed.
Topics
The 30-th Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux will be held at the Eindhoven University of Technology (Zwarte Doos) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on May 28 and 29, 2009.
Previously unpublished contributions across a broad range of topics in information theory are solicited, including (but not limited to) the following areas:
| Coding Techniques | Pattern Recognition, Statistical Learning, and Inference |
| Coding Theory | Quantum Information Theory |
| Communications | Sequences |
| Communication Networks | ShannonTheory |
| Complexity and Cryptography | Source Coding |
| Detection and Estimation | Signal Processing |
Conference Program
| Preliminary Program | |||
| Thursday 28 May, 2009 | |||
| 9:00 | - | 9:30 | Registration and Opening |
| 9:30 | - | 10:45 | Session: Biometrics |
| 10:45 | - | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | - | 12:30 | Session: Wireless Communication |
| 12:30 | - | 13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | - | 14:15 | Invited speaker:
Prof. J. Nicholas Laneman University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A. Communications Architecture for Wireless Relays: A Short Tutorial |
| 14:30 | - | 18:15 | Excursion |
| 18:15 | - | 19:00 | Drinks |
| 19:00 | Dinner | ||
| Friday 29 May, 2009 | |||
| 8:45 | - | 10:15 | Session: Cryptography |
| 10:15 | - | 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 | - | 11:30 | Session: Mixtures, Models, and Mutual Information |
| 11:30 | - | 12:30 | WIC General assembly |
| 12:30 | - | 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | - | 14:15 | Session: Video |
| 14:15 | - | 15:00 | Session: Fuzzy Extraction and Oblivious Transfer |
| 15:00 | - | 15:15 | Tea Break |
| 15:15 | - | 16:15 | Session: Coding Theory |
| 16:15 | - | 16:30 | Student Paper Award and Closing |
Paper Submission Guidelines
Please send your camera-ready paper on April 10 at the latest by e-mail to wic2009@tue.nl. We ask you to submit your contribution following these guidelines and using this .tex document.
Presentation Guidelines
We allow 12 minutes per presentation and an additional 3 minutes for questions. Please, prepare your presentation such that it fits within this strict time limit.
The lecture room offers a PC and projector. Please, bring your presentation as a PDF document on a USB memory stick. The PC also offers Microsoft Powerpoint but due to version and font incompatibility issues we recommend PDF.
If you have additional requirements or need assistance, please send an email to the organizers at wic2009@tue.nl.
Location
The 30th Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux will be held at the Eindhoven University of Technology (Zwarte Doos) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on May 28 and 29, 2009.
The "Zwarte Doos" is a movie theatre and grand cafe situated on the campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology.
For a map of the University campus and directions to the University we refer to the corresponding page at the TU/e.
Important Dates
- February 27, 2009: Deadline for submission of one-page abstract in pdf format.
- March 20, 2009: Notification of acceptance.
- April 10, 2009: Camera ready papers due and deadline of conference registration.
- May 28-29, 2009: Symposium.
Symposium and Excursion Registration
The registration fee entitles you to participate in the symposium and includes one copy of the symposium proceedings. Also included are the lunches on Thursday and Friday, May 28 and 29, 2009, and the symposium diner on Thursday.
For the symposium participants who registered early, not after May 8,
2009,
we offer a choice between two excursions, namely a visit to
ASML
in Veldhoven or
Philips
HealthCare in Best. Transportation to and from the site will
be
provided and is free of additional charge.
Please note that due to the limited group sizes to the
sites
we cannot guarantee that you will visit the company of your
preference.
The registration fee options are listed in the following table.
| Early registration, until May 8 2009 | € 195.00 |
| Late registration, after May 8 2009 | € 225.00 |
Your registration will only be definite after the required fee has been transferred to the following account:
| Account nr: 15.82.49.658, account holder: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven |
| Name of bank: Rabobank Eindhoven |
| Address: P.O.Box 301, 5600AH EIndhoven, The Netherlands |
| IBAN: NL42Rabo0158249658 |
| Swift/BIC: RaboNL2U |
| Please mention: "kostenplaats: 363260" and "WIC2009" on the transfer. |
Please use this form to register for the symposium.
Hotel list
We ask you kindly to make your own reservations with one of the hotels in or near Eindhoven.
For your convenience, we have made a special arrangement with the Holiday Inn Hotel, which is conveniently situated near the university campus and the railway station and also has some private parking places available.
| Holiday Inn |
| Veldmaarschalk Montgomerylaan 1, 5612 BA Eindhoven |
| +31 (0)40 - 235 82 35 |
Until April 10, 2009 you can book a single room, including
breakfast,
for the price of € 119.-.
This price does not include the € 3.50 city tax.
Please mention WIC 2009 when you make
your reservation.
Other available hotels in Eindhoven are listed below. We have not made any special arrangements with these hotels and the listed room price is indicative only.
| Hotel | Address | Phone | Indic. price |
| Crown Inn | Markt 35 5611 EC Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 245 45 45 | € 105.00 |
| Sofitel Cocagne Eindhoven | Vestdijk 47 5611 CA Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 232 61 11 | € 150.00 |
| Eden Crown Hotel | Vestdijk 14-16 5611 CC Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 844 40 00 | € 128.00 |
| Sandton Hotel Eindhoven City Centre | Stratumsedijk 23 d/f 5611 MA Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 212 13 30 | € 120.00 |
| Hotel Eindhoven (Van der Valk) | Aalsterweg 322 5644 RL Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 211 60 33 | € 110.00 |
| Hotel Parkzicht | Alberdingk Thijmlaan 18 5615 EB Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 214 66 40 | € 111.00 |
| Hotel Van Neer | Kronehoefstraat 10 5622 AC Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 243 34 36 | € 60.00 |
| Mandarin Park Plaza | Geldropseweg 17 5611 SC Eindhoven |
+31 (0)40 - 214 65 00 | € 128.00 |
Symposium Organisation
Tjalling Tjalkens (chair)
Frans Willems (co-chair)
e-mail: wic2009@tue.nl
Eindhoven University of Technology
Den Dolech 2,
5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 40 - 247 36 90
Fax: +31 40 246 65 08
IEEE Benelux Chapter Event
On Wednesday May 27, the day preceding the WIC-symposium, the IEEE Benelux Chapter on Information Theory organizes the meeting "Multi-User Information Theory". Also this meeting will take place in The Zwarte Doos. More information can be found on http://ewh.ieee.org/r8/benelux/it/vandermeulenseminar.html.