Award Abstract # 2406983
Travel: NSF Student Travel Grant for the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2024)

NSF Org: CCF
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Initial Amendment Date: December 28, 2023
Latest Amendment Date: December 28, 2023
Award Number: 2406983
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Phillip Regalia
pregalia@nsf.gov
 (703)292-2981
CCF
 Division of Computing and Communication Foundations
CSE
 Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date: January 1, 2024
End Date: December 31, 2025 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $20,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $20,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2024 = $20,000.00
History of Investigator:
  • Urbashi Mitra (Principal Investigator)
    ubli@usc.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: University of Southern California
3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3
LOS ANGELES
CA  US  90033
(213)740-7762
Sponsor Congressional District: 34
Primary Place of Performance: University of Southern California
3740 McClintock Ave.
LOS ANGELES
CA  US  90089-2565
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
37
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): G88KLJR3KYT5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): Comm & Information Foundations
Primary Program Source: 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 9102, 7556, 7935
Program Element Code(s): 779700
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.070

ABSTRACT

The IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) is the premier international conference on information theory, the scientific discipline that studies the mathematical foundations of efficient, reliable, and secure communications, e.g., for telephony, television, wireless, optical, and data storage systems. It has been promoted under the umbrella of the IEEE Information Theory Society (ITSoc) since 1954, originally every two years and annually since 2000. Recent editions of the ISIT have had around 1000 paper submissions with 600 papers accepted and 850 participants including 350 students who benefit from the excellent learning and networking opportunity that ISIT provides. This award supports the participation of US-based students in ISIT 2024, which will be held in Athens, Greece from July 7-12, 2024. Participation at this conference will enhance the research experiences for students and provide increased opportunities for new collaborations.

Students form an integral part of the Information Theory community, and the IEEE ISIT Conference continues to promote student participation through the ISIT Jack Kiel Wolf Best Student Paper Award, the creation of the ISIT tutorial series, and the Information Theory Society Student Committee. Students comprise about one-third of the participants at ISIT, and the travel funds offered through this award will support the attendance at the 2024 ISIT by students enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program in the United States and whose papers have been accepted for presentation.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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