The "Information: Theory and Applications" (ITA) workshop is a multidisciplinary meeting of academic and industrial researchers applying theory to diverse scientific and technological disciplines. Unlike most workshops and conferences, ITA presentations are by invitation only. Speakers are encouraged to present their most significant and accessible work of the year, regardless of whether it appeared elsewhere. Instead of plenary talks, ITA features plenary sessions, where prominent researchers present complementary views of timely topics. Students present at poster sessions with catered lunches, and outstanding graduating students and postdocs selected by their home institutions present at Graduation Day, with several jury-awarded “Sun, Sea, and Sand” Prizes for the most outstanding presentations.
Beyond research promotion and dissemination, ITA strives to foster a cohesive and supportive research community that brings together students, postdocs, faculty, industrial researchers, and potential employers. It does so via multiple ice-breaking, networking, and social activities that initiate and stimulate discussions, interactions, and ongoing collaborations.
Yet truth be told, a small few of ITA's participants join us for the ubiquitous EATA feasts, including breakfasts, lunches, refreshment breaks, and receptions, for the captivating sessions on the beach and sea, and above all, San Diego's summer in the winter weather.
We cordially invite you to join ITA 2024. If you would like to present a talk or organize a technical session or social event, please write to us at ita@ucsd.edu. A bientot!
Registration includes daily breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshments, light lunches on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, light food Thursday and Friday, and evening refreshments at the hospitality suite.
Registration is for attendance only. Talk presentation requires a separate invitation. If you are interested in presenting a talk, please contact us.
The year’s award winning papers at major journals and conferences
Didn’t get to attend all technical conferences last year? Were too busy to read every technical magazine cover to cover? Not to worry. ITA has got you covered! Join our “Award Sessions” for a 1-hour up close and personal view of the “best research of the year”. At Monday’s last session, we will cover best journal papers from EE disciplines, and at Thursday’s last session, best conference papers in the CS and ML areas. At the end of each session, you will see that we really kept “The Best of The Best for Last”.
Information Theory Paper Award
A Unified Framework for One-shot Achievability via the Poisson Matching Lemma
Information Theory / Communication Societies Paper Award
Age of Information in Random Access Channels
Signal Processing Best Paper Award
NIMA: Neural Image Assessment
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) Outstanding Paper Award
A Watermark for Large Language Models
Neural Information Processing Symposium (NeurIPS) Outstanding Main Track Paper Award
Are Emergent Abilities of Large Language Models a Mirage?
Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) Best Paper Award
Do Androids Laugh at Electric Sheep? Humor “Understanding” Benchmarks from The New Yorker Caption Contest
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Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
Chaoyue Liu
Michael Mahoney
Mladen Kolar
Peter Gerstoft
Martin Hardt
Ralf Muller
Piya Pal
Rafael Oliveira
Muriel Medard
Erdem Koyuncu
Nicolo Michelusi
Hamid Jafarkhani
Geert Leus
Florian Meyer
Yanning Shen
Antonio Marques
Kyra Gan
Yongyi Guo
Benjamin Recht
Berk Ustun
Ahmad Beirami
Samet Oymak
Yu-Xiang Wang
Ziteng Sun
Deepjyoti Deka
Yuanyuan Shi
Vijay Kumar
Stephen Wicker
Al Hales
Alexander Gray
Luis Lastras
Abram Magner
Changlong Wu
Shirin Bidokhti
Hesam Mahdavifar
Krishna Narayanan
Haim Permuter
Jun Chen
Ashish Khisti
Qijia Jiang
Andre Wibisono
Ashia Wilson
Jun-Kun Wang
Irene Lo
Madeleine Udell
Praveen Venkatesh
Jingyan Wang
Krishnamurthy Dvijotham
Arun Ganesh
Abhradeep Thakurta
Zheng Xu
Narayanan Rengaswamy
Siyi Yang
Hanwen Yao
Nithin Raveendran
Navin Kashyap
Namyoon Lee
Hsin-Po Wang
Henry Pfister
Sicun Gao
Sylvia Herbert
Lin Yang
Ingvar Ziemann
Quanquan Gu
Nikki Kuang
Aldo Pacchiano
Stephen Tu
Sunday | |
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6:30 PM | Reception, Nelson (5th floor ballroom) |
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | |
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8:00 AM | Catered breakfast, ITA Cove (beach) |
9:00 AM | Plenary session, Nelson (5th floor ballroom)
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10:15 AM | Break, light refreshments, Bahia Patio |
10:30 AM | Five parallel sessions, four talks each |
11:50 PM | Lunch break, Nelson (5th floor ballroom) (except Friday)
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1:20 PM | Five parallel sessions, four talks each |
2:40 PM | Break, refreshments, Bahia Patio |
3:00 PM | Five parallel sessions, four talks each |
4:20 PM | Break |
4:30 PM | Special sessions: Nelson (5th floor ballroom) (except Friday)
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5:30 PM | Dinner on your own (except Taco Tuesday), socialize at the Cabrillo Suite |
7:00 PM | Friends, tv, games, refreshments at the Cabrillo Suite |
Wednesday | |
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8:00 AM | Catered breakfast, ITA Cove (beach) |
9:00 AM | Three parallel sessions, four talks each |
10:20 AM | Break, light refreshments, Bahia Patio |
10:40 AM | Graduation day talks, three sessions, four talks each |
12:00 PM | Graduation day posters and general posters, catered lunch, Bahia Patio |
1:40 PM | Plenary session: New developments in algorithmic economics, Ballroom |
2:55 PM | Break, refreshments |
3:10 PM | ITA 2025 Challenge kickoff session: Where we formulate a challenge for next year’s ITA, Ballroom |
4:00 PM | Break |
3:55 PM | Entertainment session, Ballroom |
6:45 PM | Banquet, entertainment, Graduation day awards, Ballroom |
Location Location Location
TripAdvisor's consistently favorite San Diego Hotel, the Bahia Resort is nestled on a serene private peninsula jutting into the San Diego Bay. It features an expansive private white-sand, cabana dotted, beachfront, a boat dock, lush tropical gardens, exotic waterfowls, tennis courts, swimming pool, and fitness center, all providing an idyllic setup for our meeting, collaboration, and recreation. The Pacific Ocean, oceanfront boardwalk, Belmont Amusement Park, and many restaurants are just a few minutes walk away, and the bustling neighborhoods of Mission- and Pacific-Beach a short distance beyond.
The Bahia was recently renovated and boasts modern amply-sized rooms, many with balconies, patios, and striking water views. Our room rates are significantly discounted, with standard rooms featuring varying views at $165, larger studios at $199, and suites at $350, all inclusive of resort fees.
ITA 3452 Challenge Kickoff
Alfred Hero & Phil Regalia
Anand Sarwate and Mary Wootters
This year, the ALT Conference returns to San Diego to be co-located with ITA. On Saturday February 24th we will hold the joint ITALT symposium featuring tutorials by Ankur Moitra and Yuanzhi LI, a professional development panel, and social/mentoring activities, bridge the learning theory and information theory communities. Organized by Vidya Muthukumar.
Daybreak
Nightcap
Reception
Know thy neighbor lunch
(for Attendees Only)
IT-Session Lunch
(for Attendees Only)
Taco Tuesday
Graduation
Lunch
Banquet
Farewell
The ITA workshop and community are built upon the core values of collegiality, support, and dignity for all, and we endorse the conference codes of conduct adopted by the ACM, IEEE, and the Information Theory Society. Disrespectful, offensive, and inappropriate behavior is not welcome at our events. If you observe such behavior, please inform one of our staff or email us at ita@ucsd.edu.
Social Events
Several activities that bring together students, postdocs, researchers, and faculty, foster new friendships and research collaborations, and facilitate employment and mentorship opportunities.