Paper Submission Deadline:
January 16, 2026
Acceptance Notification:
April 1, 2026
Early Registrations Start:
April 1, 2026
Final Manuscript:
April 17, 2026
Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline:
February 20, 2026
Workshop Proposals Submission Deadline:
November 30, 2025
Welcome to the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2026) that will take place from June 28 to July 03 in Guangzhou, China. This will be the first ISIT take place in Mainland China, which is warmly anticipated and embraced by the Chinese information theory community. ISIT 2026 invites submission of manuscripts on all classical topics of Information Theory such as Shannon Theory, Coding Theory and Techniques, Information Security, Signal Detection and Estimation, etc. ISIT 2026 also encourages submissions on frontier cross-disciplinary research that blends Information Theory with diverse subjects including but not limited to Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, DNA Storage and Quantum Information. Some of these topics will be featured by our pilot workshops that aim to bring fresh talents to this flagship conference of the IEEE Information Theory Society. ISIT 2026 will also feature the traditional Shannon Lecture and daily plenary talks, as well as tutorials and social events.
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is a vibrant metropolitan city and the capital of the Guangdong province in southern China. It is also widely called the southern capital of the country. As an ancient port city, Guangzhou was among the earliest cities where Chinese interacted with the world, with an open and friendly culture and unique heritage. This rich legacy has earned Guangzhou the reputation of being a melting hub of diverse cultures and traditions. In modern times, Guangzhou thrives as a powerhouse for the social and economic reforms of China. It pivots the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), which is the key research and industrial zone of China in information and communication technology (ICT). Yes, it is where many of our theories and techniques can find their ground and take off.
We encourage interested authors to submit previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics related to information theory and its connections with other areas, including but not limited to the following:
