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TheIEEE Information Theory Society is the premier professional society dedicated to the advancement of the mathematical underpinnings of information technology for the benefit of humanity. Information theory encompasses the processing, transmission, storage, and use of information, and the foundations of the communication process.

The initial vision of cellular communications was to deliver ubiquitous voice communications to anyone anywhere. In a simplified view, 1G delivered voice services for business customers, and only 2G for consumers. Next, this also initiated the appetite for cellular data, for which 3G was designed. However, Blackberry delivered business smartphones, and 4G made smartphones a consumer device. The promise of 5G is to start the Tactile Internet, to control real and virtual objects in real-time via c...

Reed-Muller (RM) codes are among the oldest, simplest and perhaps most ubiquitous family of codes. They are used in many areas of coding theory in both electrical engineering and computer science. Yet, many of their important properties are still under investigation. This paper covers some of the recent developments regarding the weight enumerator and the capacity-achieving properties of RM codes, as well as some of the algorithmic developments. In particular, the paper discusses the recent conn...

This paper develops fundamental limits of deep neural network learning by characterizing what is possible if no constraints are imposed on the learning algorithm and on the amount of training data. Concretely, we consider Kolmogorov-optimal approximation through deep neural networks with the guiding theme being a relation between the complexity of the function (class) to be approximated and the complexity of the approximating network in terms of connectivity and memory requirements for storing t...

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) leverage the research strengths of the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa Cruz and operate within the greater ecosystem of the University and the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley. The institute strengthens bridges between world-class laboratory research, state and national policymakers, and companies and startups creating new applications and transforming entire industries. CITRIS facilitates interdisciplinary work among hundreds of UC faculty members, students, corporate partners and international institutions.

CITRIS Aviation - CITRIS Aviation supports the interdisciplinary development of cutting-edge technologies, applications and policies related to vehicles for flight in order to generate social, environmental and economic benefits for all.

CITRIS Climate - CITRIS Climate applies information technology to limit harm from climate change and to build resilience for a sustainable future, with attention to issues of climate justice and equity among underrepresented and underserved communities.

CITRIS Health - CITRIS Health focuses on improving health outcomes and access to cost-effective care through the development and integration of innovative technology in telehealth, sensors, analytics and mobile devices.

CITRIS Policy Lab - The CITRIS Policy Lab supports interdisciplinary research, education and thought leadership to address core questions regarding the role of formal and informal regulation in promoting technological innovation and amplifying its positive effects on society.

Marvell NanoLab at CITRIS - The Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory provides a 15,000-square-foot Class 100/1000 cleanroom to support the nanofabrication technology research of more than 100 principal investigators and over 500 academic and industrial researchers.

CITRIS Innovation Hub - The CITRIS Innovation Hub fosters interdisciplinary innovation, expands on-ramps for next-generation talent and promotes greater workforce inclusion in emerging technologies. It offers weeklong immersive programs, half- or whole-day visits and longer hosted stays for corporate leaders, faculty members, students, government representatives and startup founders.

CITRIS Invention Lab - Opened in 2012 as the first tech maker space on the UC Berkeley campus, the CITRIS Invention Lab cultivates faculty, student and community creativity by providing the knowledge, tools and expertise to rapidly design and prototype novel products, embedded sensing systems and integrated mobile devices.

CITRIS Research Exchange - CITRIS Research Exchange delivers fresh perspectives on information technology and society from distinguished academic, industry and civic leaders. Free and open to the public, this seminar series highlights leading voices on societal-scale research issues.

CITRIS Seed Funding - CITRIS Seed Funding facilitates the scientific groundwork, data collection and prototyping necessary to pursue larger research or commercialization awards that address major unsolved challenges. Since 2008, CITRIS Seed Funding has supported more than 235 projects and over 425 researchers.

CITRIS Tech Museum - Located on the main floor of Sutardja Dai Hall at UC Berkeley, the CITRIS Tech Museum features projects from the CITRIS community including prototype displays, hands-on exhibits and interactive demos.

CITRIS Workforce Innovation - The CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program helps UC students pursue world-changing research and accelerate their careers. It offers select undergraduate and graduate students eight-week paid internships in areas of emerging IT innovation important to the state of California.

Become a CITRIS PI - CITRIS PIs are a network of University of California researchers dedicated to technology in the interest of society. Researchers with principal investigator status at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are encouraged to join the CITRIS interdisciplinary research community.

The ASIS&T Digital Library is where you will find ASIS&T publications online. Through Wiley InterScience, the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), the Bulletin, Annual Review of Information Science & Technology (ARIST) can all be accessed electronically in one place.

iConnect is the member-only online community for members of ASIS&T. It is the meeting place where members can ask questions, learn from the research and experience of others, access shared resources, and network with other information science colleagues.

Members have an array of opportunities to impact the discipline of information science and technology by getting involved with a regional chapter or SIGs. For more information on how to join, see the FAQs page.

INSEIT is a non profit unincorporated association, tax exempt under Sec. 501c3. INSEIT was created in 2000, with the goal of promoting and facilitating scholarship, education, discussion, and debate, and other activities, on the ethical issues in and surrounded by information technology. The Society will be distinctly devoted to normative issues and will address ethical issues in and surrounding:

The design and development of IT; the use and deployment of IT; distribution of IT; impact and implications of IT; and the social and political institutions arising around IT.

Through education, training, certifications, philanthropy and market research, CompTIA promotes industry growth; the development of a highly-skilled workforce and a commitment to creating an environment where innovation happens and the opportunities and benefits made possible through technology are available to all.

We are a vendor-neutral, independent source of information on a wide range of technology topics, including cybersecurity; education, training and certification of the global tech workforce; new and emerging technologies; legislation and policies affecting the industry and workforce data, development and trends.

Our membership and certification holders span the full range of technology companies from established Fortune 500 leaders to small and medium-sized tech businesses that help customers solve real business problems around the world; and emerging tech-service innovators that support the implementation and management of the latest technology solutions.

We routinely engage with individual technology professionals as the largest vendor-neutral credentialing program for technology workers. CompTIA has awarded more than 2.5 million certifications in areas such as cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing and technical support.

CompTIA also maintains a robust partner program around the world with thousands of academic institutions, not-for-profits, job corps centers and other organizations. Together we are educating, training and certifying new generations of technology workers.

In an era when every individual is tech engaged and every organization is tech enabled, CompTIA is the leading destination for both. As an association dedicated to innovation, CompTIA unifies learning and opportunity in a welcoming, forward-thinking place. We are the connected global community of informed advocates, championing modern technology (and the people who advance it) one day, one deployment, one discovery at a time. CompTIA is tech forward.

Our executive staff manages the operations of CompTIA, which includes our membership, education, certification, advocacy and philanthropy programs, as well as finance, marketing, legal and information technology departments.

One would be hard-pressed to find any aspect of society today that is not influenced by evolving technology in a significant way. Similarly, technology does not develop in a vacuum; by virtue of its applied nature, it is shaped by the needs and desires of individuals and the societies in which they live. Society and technology co-evolve, so that you cannot fully understand one without knowing something about the other. This cross-disciplinary certificate program is targeted to students, both engineers/scientists and humanists/social-scientists, who are interested in exploring this intersection in depth. Graduates who earn this certificate will be effective contributors to the shaping, development and deployment of technological solutions for the benefit of society.

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