IEEE ISIT2026

Please join us for the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2026) that will be held in person from June 28 to July 3 in Guangzhou, China.

Welcome to the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2026) that will take place from June 28 to July 3 in Guangzhou, China. This will be the first ISIT 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.

For ISIT 2026 authors, please note that the Organizing Committee requires onsite, in-person, presentation of all accepted papers. Online presentations or recorded videos are not allowed. If you have an unanticipated travel restriction, you may reach out to our TPC co-chairs to discuss finding a substitute onsite presenter for your paper (i.e., someone who is not an author of the paper). Papers not presented must be removed from the proceedings by IEEE policy.

Recent updates

2026-05-15: Added Quantum Hackathon page. 
2026-05-14: The draft technical program is now online. Re-scheduling requests can be submitted no later than May 17.
2026-04-30: Information for The Still Mirror Competition is now online! Information about the excursions added.
2026-04-17: Early bird registration deadline/final paper submission deadline extended to April 20 (AoE). Student travel grant information added here. 
2026-04-07: Call for recent results posted.
2026-03-29: Registration info (registration link now active) and tutorials posted.
2026-02-06: Workshop paper submission link posted here.
2026-01-14: Information for Iranian authors: Information for authors
2025-11-28: Information on visa policies.
2025-11-22: List of plenary speakers online.

Important dates

Paper submission deadline: January 16, 2026 (passed)
Acceptance notification: April 1, 2026 (passed)
Workshop paper submission deadline: April 7, 2026 (passed)
Tutorial proposals submission deadline: February 20, 2026 (passed)
Final manuscript submission: April 20, 2026 (passed)
Early registration deadline: April 20, 2026 (passed)