Beyond IID in Information Theory 14

June 22 – June 26, 2026 | CUHK-Shenzhen, China

"Beyond IID in Information Theory" started as a workshop in Cambridge, UK in 2013, organized by Nilanjana Datta and Renato Renner as a forum for the growing interest in information-theoretic problems and techniques that go beyond the strict asymptotic limit. The workshop bridges diverse fields, ranging from coding theory, Shannon theory in the finite block length regime and one-shot information theory to cryptography, thermodynamics and other resource theories.

As the fourteenth in the series, the present workshop continues the tradition, bringing together specialists and students of Shannon theory, cryptography, mathematical physics, and thermodynamics, etc., with the aim of fostering collaboration in the field. Participation is open to all.

Notices

Registration: Registration is open now! Please refer to Registration page for details.

Student Travel Support: Please refer to Participant Support page for details.

Participation Format: Fully in person; no virtual participation options are planned.

Note: ISIT 2026 will be held one week after in Guangzhou (located near Shenzhen).

Important Dates

All deadlines in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time.

  • Talk Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026
  • Notification of Accepted Talks: April 5, 2026
  • Poster Submission Deadline: May 8, 2026
  • Registration Deadline: May 20, 2026
  • Conference Dates: June 22 – June 26, 2026

Submission Server: https://biid26.iro.umontreal.ca/. Please refer to Call for Submissions for details.

Contact: beyondiid2026@gmail.com

Conference Venue

Venue Address:

English:

Run Run Shaw International Conference Centre

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

2001 Longxiang Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China

Chinese:

逸夫国际会议中心

香港中文大学（深圳）

中国广东省深圳市龙岗区龙翔大道2001号

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Topics

The topics covered under “Beyond IID” include but are not limited to the following:

  • Finite block length coding
  • Second, third and fourth order analysis
  • Strong converses
  • Shannon theory
  • Cryptography
  • New information tasks
  • One-shot information theory and unstructured channels
  • Information spectrum method
  • Entropy inequalities
  • Non-standard entropies (e.g. Rényi entropies, min-entropy, …)
  • Matrix analysis
  • Thermodynamics
  • Generalized resource theories
  • Physics of information

Previous BIID Workshops