%% LaTeX Template for ITW 2026
%%
%% by Stefan M. Moser, October 2017
%% (with minor modifications by Tobias Koch, November 2023 and Michèle Wigger, November 2024, Ravi Tandon, April 2026)
%% 
%% derived from bare_conf.tex, V1.4a, 2014/09/17, by Michael Shell
%% for use with IEEEtran.cls version 1.8b or later
%%
%% Support sites for IEEEtran.cls:
%%
%% http://www.michaelshell.org/tex/ieeetran/
%% http://moser-isi.ethz.ch/manuals.html#eqlatex
%% http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/IEEEtran/
%

\documentclass[conference,letterpaper]{IEEEtran}

%% depending on your installation, you may wish to adjust the top margin (Tiny EDAS margin adjustment. Do not increase substantially as larger values reduce the bottom margin).
\addtolength{\topmargin}{0.2mm}

%%%%%%
%% Packages:
%% Some useful packages (and compatibility issues with the IEEE format)
%% are pointed out at the very end of this template source file (they are 
%% taken verbatim out of bare_conf.tex by Michael Shell).
%
% *** Do not adjust lengths that control margins, column widths, etc. ***
% *** Do not use packages that alter fonts (such as pslatex).         ***
%
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage[cmex10]{amsmath} % Use the [cmex10] option to ensure complicance
                             % with IEEE Xplore (see bare_conf.tex)

%% Please note that the amsthm package must not be loaded with
%% IEEEtran.cls because IEEEtran provides its own versions of
%% theorems. Also note that IEEEXplore does not accepts submissions
%% with hyperlinks, i.e., hyperref cannot be used.

\interdisplaylinepenalty=2500 % As explained in bare_conf.tex


%%%%%%
% correct bad hyphenation here
\hyphenation{op-tical net-works semi-conduc-tor}

% ------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\title{ITW 2026 Paper Template} 

% %%% Single author, or several authors with same affiliation:
% \author{%
%  \IEEEauthorblockN{Author 1 and Author 2}
% \IEEEauthorblockA{Department of Statistics and Data Science\\
%                    University 1\\
 %                   City 1\\
  %                  Email: author1@university1.edu}% }


%%% Several authors with up to three affiliations:
\author{%
  \IEEEauthorblockN{Author 1}
  \IEEEauthorblockA{Department of Electrical Engineering \\
                    University 1\\
                    City 1\\
                    Email: author1@university1.edu}
  \and
  \IEEEauthorblockN{Author 2 and Author 3}
  \IEEEauthorblockA{Research Center XY\\ 
                    City 2\\
                    Email: \{author2, author3\}@research-center.com}
}


\maketitle


\begin{abstract}
   Instructions are given for the preparation and submission of papers for the
  \emph{2026 Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2026)}.
\end{abstract}

\section{Submission of Papers for Review}

Papers in the form of a PDF file, formatted as described below, may be
submitted online (using EDAS) as indicated on the ITW 2026 webpage. The deadline for registering the paper and uploading the manuscript is \textbf{May 10, 2026} (11:59 pm AoE: anywhere on earth). 

A paper's primary content is restricted in length to \textbf{5 pages}, but
authors are allowed an optional 6th page only containing references. The submission may contain a link to a longer, online version of the submitted manuscript, if the authors wish to include one.
 
The IEEEtran-conference style should be used as presented here. Submissions should use a font size of at least 10 points. Pages must be either US Letter size, 8.5 × 11 inches, or A4 size, 210 × 297 mm. The following EDAS margin requirements apply:

For US Letter paper size:

\begin{itemize}
\item Left and right margins: at least 0.62 in
\item Top margin on the first page: at least 0.75 in
\item Top margin on all other pages: at least 0.73 in
\item Bottom margin: at least 1.00 in
\item Text width: at most 7.26 in
\item Column gutter: at least 0.11 in
\end{itemize}

For A4 paper size:

\begin{itemize}
\item Left and right margins: at least 1.42 cm
\item Top margin on the first page: at least 0.96 cm
\item Top margin on all other pages: at least 1.84 cm
\item Bottom margin: at least 1.64 cm
\item Text width: at most 18.44 cm
\item Column gutter: at least 0.28 cm
\end{itemize}



ITW 2026 will present a Student Paper Award. Eligible papers, with a student as the first author, must include the following comment as the first line of the abstract: “THIS PAPER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE STUDENT PAPER AWARD.”

\section{Submission of Accepted Papers}

Final camera ready version should be submitted via EDAS. Accepted papers will be published in full ($6$ pages). 


\section{Paper Format}

\subsection{Templates}

The paper (A4 or US letter size, double-column format, not exceeding 5 pages plus an optional 6th page only containing references) should be formatted as shown in this sample \LaTeX{} file
\cite{Laport:LaTeX, GMS:LaTeXComp, oetiker_latex, typesetmoser}.

The use of Microsoft Word or other text processing systems instead of \LaTeX{} is strongly
discouraged. Users of such systems should attempt to duplicate the
style of this example, in particular the sizes and type of font, as
closely as possible.


\subsection{Formatting}

The style of references, equations, figures, tables, etc. should be
the same as for the \emph{IEEE Transactions on Information
  Theory}. 
  
  The source file of this template paper contains many more
instructions on how to format your paper. For example, example code for
different numbers of authors, for figures and tables, and references
can be found (they are commented out).


%%%%%%
%% An example of a floating figure using the graphicx package.
%% Note that \label must occur AFTER (or within) \caption.
%% For figures, \caption should occur after the \includegraphics.
%%
% \begin{figure}[htbp]
%   \centering
%   \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{myfigure}
%   % where an .eps filename suffix will be assumed under latex,
%   % and a .pdf suffix will be assumed for pdflatex
%   \caption{Simulation results.}
%   \label{fig:sim}
% \end{figure}
%%%%%%

%%%%%%
%% An example of a double column floating figure using two subfigures.
%% (The subfigure.sty package must be loaded for this to work.)  The
%% subfigure \label commands are set within each subfigure command,
%% the \label for the overall figure must come after \caption.  
%% \hfil must be used as a separator to get equal spacing
%%
% \begin{figure*}[htbp]
%   \centerline{\subfigure[Case I]{\includegraphics[width=2.5in]{subfigcase1}
%       % where an .eps filename suffix will be assumed under latex,
%       % and a .pdf suffix will be assumed for pdflatex
%       \label{fig:first_case}}
%     \hfil
%     \subfigure[Case II]{\includegraphics[width=2.5in]{subfigcase2}
%       % where an .eps filename suffix will be assumed under latex,
%       % and a .pdf suffix will be assumed for pdflatex
%       \label{fig:second_case}}}
%   \caption{Simulation results.}
%   \label{fig:sim}
% \end{figure*}
%%%%%%

%%%%%%
%% An example of a floating table. 
%% Note that, for IEEE style tables, the \caption command should come
%% BEFORE the table. Table text will default to \footnotesize as IEEE
%% normally uses this smaller font for tables. The \label must come
%% after \caption as always.
%%
% \begin{table}[htbp]
%   % increase table row spacing, adjust to taste
%   \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
%   \caption{An Example of a Table}
%   \label{tab:table_example}
%   \centering
%   % Some packages, such as MDW tools, offer better commands for making tables
%   % than the plain LaTeX2e tabular which is used here.
%   \begin{tabular}{|c||c|}
%     \hline
%     One & Two\\
%     \hline
%     Three & Four\\
%     \hline
%   \end{tabular}
% \end{table}
%%%%%%

For instructions on how to typeset math, in particular for equation
arrays with broken equations, we refer to \cite{typesetmoser}.

Final papers should have no page numbers and no headers or footers (both will be added during the production of the proceedings).
All fonts should be embedded in the pdf file.

\subsection{PDF Requirements}

Only electronic submissions in form of a PDF file will be
accepted. The PDF file has to be PDF/A compliant. A common problem is
missing fonts. Make sure that all fonts are embedded. (In some cases,
printing a PDF to a PostScript file, and then creating a new PDF with
Acrobat Distiller, may do the trick.) More information (including
suitable Acrobat Distiller Settings) is available from the IEEE
website \cite{IEEE:pdfsettings, IEEE:AuthorToolbox}.


\section{Conclusion}

We conclude by pointing out that on the last page the columns need to
balanced. Instructions for that purpose are given in the source file (but are commented out).

Moreover, example code for an appendix (or appendices) can also be
found in the source file (they are commented out).



%%%%%%
%% Appendix:
%% If needed a single appendix is created by
%%
%\appendix
%%
%% If several appendices are needed, then the command
%%
% \appendices
%%
%% in combination with further \section commands can be used.
%%%%%%

\section*{Acknowledgment}

We are indebted to Michael Shell for maintaining and improving
\texttt{IEEEtran.cls}. 


%%%%%%
%% To balance the columns at the last page of the paper use this
%% command:
%%
%\enlargethispage{-1.2cm} 
%%
%% If the balancing should occur in the middle of the references, use
%% the following trigger:
%%
%\IEEEtriggeratref{7}
%%
%% which triggers a \newpage (i.e., new column) just before the given
%% reference number. Note that you need to adapt this if you modify
%% the paper.  The "triggered" command can be changed if desired:
%%
%\IEEEtriggercmd{\enlargethispage{-20cm}}
%%
%%%%%%


%%%%%%
%% References:
%% We recommend the usage of BibTeX:
%%
%\bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}
%\bibliography{definitions,bibliofile}
%%
%% where we here have assumed the existence of the files
%% definitions.bib and bibliofile.bib.
%% BibTeX documentation can be obtained at:
%% http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/doc/
%%%%%%



%% Or you use manual references (pay attention to consistency and the
%% formatting style!):
\begin{thebibliography}{9}

\bibitem{Laport:LaTeX}
L.~Lamport,
  \emph{\LaTeX: A Document Preparation System,} 
  Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, USA, 2nd~ed., 1994. 

\bibitem{GMS:LaTeXComp}
F.~Mittelbach, M,~Goossens, J.~Braams, D.~Carlisle, and
C.~Rowley, \emph{The {\LaTeX} Companion,} Addison-Wesley,
Reading, Massachusetts, USA, 2nd~ed., 2004.

\bibitem{oetiker_latex}
T.~Oetiker, H.~Partl, I.~Hyna, and E.~Schlegl, \emph{The Not So Short
  Introduction to {\LaTeX2e}}, version 5.06, Jun.~20, 2016. [Online].
  Available: \url{https://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/}

\bibitem{typesetmoser}
S.~M. Moser, \emph{How to Typeset Equations in {\LaTeX}}, version 4.6,
  Sep. 29, 2017. [Online]. Available:
  \url{http://moser-isi.ethz.ch/manuals.html#eqlatex}

\bibitem{IEEE:pdfsettings}
IEEE, \emph{Preparing Conference Content for the IEEE Xplore Digital
  Library.} [Online]. Available:
  \url{http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/organizers/pubs/preparing_content.html}

\bibitem{IEEE:AuthorToolbox}
IEEE, \emph{Author Digital Toolbox.} [Online.] Available:
  \url{http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/authors/authors_journals.html}

\end{thebibliography}


\end{document}


%%%%%%
%% Some comments about useful packages
%% (extract from bare_conf.tex by Michael Shell)
%%

% *** MISC UTILITY PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{ifpdf}
% Heiko Oberdiek's ifpdf.sty is very useful if you need conditional
% compilation based on whether the output is pdf or dvi.
% usage:
% \ifpdf
%   % pdf code
% \else
%   % dvi code
% \fi
% The latest version of ifpdf.sty can be obtained from:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ifpdf
% Also, note that IEEEtran.cls V1.7 and later provides a builtin
% \ifCLASSINFOpdf conditional that works the same way.
% When switching from latex to pdflatex and vice-versa, the compiler may
% have to be run twice to clear warning/error messages.


% *** CITATION PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{cite}
% cite.sty was written by Donald Arseneau
% V1.6 and later of IEEEtran pre-defines the format of the cite.sty package
% \cite{} output to follow that of the IEEE. Loading the cite package will
% result in citation numbers being automatically sorted and properly
% "compressed/ranged". e.g., [1], [9], [2], [7], [5], [6] without using
% cite.sty will become [1], [2], [5]--[7], [9] using cite.sty. cite.sty's
% \cite will automatically add leading space, if needed. Use cite.sty's
% noadjust option (cite.sty V3.8 and later) if you want to turn this off
% such as if a citation ever needs to be enclosed in parenthesis.
% cite.sty is already installed on most LaTeX systems. Be sure and use
% version 5.0 (2009-03-20) and later if using hyperref.sty.
% The latest version can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/cite
% The documentation is contained in the cite.sty file itself.


% *** GRAPHICS RELATED PACKAGES ***
%
\ifCLASSINFOpdf
  % \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
  % declare the path(s) where your graphic files are
  % \graphicspath{{../pdf/}{../jpeg/}}
  % and their extensions so you won't have to specify these with
  % every instance of \includegraphics
  % \DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.pdf,.jpeg,.png}
\else
  % or other class option (dvipsone, dvipdf, if not using dvips). graphicx
  % will default to the driver specified in the system graphics.cfg if no
  % driver is specified.
  % \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
  % declare the path(s) where your graphic files are
  % \graphicspath{{../eps/}}
  % and their extensions so you won't have to specify these with
  % every instance of \includegraphics
  % \DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.eps}
\fi
% graphicx was written by David Carlisle and Sebastian Rahtz. It is
% required if you want graphics, photos, etc. graphicx.sty is already
% installed on most LaTeX systems. The latest version and documentation
% can be obtained at: 
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/graphicx
% Another good source of documentation is "Using Imported Graphics in
% LaTeX2e" by Keith Reckdahl which can be found at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/epslatex
%
% latex, and pdflatex in dvi mode, support graphics in encapsulated
% postscript (.eps) format. pdflatex in pdf mode supports graphics
% in .pdf, .jpeg, .png and .mps (metapost) formats. Users should ensure
% that all non-photo figures use a vector format (.eps, .pdf, .mps) and
% not a bitmapped formats (.jpeg, .png). The IEEE frowns on bitmapped formats
% which can result in "jaggedy"/blurry rendering of lines and letters as
% well as large increases in file sizes.
%
% You can find documentation about the pdfTeX application at:
% http://www.tug.org/applications/pdftex


% *** MATH PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{amsmath}
% A popular package from the American Mathematical Society that provides
% many useful and powerful commands for dealing with mathematics.
%
% Note that the amsmath package sets \interdisplaylinepenalty to 10000
% thus preventing page breaks from occurring within multiline equations. Use:
%\interdisplaylinepenalty=2500
% after loading amsmath to restore such page breaks as IEEEtran.cls normally
% does. amsmath.sty is already installed on most LaTeX systems. The latest
% version and documentation can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/amsmath


% *** SPECIALIZED LIST PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{algorithmic}
% algorithmic.sty was written by Peter Williams and Rogerio Brito.
% This package provides an algorithmic environment for describing algorithms.
% You can use the algorithmic environment in-text or within a figure
% environment to provide for a floating algorithm. Do NOT use the algorithm
% floating environment provided by algorithm.sty (by the same authors) or
% algorithm2e.sty (by Christophe Fiorio) as the IEEE does not use dedicated
% algorithm float types and packages that provide these will not provide
% correct IEEE style captions. The latest version and documentation of
% algorithmic.sty can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/algorithms
% Also of interest may be the (relatively newer and more customizable)
% algorithmicx.sty package by Szasz Janos:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/algorithmicx


% *** ALIGNMENT PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{array}
% Frank Mittelbach's and David Carlisle's array.sty patches and improves
% the standard LaTeX2e array and tabular environments to provide better
% appearance and additional user controls. As the default LaTeX2e table
% generation code is lacking to the point of almost being broken with
% respect to the quality of the end results, all users are strongly
% advised to use an enhanced (at the very least that provided by array.sty)
% set of table tools. array.sty is already installed on most systems. The
% latest version and documentation can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/array

% IEEEtran contains the IEEEeqnarray family of commands that can be used to
% generate multiline equations as well as matrices, tables, etc., of high
% quality.


% *** SUBFIGURE PACKAGES ***
%\ifCLASSOPTIONcompsoc
%  \usepackage[caption=false,font=normalsize,labelfont=sf,textfont=sf]{subfig}
%\else
%  \usepackage[caption=false,font=footnotesize]{subfig}
%\fi
% subfig.sty, written by Steven Douglas Cochran, is the modern replacement
% for subfigure.sty, the latter of which is no longer maintained and is
% incompatible with some LaTeX packages including fixltx2e. However,
% subfig.sty requires and automatically loads Axel Sommerfeldt's caption.sty
% which will override IEEEtran.cls' handling of captions and this will result
% in non-IEEE style figure/table captions. To prevent this problem, be sure
% and invoke subfig.sty's "caption=false" package option (available since
% subfig.sty version 1.3, 2005/06/28) as this is will preserve IEEEtran.cls
% handling of captions.
% Note that the Computer Society format requires a larger sans serif font
% than the serif footnote size font used in traditional IEEE formatting
% and thus the need to invoke different subfig.sty package options depending
% on whether compsoc mode has been enabled.
%
% The latest version and documentation of subfig.sty can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/subfig


% *** FLOAT PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{fixltx2e}
% fixltx2e, the successor to the earlier fix2col.sty, was written by
% Frank Mittelbach and David Carlisle. This package corrects a few problems
% in the LaTeX2e kernel, the most notable of which is that in current
% LaTeX2e releases, the ordering of single and double column floats is not
% guaranteed to be preserved. Thus, an unpatched LaTeX2e can allow a
% single column figure to be placed prior to an earlier double column
% figure.
% Be aware that LaTeX2e kernels dated 2015 and later have fixltx2e.sty's
% corrections already built into the system in which case a warning will
% be issued if an attempt is made to load fixltx2e.sty as it is no longer
% needed.
% The latest version and documentation can be found at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fixltx2e


%\usepackage{stfloats}
% stfloats.sty was written by Sigitas Tolusis. This package gives LaTeX2e
% the ability to do double column floats at the bottom of the page as well
% as the top. (e.g., "\begin{figure*}[!b]" is not normally possible in
% LaTeX2e). It also provides a command:
%\fnbelowfloat
% to enable the placement of footnotes below bottom floats (the standard
% LaTeX2e kernel puts them above bottom floats). This is an invasive package
% which rewrites many portions of the LaTeX2e float routines. It may not work
% with other packages that modify the LaTeX2e float routines. The latest
% version and documentation can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/stfloats
% Do not use the stfloats baselinefloat ability as the IEEE does not allow
% \baselineskip to stretch. Authors submitting work to the IEEE should note
% that the IEEE rarely uses double column equations and that authors should try
% to avoid such use. Do not be tempted to use the cuted.sty or midfloat.sty
% packages (also by Sigitas Tolusis) as the IEEE does not format its papers in
% such ways.
% Do not attempt to use stfloats with fixltx2e as they are incompatible.
% Instead, use Morten Hogholm's dblfloatfix which combines the features
% of both fixltx2e and stfloats:
%
% \usepackage{dblfloatfix}
% The latest version can be found at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/dblfloatfix


% *** PDF and URL PACKAGES ***
%
%\usepackage{url}
% url.sty was written by Donald Arseneau. It provides better support for
% handling and breaking URLs. url.sty is already installed on most LaTeX
% systems. The latest version and documentation can be obtained at:
% http://www.ctan.org/pkg/url
% Basically, \url{my_url_here}.



% *** Do not adjust lengths that control margins, column widths, etc. ***
% *** Do not use packages that alter fonts (such as pslatex).         ***
%%%%%%


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