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Overview

ITW 2026 will use the WHOVA app for accessing the program schedule, interacting with participants, and finding abstracts and program details easily. Participants are encouraged to download the app. Detailed schedule for this conference on WHOVA and our website should be available by late September.

 

Master Schedule (Nov 10 – Nov 13)

TimeTuesday Nov 10Wednesday Nov 11Thursday Nov 12Friday Nov 13
08:50 - 09:50—Parallel Sessions 3
(6 tracks, 3 talks)		Parallel Sessions 7
(5 tracks, 3 talks)		Parallel Sessions 10
(5 tracks, 3 talks)
09:00 - 10:30Tutorials, Part 1———
09:50 - 10:20—Morning BreakMorning BreakMorning Break
10:20 - 11:30—Parallel Sessions 4
(6 tracks, 3 talks)		Parallel Sessions 8
(5 tracks, 3 talks)		Parallel Sessions 11
(5 tracks, 3 talks)
10:30 - 11:00Morning Break———
11:00 - 12:30Tutorials, Part 2———
11:30 - 12:30—Plenary Talk IIPlenary Talk IIIPlenary Talk IV
12:30 - 14:00Lunch BreakLunch &
WITHITS + Industry Panel		Lunch BreakLunch &
STUDENT Event
14:00 - 15:00Plenary Talk I———
14:00 - 15:20—Parallel Sessions 5
(6 tracks, 4 talks)		Parallel Sessions 9
(6 tracks, 4 talks)		—
14:00 - 15:40———Parallel Sessions 12
(5 tracks, 4/5 talks)
15:00 - 15:30Afternoon Break———
15:20 - 15:50—Afternoon BreakVisit Garden!
(Social Activity)		—
15:30 - 16:30Parallel Sessions 1
(5 tracks, 3 talks)		———
15:50 - 17:40—Parallel Sessions 6
(5 tracks, 4/5 talks)		—Technical Program Ends
16:40 - 17:40Parallel Sessions 2
(5 tracks, 3 talks)		———
Evening EventWelcome Reception
(18:30+)		—Banquet
(18:00+)		—

 

Detailed Day-by-Day Schedule

Pre-Conference: Monday, November 9, 2026

TimeSession / EventDetails
Full DayITSOC Board of Governors (BoG) MeetingSpecial Governance Meeting

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

TimeSession / EventSession Titles
09:00 – 10:30Tutorials, Part 1Morning Tutorial Sessions
10:30 – 11:00Morning BreakCoffee & Refreshments
11:00 – 12:30Tutorials, Part 2Morning Tutorial Sessions
12:30 – 14:00Lunch BreakOn Own / Networking
14:00 – 15:00Plenary Talk IKeynote Session
15:00 – 15:30Afternoon BreakCoffee & Refreshments
15:30 – 16:30Parallel Sessions 1
16:30 – 16:40Short Transition BreakRoom Change
16:40 – 17:40Parallel Sessions 2
18:30+Welcome ReceptionSocial & Networking Event

 

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

TimeSession / EventSession Titles
08:50 – 09:50Parallel Sessions 3
  • Quantum Codes (1)
  • Spatially-Coupled LDPC Codes
  • Inference from Structured Data
  • Rate-Distortion Theory and Lossy Compression
  • Coded Caching and Retrieval with Side Information
  • Age of Information
09:50 – 10:20Morning BreakCoffee & Refreshments
10:20 – 11:30Parallel Sessions 4
  • Quantum LDPC Decoding (1)
  • Deletion and Edit Channels
  • Distributed Learning and Computation
  • Multilevel Coding and Secure Networks
  • Covert Communication and Detection
  • Network Information Theory (I)
11:30 – 12:30Plenary Talk IIKeynote Session
12:30 – 14:00Lunch & Special EventWITHITS + Industry Panel
14:00 – 15:20Parallel Sessions 5
  • Coding Theory (1)
  • DNA Storage (1)
  • Quantum Codes (2)
  • Channel Capacity and Finite-Blocklength Limits
  • Integrated Sensing, Coordiantion, and Communication
  • Student Best Paper (1)
15:20 – 15:50Afternoon BreakCoffee & Refreshments
15:50 – 17:20 / 17:40Parallel Sessions 6
  • Best Paper Award Session
  • Coding Theory (2)
  • Decoding of Error-Correcting Codes
  • Student Best Paper (2)
  • Information Geometry and Generalized Measures
  • Information-Theoretic Security and Adversarial Systems

 

Thursday, November 12, 2026

TimeSession / EventSession Titles
08:50 – 09:50Parallel Sessions 7
  • DNA Storage (2)
  • Quantum Codes (3)
  • Detection, Testing, and Concentration
  • Information-Theoretic Learning and Distribution Estimation
  • Graphs and Networks
09:50 – 10:20Morning BreakCoffee & Refreshments
10:20 – 11:30Parallel Sessions 8
  • Quantum LDPC Decoding (2)
  • Quantum Communication and Security
  • Sensing, ISAC, and Information Acquisition
  • Sequences, Synchronization, and Massive Random Access
  • Information Theory for Robust and Trustworthy AI
11:30 – 12:30Plenary Talk IIIKeynote Session
12:30 – 14:00Lunch BreakOn Own / Networking
14:00 – 15:20Parallel Sessions 9
  • Function-Correcting Codes
  • Decoding of LDPC Codes
  • Secret Sharing and Private Retrieval
  • Divergences, Entropy, and Finite-Blocklength Analysis
  • Privacy and Fairness in Statistical Learning
  • Network Information Theory (III)
15:20+Visit Garden!Social Program Activity
18:00+Conference BanquetOfficial Gala Event

 

Friday, November 13, 2026

TimeSession / EventSession Titles
08:50 – 09:50Parallel Sessions 10
  • Quantum Information Measures
  • Learning Theory and Algorithms
  • Testing, Detection, and Event Discovery
  • Fine-tuning and beyond
  • Coded and Robust Compute
09:50 – 10:20Morning BreakCoffee & Refreshments
10:20 – 11:30Parallel Sessions 11
  • Covert Communication in Quantum Information
  • Privacy and Differential Privacy
  • Multiuser Wireless Communication and Computation
  • Testing
  • Information Theory for Robust and Trustworthy AI
11:30 – 12:30Plenary Talk IVKeynote Session
12:30 – 14:00Lunch & Special EventUnconference STUDENT Subcommittee Event
14:00 – 15:40Parallel Sessions 12
  • Coding for Storage, Computing and Networks
  • Distributed Quantum Information
  • Source Coding and Rate-Distortion
  • Identification over Communication Channels
15:40Technical Program ConcludesFarewell