SP Coding and Information School

The SPCodingSchool is a two week long school on coding and information theory which will be held in Brazil in January 19 to 30, 2015. Leading researchers in these areas will give both introductory and advanced courses. Students (up to 90) will be fully supported by Fapesp (including flight tickets and a grant to cover other expenses).

Speakers:

Alexander Barg (University of Maryland) , Amin Shokrollahi (EPFL - Switzerland) , Chandra Nair (Chinese University of Hong Kong) , Danilo Silva (UFSC - Brazil) , Emmanuel Abbe (Princeton - United States) , Frédérique Oggier (Nanyang Technological University - Singapore) , Henk Van Tilborg (TUE - Nederlands) , Jean-Claude Belfiore (Télécom Paris Tech - France) , João Barros (Universidade do Porto - Portugal) , Madhu Sudan (Microsoft Research - United States,TBC) , Max Costa (Unicamp - Brazil) , Michelle Effros (Caltech - United States) , Ninoslav Marina (Haute Ecole ARC -  Switzerland) , Ram Zamir (Tel Aviv University - Israel) , Reginaldo Palazzo Jr. (Unicamp - Brazil) , Sueli I. R. Costa (Unicamp - Brazil) , Valdemar C. da Rocha Jr.  (UFPE - Brazil) .

Where:  University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas - Brazil

When:  January 19, 2015 to January 30, 2015

Intended audience:  Graduate students in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. A small amount of grants may be given to advanced undergraduates and fresh doctors.

Financial support:  flight tickets + generous grant to all selected students (up to 90).

Website:  http://www.ime.unicamp.br/spcodingschool/

Contact:   [email protected]