Information Theory and Computer Science Interface

我们建议于2003年10月在伊利诺伊州的芝加哥举办一个由美国国家科学基金会赞助的为期两天的研讨会，以研究信息论和计算机科学之间相互作用的未来研究方向。研讨会暂定于2003年10月17日至18日星期五和星期六举行。研讨会的目的是汇聚学术界和工业界的顶尖研究人员和创新者，讨论信息理论和计算机科学的公开问题和未来发展方向。更具体地说，这次研讨会的目标是：为了解计算机科学的信息论和算法方面之间的相互作用提供背景基础；评估计算机科学和信息论对生物信息学和多媒体信息学等新兴领域和技术的潜在影响，反之亦然；确定和描述与设计、开发和部署其背后的信息系统和算法有关的主要研究问题；为未来的交叉研究活动制定概念框架；就如何在信息技术和计算机科学之间的相互作用中促进研究的优秀成果向国家科学基金会提出建议。

We propose to hold a 2-day NSF-sponsored workshop in Chicago, Illinois in October 2003 to study future research directions of the interplay between Information Theory and Computer Science. The tentative proposed workshop dates are Friday and Saturday October 17-18, 2003.The objective of the workshop is to bring together leading researchers and innovators from both academia and industry in order to discuss the open problems and future directions of information theory and computer science. More specifically, the goals of this workshop are to:Provide a contextual basis for understanding the interplay between information theory and algorithmic aspects of computer science;Assess the potential impact of computer science and information theory on emerging areas and technology such as bio-informatics and multimedia informatics, and vice versa;Identify and characterize the major research issues associated with the design, development, and deployment of information systems and algorithms behind them;Develop a conceptual framework for future cross-cutting research activities;Present recommendations to NSF on how to promote research excellence in the interplay between IT and CS.