Claude E. Shannon Award

Claude E. Shannon Award
Awarded for	To honor consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory.
Presented by	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Reward(s)	The award consists of a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium.
First awarded	1974
Official website	Claude E. Shannon Award

The Claude E. Shannon Award of the IEEE Information Theory Society was instituted to honor consistent and profound contributions to the field of Information Theory. Each Shannon Award winner is expected to present a Shannon Lecture at the following IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory. It is the most prestigious prize in Information Theory, covering technical contributions at the intersection of mathematics, communication engineering, and theoretical computer science.

It is named for Claude E. Shannon, who was also the first recipient.

The following people have received the Claude E. Shannon Award:

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