Theoretical Information Studies (TIS)
IS4SI 2019 mini conference theme
Organizer: Mark Burgin
It is practical to divide the whole area of information studies into three components:
· Theoretical information studies
· Experimental information studies
· Practical information studies
Information theory constitutes the basic component of theoretical information studies but there are also other components. One of them is application of information studies to the theoretical areas of science and humanities, e.g., application to theoretical physics or to theoretical computer science. Another component consists of information-oriented and information-based theories in different areas, e.g., genetics, which treats hereditary information, or theoretical computer science, which studied information processing.
Therefore, the areas of interest to the Symposium include (but are not confined to):
- Information theory
- Application of information theory to theoretical physics
- Application of information theory to theoretical computer science
- Application of information theory to the theory of complexity
- Application of information theory to mathematics
- Application of information theory to theoretical linguistics
- Applications of information theory in economics
- Application of information theory to pedagogy
- Applications of information theory in sociology
- Applications of information theory in anthropology
- Application of information theory to semiotics
- Information-oriented and information-based physical theories
- Theoretical computer science as it studies information processing by technical devices
- Theoretical linguistics as it studies information processing by natural and artificial languages
- Semiotics as it studies symbolic information processing
- Pedagogy as it studies information transmission and knowledge acquisition
- Information-oriented and information-based economical theories
- Information-oriented and information-based sociological theories
- Information-oriented and information-based anthropological theories
The Symposium Theoretical Information Studiesis organized as a part ofIS4SI Summit 2019 in Berkeley, California, USA.
The goal of the Symposium is to bring together academics and researchers providing beneficial conditions for presenting and discussing recent achievements and problems of information theory and its applications to theoretical issues of science and humanities, as well as information-oriented and information-based theories in different areas.
Researchers are invited to send their abstracts for presentation, as well as to suggest organization and chairing of special sessions and discussion panels at the Symposium.
Accepted extended abstracts will be published in the Proceedings. The best of the contributed papers will be included in the book published after the Symposium.
Important dates
Expression of intent for a presentation with a tentative title: not later than March 15, 2019
Expression of intent for a session or panel organization with a tentative title: not later than March 20, 2019
Extended abstract submission: not later than April 15, 2019
Paper submission (first draft): not later than May 15, 2019