The 2018 edition of the IEEE European School of Information Theory (ESIT), organized by Enrico Paolini (University of Bologna), Gianluigi Liva (German Aerospace Center), and Georg Böcherer (Technical University of Munich), will be held Bertinoro (Italy) from May 7th to May 11th, 2018. The venue will be the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro.

The European School of Information Theory (ESIT) is an annual educational event, organized by the IEEE Information Theory Society, for graduate students from institutes throughout Europe and beyond. The objective of the school is to provide the students with the opportunity (i) to learn from distinguished lecturers by attending long-format tutorials, (ii) to present their own work to obtain feedback and to start up collaborations, (iii) to hear about applications of information theory in industry, and (iv) to participate in a stimulating and inviting forum of scientists.