Preface of the 33rd WIC Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux 2012

The Werkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie (WIC) has organized the annual Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux (SITB) since 1980. This year’s symposium, the 33rd in the series, takes place in Boekelo, The Netherlands. For the second time, it is organized jointly with the IEEE Benelux Signal Processing Chapter. The symposium is organized by the Signals and Systems Group and Stochastic Operations Research Group of University of Twente. These proceedings contain the papers which are presented during the symposium. We are grateful to the authors for submitting their latest results. This year we are extremely fortunate to have two renowned invited lecturers: Dr. Job Oostveen (TNO, The Netherlands) and Prof. Gernot Kubin (TU Graz, Austria). We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship provided by the Gauss Foundation (presenting the Best Student Paper Award) and the IEEE Benelux Chapter on Information Theory. We also express our sincere thanks to Ms. Sandra Westhoff for her assistance in the organization of the symposium. We hope that this symposium offers a good opportunity to exchange knowledge and improve personal contacts among the participants. Enschede, The Netherlands, May 2012