Claude Shannon (1916-2001), with his 1948 seminal article "A mathematical Theory of Communication" setting the general rules of contemporary information theory, laid the mathematical foundations for a technical revolution that we are currently enjoying. With his further work he brought deep theoretical insights and contributions for the convergence of computing and communications. 

Programme
16:00 - Evoking Claude Shannon, José Francisco Rodrigues & Amí­lcar Sernadas
16:15 - The Shannon Machine, Daniel Graça
16:30 - Shannon and Digital Circuits, Arlindo Oliveira
16:45 - Telecommunications before and after Shannon, Carlos Salema
17:00 - Mathematics of Secrets and Quantum Cryptography, Yasser Omar
17:15 - Applications of Information Theory in Science and in Engineering, Mário Figueiredo
17:30 - Closure of the session.