Conferences Papers


  1. Privacy Funnel Algorithms for Multi-Stream Data and Multiple Decoders,
    Z. Zaki, V. Yachongka, R. Chou
    Proc. of the International Symposium on Information Theory and Its Applications, ISITA2026, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2026.

  2. Co-evolving Zero-Day Jamming: Adaptive Attack Synthesis and Graph Attention-Based Online Detection,
    G. Aissou, T. Kim, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM’26, Macau, China, Dec. 2026.

  3. Learning-Based List Sequential Belief Propagation Decoding of Quantum LDPC Codes,
    M. Moradi, T. Kim, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’26, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2026.

  4. Learning to Decode Quantum LDPC Codes via Cluster-Based Sequential Belief Propagation,
    M. Moradi, R. Chou, D. Mitchell, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’26, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2026.

  5. Two-Dimensional Threshold Secret Sharing,
    A. Morteza, W. Chan, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’26, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2026.

  6. Conflict-Free Color-Clustered Sequential Belief-Propagation Decoding of Quantum LDPC Codes via Reinforcement Learning,
    M. Moradi, T. Kim, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering, QCE’26, Toronto, Canada, Sep. 2026.

  7. High-Performance Reinforcement-Learned Belief-Propagation Decoding of Quantum LDPC Codes,
    M. Moradi, V. Nourozi, T. Kim, R. Chou, D. Mitchell
    Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering, QCE’26, Toronto, Canada, Sep. 2026.

  8. Secret Sharing with Additive Access Structures from Correlated Random Variables,
    D. Miller, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’26, Guangzhou, China, Jun. 2026.

  9. Secret Sharing with Monotone Access Structures over Classical-Quantum Broadcast Channels,
    T. Welling, R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’26, Guangzhou, China, Jun. 2026.

  10. Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs for Private Function Computation in Databases,
    V. Yachongka, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’26, Guangzhou, China, Jun. 2026.

  11. Capacity of K-out-of-N Oblivious Transfer over the Binary Erasure Channel,
    A. Shekofteh, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’26, Guangzhou, China, Jun. 2026.

  12. Private Set Intersection Using a Binary Erasure Channel,
    A. Shekofteh, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’26, Guangzhou, China, Jun. 2026.

  13. Feedback-Assisted Decentralized Q-Learning for Dynamic Spectrum Access,
    G. Aissou, S. Habib, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the 59th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Asilomar’25, Pacific Grove, CA, Oct. 2025.

  14. Two-Dimensional XOR-Based Secret Sharing for Layered Multipath Communication,
    W. Chan, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM’25, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 2025.

  15. Multi-Layer Secret Sharing for Cross-Layer Attack Defense in 5G Networks: A COTS UE Demonstration,
    W. Chan, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM’25, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 2025.

  16. Minimax Data Sanitization with Distortion Constraint and Adversarial Inference,
    A. Moatazedian, Y. Yakimenka, R. Chou, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’25, Sydney, Australia, Oct. 2025.

  17. Improved Achievable Rate for Single Server SPIR over BEC,
    A. Shekofteh, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 61st Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’25, Urbana, IL, Sep. 2025.

  18. Single-Server SPIR over Binary Erasure Channels: Benefits of Noisy Side Information,
    A. Shekofteh, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 61st Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’25, Urbana, IL, Sep. 2025.

  19. An Achievable Rate Region for Hypothesis Testing and User Identification with Multiple Sources,
    V. Yachongka, R. Chou, H. Yagi
    Proc. of the 61st Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’25, Urbana, IL, Sep. 2025.

  20. Regionally Robust Autoencoder-Based Channel Codes,
    A. Belbasi, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 61st Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’25, Urbana, IL, Sep. 2025.

  21. Joint Covert Communication and Covert Secret Key Generation via Causal CSI,
    H. ZivariFard, R. Chou, X. Wang
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’25, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2025.

  22. Covert Communication Over a Quantum MAC With a Helper,
    H. ZivariFard, R. Chou, X. Wang
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’25, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2025.

  23. Privacy-Constrained Lossy Function Computation in Distributed Databases,
    V. Yachongka, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’25, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2025.

  24. Constrained Optimization of Access Functions in Uniform Secret Sharing,
    A. Morteza, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’25, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2025.

  25. Sequential Interval Passing for Compressed Sensing,
    S. Habib, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’25, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2025.

  26. Secret Sharing Over a Two Receiver Classical-Quantum Broadcast Channel,
    T. Welling, R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’25, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2025.

  27. Covert Communication with Positive Rate Over State-Dependent Quantum Channels,
    H. ZivariFard, R. Chou, X. Wang
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’24, Shenzen, China, Nov. 2024.

  28. Secret-Key Generation with PUFs and Biometric Identifiers for Compound Authentication Channels,
    V. Yachongka, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’24, Shenzen, China, Nov. 2024.

  29. Enhancing NextG Wireless Security: A Lightweight Secret Sharing Scheme with Robust Integrity Check for Military Communications,
    A. Jha, S. Kashani, H. Mohammadi, A. Kirchner, M. Zhang, R. Chou, S. Kim, H. Kwon, V. Marojevic, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM’24, Washington, DC, Oct. 2024.

  30. Fortifying 5G Networks: Defending Against Jamming Attacks with Multipath Communications,
    H. Mohammadi, M. Zhang, A. Jha, V. Marojevic, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM’24, Washington, DC, Oct. 2024.

  31. SPIR with Colluding and Non-Replicated Servers from a Noisy Channel,
    A. Shekofteh, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’24, Monticello, IL, Sep. 2024.

  32. Distributed Matrix Multiplication: Download Rate, Randomness and Privacy Trade-Offs,
    A. Morteza, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’24, Monticello, IL, Sep. 2024.

  33. Dual-Source Symmetric PIR without Data Replication or Shared Randomness,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’24, Athens, Greece, Jul. 2024.

  34. The Capacity of Symmetric Private Information Retrieval with Private Noisy Side Information,
    H. ZivariFard, R. Chou, X. Wang
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’24, Athens, Greece, Jul. 2024.

  35. Private Sum Computation: Trade-Off between Shared Randomness and Privacy,
    R. Chou, J. Kliewer, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’24, Athens, Greece, Jul. 2024.

  36. Short Blocklength Secret Coding via Helper-Assisted Learning over the Wiretap Channel,
    V. Rana, R. Chou, T. Kim
    Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, CO, Jun. 2024.

  37. Distributed Storage Over a Public Channel: Trade-off between Privacy and Shared Key Lengths,
    M. Keshvari, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 59th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’23, Monticello, IL, Sep. 2023.

  38. Secure Distributed Storage: Optimal Trade-Off Between Storage Rate and Privacy Leakage,
    R. Chou, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’23, Taipei, Taiwan, Jun. 2023.

  39. Secret Sharing over a Gaussian Broadcast Channel: Optimal Coding Scheme Design and Deep Learning Approach at Short Blocklength,
    R. Sultana, V. Rana, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’23, Taipei, Taiwan, Jun. 2023.

  40. Private Information Retrieval When Private Noisy Side Information is Available,
    H. ZivariFard, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’23, Taipei, Taiwan, Jun. 2023.

  41. Retractable Commitment Over Noisy Channels,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’23, Saint-Malo, France, Apr. 2023.

  42. Adaptive Frequency Hopping for 5G New Radio mMTC Security,
    W. Chan, H. Kwon, R. Chou, D. Love, S. Fahmy, S. Rafiul Hussain, S. Kim, C. Vander Valk, C. Brinton, V. Marojevic, K. Pham, T. Kim
    Proc. of the 24th Annual International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Orlando, FL, Apr. 2023.

  43. Secure Data Storage Resilient Against Compromised Users via an Access Structure,
    H. ZivariFard, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’22, Mumbai, India, Nov. 2022.

  44. Commitment over Multiple-Access Channels,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the 58th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’22, Monticello, IL, Sep. 2022.

  45. Quantifying the Cost of Privately Storing Data in Distributed Storage Systems,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’22, Espoo, Finland, Jun. 2022.

  46. Function Computation Without Secure Links: Information and Leakage Rates,
    R. Chou, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’22, Espoo, Finland, Jun. 2022.

  47. Design of Short Blocklength Wiretap Channel Codes: Deep Learning and Cryptography Working Hand in Hand,
    V. Rana, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’21, Kanazawa, Japan, Oct. 2021.

  48. Private Classical Communication over Quantum Multiple-Access Channels,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’21, Melbourne, Australia, Jul. 2021.

  49. Low-Complexity Secret Sharing Schemes Using Correlated Random Variables and Rate-Limited Public Communication,
    R. Sultana, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’21, Melbourne, Australia, Jul. 2021.

  50. Pairwise Oblivious Transfer,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’20, Riva del Garda, Italy, Apr. 2021.

  51. Secret Sharing from Correlated Gaussian Random Variables and Public Communication,
    V. Rana, R. Chou, H. Kwon
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’20, Riva del Garda, Italy, Apr. 2021.

  52. Explicit Construction of Multiple Access Channel Resolvability Codes from Source Resolvability Codes,
    R. Sultana, R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’20, Los Angeles, CA, Jun. 2020.

  53. Secure Distributed Storage: Rate-Privacy Trade-Off and XOR-Based Coding Scheme,
    R. Chou, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’20, Los Angeles, CA, Jun. 2020.

  54. Explicit Low-complexity Codes for Multiple Access Channel Resolvability,
    R. Sultana, R. Chou
    Proc. of the 57th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’19, Monticello, IL, Sep. 2019.

  55. Biometric Systems with Multiuser Access Structures,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’19, Paris, France, Jul. 2019.

  56. The Degraded Gaussian Many-Access Wiretap Channel,
    R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’19, Paris, France, Jul. 2019.

  57. Secret Sharing over a Public Channel from Correlated Random Variables,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’18, Vail, CO, Jun. 2018.

  58. Explicit Codes for the Wiretap Channel with Uncertainty on the Eavesdropper's Channel,
    R. Chou
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’18, Vail, CO, Jun. 2018.

  59. Optimal Resource Allocation for SWIPT with Full-Duplex Operation and Secrecy,
    T. Zewde, R. Chou, M. C. Gursoy
    Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications: Workshop on Energy Harvesting Wireless Communications, Kansas City, MO, May 2018.

  60. A Game Theoretic Treatment for Pair-wise Secret-Key Generation in Many-to-One Networks,
    R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’17, Aachen, Germany, Jun. 2017.

  61. The Degraded Gaussian Multiple Access Wiretap Channel with Selfish Transmitters: A Coalitional Game Theory Perspective,
    R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’17, Aachen, Germany, Jun. 2017.

  62. The Gaussian Multiple Access Wiretap Channel when the Eavesdropper can Arbitrarily Jam,
    R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’17, Aachen, Germany, Jun. 2017.

  63. Universal Covertness for Discrete Memoryless Sources,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch, A. Yener
    Proc. of the 54th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’16, Monticello, IL, Sep. 2016.

  64. Multiuser Authentication with Anonymity Constraints over Noisy Channels,
    R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’16, Barcelona, Spain, Jul. 2016.

  65. Polar Coding for the Multiple Access Wiretap Channel via Rate-Splitting and Cooperative Jamming,
    R. Chou, A. Yener
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’16, Barcelona, Spain, Jul. 2016.

  66. Using Deterministic Decisions for Low-Entropy Bits in the Encoding and Decoding of Polar Codes,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the 53rd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton’15, Monticello, IL, Oct. 2015.

  67. Polar Coding for Empirical and Strong Coordination via Distribution Approximation,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’15, Hong Kong, Jun. 2015.

  68. Lossless and Lossy Source Compression with Near-Uniform Output: Is Common Randomness Always Required?,
    B. Vellambi, M. Bloch, R. Chou, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’15, Hong Kong, Jun. 2015.

  69. Polar Coding for the Broadcast Channel with Confidential Messages,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’15, Jerusalem, Israel, Apr. 2015.

  70. Low-Complexity Channel Resolvability Codes for the Symmetric Multiple-Access Channel,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch, J. Kliewer
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’14, Hobart, Tasmania, Nov. 2014.

  71. Uniform Distributed Source Coding for the Multiple Access Wiretap Channel,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security, CNS’14, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 2014.

  72. Secret-Key Generation with Arbitrarily Varying Eavesdropper's Channel,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP’13, Austin, TX, Dec. 2013.

  73. Polar Coding for Secret-Key Generation,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch, E. Abbe
    Proc. of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW’13, Seville, Spain, Sep. 2013.

  74. Data Compression with Nearly Uniform Output,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’13, Istanbul, Turkey, Jul. 2013.

  75. Experimental Aspects of Secret-Key Generation in Wireless Environments,
    A. Pierrot, R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC’13, Darmstadt, Germany, Jun. 2013.

  76. One-Way Rate-Limited Sequential Key-Distillation,
    R. Chou, M. Bloch
    Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT’12, Cambridge, MA, Jul. 2012.

  77. Performance Evaluation for Particle Filters,
    R. Chou, Y. Boers, M. Podt, M. Geist
    Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Information Fusion, Fusion’11, Chicago, IL, Jul. 2011.