The Taub Faculty of Computer Science News and Announcements

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Two Israeli companies starred in Nvidia's annual launch last night: Deci and Mellanox. Deci was acquired by Nvidia last year for about $300 million. Prof. Ran El-Yaniv, a faculty member at the Taub Faculty of Computer Science, and faculty alumnus and CEO Dr. Jonathan Geifman are co-founders, and Technion alumnus Ran Z. is VP of Engineering. Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for $6.9 billion. Eyal Waldman, a bachelor's degree graduate at the faculty, is the former CEO and …

Congratulations to Assaf Rappaport, a graduate of the faculty, on the acquisition of Wiz by Google for approximately 32 billion Dollars. This deal breaks two historical records: the largest exit in the history of the State of Israel and the largest acquisition in the history of Google. The purchase amount is more than double the previous record for an Israeli exit – the sale of Mobileye for 15 billion Dollars. Rappaport, a graduate of the "Talpiot" program, completed a master's …

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Congratulations to Shaked Goldshtein for winning first place in the 2023-2024 security development competition. The award was given to him for his work "Building Interior Prediction" in which he developed a machine learning-based model for predicting the internal structure of buildings, including the division of rooms, staircases and doorways, based on their external visibility. Shaked, a bachelor's degree student, is studying in the three-year track with a focus on courses in artificial …

Warm congratulations to Hadas Avraham on winning the Kenneth and Gloria Levy Excellence Scholarship. Hadas is a PhD student advised by Prof. Eitan Yaakobi and Prof. Alex Bronstein. Her research deals with deep learning solutions and algorithms for DNA storage systems and their applications.

Warm congratulations to the Jacobs-Qualcomm Honors winners: Tomer Even - a PhD student advised by Prof. Keren Censor-Hillel. His research deals with random algorithms in graphs. Guy Bar-Shalom - a PhD student advised by Prof. Ran El-Yaniv and Prof. Haggai Maron. Guy's research deals with learning on data with symmetries, with applications in graphs, and uncertainty estimation.

Warm congratulations to the Jacobs-Gutwirth Honors winners Omer Sabary - is the recipient of the Jacobs Fellowship. Omer, a PhD student advised by Prof. Eitan Yaakobi and Prof. Antonia Wachter-Zeh, is developing algorithms and error-correcting codes for emergent synthesis and sequencing methods in DNA-based data storage systems. Tomer Cory - recipient of the Jacobs Fellowship. Tomer, a Master's student advised by Prof. Erez Petrank, is working on memory management and parallel data …

Young Galileo Magazine: Faculty graduate Dr. Stav Alber in an article on the history of cipher decoding. Link to the article

Congratulations to Dr. Gil Shamai on winning the Herschel Rich Prize for Research Innovation for 2025, for his work: Deep Learning Prediction of Tumor Functional State from Pathology Slides for Improved Cancer Treatment Decisions Gil Shamai, a researcher in Prof. Ron Kimmel's research team, analyzes images of cancer tissues using artificial intelligence to understand biological mechanisms, with the aim of improving treatment decisions for cancer patients. Congratulations!

When you enter the Technion, you are met with a complete surprise: an innovative and colorful design that combines aesthetics and functionality in an unexpected way. Read the full article on Ynet

Warm congratulations to Bashar Khoury On Winning The VATAT Scholarship For Outstanding Graduate Students. Bashar is studying for his master's degree under the advisment of Prof. Assaf Schuster. Bashar's research deals with predicting high-dimensional time series using deep learning methods. Congratulations and continued success in your studies and research!

Hen graduated with honors from his undergraduate degree and is currently working on developing AI-based methods to help doctors diagnose breast cancer, a topic he plans to pursue for his PhD at the University of Oxford. Hen’s research focuses on developing AI-based tools to improve medical decision-making, particularly for predicting patient survival. One of the key challenges in this area is dealing with the inherent uncertainty in predictions – it is sometimes difficult to …

Karin Eibschitz-Segal, co-CEO of Intel Israel and a graduate of the Faculty of Computer Science at the Technion, has been appointed to head the Server and Artificial Intelligence Division. In this role, Eibschitz will manage one of the most important divisions for the company's future, which deals with the next generation of cloud computing processors and artificial intelligence.She began her career at Intel 22 years ago as a computer science student at the Technion. In parallel with her …

The Technion is the leading university in Israel in the field of computer science for 2025, and is included in the 101-125th place in the world ranking together with Tel Aviv University. This is according to the World University Rankings index published by Times Higher Education magazine. The index is based on extensive information that includes the performance of universities in research, teaching, collaboration with industry and international activity on a global scale. This evidence of …

The goal of the Faculty of Computer Science is to educate outstanding scientists and engineers, providing them with extensive and in-depth foundational knowledge, as well as the engineering skills needed to develop managerial and technological applications. This ensures they can lead science-based industries both now and in the future. To achieve this, the faculty admits the most excellent candidates for studies, maintains a high standard of education, and equips students with broad and …

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Kira Radinsky, a visiting researcher at the faculty, in an interview for the podcast "It's Time for Education" - shares insights from her life story and thoughts on the future of education in an era where reality surpasses imagination. For the full article - dunow  

Computer Science Excellence Awards and Certificates Ceremony for the 2023/24 Academic Year On Sunday, January 5, 2025, a meeting was held to award scholarships and certificates to outstanding students in Computer Science for the year 2024 at the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science at the Technion, and was attended by representatives of the families and companies granting the scholarships and the families of the outstanding students. Prof. Oren Salzman moderated the ceremony …

Dean Zadok, a Ph.D. in the faculty, is developing a robotic system that is expected to change the lives of amputees. The system already allows the user to play the piano and type on a computer, and the intention is to continue improving its capabilities. For the interview in Kan Tarbut

Dr. Stav Alber, a graduate of the faculty, was selected in the list of promising young people of The Marker magazine For the article in The Marker, click on the link For the full article, click on the link