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Recruitment Day by RAFAEL
Recruitment Day by RAFAEL
Monday, December 31, 2007
The recruitment day by Rafael will take place on Monday, December 31, 2007, 10:00-14:00, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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Reunion of Technion CS 1990-1995 Alumni held on Dec. 23, 2007
Reunion of Technion CS 1990-1995 Alumni held on Dec. 23, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
On December 23rd, 2007, Technion’s Computer Science Faculty held its second Alumni Reunion, dedicated to alumni who graduated during 1990-1995. 300 alumni attended the meeting in the Taub building, where they heard updates from the Technion Vice President and the CS Dean. They also heard a technological presentation from PhD candidate Mark Silberstein on the Superlink Project and a fascinating talk on Israel’s next startup industry by entrepreneur Shai Agassi, himself a CS faculty …
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Recruitment Day by ELBIT
Recruitment Day by ELBIT
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
The recruitment day by Elbit will take place on Wednesday, December 26, 2007, 11:00-14:00, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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CS Grads Win Fellowships
CS Grads Win Fellowships
Monday, December 17, 2007
The computer science department congratulates the winners of the Faculty Excellence Fellowship: Gadi Aleksandrowicz Sivan Bercovici Omer Barkol Ilan Gronau Ofir Weber Keren Censor Sharon (Buchbinder) Shoham and the winners of the Science Ministry Fellowship: Michal Holtzman Gazit Gala Yadgar Tamer Salman
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Recruitment Day by IBM
Recruitment Day by IBM
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The recruitment day by IBM will take place on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 10:00-16:00, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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Recruitment Day by ZORAN
Recruitment Day by ZORAN
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The recruitment day by Zoran will take place on Wednesday, Novemeber 28, 2007, 11:30-14:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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Dr. Yaron Kanza joins CS
Dr. Yaron Kanza joins CS
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Dr. Yaron Kanza has joined the CS department. His main area of research is database theory. Dr. Kanza received his PhD in 2004 from the Hebrew University. After his studies he did a Postdoc at the University of Toronto.
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The Marker R&D Cafe hosts CS Dean
The Marker R&D Cafe hosts CS Dean
Monday, November 12, 2007
On Tuesday, 13/11/07, at 16:00, the R&D forum of TheMarker, one of the leading business magazines in Israel, will host Prof. Oded Shmueli for answering questions submitted by the forum members. For details look here .
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Open meeting for graduate studies 2007
Open meeting for graduate studies 2007
Sunday, November 4, 2007
The Computer Science Department will hold an open meeting for graduate studies on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Please see more details are in: CS Grads Open Meeting 2007.
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Students: Important information about the strike
Students: Important information about the strike
Sunday, October 21, 2007
The attached document contains information about courses that are taught by adjuncts and are therefore not affected by the strike.
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Advanced Courses Presentation  - Winter Semester 2007
Advanced Courses Presentation - Winter Semester 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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Honoring Professor Abraham Lempel
Honoring Professor Abraham Lempel
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
On September 25th, 2007, the IEEE ISRAEL LIFE MEMBER GROUP and the compote science department organized an event to honor professor Abraham Lempel, IEEE Life Fellow, for being awarded the 2007 IEEE RICHARD W. HAMMING MEDAL “For pioneering work in data compression especially the Lempel-Ziv Algorithm”. After the greetings, Prof. Lempel gave a talk about the history of the Lempel-Ziv algorithm.
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Car Remote Control Cipher KeeLoq is Broken
Car Remote Control Cipher KeeLoq is Broken
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
KeeLoq is a cipher used in several car anti-theft mechanisms distributed by Microchip Technology Inc. It may protect your car if you own a Chrysler, Daewoo, Fiat, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen, or Jaguar. The cipher is included in the remote control device that opens and locks your car and that activates the anti-theft mechanism. Each device has a unique key that takes 18 billion billion values. With 100 computers, it would take several decades to find such …
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Award Ceremony for CS Project Contest 2007
Award Ceremony for CS Project Contest 2007
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Certificate and prizes to the winners of the Computer Science Department undergraduate project contest were given in a short ceremony, attended by the winners, their instructors, the prize committe and the CS dean. Most of the meeting was dedicated to a discussion on the role of the projects as part of the undergraduate studies.   The winners are: Raja Giryes and Daniel Vainsencher - GMDS based 3D face recognition Uri Ferri and Yinon Cohen - Software Frame Simulator Inon Peled - …
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CS Excellent Teachers 2006-07
CS Excellent Teachers 2006-07
Sunday, July 8, 2007
The computer science department congratulates Saher Esmeir -- Technion Excellent Teacher for Winter Semester 2006-07 and Prof. Irad Yavneh and Assoc./Prof. Reuven Bar-Yehuda -- Excellent CS Teachers in Winter Semester 2006-07
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Recruitment Day by ZORAN
Recruitment Day by ZORAN
Thursday, July 5, 2007
The recruitment day by Zoran will take place on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 11:30-14:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building. A technical lecture on: "Process Selection in Deep Sub-Micron Technologies" will take place at 13:00 in Auditorium 2.
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Recruitment Day by INTEL
Recruitment Day by INTEL
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The recruitment day by Intel will take place on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 10:30-16:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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Recruitment Day by QUALCOMM
Recruitment Day by QUALCOMM
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The recruitment day by Qualcomm will take place on Monday, July 23, 2007, 12:30-14:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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Recruitment Day by SUN MICROSYSTEMS
Recruitment Day by SUN MICROSYSTEMS
Monday, July 2, 2007
The recruitment day by Sun Microsystems will take place on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 12:30-14:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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CS Research Day Winning Posters
CS Research Day Winning Posters
Sunday, June 24, 2007
The Computer Science Department would like to announce and congratulate the winners of the CS Research Day. The following posters were awarded first place, and will receive a prize of NIS 2,000 each: 10 - Dan Raviv - On Symmetries of Non-rigid Shapes 16 - Benny Appelbaum - Cryptography in Constant Parallel Time 25 - Saher Esmeir - Anytime Learning of Cost-sensitive Trees The following posters were awarded second place, and will receive a prize of NIS 1,500 each: 05 - Michal …
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CS Graduation Ceremony
CS Graduation Ceremony
Thursday, June 21, 2007
On Thursday, June 21st, 2007, hundreds of students attended the Technion graduation ceremony. After the general ceremony, the Computer Science department invited its new graduates to its own ceremony, where the Dean, Prof. Oded Shmueli, congratulated the new graduates.
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CS Winners of the Project Contest 2007
CS Winners of the Project Contest 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Computer Science Department would like to congratulate the winners of the Project Contest 2007: Raja Giryes - GMDS based 3D face recognition Daniel Vainsencher - GMDS based 3D face recognition Uri Ferri - Software Frame Simulator Yinon Cohen - Software Frame Simulator Inon Peled - Fast algorithm using local queries for reconstructing phylogenetic trees
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Excellent TA awards - Winter Semester 2006/07
Excellent TA awards - Winter Semester 2006/07
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The computer science department would like to congratulate the winners of the Excellent TA awards for winter semester 2006/07: Omer Barkol, Yaniv Carmeli, Guy Flysher, Anya Levin, Li-Tal Mashiach, Rotem Oshman, Dan Raviv, Gabriel Scalosub and Ido Tal. Gabriel Scalosub won the prize for the 2nd time, and Omer Barkol and Yaniv Carmeli won the prize for the 4th time!
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CS Research Day Held on June 19th
CS Research Day Held on June 19th
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Hundreds of visitors from the Technion and from the industry came on June 19th, 2007, to learn about the research being conducted in the Computer Science Department. 29 Ph.D. and M.Sc. students presented their ongoing thesis research on posters. The students presented their posters, explained their research to the visitors, and participated in lively discussions. The event was organized and supported by the Industrial Affiliation Program, who used this opportunity to expose …
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Recruitment Day by Cisco
Recruitment Day by Cisco
Monday, June 11, 2007
The Cisco recruitment day will take place on Wednesay, June 13, 2007, 12:30-15:00, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building,.
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CS Research day - 19/6/07, 16:00-19:00
CS Research day - 19/6/07, 16:00-19:00
Friday, June 8, 2007
On Tuesday, 19/6/2007, 16:00-19:00, the computer science department will hold its semi-anual research day in the lobby of the Taub building. During the event, our graduate students will present their research in posters, and will discuss it with the audience. In addition to faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, the event will host senior managers from the hi-tech industry, including from the companies Amdocs, CISCO, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, SAP and many others. The event …
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HP Chair in Computing Engineering Ceramony
HP Chair in Computing Engineering Ceramony
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
On Wednesday, June 6, 2007 a ceremony marking the establishment of the Hewlett Packard Chair in Computer Engineering was held in the Faculty. Prof. Moshe Sidi, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, served as Master of Ceremonies. Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig, President of the Technion, Mr. Shane Robison, HP Executive Vice President of Strategy and Technology. Prof. Abraham Lempel, HP Senior Fellow and Lab Director for HP Labs Israel, Prof. Oded Shmueli, CS Dean and Prof. Craig Gotsman, …
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Memorial Ceremony for Professor Shimon Even
Memorial Ceremony for Professor Shimon Even
Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Computer Science department held a memorial event for Prof. Shimon Even on the 31st of May, 2007. The event included tributes by Prof. Alon Itai, and by Dr. Guy Even. Prof. Adi Shamir gave a talk titled "Cryptography: A Personal Perspective". The Shimon Even's prize for Ph.D. student was given to Arie Matsliah , who gave a talk about his work. Shimon Even was born in Israel on June 15th, 1935. He died on May 1st, 2004. In addition to his pioneering research contributions …
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Recruitment Day by Mellanox Technologies
Recruitment Day by Mellanox Technologies
Monday, May 28, 2007
The recruitment day will take place on Monday, May 28, 2007, 12:30-14:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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CS Grads Win the Excellence Fellowship
CS Grads Win the Excellence Fellowship
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The Computer Science Department is proud to announce the winners of of the excellence fellowships for this semester: Doctor: Niv Buchbinder Saher Esmeir Iddo Hanniel Gabriel Kliot Oleg Rokhlenko Magister Amir Nahir Leonid Raskin Royi Ronen
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Recruitment Day by SAP
Recruitment Day by SAP
Thursday, May 3, 2007
The recruitment day will take place on Sunday, May 13, 2007, 16:30-19:00, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building,. A technical lecture will take place at 16:30 in Auditorium 2.
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Recruitment Day by Mellanox Technologies
Recruitment Day by Mellanox Technologies
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The recruitment day will take place on Monday, May 21, 2007, 12:30-14:30, in the lobby of the CS Taub Building.
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Faculty win Prizes for Excellence in Teaching
Faculty win Prizes for Excellence in Teaching
Sunday, April 29, 2007
The Faculty of Computer Science congratulates Prof. Irad Yavneh on winning the Muriel and David Jacknow Award and Dr. Michael Elad on winning the Salomon Simon Mani Award for Ecellence in Teaching
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CS grads receive Intel Prize and Jacobs-Qualcomm Scholarship:
CS grads receive Intel Prize and Jacobs-Qualcomm Scholarship:
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Computer Science Department is proud to announce the winners of the Intel Prize and Jacobs-Qualcomm Scholarship: Intel: Eshcar Hilel Anya Levin Jacobs Qualcom: Omer Barkol Rami Cohen
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Entry Scholarships Ceremony Held
Entry Scholarships Ceremony Held
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Thirteen freshman with outstanding Entry Grades were awarded scholarships in a festive ceremony on March 12. The scholarships were sponsored by IBM, Intel and HP and awarded by the faculty Dean. Mr. Oded Cohn – Director, IBM Research Lab in Haifa- addressed the students on behalf of the sponsoring companies.
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CS researchers develop free software that enables direct communication between computers
CS researchers develop free software that enables direct communication between computers
Monday, March 12, 2007
The software, called WiPeer, connects computers in a range of tens of meters (up to 200 meters), without the need for an intermediary; in the near future it will enable similar communication between cellular phones. Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science have developed software that enables direct, wireless (WiFi) communication between laptop computers as well as desktops without intermediaries such as an Internet router. In the near future, the software will enable this kind …
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CS grads receive Gutwirth and Jacobs awards
CS grads receive Gutwirth and Jacobs awards
Thursday, March 8, 2007
The Computer Science Department is proud to announce the winners of the Gutwirth and Jacobs awards: Gutwirth Special: Magister: Rotem Oshman Eshcar Hilel Doctor: Ydo Wexler Jacobs: Royi Ronen Keren Lenz Doctor: Arie Matsliah
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Prof. Moshe Israeli (1940-2007)
Prof. Moshe Israeli (1940-2007)
Thursday, March 1, 2007
In memoriam Moshe studied at the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at the Technion. Already as an undergraduate, he excelled in his studies, and began to collaborate with senior faculty members in the Department, Prof. Arens and Prof. Kogan among them. He completed his M.Sc. studies with high honors. After receiving his M.Sc. degree, he began his doctorate at the prestigious MIT in Boston, Massachusetts. His thesis subject was numerical solutions of rotational flows, and Prof. …
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MARS workshop on "Intelligent Swarms or Robots and Sensors"
MARS workshop on "Intelligent Swarms or Robots and Sensors"
Monday, February 26, 2007
On Tuesday, 6.3.07, in 337 CS Taub Build. there will be held a sminar on: "Intelligent Swarms or Robots and Sensors". For more details and program:
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Open House Day for Graduate Studies : Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Open House Day for Graduate Studies : Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007
On Wednesday, March 14, 2007, Open House Day for Graduate Studies will be held. Please, see poster and details of the event in: http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/openday/
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Hundreds of visitors at faculty during Technion's open day
Hundreds of visitors at faculty during Technion's open day
Thursday, February 15, 2007
The open day of the Technion took place on Monday, February 12. Hundreds of visitors came to know better the faculty of computer science by receiving information from faculty and student attendants. Prof. Reuven Bar-Yehuda gave a general overview of the faculty, and Prof. Ron Kimmel gave a lecture about research in Computer Vision and face recognition. An exceptionally large number of visitors attended both lectures, so that the first lecture had to be given twice. Presentations and demos …
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ACM Programming Contest
ACM Programming Contest
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Looking for a team that will represent the faculty in a prestigious software contest of the ACM!! A preliminary local contest will be held on Sunday 29.04.2007. The winning team will represent the faculty in a regional contest in Romania in October 2007, and in the final contest (if we reach it) in the USA in March/April 2008. The faculty will fully cover the cost of participating in the international contest(s). Teams should register until Tuesday 17.04.2007. For more details, see …
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Information for prospective students
Information for prospective students
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Information for students interested in pursuing a degree in our department is available here.
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Excellent TA awards - spring semester 2006
Excellent TA awards - spring semester 2006
Sunday, February 4, 2007
The computer science department would like to congratulate the winners of the Excellent TA awards for winter semester 2005/06: Niv Buhbinder, Liza Fireman, Omer Barkol, and David Hay. The prize was won by Liza Fireman for the 6th time, by Niv Buhbinder, Omer Barkol, and David Hay for the 3rd time. Tamar Aizikowitz, Hanna Mazzawi and Amir Nahir won the "Faculy Excellent TA".
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Recruitment Day by Elbit
Recruitment Day by Elbit
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
The recruitment day will take place on Wednesday, 31/1/2007 at 11:00-14:00 in the lobby of the CS Taub Building
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CS Project Contest 2007
CS Project Contest 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
2007 Best Project Contest is announced. Please read hereby details:  מתוך הכרה בערכם של פרוייקטים ועבודה עצמאית כחלק מתהליך ההכשרה של בוגר מדעי המחשב, מכריזה הפקולטה, בשיתוף עם חברת אמדוקס, על תחרות נושאת פרסים לפרוייקטים מצטיינים. פרוייקט ייחשב מצטיין אם הוא חדשני (ברעיון טכני, בפיתוח מתמטי, או …
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Presentation of Advanced Courses for Spring Semester 2007
Presentation of Advanced Courses for Spring Semester 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
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ACM 2007 Programming Contest
ACM 2007 Programming Contest
Thursday, January 11, 2007
A kick-off meeting for this year's software contents will take place in Wednesday, February 7, at 12:30, in Taub 9. In this meeting, the Dean, Prof. Shmueli, will present his vision of our local contest and participating in the international contest, Prof. Barequet will provide the details of this year's contest, and a representative of the winning team of last year will describe their experience here and in the international contest.
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Recruitment Day by Mercury
Recruitment Day by Mercury
Monday, January 1, 2007
The recruitment day will take place on  January 3, 2007 in the lobby of the CS Taub Building. At 13:00, On Ben-Zvi from Mercury will give a talk in Taub 2 about "New Development Methodologies in the Software World".
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