About Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Professor Idan Segev stands as a distinguished figure in computational neuroscience as the David & Inez Myers Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After completing his B.Sc. in Mathematics and Ph.D. in experimental and theoretical neurobiology, he has made significant contributions to understanding brain function through his leadership of the Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation (ICNC). His research combines computational and theoretical approaches to study neuronal behavior and brain adaptation, with his team working internationally to model mammalian cortex function

Dr. Michael Brandeis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Genetics of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he has conducted cell cycle research for over two decades. His academic journey includes visiting scholar positions at prestigious institutions including Cancer Research UK institute in London and Stanford University. His research has produced numerous published manuscripts, with his current focus centered on the evolution of sex.

Professor Ariel Hirschfeld has established himself as a prominent figure in Israeli academia and cultural criticism, combining his expertise in musicology and Hebrew literature through his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1995 with a dissertation on symbolism in Y.H. Brenner's work under the guidance of Professor Gershon Shaked. Throughout his distinguished career, he has served as the head of the Department of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University while also teaching at the Mandel Institute for Educational Leadership, publishing numerous scholarly works in literature, music, and art, maintaining a weekly column in the Haaretz supplement, and earning recognition for his contributions to Hebrew literature with the Prime Minister's Award for Hebrew writers in 2008

Professor Avigdor Shinan is a prominent academic figure at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in Jewish literature and rabbinic studies. As a professor at the Hebrew University, he has made significant contributions to the study of Jewish texts and traditions, particularly focusing on the image of Moses in Jewish literature. His course "Moses' Face: Moses' Images as Reflected in Jewish Literature" explores the various representations and interpretations of Moses throughout Jewish literary history. His expertise spans across Hebrew literature, Jewish folklore, and biblical interpretation, and he has dedicated his academic career to advancing the understanding of classical Jewish texts and their cultural significance.

Professor Ehud de-Shalit is a leading mathematician specializing in number theory and p-adic geometry. He completed his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1984 and joined the Einstein Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1987. During his academic career, he served as the Institute's chairman from 2006 to 2009, making significant contributions to his research fields in number theory, p-adic geometry, and related areas.

Howard Deitcher has established himself as a prominent figure in Jewish education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he serves as a tenured faculty member at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education. His leadership roles include serving as the Centre's director from 2002 to 2008, and he currently holds the position of educational director of the Revivim Program. The Revivim Program, under his guidance, is an innovative honors initiative that prepares Israel's brightest students to become Jewish Studies teachers in secular Israeli schools. The program offers an accelerated four-year track where students earn both B.A. and M.A. degrees along with teaching certification

A dedicated educator who has shaped mathematics education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 1978, serving as both teacher and coordinator at the Rothberg International School's mathematics teaching unit. His exceptional teaching abilities were recognized with the prestigious Milken Award for teaching excellence in 1994, and since 2006, he has held the position of senior teacher in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Throughout his extensive career, he has maintained a strong commitment to advancing mathematical instruction, developing teaching methodologies, and fostering student success in mathematics education at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Professor Michal Frenkel is a prominent scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Department of Sociology and Anthropology, where she served as department chair from 2018 to 2022. Her research expertise centers on power relations and gender intersectionality in organizational contexts, with particular focus on how organizations exert control and how marginalized groups demonstrate agency and resistance. As a public sociologist, she actively works to implement inclusive employment practices and advocates for family-friendly policies in organizations. She teaches the widely-recognized course "Israel State and Society," which provides comprehensive insights into Israeli society from political, social, economic, and cultural perspectives. Her academic contributions include numerous publications in prestigious journals, and she has mentored over 50 graduate and post-doctoral students. Beyond her academic work, she regularly contributes to public discourse as a media commentator on work, organizational dynamics, and gender equity issues in Israel.

Professor Noam Nisan is a distinguished computer scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he serves as a professor of Computer Science and a member of the Center for Rationality, while also working as a principal researcher at Microsoft Research. His groundbreaking research spans the intersection of Computer Science, Economic Theory, and Game Theory, with particular emphasis on electronic markets and auctions. He is credited with establishing the field of algorithmic mechanism design and has made fundamental contributions to computational complexity theory. His exceptional work has earned him several prestigious accolades, including the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for his thesis "Using Hard Problems to Create Pseudorandom Generators"

Professor Raz Kupferman has established himself as a distinguished scholar since earning his doctorate in physics from Tel Aviv University in 1995. As a member of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics since 1998 and its chairman since 2011, he has led significant research initiatives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research expertise spans across elasticity theory, fluid mechanics, and stochastic processes, making substantial contributions to their applications in physics, computer science, and engineering. Through his leadership at the Einstein Institute, he has fostered interdisciplinary research and advanced the understanding of complex physical systems through mathematical modeling and analysis.

Professor Shimon Schocken has established himself as a transformative figure in computer science education, serving as the IDB Professor of Information Technologies and founding dean of the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science at IDC Herzliya. After spending a decade at NYU, he returned to Israel to help establish IDC Herzliya, Israel's first private, non-profit university. His most significant contribution to computer science education came in 2005 when he collaborated with Noam Nisan to develop an innovative approach to teaching computer science, documented in their influential MIT Press book "The Elements of Computing Systems

Professor Yair Zakovitch is a distinguished scholar of Biblical Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he held the prestigious Father Takeji Otsuki Professor of Bible Studies chair until his retirement in 2010. Born in Haifa in 1945, he began his academic journey studying biblical studies, literature, and Hebrew language at the University of Haifa, eventually completing his doctorate in 1978. He is renowned for developing innovative methods for identifying interrelationships between biblical texts through word games and motif analysis. His scholarly work has earned him the Israel Prize in Bible Studies, recognizing his original contributions to biblical scholarship both in Israel and worldwide. Though retired, he continues to teach voluntarily in the Bible Department, sharing his expertise through courses such as "Moses' Face," which explores the various representations of Moses throughout Jewish literary history. His numerous publications in both Hebrew and English have significantly advanced the field of biblical interpretation and made biblical scholarship accessible to the general public