News
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A Paper by Doctoral Student Guy Fargion Was Accepted to EUROGRAPHICS 2026
Fargion, a student of Prof. Ofir Weber, will be attending the conference and presenting a new algorithm for flattening 3D surfaces onto the 2D plane, offering faster times and better efficiency than existing options, and could significantly speed up graphics in animated films and computer games
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Dr. Ariel Ashkenazy Wins the PBC Scholarship for Postdoctoral Students
This is the fourth scholarship that Dr. Ashkenazy, who specializes in quantum optics, has won in the past few months. He conducted his PhD under Prof. Eli Cohen and Prof. Dror Fixler, and will soon be leaving for his postdoctoral studies in California
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Prof. Rachela Popovtzer Awarded Two Grants from the Ministry of Science
The grants were awarded for the development of nanometric technologies for treating oncological diseases, including breast cancer and metastatic liver cancer. As previously reported, Prof. Popovtzer recently also received an ERC grant
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Making Waves on the Water and in Academia
When Shahar Tibi isn't out on the water training for the Olympics, she's in a lecture hall studying engineering. For the women's world windsurfing champion, that's not a contradiction, it's a plan. "I dream of an Olympic medal," she says, "but I also want to secure my future"
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The Goal: A More Efficient Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Ofir Lindenbaum is working on various methods to improve, optimize, and accelerate training and inference processes for foundation models in artificial intelligence. His work earned him the Rector's Award for Breakthrough Scientific Excellence for 2025, in the field of machine learning
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Record-breaking Curiosity and Energy: Thousands Attended the Faculty of Engineering's Open Day
Last Friday on campus was one of the most exciting days we have known, as thousands of prospective students came to get up close with the cutting edge of technology and Bar-Ilan's one-of-a-kind community.
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Dr. Yaara Erez and Dr. Hanna Keren Awarded Grant for Developing Brain-Computer Interface for Emotional Monitoring and Intervention
The technology developed by the two researchers is based on physiological parameters in a VR setting, and will provide real-time mental state assessment. The collaborative project has earned them a competitive grant from the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology in the field of health and medicine
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Greetings from Venice
Noga Entin of Dr. Adi Makmal’s research group participated in FisMat 2025 matter physics conference in Italy, where she gave a talk about pulse optimization on the hardware level
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Dr. Chen Tzror-Azankot Graduated From the WE Program for Advancing Women in the HealthTech Industry
Dr. Chen Tzror-Azankot is a research associate at Prof. Rachela Popovtzer’s lab, and develops innovative, nanoparticles-based technologies for theranostics, with the goal of establishing a startup in the field
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Prof. Rachela Popovtzer wins ERC Grant
Prof. Rachela Popovtzer of the Faculty of Engineering won the ERC’s prestigious Proof of Concept grant, to support her development of the GOLDEN-RT platform, an innovative, nanotechnology-based platform designed to allow precise systemic radiotherapy treatment of solid tumors and micro-metastases
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What is the Chip War?
What is the chip war? What are the trends and directions in which the chip industry is headed? And where is Israel in all of this?
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History by Algorithms
In his latest book, Prof. Zvika Lotker demonstrates how mathematical tools can be used to research history, apply rules to it, shape and design a narrative, and how AI will change the way history is perceived
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“And that’s when the AI asked if it may call itself I”
A joint project by Prof. Amir Leshem and Prof. Vered Tohar of the Department of Literature of the Jewish People birthed “The Eloquent Muse Poetry Book” – the first Hebrew language poetry book written entirely by AI
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How to Protect a Brilliant Idea? A Special Lecture by Adv. Yehuda Binder
At an age of accelerated innovation and knowledge-based entrepreneurship, protecting original ideas is a critical stepping stone in the path from research to application. The Faculty's Entrepreneurship and Excellence Club hosted guest speaker Adv. Yehuda Binder, an American patent editor with vast experience in mentoring and supervising international ventures and entities. His lecture focused on the world of patents and intellectual property.
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International Innovation Conference on Chip Design at the Faculty of Engineering
The EnICS Institute at the Faculty of Engineering hosted the innovation conference of TSMC, the world's largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer. The conference focused on the future of the semiconductor industry, with emphasis on innovation integrating artificial intelligence.