Tag Archives: Data & Decision Sciences
Suicide Prevention Hackathon
Every 40 seconds, someone, somewhere in the world is taking their own life. In Israel alone, 500 people die by suicide every year. In 2003, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), chose September 10 to be World Suicide Prevention Day, aiming to focus attention on the issue,… Read More
Better Hospital Experience for Patients & Personnel
The Doing Good hackathon concluded recently at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science. In the course of the hackathon, students developed technological solutions for social challenges. This year, the hackathon focused on improving the quality of life for children in hospitals and it was conducted in… Read More
Technion & Pfizer to Collaborate
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Pfizer, one of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies, recently signed a collaboration framework agreement to identify opportunities to collaborate and bring forward scientific breakthroughs at the interface between artificial intelligence and drug development. The framework agreement was finalized during the visit of a delegation from Pfizer to the Technion. The… Read More
The Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences
The Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences is the new name of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion, effective from January 1, 2023. According to Faculty Dean, Prof. Rann Smorodinsky, “In the past two decades, the faculty has changed its research focus and curriculum, and as a result, the former name… Read More
4 Researchers, 4 Fields, 4 ERC Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded four early-career Technion scientists with Starting Grants, recognizing the great promise in their research fields. These scientists are: Assistant Professor Inbal Talgam-Cohen from the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science; Assistant Professor Ofra Amir from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management; Assistant Professor Noga Ron-Harel… Read More
From the Cloud to the Plate
Students at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management have developed computational tools for predicting the success of harvests. These tools will help the volunteer Israeli organization Leket Israel gather unused food and distribute it to those in need, reducing food waste in the process. A recent event was… Read More
The Path to Healthy Aging
Life expectancy is consistently increasing thanks to progress in health care, science, and technology. However, longer lives have not meant an improved quality of life for the elderly. In response to this important global challenge, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has gathered researchers from different faculties in order to establish the Healthy Aging… Read More
Trailblazer: Bareqet Earns Technion Degree
Bareqet Hadad got married at the age of 18, and after giving birth to her first child, the next step seemed clear: studies at a religious college to become an English teacher. She grew up in an ultra-Orthodox community, finished high school with a complete matriculation certificate and discovered that she was good in English.… Read More
Between Two Worlds
On first impression, the connection between boxing and industrial engineering is not obvious. While boxing conjures up associations with raw energy and flexed muscles, industrial engineering recalls drawn-out processes, neon-lit offices, and long meetings. Despite the marked differences, Or Zuckerman, a student in the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion and a… Read More
Winning Warmth in AI Systems
Users Prefer the Warmth of an AI System Over Its Competence A Study by three Technion researchers reveals that AI systems’ competence isn’t enough: for users to choose a system, it needs to have warmth. Spotify or Apple Music? Waze or Google Maps? Alexa or Siri? Consumers choose between artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems every day.… Read More