Short Bio

Current Position

• Samy and Ruth Cohn Professor of Computer Science
  The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
• Director of Weizmann AI center

Academic background

• 1970-1973 Hebrew University, Jerusalem B.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics and Biology
• 1973-1977 M.I.T. Cambridge MA Ph.D. Elec. Engr. and Computer Science

Previous Positions

• 1981-1985 MIT Associate Professor
• 1981-1985 Weizmann Inst. Associate Professor
• 1986-1993 M.I.T. Professor
• 1986-present Weizmann Inst. Professor

• 2008- The David E. Rumelhart Prize Prize in human cognition
• 2008- Cognitive Science Society Fellow
• 2011- ERC Advanced Grant 'Digital Baby'
• 2011- Member, Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• 2014- The Israel Emet Prize for Art, Science and Culture
• 2015- The Israel Prize in Computer Science
• 2016- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences