Topics: AI/ML/DL (video, image, text), computer vision, optimization, SW development, HW, cloud and more.
Alumni
AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Nadav Zohar and Dor Yefet (currently with NVIDIA), Network Optimization Framework for Inter-Accelerator Communication in Distributed AI, NSSL, February 2025. Selected for the Technion EE Top Project Day 2025
Barak Aharoni and Itay Erlich, Design of Error-Correcting Codes with Genetic Algorithm, COMM, July 2024.
Yinon Ahiram and Shai Levi (currently with CyberLabs), Stock Price Prediction with Transformers, NSSL, February 2024.
Waleed Kablan (currently with Intel) and Ayman Khiralden, Real-Time 3D Detection (Waymo open dataset), April 2022, NSSL.
Moshe Lieblich (currently with the IDF) and Evyatar Nahum, Real-Time 2D Detection (Waymo open dataset), April 2022, NSSL.
Moran Dargan (currently with the IDF) and Linoy Penias (currently with NVIDIA), Breaking CAPTCHA systems with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), November 2019, NSSL.
Elad Goldman and Ido Weintraub, Natural Language Processing on SQuAD 2.0, September 2019, NSSL.
Gilad Hecht and Ronen Rahamim, Identifying Human Actions in Videos using Deep Learning (on Google AVA), July 2018, NSSL. abstract
Raja Makhoul (currently with Apple) and Anas Ali-Mousa, Deep Learning with Keras and TensorFlow on Amazon Web Services, June 2018, NSSL. abstract
Ifat Abramovich and Tomer Ben-Yehuda (both currently with the IDF), Video Classification using Deep Learning (on YouTube 8M), June 2018, SIPL. Paper
Haim Ben-Simhon (currently with Apple) and Tal Hassid (currently with Intel), Lung Cancer Detection in CT images using Deep Learning, April 2018, VISL. abstract
Elad Kaufman (currently with Intel), Ultrasound Nerve Segmentation using Deep Learning, October 2017, VISL.
Rotem Alaluf (currently with Wand.ai), Kaggle Outbrain Click Prediction challenge, January 2017, NSSL. Top 7% (out of 979 competitors), 2017 Technion EE NSSL Best Project Award, abstract
Ofer David (currently with Wiz) and Matan Fourier (currently with NVIDIA), Infant Cry Detection using Convolutional Neural Networks, In cooperation with the Amsterdam Emotion Regulation Lab (VU University, Amsterdam), Prof. Hans IJzerman (Université Grenoble Alpes) and Prof. Yizhar Lavner (Tel-Hai college, Israel), Januray 2017, SIPL. related paper
Shahar Akirave and Yaniv Kaplan (currently with Addressable.io), Identification of Endangered Right Whales in Aerial Photographs using Deep Learning (Kaggle competition), September 2016, SIPL. abstract
Computer Vision
16. Tal Srebro (currently with Xsight Labs) and Ohad Spitzer (currently with Rafael), Pedestrian Tracking with Raspberry Pi Camera, in cooperation with Haifa Traffic-Light Control Center, March 2017, VISL. abstract demo
17. Roi Sinoff (currently with Jether Energy) and Lior Haimovich (currently with Yotpo), Pedestrian Traffic Regulation, in cooperation with Haifa Traffic-Light Control Center, January 2017, VISL. presentation and demo supported by a 100K ILS MOT grant
18. Alon Levi (Mamistvalov) (currently with Sony Semiconductor Israel) and Yonatan Shlain, Green Wave for Pedestrians, in cooperation with Haifa Traffic-Light Control Center, November 2016, VISL. abstract demo supported by a 100K ILS MOT grant
19. Tamir Yampolsky (currently with AWS) and Yonatan Urman (currently a PhD student at Stanford University), Camera-based Detection of Available Parking Spots, May 2016, VISL. abstract demo paper presented at ICSEE 2016
20. Alex Lynn (currently with Nice) and Dekel Santo (currently with the IDF), Traffic Regulation using Traffic-light-mounted Cameras, in cooperation with Haifa Traffic-Light Control Center, September 2014, VISL. abstract demo supported by a 100K ILS MOT grant
21. Eshed Ram (a PhD graduate of the EE dept., Technion, currently with NVIDIA) and Shahaf Shuler (Currently with NVIDIA), Traffic Regulation using Traffic-light-mounted Cameras (second part), in cooperation with Haifa Traffic-Light Control Center, November 2014, VISL. abstract extended research in VISL was supported by a MOT grant Presentation
Hardware and Cloud
22. Ido Tulman (currently with Klear) and Ori Gutman (currently with Apple), Internet of Things: Smart Parking Lot, November 2017, NSSL. Co-Supervisor: Roy Mitrani (Raspberry Pi, Amazon AWS IoT)
23. Netanel Tayeb and Aviv Vardi (both currently with Intel), Internet of Things: Smart Remote Lock, October 2017, NSSL. Co-Supervisor: Roy Mitrani (Raspberry Pi, RF communication, Amazon AWS IoT)
24. Noy Berger (currently with Brex), Internet of Things: Location-based Video Streaming, January 2017, NSSL (Co-Supervisor: Roy Mitrani). abstract demo (Raspberry Pi, Android, AWS IoT) 2017 Technion EE NSSL Best Project Award
25. Yaniv Kesner (currently with Emarsys), Autonomous, Encrypted and Dynamic Sensor Network Platform, November 2016, NSSL. abstract demo, participated in IEEE ComSoc Competition (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, RF communication)
26. Amit Oren (currently with Verax AI) and Avi Matzliach (Currently with Microsoft), Real-Time Video-Processing Platform for Raspberry Pi, June 2016, NSSL. abstract poster code 2016 Technion EE Kasher contest Distinguished Project Award (Raspberry Pi, Servo motors)
Error-Correcting Codes
27. Hila Hoffman and Tal Amit, Design of Quantum Error Codes for the HHL Algorithm, COMM, April 2025.
28. Yoav Harris (currently with Mobileye) and Or David, Design of Error-Correcting Codes with Deep Reinforcement Learning, March 2021, COMM.
29. Noam Shilony and Dore Kleinstern, Design of Error-Correcting Codes for Storage Devices, September 2019, COMM.
30. Erel Wulkan (currently with Google) and Nadav Zigdon (currently with Elbit Systems), Design of Network Switch using MDS Codes, October 2015, NSSL. abstract related paper (C/C++)
31. Tzahi Ezra (currently with NEAT Applied Technologies) and Iska Tsubari, Design of Advanced Non-Binary LDPC Codes, October 2015, COMM. abstract related paper
32. Andrei Nekrasov (currently with Outseer) and Sergey Shulga (currently with NVIDIA), Reducing Latency in Data Centers using MDS Codes, April 2015, NSSL. abstract related paper (C/C++)
Video/Image Compression
33. Aviv Barabi (currently with Akamai) and Dvir Sason, Low-Complexity Raw-Data Image Compression of Capsule Endoscopy Images, in cooperation with Given Imaging Ltd. (acquired by Medtronic), September 2014, SIPL. abstract paper
34. Gilad Avrashi (currently with Agency Insurance Partners) and Shlomi Mosseri, Video Coding for Underwater Transmission, in cooperation with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., December 2013, SIPL. Paper
35. Assaf Hallak (a PhD graduate of the EE dept., Technion, currently with NVIDIA) and Keren Levinstein-Hallak (currently with Pebbles Interfaces), Compression of Bayer-format Videos, In cooperation with GyrusACMI (now Olympus Israel), October 2011, SIPL. Presentation
Signal Processing
36. Einat Aboody (Currently with Intel) and Idan Barazani, Chest Sounds Processing for a Smart Stethoscope, in cooperation with Sanolla, August 2017, SIPL.
37. Amit Oren (currently with Verax AI), and Avi Matzliach (currently with Microsoft), Cry-based Detection of Developmental Disorders in Infants, In cooperation with University of Haifa and Sheba Hospital, December 2015, SIPL. abstract paper presented at ICSEE 2016
38. Oz Sharlin (currently with Imagry) and Aviya Maimon, Heart Rate Monitoring during Physical Exercise using Wrist-Type Photoplethysmographic (PPG) Signals (ICASSP 2015 challenge), October 2015, SIPL. abstract technical report 2015 Wilk Family Award Co-Supervisor: Prof. David Malah
39. Ofer Stern and Idan Rahamim (both currently with IDF), Phoneme Manipulation for Application in Digital Hearing Instruments, February 2013, SIPL. abstract
40. Uriel Moreira (currently with City Financial Investment) and Tianqiong Luo (a PhD grduate of Purdue University, Currently with Meta), exchange students, Infant Cry Detection, July 2012, SIPL. abstract related paper
Software
41. Karam Baransi and Najib Saad, Web Scraping – Sports Team Performance Analysis with Python and Selenium, NSSL, June 2024.
42. Joseph Hakim (currently with NVIDIA) and Waseem Mazzawi (currenrtly with Apple), Visualizing COVID-19 spread on Google Maps, NSSL, March 2021.
43. Adham Hussein (currently with Apple) and Sari Saif (currently with Intel), Adaptive Autocomplete with Trie, January 2021, NSSL.
44. Neriya Golan (currently with Rafael) and Omer Laor, Parallel Computing with CUDA, December 2019, NSSL.
45. Miri Gantman (currently with Intel) and Yaakov Aharonov (currently with Rafael), Traffic-Light Cycle Optimization using Genetic Algorithms, December 2017, NSSL. (Java, MATLAB)
46. Alex Dathskovsky (currently with Speedata), Bitcoin Network Simulator, November 2016, NSSL. abstract software (Python, C/C++, Qt)
47. Noy Berger (currently with Brex) and Gil Cohen, Optimal Mortgage Loan Calculator, June 2016, NSSL. abstract code software (JAVA)
48. Neria Poria (currently with Wix) and Dani Magner (currently with Plus500), Diet Planning under Nutritional Constrains, April 2016, NSSL. abstract (JAVA, Qt)
49. Sergey Shulga (currently with NVIDIA) and Dana Dagi-Forer, Android Application for Infant Cry Detection, In cooperation with the Amsterdam Emotion Regulation Lab (VU University, Amsterdam) and Prof. Yizhar Lavner (Tel-Hai college, Israel), February 2016, NSSL. abstract related paper (JAVA)