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ABOUT DSRC​


​The Data Science Research Center at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (DSRC@BGU), founded in April 2018, brings together one of the largest multidisciplinary groups of data scientists in Israel. 

The current list of the Center members includes about 100 faculty members from 20 different departments of all BGU faculties (Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health Sciences, and the Institute of Desert Studies) as well as from the Soroka Hospital. 

The Center's main mission is to focus on encouraging theoretical and practical research in data mining, machine learning, and big data. 

OUR GOALS

​» To advance the state-of-the-art in data science through basic research
in core data science areas;

​» To transform multiple fields of science and engineering (ranging from cyber security to digital health) through continuous collaboration between data scientists and domain experts;

​» To educate new generations of data-aware professionals through enhancing programs of study at undergraduate and graduate levels across the entire university.

​Download the application form

Data Science Center Regulations (in Hebrew)​​​

The Center's Management & Super​​vision Team

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Aryeh-Kontorovich

Prof. Aryeh Kontorovich, 
department of Computer Science, Chairman
karyeh@cs.bgu.ac.il



Steering Committee Members:

mark last

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​Prof. Mark Last, 
department of Software 
& Information Systems ​Engineering, 
mlast@bgu.ac.il 

boaz lerner


Prof. Boaz Lerner, 
department of Industrial
Engineering & Management
boaz@bgu.ac.il 


Prof. Opher Donchin

Prof. Opher Donchin,
department of Biomedical Engineering & the Inter-Faculty School for Brain Sciences
donchin@bgu.ac.il​

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Prof. Tirza Routtenberg


Prof. Tirza Routtenberg,
department of Electrical and Computer Engineering​​ 
tirzar@bgu.ac.il​​
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Dr. Oren Freifeld

Dr. Oren Freifeld, 
department of Computer Science​ 
orenfr@csbgu.ac.il​​

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Racheli Eldin, Administrative Manager

eldin@bgu.ac.il​

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Congratulations to doctoral student Noy Cohen Shapira on winning the award for the best research article at the prestigious CIKM conference to which 19% of the submitted articles were received.

The article is the work of a research team led by Prof. Lior Rokach. The team also included Prof. Bracha Shapira, Dr. Gilad Katz, and doctoral student Roman Weinstein

The article deals with automatic computational learning.

Special thanks to doctoral student Eilon Sheetrit from the Technion for assistance at the conference.

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