An expert in image processing, 3D data analysis, and computer vision, he is an accomplished scholar and entrepreneur. The laboratory he oversees, GIP, conducts theoretical and applied research in model-based image and video processing and analysis. The lab’s research can be applied to a wide range of fields including medicine, security, robotics, and entertainment. For example, Prof. Kimmel is using 3D facial recognition technology to improve airport security, and he is also working to develop an infant-specific inhalation mask for pediatricians. He has leveraged his lab’s innovations to co-found six tech start-ups.

Prof. Kimmel serves by courtesy as a professor of computer and electrical engineering at the Technion. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) for his contributions to image processing, shape reconstruction, and geometric analysis. He has received numerous honors and awards including the Cooper Prize for Academic Excellence in 2014 and the Helmholtz Prize in 2013, awarded by the IEEE Computer Society for groundbreaking research in computer vision. He has also received numerous Technion honors such as the Counter Terrorism Award, the Hershel Rich Innovation Award, the Henry Taub Prize, the Alon Fellowship, and others.