With expertise in computer architecture and electronic circuit design, he is working to build the computers of the future. Inspired by the human brain, Prof. Kvatinsky is developing computers that have structures and computational models similar to neural networks. This research combines new semiconductor technologies, such as memristors, with new architectures that are fundamentally different from conventional computer architecture (i.e., not based on a processor and memory). These computer structures have significantly better energy efficiency and faster computation, and they enable new applications such as artificial intelligence.

As a member of the Technion Faculty Ambassador Program, Prof. Kvatinksy shares his work — and exemplifies the Technion’s mission — with Technion supporters at events and meetings in the U.S. and globally.

He is a graduate of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Technion in 2014. He conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University before joining the Technion faculty in 2015.

Prof. Kvatinsky is a member of the Israel Young Academy and the head of the Architectures and Circuits Research Center (ACRC) at the Technion. He is an editor of Microelectronics Journal and has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 2019 Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research, 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award, and seven Technion teaching awards, among others.