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A Breakthrough From the Technion Together with collaborators from leading medical centers in Israel, the United States, Europe, and Australia, Shamai and his team at the Technion have developed an AI model that predicts both the risk that breast cancer will return and whether a patient is likely to benefit from chemotherapy — offering a […]
Few medical decisions seem so simple, yet create so much uncertainty: Is the infection bacterial, and therefore potentially in need of antibiotics, or viral, meaning antibiotics will not help? For years, physicians have tried to answer that question using symptoms, blood tests and tests that directly search for the virus or bacteria. Israeli company MeMed […]
Artificial intelligence is not simply changing higher education — it is detonating old assumptions about how students learn and how professors teach. As universities worldwide grapple with how to respond, the Technion is working to confront the questions head-on. Here, AI is not treated as a threat but a catalyst, prompting careful reexamination at every […]
After just three years, Decart is on the verge of fulfilling the mission set by its co-founder Dean Leitersdorf: putting Israel on the AI map. If talks with artificial intelligence giant Anthropic lead to a deal to acquire the Israeli startup for $6 billion, Decart could become the foundation of Anthropic’s development center in Israel. […]
Galit Shmueli is the Tsing Hua Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Service Science, College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.Prof. Shmueli also serves as Vice President for Global Affairs at the university, and is the author of multiple books. She is a truly world-renowned authority in her fields of data science […]
Every year, the European Research Council (ERC) identifies some of the world’s most promising early-career researchers and gives them the freedom to pursue bold ideas. This year, two of those ideas came from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. From cancer research to artificial intelligence (AI), breakthroughs that shape the future often begin with […]
Despite New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s past calls to boycott Cornell Tech because of its partnership with Israel’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, city officials and Jewish community leaders on Wednesday announced a $250,000 investment in a Cornell Tech research initiative aimed at expanding New York City’s tree canopy to combat rising temperatures. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, the first Jewish woman to hold the post, and other officials unveiled the funding for Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Hub at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute on Roosevelt Island. The grant will launch the Generative Tree Canopy Project, which will use…
As more people turn to AI chatbots for companionship, life advice, or even as a stand-in for therapy, experts say the technology offers both new opportunities and risks when it comes to mental health. Prof. Tanzeem Choudhury is the chief of health innovation in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and has been studying AI and mental health for 15 years. She said AI tools are available any time, often at low cost, making it easier for people to access some form of mental health support.
As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of wildfires, Israel is testing a new autonomous drone system designed to spot fires before they grow into large-scale disasters, combining long-endurance aviation, artificial intelligence and advanced imaging technologies. The system completed its first flight test this week as part of a joint project involving the Israeli […]
From organizing grocery lists to solving the most complex algorithms, users everywhere know and love Microsoft Excel. Yair Helman, one of the leading minds behind the software, formed the foundation for his success at the Technion. With a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (1996), Helman leads Excel’s core engineering team at Microsoft’s development center in Herzliya, […]
For all but a few nights of my first child’s life, her sleep has been recorded and analyzed by the Nanit Smart Baby Monitor System. A sleek white camera, bolted to the wall, points straight down at her body. High-definition footage is beamed to a server, where machine-learning algorithms log her movements and the precise […]
Two Israeli universities have been ranked among the world’s top 30 institutions for their ability to produce artificial intelligence talent, research and entrepreneurs, according to a new global index measuring universities’ “AI production capacity.” The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ranked 25th worldwide, fourth in Europe and first in Israel, while Tel Aviv University […]