ABOUT ME
RESEARCH INTERESTS
History of Computers:
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WEIZAC Israel`s first compute
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Early computer hardware construction in Israel
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The adoption of the new computing technology in the Israel
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Women’s roles and participation in Israel’s early computing efforts.
Computer Science:
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Processor Architecture
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Optimizing Compilers
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Translation Aalidation
EDUCATION
1974-1976
Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
B.Sc. in Mathematics, (cum laude).
1977-1978
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Thesis: “Proving the Inexistence of an Optimal Test for Random Series”, under the supervision of Prof. Eli Shamir.
1998-2004
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
PhD. in Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Thesis: "Validation of Translation to Optimized Machine Code", under the supervision of Prof. Amir Pnueli.
2009-2015
the Tel Aviv University, School of History & the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas
PhD in History Thesis: "Building the WEIZAC Computer at the Weizmann Institute in the Mid-Fifties, the Decision and its Effects", under the supervision of Prof. Leo Cory.