The studies of tomorrow

Tomorrow's research: Graduate students at the Technion presented their research at the Tech-Talks event, The guests of honor were Erwin and Joan Jacobs, for whom the Technion Graduate School bears their name.

Last week, the first event of its kind took place at the Technion: Tech-Talks. As part of the event, which focused on the topics of cancer research and big data, graduate students at the Technion presented their research in 12-minute lectures. The event was moderated by Prof. Ben-Zion Levy, dean of the Jacobs Graduate School, in the presence of Dr. Irwin and Ms. Joan Jacobs. "Ervin and Joan are old friends of the Technion and great and generous philanthropists who promote science, technology and education," said Prof. Ben-Zion Levy, "and we thank them for their great support of the Technion. I hope we will make them very proud today."

"It is a wonderful experience to visit the Technion, meet the students and hear new ideas from them," said Dr. Jacobs, one of the founders of the Qualcomm company. "Joan and I work hard for education, knowing that academic research leads to applications that help humanity."

"The Jacobs Graduate School is actually the Technion's research incubator," said Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavi. "When Prof. Aharon Chachanover began researching ubiquitin in 1976, under the guidance of Prof. Avraham Hershko, he did not imagine that one day they would both receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. You too, the doctoral students presenting their research here today, may one day sit next to the King of Sweden at the Nobel Prize distribution ceremony. And even if not, there is a chance that there will be a significant change in the way we treat cancer or information. You are the future of science."

Three doctoral students won financial prizes for their lectures. First place went to Eric Sandrovich from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, who presented research on data mining in the service of the health system. In second place - Yulia Merhar from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, on the subject of early prediction of the formation of cancer metastases. In third place - Oren Anova from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, on the subject of predicting processes (such as the development of stock prices in the stock market) in the age of big data.

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