Yaakov Ziv

Prof. Ziv, graduate of the Technion and one of the greatest researchers in the history of the Technion. In 2021, Prof. Ziv won the IEEE Medal of Honor for his vast and extensive work, for his extensive contribution to information theory and data compression, and for his exceptional research leadership. In this way, Prof. Ziv was the first Israeli to receive this global recognition. * Died about a month after his partner in the development of the algorithm Prof. Avraham Lampel