Professor Yoram Halevi

Professor Yoram Halevi holds all three of his degrees from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He had been a faculty member at the Technion since 1987, and until his recent retirement he held the James H. Belfer Chair in Mechanical Engineering.

He has served, among other things, as dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and dean of the Division of Continuing Education and External Studies at the Technion, and as president of the Israel Association of Automatic Control (IAAC), the Israeli national member organization of IFAC. Prof. Halevi is involved in extensive international activities, has been appointed to universities and research institutes in the United States and Europe, chaired international conferences, and serves as the editor of a scientific journal. His main area of research is automatic control, and over the years he has researched many subjects relating to models, control of communication networks, flexible structures, and optimization of robot tracks. His graduates work in the leading universities and companies in the country. Prof. Halevi is a Fellow at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and is the recipient of the Yanai Prize for Excellence in Academic Education and Strengthening Faculty-Student Relations.