Researchers
Active Researchers:
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Daniel Cohen |
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Omree Wechler |
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Doron Feldman |
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Ofir Barel |
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Nir Hight |
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Kim Victor Kim Victor is a researcher for cyber policies and strategy in the Yuval Neeman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security. She holds a Master's degree in Public Policy and Political Marketing with honors from Reichman University, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Sustainability and Governance from the same institution. Previously, she interned at the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) and served as a teaching assistant at Reichman University in courses on decision-making in foreign policy, political theories, regime stability in the face of natural disasters, and more. Kim has extensive experience working with senior government officials and managing complex projects. She was born and raised in Haifa and served as Mashakit-Tash in the Israeli Navy. |
Senior Visiting Researcher:
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Dr. Liran Antebi Dr. Liran Antebi is a Senior Visiting Researcher at the Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology, and Security, and previously served as Director of the Advanced Technologies and National Security Program at INSS. Dr. Antebi is widely acknowledged as an expert in artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robotics, and military autonomy. With 15 years of combined research and practical experience, she advises militaries, governments, corporations, and organizations on policy formation, strategic planning, and the adoption of advanced technologies. Notably, she has collaborated with an international panel of experts (IPRAW) in developing responsible artificial intelligence guidelines for armed systems in cooperation with of the United Nations. Dr. Antebi earned her BA, MA, and PhD from Tel Aviv University. Alongside her work at the Workshop, she regularly lectures at academic institutions, provides consultancy to the Israeli Ministry of Economy, and advises prominent technology startups. |
Past Researchers:
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Dr. Gil Baram Dr. Gil Baram is a research scholar at UC Berkeley and an adjunct research fellow at the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU). She completed my doctoral studies within the excellence program of the school of Political Science, Government and International Relations at Tel Aviv University, and hold M.A. (magna cum laude) in Security Studies from Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on governmental decision-making during cyberattacks and strategic attribution-related policy. She works at the intersection of Cyber and International Relations, examining under what circumstances governments choose public disclosure of attacks or secrecy. Within her doctoral research, she developed a pioneering analytical model that allows decision-makers to predict their adversary’s response, supported by an original coded database of cyberattacks. Her research interests encompass various aspects of cyber warfare and covert actions, including the impact of technology on national security, cyber and national security, the role of Intelligence agencies in cyberattacks, cyber threats to space systems, and how states act during cyber conflict. In addition to academic research, she serves as a consultant to governments, corporations and international organizations. She also gives specialized knowledge-based talks and presentations on strategic cyber issues to agencies, companies, groups and individuals, customized from field levels up to the top echelon. Previously, she served as the Head of the Cyber & Space research group at the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, and research fellow at the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC), both at Tel Aviv University. |
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Dr. Ariel Reichard Ariel Reichard (PhD) is a graduate of the Department of Political Science, Tel-Aviv University. He has conducted and published research on modern asymmetric conflict, counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency (COIN) strategies, peace negotiations and diplomacy, Geo-politics and foreign policy. Ariel holds a double MA in Security Studies and in Conflict Resolution, both from Tel-Aviv University (Magna Cum Laude). He also worked at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). |