Education
exp. 2020 Princeton University
Ph.D. in Quantitative and Computational Biology
·Member of Mona Singh's lab.
·GPA: 3.94/4.00.
01/2017 Princeton University
M.A. in Quantitative and Computational Biology
05/2013 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
B.Sc. in Computer Science - Bioinformatics (summa cum laude)
·GPA: 92.5/100, ranked #1 in the Bioinformatics track and #12/224 in the CS department
· Member of the first class of "Lapidim" program – highly competitive excellence program of the CS department supported by Google, Intel, Microsoft and Qualcomm, for outstanding students with management and entrepreneurship skills.
· Studied with full tuition scholarship and monthly stipend.
Ph.D. in Quantitative and Computational Biology
·Member of Mona Singh's lab.
·GPA: 3.94/4.00.
01/2017 Princeton University
M.A. in Quantitative and Computational Biology
05/2013 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
B.Sc. in Computer Science - Bioinformatics (summa cum laude)
·GPA: 92.5/100, ranked #1 in the Bioinformatics track and #12/224 in the CS department
· Member of the first class of "Lapidim" program – highly competitive excellence program of the CS department supported by Google, Intel, Microsoft and Qualcomm, for outstanding students with management and entrepreneurship skills.
· Studied with full tuition scholarship and monthly stipend.
Experience
2013-2014 Qualcomm Incorporated
Software Engineer
· A member of the broadcast team, developing SW for a smart TV and set-top box.
· Responsible for full SW development cycle to develop an Android device driver, including: writing SW requirements, high-level design, detailed low-level design, coding and testing.
·Experience in open-source: delivering code to the Android community.
2011-2013 Qualcomm Incorporated
Software Engineer Intern
·A member of the wireless networking team, developing SW for multi-gigabit wireless chipsets.
·Developed Windows/.NET drivers using agile methodology.
2009-2010 BizTEC-Israel's National Entrepreneurship competition
Marketing Director
·Led the marketing activities for the competition across various universities.
·The role required familiarity with the world of Israeli entrepreneurs, leadership capabilities, and the ability to collaborate with people from academia and the high-tech industry.
2005-2008 Mandatory Military Service
Data Analyst and Foreign Affairs Manager
·Served in an elite-center with highly selective acceptance criteria.
·2007-2008 Led the division's foreign affairs. This role included organizing workshops and presenting ideas to people from foreign countries.
·2005-2008 Sole responsibility for a project with both intelligence and technology aspects. The position involved writing scripts in C-Shell and Python, advanced use in Excel (VBA), database programming (SQL), and programs for the analysis of communication packets.
Software Engineer
· A member of the broadcast team, developing SW for a smart TV and set-top box.
· Responsible for full SW development cycle to develop an Android device driver, including: writing SW requirements, high-level design, detailed low-level design, coding and testing.
·Experience in open-source: delivering code to the Android community.
2011-2013 Qualcomm Incorporated
Software Engineer Intern
·A member of the wireless networking team, developing SW for multi-gigabit wireless chipsets.
·Developed Windows/.NET drivers using agile methodology.
2009-2010 BizTEC-Israel's National Entrepreneurship competition
Marketing Director
·Led the marketing activities for the competition across various universities.
·The role required familiarity with the world of Israeli entrepreneurs, leadership capabilities, and the ability to collaborate with people from academia and the high-tech industry.
2005-2008 Mandatory Military Service
Data Analyst and Foreign Affairs Manager
·Served in an elite-center with highly selective acceptance criteria.
·2007-2008 Led the division's foreign affairs. This role included organizing workshops and presenting ideas to people from foreign countries.
·2005-2008 Sole responsibility for a project with both intelligence and technology aspects. The position involved writing scripts in C-Shell and Python, advanced use in Excel (VBA), database programming (SQL), and programs for the analysis of communication packets.
Awards and Honors
·2017 Princeton Research Day, best poster award for graduate student/postdoctoral researcher track
Poster title: "Identifying Functional Protein Domain Positions Using Population Variation"
·2012 Google Anita Borg Memorial scholarship EMEA - Scholar, for leading women in Computer Science
·2012 SAMBA scholarship for academic excellence, granted by the CS department and contributed by
Mellanox Technologies (two awards were given for both semesters).
·2011 Lapidim scholarship for academic excellence, granted by the CS department and contributed by Pascal-Louis Perez.
·2009 Intel Scholarship for Employees' children
·2008-2013 President’s list for excellent students (4 semesters).
·2008-2013 Dean’s list for excellent students (3 semesters).
·2007 Military “Personal Award of Excellence” for contributing to the center’s work and the advancement of the intelligence service
and security.
Poster title: "Identifying Functional Protein Domain Positions Using Population Variation"
·2012 Google Anita Borg Memorial scholarship EMEA - Scholar, for leading women in Computer Science
·2012 SAMBA scholarship for academic excellence, granted by the CS department and contributed by
Mellanox Technologies (two awards were given for both semesters).
·2011 Lapidim scholarship for academic excellence, granted by the CS department and contributed by Pascal-Louis Perez.
·2009 Intel Scholarship for Employees' children
·2008-2013 President’s list for excellent students (4 semesters).
·2008-2013 Dean’s list for excellent students (3 semesters).
·2007 Military “Personal Award of Excellence” for contributing to the center’s work and the advancement of the intelligence service
and security.
