I'm a senior researcher in the Language and Conversation Group at IBM Research, focusing on large language models, particularly in controlled generation and ensuring the quality and safety of generated content. I also teach in the Computer Science faculty at the Academic College of Tel Aviv Jaffa, where I lead both introductory and advanced machine learning courses.

I earned my bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the Technion, followed by a master's at Tel Aviv University, where I worked with Prof. Dana Ron and Dr. Raid Saabni on a thesis about online handwriting recognition in Arabic. For my Ph.D. in computational neuroscience at Haifa University’s Sagol Department of Neurobiology, I studied cognitive models of attention and motivation, focusing on how the brain represents different states, under the guidance of Dr. Genela Morris.

Research Interests: 

My research interests are mainly focused on the foundation of learning mechanisms, encompassing both artificial and natural systems, including:

Natural Language Processing - Large Language Models - Generative Models - AI Safety - Computational Neuroscience - Cognitive Modeling - Reinforcement Learning.