Group leader
August 2024 –
AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information in matter \ Autonomous matter themes
Postdoctoral positions
January 2020 – July 2024
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Research: Learning in physical systems, Reinforcement learning
Advisors: Andrea Liu, Vijay Balasubramanian
PhD
September 2014 – December 2019
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Thesis title: Design and learning in mechanical systems
Advisor: Arvind Murugan
Education
September 2008 – December 2012
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, Summa cum laude
Thesis title: Isobaric simulation of a supercooled lattice fluid
Advisor: Eli Eisenberg
September 2003 – July 2006
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, Magna cum laude
Service
2023 – Present
Entropy – Topical advisory board
Leading special issue on physical learning
Awards
- 2023 Herbert B. Callen Memorial Prize – “for ground-breaking work on the theory of learning by mechanical systems” (University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy)
- 2020 Student Speaker Award (American Physical Society, GSNP)
- 2018 Bloomenthal Fellowship – “for best graduate student in theoretical physics” (University of Chicago, Physics department)