- The Yossef Levy Prize, ORSIS - Operations Research Society of Israel, 1986.
- ICS Prize, INFORMS Computing Society, 1992.
- Outstanding Innovation Award, IBM Corp., 1992.
- Frederick W. Lanchester Prize, INFORMS - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 1992.
- Outstanding Innovation Award, IBM Corp., 1995.
- Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper Award, 2003.
- Outstanding Innovation Award, IBM Corp., 2004.
- Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper Award, 2005.
- INFORMS Fellow Award, 2009.
- Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory Fellow Award, 2011.
- USENIX File and Storage Technologies (FAST) Test of Time Award, 2014.
- John von Neumann Theory Prize, INFORMS - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 2014.
- Patent Portfolio Award, IBM Corp., 2015.
- Patent Income Award, IBM Corp., 2016.
- Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, IBM Corp., 2016.
- The Game Theory Society Fellow Award, 2017.
- Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper Award, 2023.
Editorial Board Memberships:
- Mathematics of Operations Research: Advisory Editor, 2010-2015; Editor-in-Chief, 2004-2009; Area Editor for Machine Learning, 2004-2010; Area Editor for Game Theory, 1999-2003; Associate Editor, 1983-1992.
- Discrete Optimization: Editor-in-Chief, 2007 to date; Member of the Editorial Board, 2004-2007.
- Journal of the ACM: Area Editor for Operations Research, Game Theory, and Economics, 1988-2012.
- Operations Research Letters: Advisory Editor, 2016 to date; Area Editor for Game Theory, 2002-2015.
- Algorithmica: Member of the Editorial Board, 1985-2022.
- Discrete Applied Mathematics: Member of the Editorial Board, 1987 to date.
- Games and Economic Behavior: Member of the Editorial Board, 1988-2012.
- Journal of Combinatorial Optimization: Member of the Editorial Board, 1995 to date.
- SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics: Member of the Editorial Board, 1987-1993.
Grants and Research Contracts:
- Studies in Locations, Allocations and Placements, NSF - National Science Foundation, 1982-1984.
- Linear Programming and Related Problems in Lower Dimensional Spaces, NSF - National Science Foundation, 1983-1985.
- Analysis of Solution Paths in Linear Programming and Extensions, ONR - Office of Naval Research, 1987-1990.
Research Experience
Permanent positions:
- Tel Aviv University, School of Mathematical Sciences
- IBM Almaden Research Center
Institutions where he held visiting positions:
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Commerce and Business Administration
- Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
- National Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, C.S.I.R., South Africa
- Carnegie-Mellon University, Graduate School of Industrial Administration
- Stanford University, Computer Science Department
- Xerox Corp., PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
- MSRI (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute), Berkeley, California
- Stanford University, Department of Management Science & Engineering
Education
The Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel):
- B.Sc., Mathematics, Physics and Complementary Studies
- M.Sc., Mathematics
- Ph.D., Mathematics
Background
Research interests include operations research, game theory, and economics. He has held visiting positions at several internationally renowned institutions.