Transforming Engineering Knowledge through Combinatorial Representations for Design
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Offer Shai received his Ph.D. (Summa Cum Laude) in Mechanical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, Israel in 1997, and he is currently a faculty member in the Department of Mechanics, Materials and Systems at Tel-Aviv University. His scientific background is comprised of several diverse academic fields— mechanical engineering, computer science, advanced discrete mathematics, and operations research—and includes six years as an engineer with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This combination of both theoretical and practical training and experience enables Dr. Shai to conduct research in a variety of scientific fields: combinatorial engineering representations, machine theory, artificial intelligence, structural mechanics, integrated engineering systems, combinatorial optimization, and conceptual design and creativity. The main objective of his research program is to develop methodologies for transforming engineering knowledge through combinatorial representations for both analysis and design. This work has yielded promising results, both theoretical and practical, and has attracted the interest and funding from the industry.
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