Tamir Tassa
The Department of Computer Science,
The Open University,
Ravutzki 108 St.,
Ra'anana 43107,
Israel
CONTACT INFORMATION :
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+972-9-7781272 |
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+972-9-7780605 |
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Email: tamirta [strudel] openu [dot] ac [dot] il |
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1993 |
Ph.D., Department of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University. Thesis: One-sided Lipschitz stability and its applications for nonlinear conservation laws. Advisor: Professor Eitan Tadmor |
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1987 |
Thesis: Applications of compensated compactness to scalar hyperbolic conservation laws. Advisor: Professor Eitan Tadmor |
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1984 |
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics (summa cum laude), School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University. |
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1. Cryptology -
secret sharing, data security in broadcasting networks (broadcast encryption,
traitor tracing, watermarking), multi-party computation. 2. Privacy-preserving
data mining, anonymization. |
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3. Combinatorial
optimization - polynomial time approximation schemes for NP-hard problems,
scheduling and assignment problems, mathematical programming. |
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4. Mathematical
analysis - hyperbolic conservation laws and degenerate parabolic equations,
finite difference and spectral method approximations, homogenization. |
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
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2007-2009 |
Chair, Department of computer science, The Open University. |
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2003-present |
Senior lecturer, Department of computer science, The Open University. |
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2003-2004 |
Lecturer, Department of computer science, Ben Gurion University. |
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2002-2003 2000-present |
Lecturer and researcher, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University. Lecturer, Faculty of computer science, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzelia. |
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1999-2003 |
Lecturer, Academic College of Tel-Aviv. |
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1996-1997 |
Lecturer and researcher, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University. |
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1993-1996 |
Assistant Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, UCLA |
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1994, summer |
Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Metz. |
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1987-1993 |
Instructor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University. |
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1989, fall |
Graduate Fellow, Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE), NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia |
OTHER POSITIONS
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9/2002-3/2003 |
Lead Scientist – Maya Software Technologies Ltd. Conducted research in the areas of elliptic and hyperelliptic curve based cryptography. |
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12/2000-11/2001 |
Senior Algorithm Engineer – Bigband Networks Ltd. Developed algorithms for video processing, transmission, quality evaluation and broadcast management. |
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4/1999-10/2000 |
Chief Technical Officer – Algorithmic Research Ltd. Responsibilities included: evaluating new data security technologies for decision making regarding future company activity; scientific and technical supervision and assistance in current company activity; managing intellectual property issues; managing standardization issues. |
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1/1997-3/1999 |
Chief Scientist – Orcast (a subsidiary of Cylink Ltd.) The company produced conditional access solutions as well as other components and applications for digital Pay TV systems. |
Other Publications (in Hebrew)