Nir Friedman

Nir Friedman
Alma materTel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Stanford University
AwardsMichael Bruno Memorial Award (2010),[1] European Research Council Research Award (2009–2014), Juludan Prize (2007), Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Prize (2007)[2]
Scientific career
FieldsMachine Learning and Computational Biology
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem
Doctoral advisorJoseph Halpern
Other academic advisorsDavid Harel, Stuart Russell
Notable studentsDana Pe'er

Nir Friedman (born 1967) is an Israeli Professor of Computer Science and Biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3][4]

His research combines Machine Learning and Statistical Learning with Systems Biology, specifically in the fields of Gene Regulation, Transcription and Chromatin.

  1. ^ "Nir Friedman - Yad Hanadiv". Yadhanadiv.org.il. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Young HU biologist wins Australian award". The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Nir Friedman". Cs.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Nir Friedman's Lab". Systemsbio.cs.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 25 May 2016.