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Hagit Messer Yaron ( he, חגית מסר-ירון; born May 13, 1953) is an Israeli
electrical engineer and businesswoman. She is a professor of electrical engineering. She is the Kranzberg Chair Professor in
Signal Processing
Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as sound, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniques are used to optimize transmissions, ...
at
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
. She was the President of
Open University of Israel
The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (C ...
from 2008 to 2013.
Biography
Messer Yaron was born and raised in
Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon ...
. Her mother Tova was a biology teacher and her father Oded served as a director general at the Ministry of Labor and as the Supervisor of Banks in
Bank of Israel.
Messer Yaron graduated from
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
in 1977, and completed her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering there in 1984, under the supervision of
Yeheskel Bar-Ness
Yeheskel Bar-Ness is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
Education
Bar-Ness received a bachelor's and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Technion in Haifa, Israel, and a doctorate fro ...
. After Post-Doc at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
with Peter M. Schultheiss she joined the Faculty of Engineering at Tel Aviv University in 1986.
Messer Yaron is married and mother of three.
Contributions
Messer focuses on
statistical signal processing
Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing '' signals'', such as sound, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniques are used to optimize transmissions, ...
with applications to source localization, communication and
environmental monitoring
Environmental monitoring describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterize and monitor the quality of the environment. Environmental monitoring is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, as well a ...
. She has published numerous journal and conference papers, and several patents, and has supervised more than 100 graduate students. In 2006 Messer was the first to suggest using commercial
microwave
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimeter corresponding to frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz respectively. Different sources define different frequency ra ...
links for rainfall monitoring, and become the world pioneer in opportunistic sensing of the environment.
She is also interested in various aspects of higher-education and science policy, including:
* Ethics in Science and Technology. Messer Yaron is a member of COMEST and of the Executive Board on the IEEE global initiative on ethics of autonomous and intelligent systems
* Commercialization of academic research and Technology Transfer. She has several publication on the topic and she serves as a consultant to WIPO on IP policy for universities
* Messer Yaron is committed to the advancement of women in science and technology. She has founded the national council for the advancement of women in science in Israel and served as its 1st chair (2000-2004) and has been on the founding board of the European platform of women scientists.
Among her doctoral students throughout the years, are counted Prof. Joseph Tabrikian (
Ben-Gurion University
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...
), Prof. Itsik Bargal (
Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academi ...
) and the senior lecturers Dr. Jonatan Ostrometzky (Tel Aviv University) and Dr. Yair Noam (Bar-Ilan University).
Public Service
Over the years she has held numerous administrative positions, including:
* The Chief Scientist at the
Israeli Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport (2000-2003);
* The head of the Porter School of Environmental Studies
(2004-2006);
* The Vice President for Research and Development at Tel Aviv University (2006-2008);
* The President of the
Open University of Israel
The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (C ...
(2008-2013);
* The Vice Chair of the
Council for Higher Education in Israel
The Council for Higher Education in Israel ( he, המועצה להשכלה גבוהה, ''HaMo'atza LeHaskala Gevoha'') is a supervisory body for universities and colleges in Israel. It is the only organization with the authority to award academic ...
(2013-2016).
In 2016 she also became a co-founder of
ClimaCell.
Recognition
* The IEEE Clementina Saduwa Award 2020
* Finalist in the ICASSP 2020 Best paper award (4/730) and Best paper Student Award (8/1170) - coauthor
* IEEE Life Fellow, from January 1, 2019
* PIFI fellow, Visiting Scientist Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI), 2018
* Member of “The Directors Team (2017, 2022)”
* The Kranzberg Chair in Signal Processing, TAU, 2016
* Honorary Fellow of the Open University, Israel, 2016
* 2011 SPS Signal Processing Magazine Best Column Award for Messer, H: "Rainfall Monitoring Using Cellular Networks";
n the Spotlight IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING MAGAZINE, Vol. 24, No. 3, May 2007
* Panelist, United Nations commission on the status of women, fifty-fifth session, February 2011
* WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Medal, 2009, "for the best invention to predict floods using cellular networks" (with N. David and P. Alpert).
* IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (GRSL) Best Reviewer Recognition for 2009
* General co-Chair, IEEE SAM-2010, IEEE HOS-1999 Workshops
* Member of the Editorial Board, Overview Articles in IEEE Signal Processing Transactions (2009-2012)
* Member of the Editorial Board, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing (2006-2010)
* Fellow of the IEEE (2001): for contributions to statistical signal processing, time delay estimation and sensor array processing.
* Associate Editor, IEEE Signal Processing Letters (1996-9)
* Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. On Signal Processing (1994-6)
* Member, IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Committees (SPTM, SAM) – 1994-2010.
* Best Teacher Award, Faculty of Engineering (1997)
* Plenary/keynotes talks in international conferences: SPAWC2007, SAM2008,SAM2012, EUCON2013, CEST2017, COMCAS2018, AICT2019, ICASSP2020, ICAS2021
References
External links
Profile Page, Tel Aviv University siteClimacell webpage
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1953 births
Living people
Fellow Members of the IEEE
Israeli electrical engineers
Israeli company founders
Israeli women engineers
Tel Aviv University alumni
Tel Aviv University faculty
Presidents of universities in Israel