Curriculum vitae
Chen Hajaj. Associate Professor and Head of the Data Science Track (undergraduate and graduate programs), Department of Industrial Engineering and Management; Chair, Faculty Review Board, Faculty of Engineering, Ariel University.
At a glance
- 76refereed papers (33 journal, 43 conference)
- 27of 33 journal papers in SJR Q1 journals (year of publication)
- 10conference papers at CORE A* or A venues (edition in force)
- 6competitive grants as PI or co-PI
- 22graduated: 3 PhD, 7 thesis MSc, 12 MSc projects
- 30verified journal reviews
- 2010 BSc, Computer Engineering
- 2012 MSc, Computer Engineering
- 2016 PhD, Computer SciencePostdoc at Vanderbilt
- 2018 Lecturer at ArielDirects the Data Science Research Center
- 2021 Heads the Data Science track
- 2022 Senior Lecturer, tenuredChairs the Faculty Review Board
- 2025 Associate ProfessorNVIDIA University Ambassador
Academic positions
- 2025 to now
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University
- 2022 to 2025
Senior Lecturer (tenured)
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University
- 2018 to 2022
Lecturer
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University
- 2017 to 2018
Data Science Fellow
Vanderbilt University, USA
Data think tanks with the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) and on anthropogenic landscape features in South America.
- 2016 to 2018
Postdoctoral Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, USA
Host: Prof. Yevgeniy Vorobeychik. Adversarial machine learning, game theory and crowdsourcing for medical data. Served on the Postdoctoral Association Committee.
Education
- 2016
PhD in Computer Science
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Thesis: Intelligent Mechanisms for Platforms in Modern Markets. Advisors: Prof. David Sarne and Prof. Avinatan Hassidim.
- 2012
MSc in Computer Engineering
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Thesis: Three-Dimensional Group Registration of Mesh Objects. Advisor: Prof. Yosi Keller.
- 2010
BSc in Computer Engineering
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Exceptional Final Project Award.
Leadership and administration
- 2025 to now
NVIDIA University Ambassador
Ariel University
Representing Ariel University in NVIDIA's academic ambassador program, championing GPU-accelerated computing and AI research and teaching.
- 2022 to now
Chair, Faculty Review Board, Faculty of Engineering
Ariel University
Overseeing academic standards and program evaluation for the Faculty of Engineering.
- 2021 to now
Head of the Data Science Track, undergraduate and graduate programs
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ariel University
Leading the data science track of the department's BSc and MSc programs: curriculum, students and industry partnerships.
- 2018 to 2024
Director, Data Science Research Center
Ariel University
Directed interdisciplinary data science research initiatives and research collaborations across the university.
Conference and workshop organization
- 2022
Conference Chair
Annual Israel Association for Information Systems Conference
- 2021
Conference Chair
International Conference of Medical Informatics
- 2019
Workshop Co-chair
GAIW: Games, Agents and Incentives Workshop
- 2018
Workshop Co-chair
AI³ Workshop
- 2017
Workshop Co-chair
Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce (AMEC) Workshop
- 2016
Workshop Co-chair
Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce (AMEC) Workshop
- 2018
Organizer
Vanderbilt Data Science Symposium
- 2017
Organizer
Vanderbilt Postdoc Association Symposium
Research grants
₪3.3 million awarded in total
PI Co-PI
Encrypted trafficMedical AIAdversarial AIOther
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Multi-layered Classification of PQC-Encrypted Traffic
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Clinical Progression of Dystrophinopathies: Exploring the Role of Autonomic Nervous System Activity and Machine Learning Models
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Encrypted Networks Traffic Monitoring
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APK Malware Detection and Analysis
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Quality of Service Monitoring
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Violence Prediction in Public Events
Awards and fellowships
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2017
Most Visionary Paper Award
Workshop on Cooperative Games in Multiagent Systems (CoopMAS)
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2016
Best Paper Finalist
AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HCOMP)
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2015
Prof. Rahamimoff Program for Young Scientists
U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
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2015
Selim and Rachel Benin Scholarship Fund
Bar-Ilan University
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2013
Rachel and Reuven Jacobs Excellence Scholarship
Bar-Ilan University
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2012
Doctoral Fellowship of Excellence
Bar-Ilan University
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2010
Exceptional Final Project Award, Computer Engineering
Bar-Ilan University
Reviewing and program committees
Program committees
Journal reviewing 30 verified reviews
Also reviewed for
Patents and patent applications
Published applications also appear under Publications.
- 2025
Predicting Onset and Progression of Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Blood Test Data and Machine Learning Models
US Patent Application Publication US 2025/0037877 A1 (Application No. 18/910,178), published 30 January 2025
Inventors: Amir Glik, Chen Hajaj, Orit Raphaeli, and Anat Goldstein. Applicants: MOR Research Applications Ltd. and Ariel Scientific Innovations Ltd. Continuation-in-part of a 2024 PCT application claiming priority from US Provisional 63/456,555.
- 2024
First-Person Shooter Online Gaming QoE Prediction from Network Traffic Analysis
US Provisional Application
Inventors: Eyal Paz, Ran Dubin, Chen Hajaj, and Amit Dvir
- 2023
Predicting Onset of Neurodegenerative Diseases
US Provisional Patent Application No. 63/456,555
Inventors: Amir Glik, Chen Hajaj, Orit Raphaeli, and Anat Goldstein
- 2014
Selective Options Disclosure Method for Affecting a User's Decision-Making
US Provisional Patent Application No. 61/842,974
Inventors: Chen Hajaj, David Sarne, and Noam Hazon