Nir Katzir

Nir Katzir was a member of ASI's founding team in 1993. Since then, he has managed key projects and played a major role in the design and the development of ASI's unique products and applications. As an ASI executive he led the Research and Development activities, he was in charge of the algorithms that form the backbone of the company's intellectual property. He is the co-author of many of ASI's patents and publications. Prior to 1993, Mr. Katzir worked on a Ph.D. at a prestigious Institute of Technology. He received his MSc degree in Electrical Engineering and BSc degree in Computer Engineering, both summa cum laude. He specialized in computer vision, image analysis, spectral and multi-dimensional imaging. Mr. Katzir was awarded several prizes, fellowships and honors, such as the P.Martin Excellence award, the Ollendorf award for excellence in the field of image analysis, the Jury award, the Gutvirt Scholarship, and many teaching awards.