Oren Sultan
Computer Science PhD Candidate
The Hebrew University
I am a Computer Science PhD candidate (direct track) at The Hebrew University 🇮🇱, grateful to be advised by Prof. Dafna Shahaf. I also work part-time as an AI Researcher at Lightricks, and as a TA for Data Science under the CIDR (Center for Interdisciplinary Data Science Research). My research lies at the intersection of AI (ML and NLP) and Cognitive Science. I enjoy investigating realms where human intelligence outperforms current AI models, aiming to devise methods that emulate these capabilities and close the gap. My prior work has primarily been in computational analogy, where I developed methods to identify, explain, and generate analogies across natural language paragraphs describing processes or situations. Currently, my goal is to empower AI with analogical reasoning capabilities in mathematics, aiming to enhance the automatic generation and verification of mathematical theorem proving. My research is generously supported by the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) Fellowship of the Council for Higher Education (CHE) for outstanding PhD candidates in AI and Data Science in Israel.
I completed both my MSc and BSc in computer science at The Hebrew University (magna cum laude) and participated in two semester-long exchange programs with scholarships for honors students. During my BSc at The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺, I worked with other students on my first research projects in AI and ML. During my MSc at The Technical University of Munich 🇩🇪, I participated in a NLP Lab course and worked with other MSc students on a research project under Prof. Georg Groh. Furthermore, I graduated from The Israeli Intelligence Corps (Unit 8200) as an officer (Captain), where I founded and led tech teams of data engineers with honors. During my reserve duty, I co-founded and led special forces of researchers and data scientists in NLP and IR. I also have gained an experience from various roles in industry, from data and software engineering to consulting.
Email: oren.sultan (at) mail.huji.ac.il
