| I am the Director of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, an innovative academic joint venture between the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell University (I am also a Professor in Cornell's Department of Computer Science) and a critical part of Cornell Tech in New York City. The Jacobs Institute is the most experimental part of Cornell Tech, expressly chartered to push the boundaries of academia, to work closely with large industry and startups, to create innovative new programs and startup companies, and to strive for significant real-world impact, especially in New York City. The Institute prides itself in training new kinds of leaders for the digital age - those who understand science, love creating new things, believe in the value of real-world impact, and know how to lead in the 21st Century digital economy. The formal announcement of my appointment was made in late May of 2016. |
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