Biography

Gil Segev is a Professor of Computer Science at the Hebrew University, where he served as Head of the Computer Science Program from 2021 to 2024. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 2010, followed by two years as a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley and one year as a visiting faculty member in Stanford’s Computer Science Department. He joined the Hebrew University’s School of Computer Science and Engineering in 2013.

Professor Segev’s research focuses on the foundations and applications of cryptography, security, and privacy. He is the recipient of various awards and honors for his scientific contributions, including the Marie Curie Grant and two ERC Grants awarded by the European Union, Google’s Faculty Research Award, the Gad Resheff Memorial Prize for outstanding Ph.D. research awarded by the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Adams Fellowship awarded by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Hebrew University’s Rector Prize for outstanding research.