PROF. Jacob Bortman
Prop. Jacob holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, and a D.Sc. degree from the Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA. Since 2010 Jacob is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Jacob served in the Israeli Ari Force between 1982 and 2009. In his last position he served as the Head of Material Directorate, in the rank of Brigadier General. Jacob serves as a consultant and Director in several High Tech Companies.
Dr. Renata Klein
Dr. Renata Klein received her B.Sc. in Physics and Ph.D. in the field of Signal Processing from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. In the first 17 years of her professional career, she worked in ADA-Rafael, the Israeli Armament Development Authority, where she managed the Vibration Analysis department. In the decade that followed, she focused on development of vibration based health management systems for machinery. She invented and managed the development of vibration based diagnostics and prognostics systems that are used successfully in combat helicopters of the Israeli Air Force, in UAVs and in jet engines. Renata is a lecturer in the faculty of Aerospace Engineering of the Technion, and in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Ben Gurion University of the Negev. In the recent years, Renata is the CEO and owner of R.K. Diagnostics, providing R&D services and algorithms to companies who wish to integrate Machinery Health diagnostics and prognostics capabilities in their products.
E-mail: Renata.klein@rkdiagnostics
Website: rkdiagnostics
In memory
Late Dr. Shlomit Gali
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