University of Haifa

We estimate that 9 people shaping AI have worked or studied at University of Haifa, including 5 (56%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. That total covers 7 people with work roles and 2 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, the group is tied for 181st on current people and tied for 404th on all-time people. Computer vision leads 5 areas of expertise (4 of 9 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 5 of the 5 people here now (100%). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount rose from 3 in 2000 to 5 people in 2010–2012 and 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 1 out.

Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 2 (3 in vs. 1 out): arrivals came 1 from a university (33%), 1 from a company (33%) and 1 from labs, nonprofits or government, while departures went 1 to a company (100%). We also record 4 arrivals and 1 departure where a person added a role alongside an existing position. Today, 4 of the 4 people formerly at University of Haifa have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (3 at companies and 1 at a university).

Compared with peer universities, University of Haifa ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 181st of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 404th); 5 of its 9 all-time people (56%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 7 of the 7 people who have worked at University of Haifa (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting University of Haifa to 25 peer institutions. Among the 4 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 14,896 and the median h-index is 27 (combined h-index 118, tied for 279th among 860 counted universities); Martin Golumbic leads by citations (5,700).