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Researcher

Michael Elad

Also known as Miki Elad, מיכאל אלעד

Michael Elad is a computer scientist whose work includes sparse representations and generative AI. He earned electrical engineering degrees at the Technion between 1986 and 1997, then worked at Hewlett-Packard Lab Israel and Stanford University before joining the Technion's computer science faculty in 2003. With Michal Aharon and Bruckstein, he co-created the K-SVD algorithm, and he wrote the 2010 book Sparse and Redundant Representations. In 2024 he received the Rothschild Prize in Engineering, and the Israel Academy of Sciences elected him a member. As of October 2026, he is a professor of computer science at the Technion.

Timeline

  1. 1986–1997

    Technion degrees in electrical engineering

    He earns B.Sc., M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering at the Technion in 1986, 1988 and 1997.

  2. 1997–2003

    Industry research, then Stanford

    He works in industrial research at Hewlett-Packard Lab Israel and Jigami from 1997 to 2001. From 2001 to 2003 he is a research associate at Stanford University.

  3. 2003–2010

    Faculty post at the Technion

    He joins the Technion's computer science faculty in 2003 and is promoted to full professor in 2010.

  4. 2006–2010

    Co-creating K-SVD and a book

    He co-creates the K-SVD algorithm with Michal Aharon and Bruckstein in 2006. In 2010 he writes Sparse and Redundant Representations: From Theory to Applications in Signal and Image Processing.

  5. 2018

    A SIAM Fellowship

    The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics selects him for its 2018 Class of Fellows after peer nomination.

  6. July 2021

    A Weizmann Tel Aviv-Yafo award

    In July 2021 he wins the Weizmann Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Award for research in exact sciences, for work on the sparse representation model for signal processing.

  7. 2024

    A Rothschild Prize in Engineering

    He wins the 2024 Rothschild Prize in Engineering for research that leads to lower radiation levels in CT scans and shorter MRI scan times. The Israel Academy of Sciences elects him as a member in 2024.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at the Technion

    At the Technion he is a professor of computer science, and his work includes contributions in sparse representations and generative AI.

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  1. Michael Elad - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. ICIP 2017 | 2017 The International Conference on Image Processing | 17-20 September 2017 | Beijing, China 2017.ieeeicip.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Prof. Michael Elad Nominated SIAM Fellowship cs.technion.ac.il. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. The Weizmann Prize for Exact Sciences to Prof. Michael Elad cs.technion.ac.il. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. The Rothschild Prize was awarded to Professor Michael Elad cs.technion.ac.il. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Congratulations to Prof. Michael Elad on His Election to the Israel Academy of Sciences cs.technion.ac.il. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Congratulations to SIAM’s Class of 2018 Fellows - IPAM ipam.ucla.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.