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Shai Shalev-Shwartz

Also known as Shai Shalev-Schwartz

Shai Shalev-Shwartz is a professor of computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem whose research covers the theoretical foundations of machine learning. He received his PhD from the Hebrew University in 2007 and then held a research assistant professorship at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago until June 2009. ICML's 2017 Test of Time awards gave an honorable mention to Pegasos, an SVM solver he co-wrote with Yoram Singer and Nathan Srebro. He became chief technology officer of Mobileye in 2019 and co-founded Mentee Robotics in 2022. In 2020 he received the Michael Bruno Award, and as of October 2026 he is CTO of Mobileye, the role he has held since 2019.

Works
266
Citations
22,185
h-index
50

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2007–2009

    A PhD and a Chicago post

    He receives his PhD from the Hebrew University in 2007 and holds a research assistant professorship at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago until June 2009. His research covers the theoretical foundations of machine learning and optimization algorithms.

  2. 2017

    A Test of Time honorable mention

    ICML's 2017 Test of Time awards list Pegasos, an SVM solver he co-wrote with Yoram Singer and Nathan Srebro, among its honorable mentions.

  3. 2019

    Becoming Mobileye's CTO

    He becomes chief technology officer of Mobileye in 2019, a role he still holds.

  4. 2020

    A Michael Bruno Award

    The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies names him a Michael Bruno Award laureate in 2020.

  5. 2022

    Co-founding Mentee Robotics

    He co-founds Mentee Robotics in 2022 with Amnon Shashua and Lior Wolf, a humanoid-robotics startup.

  6. January 2026

    Mobileye to acquire Mentee

    Mobileye agrees to acquire Mentee Robotics for $900 million in January 2026.

  7. As of October 2026

    Mobileye CTO and professor

    As of October 2026, he is CTO of Mobileye and a professor of computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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  1. Shai Shalev-Shwartz cs.huji.ac.il. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Shai Shalev-Shwartz - GESDA radar.gesda.global. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. ICML 2017 Awards icml.cc. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. About Mobileye | Our Vision, History, and Milestones mobileye.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. The 2020 Michael Bruno Memorial Awards | Israel Institute for Advanced Studies iias.huji.ac.il. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Mobileye to acquire AI humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics in $900M deal - SiliconANGLE siliconangle.com. Checked 15 October 2026.