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Yoav Shechtman

Yoav Shechtman is a professor of biomedical engineering at Technion whose work applies deep learning to super-resolution microscopy. After growing up in Haifa and serving in the IDF Artillery Corps, he earned a BSc and PhD at Technion, worked at Elbit Systems, and completed a Stanford postdoc in Moerner’s group. He coauthored Deep-STORM in 2018 and DeepSTORM3D in 2019; the systems used neural networks to reconstruct super-resolution images and locate dense emitters in three dimensions. He received the Krill Prize in 2021, held a Harrington Faculty Fellowship in 2023, and joined the Israel Young Academy in 2025. He served as Vice Dean of Biomedical Engineering and coauthored a 2026 review of deep learning for localization microscopy.

Now at
Technion
Born
1980
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Timeline

  1. 1998–2001

    Haifa childhood and military service

    He grows up in Haifa and serves in the IDF Artillery Corps from 1998 to 2001.

  2. 2007–2013

    Technion degrees and Elbit work

    He earns a BSc at Technion in 2007 and a PhD there in 2013. From 2007 to 2008, he works as an electro-optics engineer at Elbit Systems in Haifa.

  3. 2013–2016

    Stanford postdoc and Technion faculty

    From 2013 to 2016, he works as a postdoctoral fellow in W. E. Moerner’s group at Stanford, developing super-resolution microscopy methods. In 2016, he returns to Technion as an assistant professor.

  4. 2018–2019

    Deep-STORM and DeepSTORM3D

    In 2018, he coauthors Deep-STORM, which uses a deep convolutional network to reconstruct super-resolution images from blinking fluorescent molecules. In 2019, he coauthors DeepSTORM3D, which uses a neural network to localize dense emitters in three dimensions and design an optimal point-spread function.

  5. 2021

    The Krill Prize

    He receives the Krill Prize in 2021.

  6. September 2023

    A Harrington Faculty Fellowship

    In September 2023, he begins a sabbatical at the University of Texas at Austin as a Harrington Faculty Fellow.

  7. 2025

    Israel Young Academy election

    In 2025, he is elected to the Israel Young Academy.

  8. Since 2026

    Professor at Technion

    He is a professor of Biomedical Engineering at Technion and has previously served as Vice Dean of the faculty. In 2026, he coauthors a review of deep learning for localization microscopy in 2D and 3D.

Career

  1. Since 2016TechnionAssistant Professor
  2. From 2023University of Texas at AustinHarrington Faculty Fellow
  3. 2013–2016Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow
  4. 2007–2008Elbit SystemsElectro-optics Engineer
  5. 1998–2001Israel Defense Forces

Education

  1. 2013TechnionPhD
  2. 2007TechnionBSc

From the biography.

  1. Universities keep AI researchers for a median of 6 years, compared with 2 years at frontier labsIncludes Technion. Across 15,811 dated work stays (6,529 people), median role tenure runs from 6 years at universities to 2 years at frontier labs. We compare all five organization types, starting decades from the 1970s to the 2020s, and the organizations that keep people longest.
  2. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Technion. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  3. 41% of people who worked abroad later worked in their country of birth among people with a recorded birth country and dated work historyIncludes Technion. Of 991 people with a recorded birth country who worked outside it, 410 (41%) later held a work position at home, led by the United States at 69%.
  4. 20% of people at companies who shape AI also hold a university role, led by Google and Stanford UniversityIncludes Stanford University. We estimate that 539 of the 6,766 people with a known current organization (8%) hold both a university role and a company role, including 20% of people at companies and 13% of people at universities.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Deep Learning for Localization Microscopy in 2D and 3D - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Yoav Shechtman - ATS | Donate to Israel | Support Technion ats.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. [1801.09631] Deep-STORM: super-resolution single-molecule microscopy by deep learning arxiv.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. [1906.09957] DeepSTORM3D: dense three dimensional localization microscopy and point spread function design by deep learning arxiv.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Yoav Shechtman - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology cris.technion.ac.il. Checked 20 October 2026.