A little about me
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I am a computer science MSc student at Ben Gurion University, in the Vision, Inference, and Learning (VIL) group, under the joint supervision of Dr. Oren Freifeld and Dr. Limor Freifeld.
I also work as a Data Scientist Intern at the Education group of Microsoft ILDC.
Meitar Ronen
Computer Science M.Sc. student
Data Scientist Intern at Microsoft Israel
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Email:
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Machine Learning
Bayesian Nonparametrics
Computer Vision
Neuroscience
EDUCATION
2019-Current
Master's Degree
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL
I'm currently an M.Sc. in Computer Science student at the Vision, Inference and Learning lab, joint supervision of Dr. Oren Freifeld (BGU CS) and Dr. Limor Freifeld (Technion, Biomedical Engineering).
Started on March 2019, expected graduation March, 2021.
2018
Exchange student
Erasmus Students Exchange Program
participated in the student exchange program for exceptional scholars, Madrid.
2015-2018
Bachelor's Degree
B.A in Cognitive Science, Computer Science and Psychology (Honors Program)
Ranked 1st in class in Cognitive Science and in the Computer Science major.
GPA: 91.77/100
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PUBLICATIONS
Staying in the Zone: Sequencing Content in Classrooms Based on the Zone of Proximal Development.
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Oded Vainas, Yossi Ben-David, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Meitar Ronen, Ori Bar-Ilan, Roi Shillo, Galit Lukin and Daniel Sitton.
Educational Data Mining (EDM) 2019.
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EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Education: Data Science Intern
Aug 2018 -
Ben-Gurion University:
Mar 19 -
``Computer Vision: Models, Learning and Inference'' Teaching Assistant graduate-level class in the Computer Science department.
2018
2018
Providing teachers with insights about students’ performance and usage of technological tools via Microsoft products using Machine-learning and Data-analysis methods.
Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Vision, Inference and Learning lab at the Computer Science department, under Dr. Oren Freifeld's supervision.
Undergraduate Research Assistant at Experimental Psychopathology, Dissociation and Relationship Synchronization lab at the Psychology department, under Dr. Gideon Anholt’s supervision.
2016 - 2018
``Introduction to Logic and Set Theory'' private tutor in a university-established program.
Herzeliya Medical Center Hospital: IT Manager
Supervising the implementation and maintenance of the hospital’s computing needs and servers.
Initiated and in charge of an infrastructure virtualization project.
2014 - 2016
``BSMH''/``MAMRAM'' Unit: (Mandatory) military Service
IT manager at the Israel Defense Forces Academy for computers and cyberspace.
I was awarded MAMRAM’s Unit Excellence award for outstanding army service.
