Baruch Schieber

Baruch Schieber is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Ying Wu College of Computing, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He currently serves as the Director of the Institute for Future Technologies, a joint Ben Gurion University-NJIT institute. Prior to joining NJIT, he worked at IBM Research where his last role was Manager of Mathematics of AI.

Dr. Schieber earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tel-Aviv University, his M.Sc. in Computer Science from Technion, and his B.Sc. in Computer Science (summa cum laude) from Technion.

Dr. Schieber's research spans multiple areas of theoretical computer science and optimization. His work primarily focuses on algorithms, scheduling theory, graph theory, and combinatorial optimization. He has made significant contributions to resource allocation problems, real-time scheduling, and approximation algorithms. His research has applications in diverse fields including network optimization, operations research, and computational geometry. Dr. Schieber's approach often combines theoretical rigor with practical applications, as evidenced by his work at IBM Research and continued academic research.

His recent publications (2023-2025) reveal continued focus on optimization problems with expansion into areas like private key security, fair voting systems, and parallel sequence analysis, while maintaining his core expertise in scheduling and combinatorial optimization problems. The breadth of his work demonstrates adaptability to emerging challenges while building on decades of foundational research.

Dr. Schieber maintains an active research program with numerous collaborations across academia and industry. His publication record spanning from 1986 to 2025 demonstrates remarkable longevity and continued productivity in theoretical computer science. His leadership as Director of the Institute for Future Technologies indicates significant recognition of his expertise within the academic community.