Mark Shtaif

Prof. Mark Shtaif serves as Full Professor and current Head of the School of Electrical Engineering at Tel Aviv University since 2002, following prior leadership as Head of the Department of Physical Electronics (2015-2017). His career includes significant industry roles at AT&T Labs Research (1997-2000) and Celion Networks (2000-2002), plus chairing the IEEE Israel Section (2016-2017).

Education:

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Technion, 1990
• M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Technion, 1993
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Technion, 1997

Research Interests: A leading communications scientist specializing in fiber optics and optical communication systems, Prof. Shtaif integrates quantum theory, nonlinear systems analysis, and information theory to advance fundamental limits in optical transmission. His work critically addresses polarization phenomena, noise modeling, and space-division multiplexing, with breakthroughs in Kramers-Kronig receiver applications for phase reconstruction.

Scientific Awards:

• President honor graduation, Technion (1990)
• Wolf Prize, Technion (1992)
• Dual Gutwirth Prizes, Technion (1994, 1996)
• Rothschild Fellowship (1997)
• OSA Fellow (2010)
• IEEE Fellow (2016)

Advising and Grants: While specific student supervision details are unlisted in available materials, his sustained research leadership and fellowship recognitions indicate extensive mentorship and competitive funding acquisition throughout his academic career.