Ouri Wolfson

Ouri Wolfson is the Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), with a joint appointment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from NYU's Courant Institute in 1984 and has previously held faculty positions at Columbia University and Technion.

His research focuses on database systems, distributed systems, mobile/pervasive computing, and computational transportation science. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in intelligent transportation, urban computing, and mobile data management.

Wolfson has authored over 200 publications spanning databases, transportation systems, and computational neuroscience. His recent work demonstrates strong focus on:

• Spatio-temporal algorithms for transportation networks
• Intelligent urban mobility solutions
• Computational neuroscience applications
• Resource management in distributed environments

Honors include:

• ACM Fellow
• AAAS Fellow
• IEEE Fellow
• University of Illinois Scholar (2009)
• ACM Distinguished Lecturer (2001-2003)

He founded two technology companies (Mobitrac, Pirouette Software) and has secured significant research funding from NSF, DARPA, NASA, and others, including a $3.1M NSF grant establishing a Ph.D. program in Computational Transportation Science.