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Yair Censor is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Haifa, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics within the Faculty of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on optimization, feasibility problems, and their applications in medical imaging and radiation therapy, particularly in proton computed tomography (pCT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). He pioneered the superiorization methodology, a framework for enhancing iterative algorithms to reduce objective function values while maintaining feasibility.
His work spans theoretical contributions to applied mathematics, including projection methods, convex optimization, and perturbation resilience. Censor has collaborated extensively on interdisciplinary projects, such as developing algorithms for proton CT reconstruction and radiation treatment planning. He is associated with the Center for Mathematics and Scientific Computation (CMSC) at the University of Haifa and has contributed to special issues of journals like Inverse Problems and Applied Analysis and Optimization.
Notable recent research includes advancements in superiorization for inverse planning in proton therapy, immunity to condition numbers in linear optimization, and floorplanning algorithms using feasibility-seeking methods. His work emphasizes bridging mathematical theory with practical medical and engineering applications.
