Yair Weiss

Prof. Yair Weiss is a faculty member at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He holds a PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT and an MSC in Applied Mathematics from Tel-Aviv University.

• Education:
  • MSc in Applied Mathematics, Tel-Aviv University (1993)
  • PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT (1998)

His research focuses on Human and Machine Vision, Machine Learning, Bayesian Methods, and Neural Computation. Recent work explores adversarial examples, generative models, and robustness in neural networks.

Recent publications highlight trends in:

• Understanding neural network representations
• Advancements in GANs and adversarial training
• Image restoration and translation techniques
• Perceptual distance modeling
• Bayesian approaches to computer vision
• Mathematical analysis of deep learning architectures