Avner Halperin

Avner Halperin (Hebrew: אבנר הלפרין) is an Israeli entrepreneur, EyeControl's and EarlySense Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is also research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, an adjunct professor at Tel Aviv University (teaching Big Data Economics),[1] and leads global innovation initiatives for Sheba Medical Center.

Avner Halperin
אבנר הלפרין
Born
Avner Halperin

Jerusalem
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tel Aviv University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationChairman of the Board of Directors
EmployerEarlySense
Board member of
  • EyeControl- Chairman of the board of directors
  • EarlySense- Chairman of the Board
  • MyndLift -Director

Biography

Avner Halperin was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He spent the last six years of his schooling in the United States,[2] attending high school in Washington, D.C.[3] After high school, he served in the IDF.[2][4] He earned a B.Sc. in physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and, later, an M.Sc. in the subject from Tel Aviv University.[3] He earned an MBA through the Sloan Fellows program at MIT, where his thesis documented the role of American CEOs in Israeli companies.[3][4]

Business and academic career

Halperin worked in executive positions at Eldat Communications, Radcom, and Lenslet. He also served as the CEO of Emmunet, which he co-founded with Yossi Vardi.[2][3] In 2004, he co-founded EarlySense, a medical technology company, with Yossi Gross, Guy Shinar, and Danny Lange.[5][6] He is an inventor of 34 U.S. patents many of which are associated with the non-contact medical detection and monitoring devices that the company produces (other patents cover wireless communications and cyber security solutions).[2]

In 2016, Halperin was a member of the Israeli Economic Development Mission led by Governor Charlie Baker.[7][8]

In 2020, Halperin appointed EyeControl's chairman of the board of directors.[9]

In addition, Halperin is adjunct professor at the Tel Aviv University[10] and also lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem[6] and at numerous events including a TED Talk on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare,[11] the Calcalist Inspire Digital and Mobile conference,[12] the American Heart Association's Heart and Stroke Innovation Forum,[13] and CE Week.[14]

Published works
  • Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser, A. Gover and A. Halperin, Physical Review Letters 67, 1934, September 1991.[15]
  • Non-classical Effects in Smith-Purcell Radiation, Tel-Aviv University, 1993.[16]
  • Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating, A. Halperin, A. Gover, and A. Yariv, Physical Review A 50, 3316, October 1994.[17]
  • Globally dispersed startups, A. Halperin, MIT, 2001.[18]

References
  1. "Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences - Faculty". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. Weiner, Yitzi (January 16, 2018). "To Gain Startup Support, You HAVE to Connect and Relate with People: With Avner Halperin". Thrive Global. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. Netzer, Renen; Weinreb, Gali (November 12, 2016). "אנחנו בונים את עצמנו להיות הגוגל של נתוני הנשימה והדופק". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. Tsuriel-Harari, Keren (December 24, 2001). "American CEOs aren't the best option". Globes. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  5. Blackburn, Nicky (January 6, 2008). "Targeting early ID of health deterioration". Israel 21c. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  6. "The Entrepreneur". CEO Today. September 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. "Baker-Polito Administration Announces Delegation for Israeli Economic Development Mission". Mass.gov, December 07, 2016
  8. J. O'Brien, Kelly (December 7, 2016). "The 56 Mass. leaders going to Israel, and how they plan to sell Boston's business ecosystem". Bizjournals.
  9. אורבך, מאיר (2020-08-12). "הסטארט-אפ הישראלי EyeControl גייס 7.5 מיליון דולר". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  10. "Faculty". en-social-sciences.m.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  11. Halperin, Avner (21 August 2019), TED Talk: The missing link of medical AI, retrieved 2020-11-03
  12. Ravet, Hagar; Baumer, Lilach (October 30, 2017). "Medtech CEO Calls on Israeli Government to Open Hospital Data". Calcalist. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  13. "Heart & Stroke Innovation Forum To Explore Obstacles and Opportunities for Innovation". American Heart Association. April 14, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  14. Stott, Rob (July 26, 2017). "CE Week 2017: Experts Reveal Insights on the Future of Connected Technology". DealerScope. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  15. Gover, A.; Halperin, A. (1991). "Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser". Physical Review Letters. 67 (14): 1934. Bibcode:1991PhRvL..67.1934G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1934. PMID 10044288., Halperin, Avner, 1991
  16. Halperin, Avner (1993). Non-classical effects in Smith-Purcell radiation. WorldCat. OCLC 234115240. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  17. Halperin, A.; Gover, A.; Yariv, A. (1994). "Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating". Physical Review A. 50 (4): 3316–3321. Bibcode:1994PhRvA..50.3316H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.50.3316. PMID 9911279., Halperin, Avner, 1994
  18. Halperin, Avner (2001). Globally dispersed startups (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/8896., Halperin, Avner, 2017
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