Or Zamir
About Me
I am an Assistant Professor ("Senior Lecturer") in the Blavatnik School of Computer Science at Tel Aviv University .
My fields of interest revolve around algorithms, data structures, combinatorics, graph theory, cryptography, and foundations of (provable) AI safety.
Institute for Advanced Study and an associate research scholar in the computer science department at Princeton University .
Prior to that, I graduated with a PhD from Tel Aviv University where I was privileged to have Haim Kaplan and Uri Zwick as my advisors.
dblp , scholar )
Selected
All
Algorithms and Data Structures
AI Security & Cryptography
Streaming & Information Theory
Combinatorics
M.Sc.: Or Stern, Naomi Green-Maimon (co-advised with Merav Parter ), Idan Izmirli, Aviv Yossef (co-advised with Or Patashnik ).
2026:
ERC Starting Grant .
2026: UK AISI Grant.
2025: Israel's Ministry of Science Grant.
2025: Selected for the
TLV AI50 list of "50 of the most influential Israeli AI leaders".
2024: ISF Grant.
2023: Listed in Quanta Magazine's
"The Biggest Discoveries in Computer Science in 2023" .
2023: The Blavatnik Grant.
2021:
The Blavatnik Prize , Israel.
2021:
Best Student Paper , ICALP '21.
2020: Recipient of
The Rothschild Fellowship .
2019:
The Deutsch Prize , Tel Aviv University.
2016:
The Celia and Marcos Maus Annual Prize , Tel Aviv University.
2016: Dean's list, Tel Aviv University.
2015: The Blavatnik School of Computer Science scholarship for excellence, Tel Aviv University.
2015: The "Beno Arbel Program for Gifted Young Students in Mathematics" award for excellent accomplishments.
2015:
"Final" scholarship for excellent students.
2015: Dean's list, Tel Aviv University.
2015:
Rector's award for excellence, Tel Aviv University.
2014: The Blavatnik School of Computer Science award for excellence, Tel Aviv University.
2014: Dean's list, Tel Aviv University.
2013:
Rector's award for excellence, Tel Aviv University.
2023-:
Assistant Professor / "Senior Lecturer" , School of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University.
2022-2023:
Associate Research Scholar , Department of Computer Science, Princeton University.
2022-2023:
Visitor , School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study.
2022-2023:
Visitor , Department of Computer Science, Columbia University.
2021-2022:
Visitor , Department of Computer Science, Princeton University.
2021-2022:
Member , School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study.
2020-2021:
Collaboration Scientist ,
Algorithms and Geometry , The Simons Foundation.
October 2018 - January 2019:
Visiting BARC in Copenhagen.
2016-2019: Serving in the IDF.
2016-2021:
Computer Science PhD , Tel Aviv University.
2013-2016:
Computer Science M.Sc , Tel Aviv University.
Summa Cum Laude (
GPA: 100 )
2012: Joined the Computer Science dept. excellence program, Tel Aviv University.
2012-2015:
Computer Science and Mathematics B.Sc , Tel Aviv University.
Summa Cum Laude (
GPA: Mathematics
100.00 , Computer Science
99.46 )
2025/26 Spring Semester: Lecturer, "Combinatorial Methods in Algorithms" (students-written
summary ).
2025/26 Spring Semester: Lecturer,
"Seminar on Foundations of Provable AI Security" .
2025/26 Fall Semester: Lecturer, "Data Structures".
2024/25 Spring Semester: Lecturer,
"Combinatorial Methods in Algorithms" .
2024/25 Fall Semester: Lecturer, "Data Structures".
2020:
Rector's award for excellence in teaching, Tel Aviv University.
2019/20 Spring Semester: Lecturer, "Data Structures".
2019/20 Fall Semester: Teaching Assistant, "Data Structures".
E-Mail address:
orzamir@tau.ac.il
Publications and Papers
