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KIRA RADINSKY

CEO, Diagnostic Robotics
Visiting Professor/Scientist, Technion


ABOUT ME

My passion has always been, and always will be, predictions. During my PhD and
my work in Microsoft Research I was leading research in the field of Web
Dynamics and Temporal Information Retrieval. I developed algorithms that
leverage web knowledge and dynamics to predict future events, that enable early
warning of globally impactful events (e.g. riots or diseases) by spotting clues
in past and present news reports.

Currently, I serve as the CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, where the most advanced
technologies in the field of artificial intelligence are harnessed to make
healthcare better, cheaper, and more widely available. In the past, I co-founded
SalesPredict, acquired by eBay in 2016, and served as eBay director of data
science and IL chief scientist.

I write about the application of Predictive Analytics both for general good
(Predictive Analytics Blog) and in business (HBR articles). I remain involved in
research activities including: publishing work, organizing workshops and
tutorials, and speaking at the world's leading data mining conferences, WWW,
SIGIR, AAAI and WSDM among others, and serve as a visiting Professor at the
Technion.

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ABOUT MY RESEARCH

My primary research focus is on how Web Dynamics and Knowledge can help us
predict future events in our world. I investigate the changes the Web undergoes
with time, from such salient changes as the addition and evolution of content,
to more subtle temporal dynamics of user behavior, and how these can be used to
predict future population behavior. I combine this dynamics along with other
World Knowledge available on the Web to build systems that feed on numerous
heterogeneous resources, such as Web activity, Real-Time media and Social media,
to alert about upcoming future global events.

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SELECTED FROM THE PUBLIC MEDIA



  Here's Why eBay Is Acquiring SalesPredict?

  Dr. Kira Radinsky: "Lady Globes" Woman of 2016

  This eBay acquires predictive analytics startup SalesPredict to boost its
machine learning

  This Scientist Uses The New York Times Archive To Eerily, Accurately Predict
The Future

  10 Female Founders To Watch Out Of Israel

  Software Predicts Tomorrow's News by Analyzing Today's and Yesterday's

  Kira Radinsky - the Modern Inventor

  News headlines used to predict future events

  Alex Karp and Kira Radinsky on Finding the Balance Between Big Data and
Privacy

  Seven Start-Ups From Israel That You May Want To Watch

  How Tech Can Protect Citizens From Big Data That Never Forget

  Kira Radinsky, the Prophet of the Web

  Meet the women lighting the Independence Day torches: Dr. Kira Radinsky

  SalesPredict Lands $4.1M In Series A Funding

  No One Can Predict the News, But Kira Radinsky Gets Close

  Predictive algorithm helps companies better tailor pricing, policies and now
future events

  This Software Can Analyze News And Predict Disease, Violence, And Disaster

  Future News Predicted Now

  The Future Of Israel - Kira Radinsky Profile

  Outsource your empathy with life prediction tool

  Geniale - Elle predit le futur!

  What Should Data Scientists Know?

  Kira Radinsky Highlighted: Solving mysteries using predictive analytics





Invited Articles and Books:

  How to Make Better Predictions When You Don't Have Enough Data

  Hacking to Machine Learning Algorithms

  The Data Monopoly

  Using Algorithms to Predict the Next Outbreak

  You Need an Algorithm, Not a Data Scientist

  Predicting the Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  
(Invited articles series on peace with Tony Blair, Ban Ki-Moon, Prof. Daniel
Kahneman and more)

  Data Scientists at Work (Book): Featuring Kira Radinsky





More Press: Haaretz (English), Jerusalem Post (English), No Camels (English)

Chatting on Radio 90.7 FM (California) about Leveraging Computer Science to Save
Lives

Press from the Israeli media in Hebrew:
* Television: Friday Studio (Ulpan Shishi ,Channel 2), London and Kirshenbaum
(Channel 10 00:31:00), Orly and Guy (Channel 10 01:39:00), Evening news (Channel
1 25:00:00)
* Online News: Haaretz (English), Haaretz (Hebrew), Forbes Israel, Maariv,
Hayadan, Israel Hayom, Calcalist, Walla News, Maariv
* Printed Press: Haaretz, Yedioth Ahronoth, Maariv


AWARDS

Special Contribution to the State of Israel Award (2022)
Winner of the Minister of Immigration and Absorption Award in the field of
science for a special contribution to society and the country in Israel.

Light of Israel Award (2021)
Recognized by the Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs with an award that
acknowledges exceptional accomplishments within one's respective professional
domain, while also effectively representing Israel on the international
platform.

Young Global Leader (2021)
Selected by the World Economic Forum to be part of the proactive
multistakeholder community of the world's next-generation leaders to inform and
influence decision-making and mobilize transformation.

Israel Defense Prize (2018)
To a project that had a dramatic effect on Israel security, including the
prevention of hundreds of attacks. The Ministry of Defense said that "the
project embodies the development of an innovative approach aimed at achieving
intelligence superiority and realizing the potential embodied in the digital
age, impressive organizational integration and unique technological achievements
in the fields of Big Data."

Lady Globes Woman of the Year (2016)
Recognized by the largest Israeli financial newspaper, Globes, as Woman of the
Year, based on my contribution to science and business in Israel.

Forbes 30 under 30 (2015)
Recognized by Forbes as one of the Rising Stars Of Enterprise Technology that
are chosen based on their success at leading a team building tools that will
change the face of business, and create profitable revenue growth.

Technology Pioneer Award (2015)
Recognized by Times of Israel as one of the Israeli pioneers in Technology.

Israel 66th Independence Day Torch Honoree (2014)
Honored to be one of the 14 chosen for their contribution to the state of
Israel, to light a torch in honor of Independence Day, as a representative of
the field of science.

GOOD 100 (2014)
Recognized as one of the 2014 GOOD 100 for research in the field of predictive
data mining. The GOOD 100 represent the vanguard of creative impact from around
the globe. This year's list is a diverse group of artists, activists,
entrepreneurs, and innovators from over 35 countries.

35 Innovators Under 35 (2013)
Recognized by MIT Technology Review as one of the world's 35 top young
innovators for accomplishments that are poised to have a dramatic impact on the
world as we know it in the field of Computer Science.

10 Female Founders To Watch (2013)
Recognized by Forbes as one of 10 Female Founders To Watch Out Of Israel.

100 Inspiring people in Israel (2013)
Recognized by Maariv Magazine as one of the 100 most inspiring people in Israel

40 Under 40 Promising Businesspeople in Israel (2013)
Recognized by Globes Magazine as one of the young promising businesspeople in
Israel

50 Influential Women in Israel (2013)
Recognized by Globes Magazine as one of the influential women in Israel

Facebook Fellowship (2012)
Finalist of the Facebook Fellowship for work in the field of Data Mining,
Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.

Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenge Award (2011)
Recipient of the Yahoo! KSC award for work in the field of Information
Retrieval, Algorithms, and Data Mining

Google Anita Borg Prize (2009)
Recipient of the Google Anita Borg Scholarship for 20 Leading women in Computer
Science.

Google Grants (2010-2012)
Google WWW Grant (2012), Google WSDM Grant (2011), Google SIGIR Grant (2010)

Best Technion CS Academic Work (2008)
Technion computer Science prize for best academic work

Best Teaching Award (2008)
Technion award for best teacher assistant

Innovation in Technology Prize (2007)
Recipient of the Technion award honoring innovations in technology

Israel Defense Prize (2006)
For significant contributions to the defense of the state of Israel (shared)

Email kirar at cs.technion.ac.il
Twitter @KiraRadinsky
LinkedIn Kira Radinsky


CORPORATE

Diagnostic Robotics, where the most advanced technologies in the field of
artificial intelligence are harnessed to make healthcare better, cheaper, and
more widely available.

As the chief scientist and the director of data science of eBay, I am building
the next generation predictive data mining, deep learning and natural language
processing solutions that will transform eCommerce.

Kira co-founded SalesPredict in 2012 and led the research and development of
predictive data mining algorithms that leverage information found on the web and
external dynamics to predict sales conversions.


ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

Tutorial Presenter
Temporal Web Dynamics and its Application to IR (WSDM'13)

Workshop Organizer
TAIA'13 (SIGIR'13), TAIA'12 (SIGIR'12)

Track Chair
SIGIR'16 (Doc Consortium Chair)
WSDM'16 (Tutorial Chair)
ECIR'14 (Short Paper Co-Chair)

Senior Program Committee
KDD'23, TheWebConf'23, KDD'22, WWW'22, WSDM'22, SIGIR'21, WSDM'21, SIGIR'20,
WSDM'20, WSDM'19, SIGIR'19, AAAI'19 ,WSDM'18

Program Committee
WWW'19, AAAI'19, WWW'18, SIGIR'17, WWW'17, AAAI'17, WSDM'16, AAAI'16, WWW'16,
AAAI'16, WSDM'16, AAAI'16, KDD'15, WWW'15, WSDM'15, KDD'14, SIGIR'14, WWW'14,
WSDM'14, SIGIR'13, WWW'13, WWW'12, AAAI'12, ACL'12

Journal Reviewer
TWEB, TIST, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Journal