Itzhik Aviv holds a PhD in requirements engineering of complex systems from Haifa University. He has served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for 22 years, specializing in systems development, systems engineering, and enterprise architecture. His last position in the IDF was Commander of the CTO department, and he retired as a Lt. Col. His current research interests include open architecture, cloud computing, IoT, edge computing, blockchain, and cybersecurity. Dr. Aviv is a researcher at the Tel Aviv University, Systems Engineering Research Initiative (TAU SERI)