Itzhak Aviv holds a Ph.D. in systems engineering from Haifa University and brings extensive experience in civil engineering technologies and strategic analysis of the innovation landscape. In 2019, he was nominated for the IEEE Best Research award in the complex system engineering category. Currently, Dr. Aviv serves as the program chair of the M.Sc. in system engineering. His area of expertise is digital transformation. Dr. Aviv has authored over 20 papers on system engineering focusing on blockchain, quantum, and cloud technologies.