Technion Collaborating With Global Computational Intelligence Firm

 The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has entered into a collaboration with global computational intelligence firm Altair. 

The new partnership will grant the Haifa-based university’s faculty, researchers, and students training and unlimited access to Altair’s data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, RapidMiner. 

Headquartered in Michigan, Altair has an Israel office is at the high-tech park in Yokneam Illit, in the north of the country.

“Altair enables students to expand their skills and be real-world-ready with our best-in-class technologies and support,” said Altair Israel Managing Director Ariel Hadar. 

“Collaborating with Technion’s faculty will foster greater synergies between academia and industry in Israel, combining the best skill sets from each respective domain to expand global AI knowledge,” he said. 

“The Faculty of Data and Decision Science looks forward to advancing the joint academic-industrial collaboration with Altair, a global leader in data analytics and AI,” said Gila Molcho, vice dean of strategic projects at the Technion’s Faculty of Data and Decisions Science. 

“Such collaborations advance innovation and ensure industrial relevance in academic research and study programs,” she said.