Education and Certifications

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA. B.A. summa cum laude

• Double major in Mathematics and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.
• High honors in Mathematics.
• Witte Prize; Phi Beta Kappa; National Science Foundation Honorable Mention; Justice Brandeis Merit Scholar (all years); Dean's List (all semesters).  

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Ph.D. in Semitic Philology

• Dissertation: Noun Patterns in the Semitic Languages, accepted with distinction, published in revised form in Harvard Semitic Studies.
• Graduate Society Fellowship; GSC and NELC Travel Grants; Sheldon Traveling Fellowship; Harvard University Merit Fellowship (2 years).
• Visiting Graduate Student/Post-Doc at Hebrew University: Hebrew University Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship; Lady Davis Doctoral Fellowship; Interuniversity Fellowship (2 years).

Brainbench

• Java 2, Master Level, 99th percentile among all examinees.
• Object Oriented Concepts, Master Level, 99th percentile.
• C++, Master Level, 96th percentile.
• Perl, Master Level, 96th percentile.

Sun Certified Java Programmer 

Harvard University, Open University, Interbit, ACTL, VocalTec , Sela:  Courses in computer science and software engineering