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PINHAS BEN-TZVI
Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi is a professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Miami, internationally recognized for his research in robotics, intelligent autonomous systems, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, healthcare technologies, and mechatronics design. He previously served as a program director at the National Science Foundation, managing major research investments in robotics, AI, quantum computing and healthcare technologies, while building national partnerships and advancing STEM participation. Before NSF, he was a professor at Virginia Tech, where he founded the Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory, developed new degree programs, led curriculum innovations and secured significant federal and industry research funding. His work has been supported by NSF, NIH, DARPA, ONR, the U.S. Navy and the Army, resulting in more than 180 peer-reviewed publications, 13 U.S. patents and the mentorship of more than 40 graduate students and postdocs. A fellow of ASME and senior member of IEEE, Ben-Tzvi has also consulted as an expert in robotics and autonomous systems, served on editorial boards and received numerous awards for teaching, research and professional service. He earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Toronto. |
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