Education

Don’t let school get in the way of your education.

— Mark Twain
  • PhD 2001

    Doctor of Philosophy

    Department of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University

In 2001 Amnon was awarded a Doctorate from the Department of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, supervised by Prof Amiram Yehudai, Prof Joseph (Yossi) Gil, and Prof Yoram Hirshfeld. His PhD dissertation, Precise Specification of Design Patterns and Tool Support in their Application, which introduced LePUS (a visual modelling language for design patterns), cited over 100 times by 2016.

  • MSc 1994

    Master of Science (Cum Laude)

    Department of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University

In 1994 Amnon was awarded a Master in Computer Science (Cum Laude) from the Department of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University for his thesis titled Supervised Learning of Natural Concepts, which combined research in machine learning (artificial intelligence), philosophy of mind, and cognitive psychology, supervised by Prof. Arnon Avron.

  • Undergraduate 1989-1994

    Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students

    Tel Aviv University

Between 1989 and 1994 Amnon was a student in Tel Aviv University’s Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students (subsequently named after Adi Lautman). Amnon’s undergraduate studies focused on computer science and mathematics. His graduate studies also included artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and philosophy.