Dr. Oren’s main area of expertise is combinatorial and statistical algorithms. He joined YaData at its inception and serves as Chief Scientist, leading YaData’s algorithms team. Prior to YaData, Ishai was a senior consultant to various units of Israel’s security forces as a mathematician and algorithms developer. Ishai was awarded the prestigious Israel National Security Prize for his contributions to national security.
Ishai is also an author of two novels and a screenplay, and he produced and performed in Israel’s leading theatre festival (Acre Festival).
Ishai obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Stanford University (1981) at the age of 21. His PhD is in the field of dynamic systems and Ergodic theory.