Prof. Uriel Levy

Prof. Uriel Levy is the head of the Nano-Opto Lab and the director of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. His research spans diverse aspects of nanophotonics and light-matter interactions, with a focus on device-oriented research. Over the years, he pioneered several key concepts in nanophotonics, including silicon-based photodetection in the shortwave infrared (SWIR), nanoscale polarization optics, and chip-scale atomic vapor technology.

His research covers both the fundamentals of light-matter interactions and diverse applications, such as imaging, communications, sensing and metrology, energy harvesting, memories, displays, and other chip-scale optoelectronic devices. Prof. Levy has strong ties to the industry and a proven track record in tech transfer. He is the co-founder of TriEye, where he develops CMOS-based cost-effective SWIR imaging solutions for the automotive industry and other verticals. He also co-founded and served as VP R&D of Civcom, focusing on solutions for optical telecommunications.

Over the years, Prof. Levy has published over 150 journal papers, presented his results in hundreds of lectures, and currently holds dozens of patents. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and has received several notable honors, including the Kaye Innovation Award, an ERC Consolidator Grant, the President’s Young Investigator Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Rothschild Post-Doctoral Fellowship. He holds a BSc in Physics and Materials Science from the Technion and a PhD in Electro-Optics from Tel Aviv University. Before joining the Hebrew University, he spent nearly four years as a researcher at the University of California, San Diego.