Lital Dabush

Hoffen Family Kalaniyot Fellow

Israeli University: Ben-Gurion University

Columbia Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering

Faculty Host: Prof. James Anderson

Research Topic: Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Video Authentication and Media Forensics

Lital Dabush received her Ph.D. from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where her research focused on graph signal processing, statistical signal processing, and model-based deep learning, with applications to dynamic network inference, sampling and recovery, and detection in areas such as power systems, transportation networks, and wireless sensor networks.

Lital completed both her B.Sc. in Physics (cum laude) and her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (summa cum laude) in 2020, followed by an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) in 2021, all from Ben-Gurion University. Her academic path has been recognized with a range of prestigious awards, including the Intel Prize for Outstanding Students, the Apple Excellence Award, the Ministry of Energy Ph.D. Fellowship, and the Ariane de Rothschild Women's Doctoral Fellowship. She also gained industry experience as a Student Algorithm Developer at Mobileye.