7 Research and Development at JCT Prof. Avi Caspi Since JCT’s establishment 50 years ago, research has been an integral component of the College’s credo. Today JCT is at the forefront of research and innovation both in Israel and abroad and boasts state-of-the art research laboratories. Committed to understanding and solving the challenges that face Israel and the world today, JCT’s outstanding research scholars are at the cutting edge of advancing science and technology. The College’s Faculty members are active participants of national and international conferences and make ongoing contributions to various research publications, conferences, books and professional journals. JCT promotes interdisciplinary and applied research between all faculties--Engineering, Computer Science, Life and Health Sciences, Management and the Mathematics Department. The College’s active “internal grant” program enables faculty members to receive seed funding to advance their research projects. Outstanding faculty members have received competitive grant awards from external foundations such as the Israel Science Foundation and the Israel Innovation Authority and have developed many original patents. The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science conducts both theoretical and applied research in the leading areas of high technology. Moreover, it conducts leading research dedicated to solving medical challenges. Areas of research include improving the measurement of blood pressure and oxygen saturation, developing advanced image processing for medical images, advancing tools to diagnose various medical disorders, as well as medically oriented data mining, eye tracking technologies, language processing and analysis. There are currently several labs dedicated to research in these areas and have numerous faculty members and students actively working on various projects. JCT also operates an active laser laboratory and facilitates research related to nano-photonics and multi-photon microscopy. The Faculty of Management conducts research related to behavioral economics, cross-sectorial employment trends in the workplace and the effects of globalization. The Faculty of Life and Health Sciences operates ongoing research across a wide range of health-related issues. Topics include post-partum depression, the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on fertility, coping with chronic illness, ethical issues related to life cycle, developing tools to measure patient mobility, the importance of social support in the healing process and informal caregiving for dependent elderly, among others. The department also conducts research in the field of medical anthropology, with a focus on the experience of people with disabilities. The Mathematics Department facilitates research in pure and applied mathematics. Specializing in mathematical physics, JCT’s leading experts have made high-level contributions to the fields of general relativity, theoretical physics, elasticity theory, modern algebra, combinatorics, computer science, and applied mathematics. The department also conducts research related to mathematics in modern education.
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