New Technologies & The Humanities
Integrating technology with humanities to enhance culture, creativity, and problem-solving for the 21st Century.
In our increasingly data-driven society, humanities have an important role to play at the intersection of technology and the human condition.
Scientists at Haifa University are working to find answers to questions like: How can we ensure that AI is used responsibly? Who safeguards our personal information against mal-intent and protects the wellbeing of our nation from cyber-attacks? How can we harness data science to improve our health?
A Research Expedition to Greece:
The Ma'agan Mikhael Ancient Ship Replica
School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures
The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies
The research expedition, planned for the end of the year (November 2022), is intended to bridge significant gaps in our knowledge regarding ancient maritime relations and practices from 2,400 years ago. The voyage will focus on the way ships departed from the Levant to western destinations such as Greece, Crete or North Africa, contrary to the prevailing winds. Assumptions in the research community are that the ‘traditional’ period of sailing is limited to the summer months. However, recent research has pointed to seasonal opportunities during the winter season when ‘favorable winds’ from the east may provide conducive conditions for conducting maritime communications and trade voyages in the eastern Mediterranean. The planned expedition will put to the test the prevailing research paradigm, and will bring to fruition a unique opportunity – to utilize a remarkable experimental archaeological resource for the purpose of verifying the seasons and routes by which sailors from the Levant could return to the Aegean countries.
Archaeological Science
Transforming Archaeological Research – On Land and at Sea
The University is merging its award-winning marine and land-based archaeological research activities to become a global hub that will elevate archaeology as a multidisciplinary field. We envision a research environment where physicists, geneticists, mathematicians, geographers, historians and anthropologists collaborate and generate novel, creative research agendas. The School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures (SAMC), headed by Prof. Israel Finkelstein integrates Archaeozoology and Bioarchaeology with Life Sciences to provide insights into contemporary issues of sustainability and has started projects exploring the Dead Sea Ecosystem and Negev Byzantine Bio-Archaeology.
Cyber, Law and Policy
Research at the intersection of law, national security, civil liberties and technology
New technologies and the Internet are increasingly touching all aspects of society and, as such, the intersection between law and technology has become a major priority for governments and legal systems around the world. The National Center for Cyber Law and Policy, led by University of Haifa scholars, is generating cutting-edge research and position papers that engage the public, nurture a new generation of scholars, and identify issues that should guide policy makers and governmental agencies.
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