1) 04/06/2026

WHO: Oren Glickman,  BIU

WHEN: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 12:00

WHERE: BUILDING 503 (Computer Science), AUDITORIUM

Title: Seeing the Unseen: From Hidden Household Items to Subsurface Soil Intelligence

Abstract

While modern AI and vision-language models excel at analyzing visible data, they frequently struggle when tasks involve unseen or hidden targets. In this talk, we will elaborate on recent research designed to overcome these limitations across robotics, computer vision, and agriculture. Specifically, we will explore methods for equipping service robots with "commonsense" reasoning about hidden household items, utilizing hyperspectral imaging to capture signals beyond human perception for autonomous driving and fruit ripeness detection, demonstrating how to accurately classify network traffic even when packet content is completely encrypted and deploying AI-based decision support systems to predict invisible subsurface soil nutrients. Together, these projects demonstrate how leveraging indirect signals, Non-RGB modalities, and advanced modeling can unlock predictive power when the target is out of sight.  

BIO

Dr. Oren Glickman is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Bar-Ilan University, where his research focuses on applied AI, natural language processing, and multimodal machine learning for robotics, agriculture, and sustainability. He combines his academic work with over 20 years of industry research leadership. A principal investigator on multiple funded AgriTech and environmental projects, he holds a PhD from Bar-Ilan University, an MSc from Carnegie Mellon, and a BSc from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.