11 Facts About Joel Moses

Joel Moses was an Israeli-American mathematician, computer scientist, and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Joel Moses was born in Mandatory Palestine on 25 November 1941 and emigrated to the United States in 1954.

Joel Moses attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York.

Joel Moses received his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Columbia University and a Master of Arts in mathematics, from Columbia.

Under the supervision of Marvin Minsky, Moses received his Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics at MIT in 1967 with a thesis entitled Symbolic Integration.

Joel Moses served in administrative posts at MIT from 1974 and 1998: associate director of the Laboratory for Computer Science, head of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, dean of Engineering, and provost.

Joel Moses served as acting director of the Engineering Systems Division at MIT from 2006 to 2007 and acting director of the Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development from 2007 to 2010.

Joel Moses was interviewed on the occasion of MIT's 150th anniversary.

Joel Moses was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Joel Moses was a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Joel Moses was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1986 for pioneering accomplishments in symbolic algebraic manipulations by computer, and for outstanding leadership in engineering education.