Leo Joskowicz Lab

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The CASMIP Lab

The Computer Aided Surgery and Medical Image Processing laboratory (CASMIP Lab), founded in 1996 by Prof. Leo Joskowicz, conducts groundbreaking interdisciplinary research to develop innovative computer-based methods for assisting clinicians in the diagnosis, planning, execution, and evaluation of medical and surgical procedures. We follow a synergistic methodology, which consists of developing the basic building blocks for computer-aided radiology and surgery while simultaneously developing solutions for specific clinical applications. The CASMIP Lab conducts basic and applied interdisciplinary research in close collaboration with leading hospitals, universities, and companies in Israel and abroad. It has an established record of industrial collaboration and technology transfer. The clinical areas of research include Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Imaging, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Orthopaedics, and Intensive Care, among others. The technical areas include Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis, Anatomy and Pathology Segmentation, Medical Robotics, Multimodal Registration, and Patient-Specific Medical Modeling.

For more information on the CASMIP Lab, see
https://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~josko/casmip-lab/
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Leo Joskowicz

Professor

Email: josko@cs.huji.ac.il
Phone: +972-2-5494544
Office Phone: +972-2-549-4544
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Leo Joskowicz
Address: Computer Science and Engineering Rothman Family Building, Room B411
https://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~josko
The CASMIP Lab

The Computer Aided Surgery and Medical Image Processing laboratory (CASMIP Lab), founded in 1996 by Prof. Leo Joskowicz, conducts groundbreaking interdisciplinary research to develop innovative computer-based methods for assisting clinicians in the diagnosis, planning, execution, and evaluation of medical and surgical procedures. We follow a synergistic methodology, which consists of developing the basic building blocks for computer-aided radiology and surgery while simultaneously developing solutions for specific clinical applications. The CASMIP Lab conducts basic and applied interdisciplinary research in close collaboration with leading hospitals, universities, and companies in Israel and abroad. It has an established record of industrial collaboration and technology transfer. The clinical areas of research include Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Imaging, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Orthopaedics, and Intensive Care, among others. The technical areas include Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis, Anatomy and Pathology Segmentation, Medical Robotics, Multimodal Registration, and Patient-Specific Medical Modeling.

For more information on the CASMIP Lab, see
https://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~josko/casmip-lab/
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Abeer Karmi Hallak, Ph.D.
Lab Manager
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Imri Lifshitz
Ph.D. Student
Shai_Tishby
Shai Tishby
Ph.D. Student
YoavRubinstein
Yoav Rubinstein
Ph.D. Student
Maayan_Moshkovitz
Maayan Moshkovitz
PhD Student
Netta Livneh
Netta Livneh
PhD Student
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Asia Prag
MSc Student
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Or Nathan
Undergraduate Student
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Hila Topaz
Undergraduate Student
Shai Tishby Tamari, Yoav Rubinstein, Netta Livneh, Maayan Moshkovitz, Abeer Karmi, Lilach Avitan

Neural temporal scaling accounts for robust hunting behavior across temperatures

Nature Communications (2026)

Imri Lifshitz, Asia Prag, Netta Livneh, Maayan Moshkovitz, Abeer Karmi, Lilach Avitan

Distinct distributed neural dynamics predict pallium-dependent social approach

Nature Communications (2026)

Y Rubinstein, M Moshkovitz, I Ottenheimer, S Shapira, S Tiomkin, L Avitan

A detailed quantification of larval zebrafish behavioral repertoire uncovers principles of hunting behavior

iScience (2025)

Suárez, Rodrigo, Tobias Bluett, Michael H. McCullough, Lilach Avitan, Dylan A. Black, Annalisa Paolino, Laura R. Fenlon, Geoffrey J. Goodhill, and Linda J. Richards.

Cortical activity emerges in region-specific patterns during early brain development

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.  (2023)

Zhu, Shuyu I., Michael H. McCullough, Zac Pujic, Jordan Sibberas, Biao Sun, Thomas Darveniza, Bianca Bucknall, Lilach Avitan, and Geoffrey J. Goodhill

fmr1 Mutation Alters the Early Development of Sensory Coding and Hunting and Social Behaviors in Larval Zebrafish

Journal of Neuroscience (2023)

Triplett MA, Pujic Z, Sun B, Avitan L, Goodhill GJ.

Model-based decoupling of evoked and spontaneous neural activity in calcium imaging data

PLoS Comput Biol. (2020)

Avitan L, Pujic Z, Mölter J, Zhu S, Sun B, Goodhill GJ

Spontaneous and evoked activity patterns diverge over development

Elife, 19;10:e61942 (2021)

Lilach Avitan, Carsen Stringer

Not so spontaneous: Multi-dimensional representations of behaviors and context in sensory areas

Neuron (2022)

Marcus A. Triplett , Lilach Avitan , and Geoffrey J. Goodhill

Emergence of spontaneous assembly activity in developing neural networks without afferent input.

Computational Biology (2020)

Avitan, L., Pujic, Z., Molter, J., Sun, B., Myhre,A.E., Goodhill, G.J.

Behavioral Signatures of a Developing Neural Code

Current Biology (2020)

Avitan L. and Goodhill G.J.

Code Under Construction: Neural Coding Over Development

Trends in Neurosciences (2018)

Mölter, J., Avitan, L. & Goodhill, G.

Detecting neural assemblies in calcium imaging data

BMC Biol (2018)

Triplett, M., Avitan, L. and Goodhill, G.J.

Emergence of spontaneous assembly activity in developing neural networks without afferent input

PLoS Computational Biology, 14(9):e1006421 (2018)

Marachlian, E., Avitan, L., Goodhill, G.J., and Sumbre, G.

Principles of Functional Circuit Connectivity: Insights From Spontaneous Activity in the Zebrafish Optic Tectum

Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 12, 46 (2018)

Avitan L., Pujic Z., Mölter J., Sun B., Van De Poll1 M., Teng H.,Amor R., Scott E.K., and Goodhill G.J.

Spontaneous Activity in the Zebrafish Tectum Reorganizes over Development and Is Influenced by Visual Experience

Current Biology, Volume 27, Issue 16, Pages 2407-2419.e4 (2017)

Avitan, L., Pujic Z., Hughes J.N., Scott E.K. and Goodhill J.G.

Limitations of Neural Map Topography for Decoding Spatial Information

Journal of Neuroscience, 36(19):5385–5396 (2016)

Suarez, R., Fenlon, L., Marek, R., Avitan, L., Sah, P., Goodhill, G.J. and Richards, L.J.

Balanced Interhemispheric Cortical Activity Is Required for Correct Targeting of the Corpus Callosum

Neuron, Volume 82, Issue 6, Pages 1289-1298 (2014)

Avitan L., Teicher M., and Abeles M.

EEG Generator—A Model of Potentials in a Volume Conductor

Journal of Neurophysiology, 102: 3046-3059 (2009)

Avitan L., Teicher M., and Abeles M.

Resolving the dynamics of EEG generators by multichannel recordings

Biological Cybernetics, 98(1):49-59 (2008)

We are looking for bright and highly motivated doctoral and postdoctoral students.
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Lilach Avitan

Assistant Professor

Email: lilach.avitan@mail.huji.ac.il
Phone: +972-2-5494829
Lilach Avitan
@LilachAvitan
Address: The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
The Suzanne and Charles Goodman Brain Sciences Building,
Level 2, Room 1203, Edmond J. Safra Campus,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9190401
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New exhibition titled “Working memory” by the artist Alon kedem and in collaboration with ELSC Prof. Leon Deouell. In the picture: Moshe Lion, the mayor of Jerusalem and Prof. Asher Cohen, the president of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.