Cv - Bar Jacobi

Education

2026 – Present
Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Washington
2024 – 2026
M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, summa cum laude
Tel Aviv University
Advisor: Adi Stern
2017 – 2021
B.Sc. in Computer Science
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Graduate Student
Stern Lab, Tel Aviv University
- Developed machine learning methods for viral protein function prediction using protein language models and structural representations.
- Studied within-host SARS-CoV-2 evolution and genetic diversity.
Oct 2020 – Jul 2021
Research Assistant
Accelerated Computing Systems Lab, Technion
Compiler techniques for trusted execution environments.
Oct 2019 – Jul 2020
Research Assistant
Hiroshi Fujiwara Cyber Security Research Center, Technion
Authentication protocols for in-vehicle CAN buses.

2025
Diverse patterns of intra-host genetic diversity in chronically infected SARS-CoV-2 patients
Adi Ben Zvi*, Natalie Rutsinsky*, Bar Jacobi, Ido Fabian, Shir Segev, Sheri Harari, Suzy Meijer, Yael Paran, Adi Stern
Virus Evolution

2026
European Informatics Endowed Student Award
University of Washington
2026
Excellence in Research Award
Tel Aviv University
2025 – 2026
Warren Alpert Computational Biology and AI Network Fellowship
UCLA
2024 – 2026
Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics Fellowship
Tel Aviv University
2019 – 2020
Dean’s Excellence Award
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

2021 – 2024
Production Engineer, Facebook Lite
Meta (Facebook)
Developed large-scale infrastructure and automation supporting software development and release workflows.

Autumn 2026 – Present
Teaching Assistant, Machine Learning
University of Washington
Autumn 2024 – Spring 2026
Teaching Assistant, Python Programming for Engineers
Tel Aviv University
Spring 2021
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Operating Systems
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology