Professor Shmuel Onn joined the Faculty in 1994. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1992.  

Prof. Onn research is in the field of Algebraic and Geometric Methods for Discrete Optimization. In particular areas of interest include Integer Programming & Combinatorial Optimization, Gröbner Bases & Computational Algebra, Convex Polytopes & Algebraic Combinatorics.  Integer Programming & Combinatorial Optimization, Gr¨obner Bases & Computational Algebra, Convex Polytopes & Algebraic Combinatorics. 

Prof. Onn holds the Dresner Chair at IE&M, Technion.