Zeev Farbman (born September 9, 1979) is an Israeli entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Lightricks.
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| Born | September 9, 1979 Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-Founder of Lightricks |
| Website | lightricks |
Early life and education
editZeev Farbman was born in Zaporizhia[1] on September 9, 1979. He grew up in Yukutia, Russia.[2] He immigrated to Netanya, Israel when he was 13.[3] He received his PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Computer Science and was under the guidance of Prof. Dani Leshinski and Prof. Raanan Fattal.[4] Most of his research was focused on computational photography and published at ACM Transactions on Graphics at SIGGRAPH conference. At Hebrew University, he wrote a paper on Diffusion maps for edge-aware image editing.[5] His research on tone mapping of HDR images was implemented in MATLAB (tonemapfarbman).[6] He quit his studies to co-found Lightricks along with Nir Pochter, Yaron Inger, Amit Goldstein and Itai Tsiddon.
Lightricks
editThe company began in two apartments,[7] but has since moved into the Hebrew University campus[8] and opened offices in Haifa[9] and Beersheba. They also have sites outside of Israel, in London,[10] and Chicago.[11] Farbman believes his role is to lead the team of developers, designers and researchers building apps that give users creative license to produce their own visual material.[12] Pictures of a sleeping Farbman went viral when they were turned into memes.[13][14]
Personal
editIn his spare time, he practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[15]
References
edit- ^ "From Russia, With Coding Skills". Calcalist. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "CEO Fun-Facts: Zeev Farbman, Co-founder & CEO at Lightricks". Viola Group. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "From Russia, With Coding Skills". Calcalist. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Zeev Farbman - Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Diffusion maps for edge-aware image editing". ACM Digital Library. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "tonemapfarbman". Mathworks. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "10 Most Promising Startups". Globes. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Lightricks proves the Start Up Nation is not just about Tel Aviv". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Lightricks to build an 8,600 square feet R&D center in Haifa". Calcalist.
- ^ "Lightricks opens london office". UK Israel. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Lightricks. "Lightricks Acquires Popular Pays, Empowering Creator Community to Monetize Content". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Interview with Zeev Farbman co founder and ceo at lightricks/". USA Weekly. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "CEO gets edited into funny situations by his own staff after falling asleep on the job". Metro. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Boss Falls Asleep At Work So Employees Take Him On A Photoshop Trip". Demilked. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "CEO Fun-Facts: Zeev Farbman, Co-founder & CEO at Lightricks". Viola Group. Retrieved 12 September 2019.