{"id":2604,"date":"2026-01-12T14:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/?post_type=researchers&#038;p=2604"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:19:21","slug":"prof-itzik-klein","status":"publish","type":"researchers","link":"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/?researchers=prof-itzik-klein","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Itzik Klein"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2604\" class=\"elementor elementor-2604\" data-elementor-post-type=\"researchers\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0a232 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab0a232\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389fdeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"389fdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\n  \n  <div style=\"text-align:inherit;\">  \n    <span class=\"read_more\">\n      <span class=\"btn_txt_before_click\"><span  class=\"uc_style_toggle_text_button_elementor_button_text\" style=\"color:#1F3343;\">Research areas >><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"btn_txt_after_click\" style=\"display:none;\"><span  class=\"uc_style_toggle_text_button_elementor_button_text_close\" style=\"color:#1F3343;\">Show Less<\/span><\/span>\n    <\/span>  \n  <\/div>  \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Toggle Text Button -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ecec0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c3ecec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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He serves on the editorial boards of the IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation (J-ISPIN) and Elsevier Results in Engineering, and the founding editor in the area of sensing and perception for automotive applications for the IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology editorial board.\u00a0<\/p><p>He is the director of the University\u2019s AI Research Center. Prior to joining the University of Haifa, he worked at leading companies in Israel on navigation topics for more than 15 years.\u00a0 He has a wide range of experience in navigation systems and sensor fusion from both industry and academic perspectives. 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-->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83b44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_toggle_text_button\" data-id=\"b83b44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_toggle_text_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Toggle Text Button -->\n<style>\/* widget: Toggle Text Button *\/\n\n#uc_toggle_text_button_elementor_b83b44b .read_more{\n  text-decoration:none;\n  font-size:14px;\n  color:white;\n  transition:0.3s;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_toggle_text_button_elementor_b83b44b\" class=\"toggle_text_button\"> \n  \n  <div class=\"short_txt\"><\/div>   \n  <div class=\"long_txt\" style=\"display:none;\"><h3><span style=\"color: #a1f8fd;\">Research areas:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>AI-Powered Inertial Sensing<\/li><li>Navigating the Depth: Deep Learning for Autonomous Underwater\u00a0 Navigation<\/li><li>Information Aided\u00a0 Navigation\u00a0<\/li><li>Neural\u00a0Dead-Reckoning and Fusion<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>Wheel-mounted inertial sensing\u00a0<\/li><li>Advanced visual inertial odometry\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>  \n  \n  <div style=\"text-align:inherit;\">  \n    <span class=\"read_more\">\n      <span class=\"btn_txt_before_click\"><span  class=\"uc_style_toggle_text_button_elementor_button_text\" style=\"color:#1F3343;\">Research areas >><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"btn_txt_after_click\" style=\"display:none;\"><span  class=\"uc_style_toggle_text_button_elementor_button_text_close\" style=\"color:#1F3343;\">Show Less<\/span><\/span>\n    <\/span>  \n  <\/div>  \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Toggle Text Button -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e4c91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3e4c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5380a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b5380a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate Professor heading the Autonomous Navigation and Sensor Fusion Lab (ANSFL) and Chair of the Hatter Department of Marine Technologies at the Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>He is an IEEE Senior Member and Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society. He serves on the editorial boards of the IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation (J-ISPIN) and Elsevier Results in Engineering, and the founding editor in the area of sensing and perception for automotive applications for the IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology editorial board.\u00a0<\/p><p>He is the director of the University\u2019s AI Research Center. Prior to joining the University of Haifa, he worked at leading companies in Israel on navigation topics for more than 15 years.\u00a0 He has a wide range of experience in navigation systems and sensor fusion from both industry and academic perspectives. 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