{"id":5325,"date":"2026-09-23T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/?post_type=researchers&#038;p=5325"},"modified":"2026-10-06T05:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:19:09","slug":"dr-itai-dattner","status":"publish","type":"researchers","link":"https:\/\/carmel-ltd.haifa.ac.il\/?researchers=dr-itai-dattner","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Itai Dattner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5325\" class=\"elementor elementor-5325\" data-elementor-post-type=\"researchers\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a219670 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a219670\" 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-d94b717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d94b717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head of Scientific Machine Learning Research Lab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50774f elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c50774f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:idattner@stat.haifa.ac.il\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"idattner@stat.haifa.ac.il\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 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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><p>MY research focuses on theoretical and applied aspects of dynamical systems, fostering an interdisciplinary approach through SciML.<\/p><\/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-56ddb0f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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