First degree in Computer Engineering at the Technion. MSc in Electrical Engineering at the Technion.   Participated in the Technion Excellence Program: October 2001 - July 2005.   Dmitri enjoyed the option of including advanced courses without taking the preliminary courses needed for them.   Today (2012): PhD in Electrical Engineering at the Technion. Area of interest: Distributed Systems, specifically synchronizations in the shared memory (Transactional Memory).   Recommendation to Program participants: "Try to use the time you have in the Technion in the most productive way, your knowledge will always stay with you. The Program provides unique opportunities for that".   My homepage