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Lecturer Prof. Avineri Erel

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  • Engineering Economics for Mechanical Engineering (30134)
    • Course summary:

    Abstract:

    In the course students will be exposed to the language of engineering economics and will learn concepts such as interest, inflation, the consumer price index, and more.

    After that, the students will learn metrics for evaluating the viability of projects such as net present value, internal rate of return, investment payback period and more, while focusing on the context of the engineer's environment.

    Finally, the students will learn the use of alternative analyzes and feasibility studies in areas such as equipment procurement transactions.
  • Advanced Topics in Economics (62004)
    • Course summary:

    Abstract:

    The course provides students with an understanding of key topics in energy economics, both from an empirical and theoretical perspective, as well as skills in utilizing tools and quantitative models for analyzing energy resource

     management problems. The course subjects include: the relationship between energy and the economy; the determinants of energy supply and demand; the link between energy consumption, economic development and the environment; renewable and non-renewable energy sources;

     managing non-renewable natural resources; global energy markets; energy policy in Israel and other countries.
  • Seminar In Infrastructure Engineering and Manageme (64017)
    • Course summary:

    Abstract:

    The course draws on the experience of leading professionals in their fields in Israel and reviews, while presenting and analyzing case studies, the planning, construction, and operation processes of complex infrastructure projects in Israel and abroad.

    The case studies presented in the course might deal with diverse content areas, such as urban spatial planning, transportation systems, energy systems, water and sewage systems, and emphasize a systemic-integrative perspective both in aspects of government policy, and in aspects of resolving conflicts between infrastructure systems and subsystems in the planning and engineering stages, and in terms of the integration of operational, economic, environmental, and social aspects in the planning and construction processes of infrastructure systems.

    After the presentation of the case, a discussion will be held in which the event will be analyzed using engineering and management tools that students are familiar with from other courses in the program. At the end of the course, students will submit projects that engage in an in-depth analysis of one or more of the events covered in the course, using a variety of analytical and critical tools learned in the program.
  • Autonomous Vehicle and Smart Transportation (65033)
    • Course summary:

    Abstract:

    The world is on the verge of a revolution in the field of transportation, the fruit of consumer and technological maturation. in the field of road transport there are recent developments in monitoring, processing and presenting transportation information, also there are developments in vehicle connectivity, automatic and autonomous driving technologies and diverse modes of mobility (including shared mobility).

    Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are integrated systems of communication, control, computer and information technologies installed in the vehicle or in the road infrastructure in order to improve the overall performance of the transportation system and the level of road safety.

    The purpose of the course is to present to the students the main components of intelligent transportation systems, with emphasis on technological aspects. The topics include, among others: Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS); transportation network operations; commercial vehicle operations and intermodal freight; public transportation applications; ITS and regional strategic

    transportation planning, ITS and safety, ITS and security, ITS and sustainable mobility, travel demand management (TDM), electronic toll collection (ETC), and ITS and road-pricing

    During the course, examples from research projects that use theoretical and technological principles of ITS will be integrated, and there will be demonstrations of software and hardware.

    The students will submit and present projects on research and practical aspects of ITS - using academic information references and independent learning, in a seminar format.
  • Seminar in Energy Systems and Electrical Power (67207)
    • Course summary:

    Abstract:

    The course delivers insights from the experience of the leading professionals and researchers in their expertise fields in Israel and reviews, while presenting and analyzing case studies and articles, the processes of R&D, planning, construction and operations of complex projects in energy systems and electric power, in Israel and around the world. The case studies and literature presented in the course deal with a range of domains (energy systems, electric power systems, urban spatial planning, transportation systems, and complex engineering project management) and emphasize a systemic-integrative view both in aspects of government policy, and in the aspects of conflict resolution between energy systems and subsystems in the planning and engineering stages, and in terms of the integration of operational, economic, environmental and social aspects in the planning and construction processes of energy and electric power systems. Following the presentation of the topic, a class discussion and analysis will be held. At the end of the course, the students will submit seminar works dealing with an in-depth analysis of one or more of the topics covered in the course, using the variety of analysis and design tools learned as part of the program.