Barak Sober | Scholars@Duke

Barak Sober
Phillip Griffiths Assistant Research Professor

I am currently privilaged to be working with Prof. Ingrid Daubechies . Before that, I have completed my PhD in applied mathematics at Tel-Aviv University under the mentoring of Prof. David Levin . My MSc was co-mentored by Prof. Levin and Prof. Israel Finkelstein from the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations.

My research ranges between analysis of high dimensional data from a geometrical perspective and the application of mathematical and statistical methods in digital humanities.

Current Research Interests

approximation theory, manifold-based data analysis, approximation of manifolds, digital humanities, applied statistics, mathematical statistics

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Phillip Griffiths Assistant Research Professor, Mathematics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018 - 2020
Assistant Research Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018

Contact Information

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Tel Aviv University (Israel) 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Sabetsarvestani, Z., B. Sober, C. Higgitt, I. Daubechies, and M. R. D. Rodrigues. “Artificial intelligence for art investigation: Meeting the challenge of separating x-ray images of the Ghent Altarpiece..” Science Advances 5, no. 8 (August 30, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7416.
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  - Shaus, A., B. Sober, O. Tzang, Z. Ioffe, O. Cheshnovsky, I. Finkelstein, and E. Piasetzky. “Raman Binary Mapping of Iron Age Ostracon in an Unknown Material Composition and High-Fluorescence Setting—A Proof of Concept.” Archaeometry 61, no. 2 (April 1, 2019): 459–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12419.
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  - Mendel-Geberovich, A., A. Shaus, S. Faigenbaum-Golovin, B. Sober, M. Cordonsky, E. Piasetzky, and I. Finkelstein. “A brand new old inscription: Arad ostracon 16 rediscovered via multispectral imaging.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 378 (November 1, 2017): 113–25. https://doi.org/10.5615/bullamerschoorie.378.0113.
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  - Sober, B., and D. Levin. “Computer aided restoration of handwritten character strokes.” Cad Computer Aided Design 89 (August 1, 2017): 12–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2017.04.005.
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  - Faigenbaum-Golovin, Shira, Anat Mendel-Geberovich, Arie Shaus, Barak Sober, Michael Cordonsky, David Levin, Murray Moinester, et al. “Multispectral imaging reveals biblical-period inscription unnoticed for half a century..” Plos One 12, no. 6 (January 2017). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178400.
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  - Faigenbaum-Golovin, Shira, Arie Shaus, Barak Sober, David Levin, Nadav Na’aman, Benjamin Sass, Eli Turkel, Eli Piasetzky, and Israel Finkelstein. “Algorithmic handwriting analysis of Judah's military correspondence sheds light on composition of biblical texts..” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113, no. 17 (April 11, 2016): 4664–69. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522200113.
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  - Faigenbaum-Golovin, S., A. Shaus, B. Sober, I. Finkelstein, D. Levin, M. Moinester, E. Piasetzky, and E. Turkel. “Computerized paleographic investigation of hebrew iron age Ostraca.” Radiocarbon 57, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 317–25. https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_rc.57.18565.
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  - Faigenbaum, S., B. Sober, I. Finkelstein, M. Moinester, E. Piasetzky, A. Shaus, and M. Cordonsky. “Multispectral imaging of two Hieratic inscriptions from Qubur el-Walaydah.” Agypten Und Levante 24 (January 1, 2014): 349–53.
  - Sober, B., S. Faigenbaum, I. Beit-Arieh, I. Finkelstein, M. Moinester, E. Piasetzkey, and A. Shaus. “Multispectral imaging as a tool for enhancing the reading of Ostraca.” Palestine Exploration Quarterly 146, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 185–97. https://doi.org/10.1179/0031032814Z.000000000101.
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  - Faigenbaum, S., B. Sober, A. Shaus, M. Moinester, E. Piasetzky, G. Bearman, M. Cordonsky, and I. Finkelstein. “Multispectral images of ostraca: Acquisition and analysis.” Journal of Archaeological Science 39, no. 12 (January 1, 2012): 3581–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.013.
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  - Dym, Nadav, Barak Sober, and Ingrid Daubechies. “Expression of Fractals Through Neural Network Functions,” n.d.
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  - Sober, Barak, Yariv Aizenbud, and David Levin. “Approximation of Functions over Manifolds: A Moving Least-Squares Approach,” n.d.
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  - Sober, Barak, and David Levin. “Manifold Approximation by Moving Least-Squares Projection (MMLS),” n.d.
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- Conference Papers
  - Shaus, A., S. Faigenbaum-Golovin, B. Sober, and E. Turkel. “Potential contrast - A new image quality measure.” In Is and T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging Science and Technology, 52–58, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2017.12.IQSP-226.
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  - Shaus, A., B. Sober, E. Turkel, and E. Piasetzky. “Beyond the ground truth: Alternative quality measures of document binarizations.” In Proceedings of International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, Icfhr, 0:495–500, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICFHR.2016.0097.
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  - Faigenbaum, S., A. Shaus, B. Sober, E. Turkel, and E. Piasetzky. “Evaluating glyph binarizations based on their properties.” In Doceng 2013 Proceedings of the 2013 Acm Symposium on Document Engineering, 127–30, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1145/2494266.2494318.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers