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Naphtali David Rishe
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Computer scientist and an academic
SpouseTajana Lucic Rishe
Children3
Academic background
EducationB.S., Computer Science
M.S., Computer Science
Ph.D., Computer Science
Alma materIsrael Institute of Technology
Tel Aviv University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Florida International University, Miami
Websitewww.rishe.org

Naphtali David Rishe (naftaˈli rɪˈʃe, born 1957) is an American computer scientist and an academic. He is Outstanding University Professor at Florida International University. He is also the founding director of the High-Performance Database Research Center at FIU, established in 1994.[1]

Rishe's research is focused on semantic databases, geospatial database management, location-based data, health informatics, internet data extraction, high-performance computing, and computer medicine. He is the architect of TerraFly, a web service for querying location-based data and visualizing remote-sensed imagery.[2]

In 2021, Rishe was elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.[3]

Education and career

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Rishe obtained his Bachelor's in Computer Sciences from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) in 1979, followed by a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Technion in 1981. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from Tel Aviv University in 1984.[4]

Rishe lectured at the Computer Science Department, Tel Aviv University, between 1981 and 1984 and then at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1984 until 1987. He then joined the School of Computing at FIU, where he worked as associate professor from 1987 until 1992. He has been serving as a professor there since 1992. In 2000, he was the inaugural awardee of FIU's Outstanding University Professor title.[4]

Research and work

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Rishe has conducted research on semantic data model. His work in this areas has focused on mathematical formalization, including the semantics of non-procedural query languages, and efficient implementation, including lexicographic compression of numbers. His group adapted SQL to semantic databases and developed a sematic of more than 2000 relations and attributes for environmental research activities.[5]

In 2001, Rishe, in collaboration with NASA, USGS, and IBM, deployed TerraFly as an FIU public web service of nationwide maps and aerial imagery. TerraFly was a system for the fusion, visualization, and querying of geospatial data.[6] The project received media coverage by The Miami Herald, Nature, Science, 'Miami Today. Miami Herald ran a banner story about Rishe and TerraFly in April 2001, writing "Naphtali Rishe’s geographic systems made him the winner of our annual Business Plan Challenge."

The New York Times reported on 1 August 2002: “While there are web sites that allow users to pull up satellite aerial views, TerraFly, a project of the High Performance Database Research Center at the School of Computer Science at Florida International University, stitches these static images together into a dynamic presentation that feels a little like a video.”[7]

Awards and honors

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  • 2000 – The inaugural Outstanding University Professor, Florida International University[8]
  • 2002 – First prize, The Miami Herald Business Plan Competition[9]
  • 2014 – Cover, NSF Compendia of Technology Breakthroughs of Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers[10]
  • 2016 – Cover, NSF Compendia of Technology Breakthroughs of Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers[11]
  • 2016 – Cover, FIU Magazine[12]
  • 2021 – Fellow, National Academy of Inventors[3]
  • 2021 – Global University Program Academic Award, IBM[13]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Database Design Fundamentals: A Structured Introduction to Databases and Structured Application Design Methodology. 1988. ISBN 978-0131967915.
  • Database Design: The Semantic Modeling Approach. 1992. ISBN 978-0070529557.
  • TerraAtlas: Central Washington, DC. 2006. ISBN 0939923998.
  • Fifty Years of Fuzzy Logic and its Applications. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. Vol. 326. 2015. ISBN 978-3319196824.
  • Interaction Design for 3D User Interfaces: The World of Modern Input Devices for Research, Applications, and Game Development. 2016. ISBN 978-1482216943.

Selected articles

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  • Vaschillo, Evgeny; Lehrer, Paul; Rishe, Naphtali; Konstantinov, Mikhail (1 March 2002). "Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Method for Assessing Baroreflex Function: A Preliminary Study of Resonance in the Cardiovascular System". Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 27 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1023/A:1014587304314. ISSN 1573-3270.
  • De Felipe, Ian; Hristidis, Vagelis; Rishe, Naphtali (April 2008). "Keyword Search on Spatial Databases". 2008 IEEE 24th International Conference on Data Engineering: 656–665. doi:10.1109/ICDE.2008.4497474.
  • Cary, Ariel; Sun, Zhengguo; Hristidis, Vagelis; Rishe, Naphtali (2009). "Experiences on Processing Spatial Data with MapReduce". Scientific and Statistical Database Management. Springer: 302–319. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-02279-1_24.
  • Cary, Ariel; Wolfson, Ouri; Rishe, Naphtali (2010). "Efficient and Scalable Method for Processing Top-k Spatial Boolean Queries". Scientific and Statistical Database Management. Springer: 87–95. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-13818-8_8.
  • Lisetti, Christine; Amini, Reza; Yasavur, Ugan; Rishe, Naphtali (1 December 2013). "I Can Help You Change! An Empathic Virtual Agent Delivers Behavior Change Health Interventions". ACM Trans. Manage. Inf. Syst. 4 (4): 19:1–19:28. doi:10.1145/2544103. ISSN 2158-656X.

References

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  1. ^ "Naphtali David Rishe". Florida International University. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "TerraFly". NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). NASA. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Naphtali Rishe". National Academy of Inventors. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Naphtali David Rishe, Ph.D." CAKE Center. Florida International University. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Research and Technology Report, NASA 1997". NASA. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ Garcia, Beatrice E. (October 27, 2001). "Aerial images of U.S. online". The Miami Herald. p. 211.
  7. ^ "NEWS WATCH: SITES; Zoom Out, Then Nosedive: A Bird's-Eye View of Your Burg". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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  10. ^ "NSF Compendium 2014 - Technology Breakthroughs". CAKE - Florida International University. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  11. ^ "NSF Compendium 2016 - Technology Breakthroughs". CAKE - Florida International University. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference sm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "IBM Faculty Awards Recipients". IBM Research. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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  1. ^ "Naphtali David Rishe, Ph.D." CAKE Center. Florida International University. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. National Science Foundation's Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement at Florida International and Atlantic Universities and University of Greenwich (UK)". CAKE Center. Florida International University. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ "NSF - Award Abstract # 1338922". NSF. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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