Moshe Y. Vardi
Scholar

Moshe Y. Vardi

Google Scholar ID: DQaARsgAAAAJ
Rice University
Logic and Computation
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
14,619
 
H-index
56
 
i10-index
273
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
91
list available
Contact
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • IEEE TCCH Outstanding Leadership Award, 2025
  • 2025 CAV Award
  • Best Paper 'Sheng Yu' Award at the 29th International Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata, 2025
  • Taste of Time Award, 33rd Symposium on Advanced Database Systems
  • ICDT 2025 Test-of-Time Award
  • 2025 IEEE CS Computer Pioneer Award in Honor of the Women of ENIAC
  • ATVA'23 Best-Paper Award
  • Quantum-Graph Best-Paper Award
  • Skolem Award
Background
  • University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University
  • Professor of Computer Science, member of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology
  • Fellow for Science and Technology Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy
  • Leads the Initiative on Technology, Culture, and Society at Rice University
  • Research interests focus on automated reasoning (a branch of AI) with applications in machine learning, database theory, computational complexity, multi-agent systems, computer-aided verification, and teaching logic across the curriculum
Miscellany
  • Active in public discourse on antisemitism, AI ethics, and global tech governance
  • Frequently featured in media on topics like TikTok, U.S. AI strategy, and Holocaust remembrance
  • Maintains public profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Mastodon
  • Personal mottos include: 'Truth, Justice, and the Jewish Way!', 'Theorems are forever!', 'The proof, the whole proof, and nothing but the proof!', and 'Sapere aude!'
  • Known for 'The Vardi Amendment' and 'Vardi's Principle of Emotional Intelligence'