Leo Joskowicz

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Leo Joskowicz from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 [1] for contributions to computer assisted surgery and medical image processing.

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  1. "2013 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory.[ dead link ]