Yakov Ben-Haim initiated and developed info-gap decision theory for modeling and managing severe uncertainty. Info-gap theory is applied in engineering, biological conservation, economics, project management, climate change management, homeland security, medicine, and other areas (see info-gap.com). Yakov has been a visiting scholar in many countries around the world and has lectured at universities, medical and technological research institutions and central banks. He has published more than 90 articles and 5 books. Yakov is a professor of mechanical engineering and holds the Yitzhak Moda'i Chair in Technology and Economics at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.Contact: yakov@technion.ac.ilFurther information: http://info-gap.com