Dr. Ilia Frenkel is the researcher of the Centre for Reliability and Risk Management of the SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics from Voronezh State University, Russia, and a Ph.D. degree in Operational Research and Computer Science from the Institute of Economy, Ukrainian Academy of Science, formerly USSR. He has more than 40 years of academic experience, teaching at various universities and institutions in Russia and Israel. From 1988 to 1991, he worked as the Department Chair and an Associate Professor at the Applied Mathematics and Computers Department, Volgograd Civil Engineering Institute, Russia. He specializes in applied statistics and reliability with applications to preventive maintenance. He is the author and a co-author of more than 50 research papers, 3 books, and several book's chapters in the fields of reliability, applied statistics, and production and operation management. He is an editor and a member of the editorial boards of a number of scientific and professional journals.
