Shahar Hania

Shahar Hania has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Shahar began their career as a Dev. lab manager & dev. project manager at Rayteq Photonic Solutions in 2000, where they established a fiber laser lab for telecom and managed the system engineering of laser pumps. In 2002, they joined ELOP as a System Engineer and worked on various projects involving cutting-edge sensors and electro-optics design. During their time at ELOP, they served as a chief system engineer for a dual-color IR MWS sensor project and invented algorithms for IR sensing. In 2012, they joined BIRD Aerosystems as a Senior System Engineer, where they focused on physics and electro-optics issues. Shahar invented a laser module concept for DIRCM and became an expert in MWS. In 2016, Shahar became a co-founder of Rail Vision Ltd and served as VP R&D, leading the development of electro-optic multi-sensor systems for train safety and security. Shahar later became the Chief Executive Officer of Rail Vision and successfully took the company public on the Nasdaq. Under their leadership, Rail Vision signed the world's first ADAS contract with Israel Railways and conducted investment roadshows for 3 public rounds.

Shahar Hania received a Bachelor of Science degree in electro-optics from Lev Academic Center in 1994. They later went on to obtain a Master of Science degree in electro-optics engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 2011.