Boris completed his Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Biology at the University of Haifa and his Master’s in Neurobiology at the University of Haifa as well. His Master’s research focused on neuropathic pain processing in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus.

Since he joined the Integrative Pain Laboratory on January 2021, Boris is in charge of the PainStory project. The project aims to develop a digital platform for pain detection, based on facial expressions, voice and inferred language content.

Boris leads the technological effort of platform establishment, along with subsequent development of cloud-based machine learning algorithms for feature extraction and data analysis. As part of his research, Boris uses collected data to develop novel pain measures that go beyond the standard self-report assessment.