
Full Professor, Department of Physics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Ron Folman is a quantum physicist and social activist, recognized as one of the inventors of the Atom Chip. He is the founder and first director of both the BGU Nano-Fabrication Facility for Quantum Chips and the BGU Center for Quantum Science and Technology. Folman is also known for the Tattoo B-1367 on his arm, the number his father received in the Holocaust, symbolizing his deep connection to history. In addition to his scientific work, he is the author of “The Human Test: How Predictability, Creativity, and the Quantum Mind Will Redefine Life in the Age of AI.”