Dr. Liran Antebi works at the intersection of advanced technologies, national security, and global competition, where innovation reshapes power, policy, economics, battlefields, and decision-making.
Her work bridges research, industry, and strategic advisory roles, supporting security and civilian organizations in Israel and internationally on the implications of artificial intelligence, autonomy, robotics, UAVs, space, and quantum technologies across both state and commercial domains.
With over 15 years of experience in advanced technologies and national security, Dr. Antebi currently serves as Vice President for AI Policy & Strategy at Shifters, and as a Senior Visiting Researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology, and Security. She previously served as a Senior Researcher and led the Advanced Technologies Program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Alongside her academic and industry roles, Dr. Antebi advises companies, government ministries, security organizations, and military units, as well as international organizations, including the United Nations. Her work focuses on strategic foresight, emerging trends, and translating technological change into actionable policy and organizational decisions.
Dr. Antebi holds a BA, an MA (with honors), and a PhD from Tel Aviv University.
Her doctoral research examined the use of military unmanned systems by democratic states and their strategic implications.
