‘Light in the darkness’: The journey of Noa Argamani

Argamani was raised in Be’er Sheva, a city of some 230,000, located about 80 km northeast of Jerusalem.  At age 16, she began computer coding, crediting her Jewish-Chinese mother who encouraged her to learn English, math and “be an excellent student.” Upon enrolling at Ben-Gurion University, she “felt that I made her proud,” pursuing a degree in AI.