Professor Issachar Gilad retired from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he served as a Professor and Faculty Member for 36 years. He is the former Department Head of Industrial Engineering and Management and Head of the Graduate Program at Ariel University. After retiring from academia Professor Emeritus Gilad was the innovator of the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering.

Professor Gilad professional interests are in the general areas of Methods Engineering, Ergonomics and Occupational Biomechanics, where he conducted studies Work Measurement, Human Performance, Productivity, Design of Man-Machine Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. His theoretical studies, Ideas and solutions were implemented in Manufacturing, Military and Service Systems. His academic protocol and publications are in use in Academia, Industrial, Health Care Facilities, and in Rehabilitation Operations.

Over the years Professor Gilad held positions as Visiting Professor at Cambridge University in the UK, National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, as well as the University of Michigan, University of California at Berkeley, and Penn State Universitie in the USA. He is sharing his academical experience with Overseas Universities and in the State of Israel. Along many years Professor Gilad served as an advisor for the Israel High Education Committee.

In his teaching and consulting activities Professor Gilad promotes the use of Methods Engineering by practicing quantitative approaches to Human Performance. While so doing he provides a scientific basis for managing Services Operations and Industrial Productivity to maximize the benefits from technology driven by Human Operators. In his view, Work Study and Performance Analysis are primary tools in enhancing productivity from micro processes up to macro-operations. He believes that it is imperative to apply Ergonomics and Biomechanics principles to improve work strategies and human abilities.

In June 2021, Professor Gilad received the Academia Certificate of Recognition in appreciation for his lifetime achievements. For the first time in its history, a decision was made to initiate this honor for outstanding contribution in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management. The Certificate of Recognition was awarded to Professor Issachar Gilad during the opening ceremony of the 22nd National Conference of the Industrial Engineering and Management, where the chairmen of the prize committee highlighted the Scientific and practical achievements of Professor Gilad in the core areas of Industrial Engineering, Management and Economics, in the State of Israel.

Professor Gilad's academic record encompasses 170 publications in professional peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings, books, and book chapters. He participated in over 80 international conferences, as organizer and speaker. Gilad supervised 26 students in Engineering, at the levels of MSc and PhD in Israel, the UK and in the USA.