Ronen is a Ph.D. candidate at the department of Hebrew Literature. He is currently writing his dissertation about the works and life of Uriel Ofek (1926-1987), a renowned Israeli author of books for youth and one of the founders of Israeli youth and children literature, both as a writer and a researcher. Ronen also contributes from his expertise and skills as a former software developer and a high-tech manager to The Lost Poems project.