Education
- Prof. – Computer Science and Informatics, FIT BUT (CZ), 2017
- Assoc. Prof. (Doc.) – Computer Science and Informatics, FIT BUT (CZ), 2009
- Ph.D. – Information Technology, FIT BUT (CZ), 2005
- Ing. – Informatics and Computer Science, FEECS BUT (CZ), 2001
- Dipl.-Ing. – Electrotechnics, FernUniversität Hagen (Germany), 2001
Career overview
- 11/2023-now – Researcher – leader of VP9-ST1, Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava
- 09/2023-now – Researcher, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
- 05/2023-now – R&D leader, owner, TrendBit s.r.o. (CZ)
- 08/2017-03/2023 – Professor, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 04/2014-09/2014 – Sabbatical, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering (Japan)
- 10/2012-12/2023 – Research leader, executive head, Touchless Biometric Systems s.r.o. (CZ/Switzerland)
- 09/2011-12/2015 – Researcher, ICRC – St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno (CZ)
- 12/2009-07/2017 – Associate Professor, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 10/2006-12/2016 – Developer, executive head, owner, BetaLab s.r.o. (CZ)
- 10/2005-11/2009 – Assistant, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 09/2002-09/2005 – Researcher, teacher, University Siegen, Institute of Measurement (Germany)
- 09/2002-09/2005 – External researcher, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft IGD (Germany)
- 04/2001-04/2003 – Developer, Oprox a.s. (CZ)
- 08/1996-08/2002 – IT assistant, High school tř. Kpt. Jaroše 14, Brno (CZ)
University activities
- 2020-2023: Member of Doctoral Degree Programme Board, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2020-2023: Member of Master Degree Programme Council, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2020-2023: Member of Scientific Council, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2016-2020: Siemens professor position, BUT (CZ)
- 2016-2023: Member of Board for commercialization, BUT (CZ)
- 2016-2023: Dean’s adviser for technology transfer, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2010-2023: Founder and head of research group STRaDe, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2005-2015: Coordinator of foreign mobility, FIT BUT (CZ)
Awards
- 2018: Medal III. Degree from the director of the Regional Directorate of the Police of South Moravian Region for long-term superior and excellent collaboration with Criminal Police and Investigation Service
- 2017: Best Poster Award, BIOSIG 2017 (Germany)
- 2015: Silver Medal, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2015: Silver Medal, BUT (CZ)
- 2015: Gold Medal for robot RUDA at the International Engineering Fair, Brno (CZ)
- 2012: Bronze Medal, FIT BUT (CZ)
- 2007: Honorable mention, INI-GraphicsNet (Germany)
- 2005: Werner von Siemens Excellence Award for Ph.D. thesis
- 2005: Fraunhofer Patent Award
- 2002: Honorable mention, AFCEA for MSc. thesis
- 2001: Werner von Siemens Excellence Award for MSc. thesis
Memberships
- IEEE Senior member (2010/2018-now)
- EAB (European Association for Biometrics) ambassador for Czech Republic (2016-now)
- Associate editor of IET Biometrics journal (2021-now)
- EUREKA board member of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (2019-now)
- Panel member P103, Czech Science Foundation (2011-2013)
- Member of Technical Standardization Committee No. 42, Czech Office for Standards (2009-2017)
- Member of Technical Standardization Committee No. 20, Czech Standardization Agency (2018-now)
- Member SC7 TC CAS (2018-now)
- Member of International Association for Identification (2014-2022)
- Member of European Division of the International Association for Identification (2016-2017)
- Member of Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (2012-2018)
Teaching experience
- Biometric systems (2005-2023) CZ/EN, MSc. level
- Sensors and measurement (2005-2023) CZ, MSc. level
- Internet of things (2019-2023) CZ, MSc. level
- Advanced biometric systems (2017-2023) CZ, Ph.D. level
- Measurement methods and sensors (2002-2005), MSc. level (German), numerical exercises and laboratories
Some numbers
- Amount of successfully supervised BSc. theses: 83 (actually supervising 2)
- Amount of successfully supervised MSc. theses: 71 (actually supervising 2)
- Amount of successfully supervised Ph.D. theses: 9
- Amount of paper reviews (conferences, journals, book chapters, books, student works): 333
- Amount of project reviews (proposals and final defences): 162
- Last update: 2024-MAY-18
Other skills
- Languages
- English (C2, fluent), translation of ISO/IEC standards
- German (C2, ZOP certificate, fluent), translation of technical texts
- Russian and Japanese basics only
- Hobbies: travelling, judo (Kodokan 3. kyu), mountain bike, via ferrata, mineralogy, entomology
- Driving license
- Competencies: very innovative ideas, experience in national and international project preparation, leading of projects and people, excellent communication skills and keeping the given word
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