Vojtěch Čermák successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis Fine-grained recognition of animals in the wild and was awarded the Ph.D. title in the Computer Science doctoral study program. Supervisor: Ing. Lukáš Neumann, Ph.D. Supervisor specialist: Mgr. Lukáš Adam Congratulations!
Michal Neoral successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis Dense Motion Estimation in a Monocular Video and was awarded the Ph.D. title in the Computer Science doctoral study program. Supervisor: Prof. Ing. Jiří Matas, Ph.D. Supervisor specialist: Mgr. Jan Šochman, Ph.D. Congratulations!
Research group Vision for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (VRAS) at the Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, is looking for outstanding PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in the following areas: Physics-based learning (Neural symbolic architectures) Self-supervised learning, End-to-end learning with explainability For more details see the VRAS website.
Many Czech online news outlets have covered the story of the new tactical robot Helhest, named after the mythical three-legged horse from Danish mythology. The robot can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h, carry loads of up to 100 kg, and overcome half-meter obstacles. Its development is the result of a collaboration between Assoc. …
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Dr. Giulia D’Angelo, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow from the Humanoid group, has received the Le Tecnovisionarie® 2025 International Award. Giulia leads the ENDEAVOR project, which leverages neuromorphic computing and event-driven cameras to design energy-efficient, real-time active vision systems for robotic applications. Her research bridges neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and robotics, and is inspired by how the human …
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According to international scientific rankings, computer science and robotics at FEE CTU rank among the top in Europe. The three highest-ranked Czech computer scientists are all affiliated with CTU. The highest-ranked Czech computer scientist has long been Prof. Jiří Matas CSRankings is widely recognized as a reputable and transparent resource for assessing research performance in …
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CTU Scientists Are Developing a Tactical Robot – this was the title of a segment on the main Czech Television news program Události on April 28th. Researchers from the department of Cybernetics /VRAS group/ are developing a tactical robot named Helhest, inspired by a legendary three-legged horse from Danish mythology. This robot is designed to …
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The article is only available in Czech at https://magazin.hrot24.cz/clanek/technoguru-tata-humanoidnich-robotu-matej-hoffmann-cvut-HHwm6-67bdca63b7099c7b1e75ae9e
Congratulations to the team, which won 2nd place in the category “InterSystems challenge: Best use of GenAI or FHIR using InterSystems technology” at the prestigious European Healthcare Hackathon. The event was attended by sixty of the most talented ethical hackers and was held from Friday, 7 to Sunday, 9 March at the Institute of Clinical …
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Very interesting interview with prof. Jiří Matas on a popular Czech radio show Host Lucie Výborné. interview is in Czech only at https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/nejvetsi-riziko-ai-ze-vytvori-pohodlny-svet-ze-ktereho-se-nam-nebude-chtit-9442850
