Received an award from the journal Software news for his book about artificial intelligence
Member of the British Computer Society
IEEE (committee of Czech section of Computational Intelligence) member
Serves on international program committees of various conferences and three international journals (Soft Computing, SWEVO, Editorial Council of Security Revue)
Author of numerous journal articles and books in Czech and English languages
Research Experience
Worked as a TELECOM technician, computer specialist (HW+SW), and Commercial Bank supervisor (computer and LAN operations) before his academic career
Proposed and opened more than 10 different lectures
Invited for lectures at universities in various EU countries and for keynote and tutorial presentations at various conferences and symposia
Responsible for supervising the research grant from the Czech grant agency GAČR named 'Soft computing methods in control'
Participated in numerous grants and two EU projects (FP5 - RESTORM, FP7 - PROMOEVO)
Currently, the head of the Department of Applied Informatics, supervising numerous MSc. and Bc. diploma theses, and doctoral students, including international students
Background
Professor of Computer Science with research interests in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and soft computing methods. Currently working at the Technical University of Ostrava (VŠB-TU), Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the national supercomputing centre IT4Innovations.