Alumni Success Stories

Open source cybersecurity and the next generation of computer scientists

Professor Václav Matyáš, FI MU alumnus, spoke with Mike Bursell from Red Hat about computer security and the problem of usable security.

From SpaceX back to Brno: A FI MU alumnus worked for Elon Musk

David Pavlík, a FI MU alumnus, has put a number of renowned US employers under his belt.

FI MU alumnus influences a billion movie business

Jakub Jurových is the start-up Operam technical director. The company strives to promote Hollywood studios movies.

Found bugs on the Starbucks website. He's got thousands of dollars for that

The young IT engineer from FI MU Patrik Hudák is concerned with website security and is considering setting up his start-up.

Vladimír Chvátil creates games for the whole world

His board game Codenames sold over a million copies in thirty language versions. Today, it ranks among bestsellers like The Settlers of Catan.

People use self-development to eliminate chaos

Tomáš Baránek, an FI MU alumnus stood at the cradle of the successful publishing house Jan Melvil Publishing.

He was present at the birth of the MU Information System. Today, he works as a developer at Red Hat

As a student, Jan Pazdziora was part of the team which introduced the IS at MU. Currently, he is one of the key brains at Red Hat.

People expect search engines to think for them

Roman Dušek, a FI MU alumnus, is in charge of search development at Seznam.cz.

Women have needless reservations about IT

Alumna Dita Přikrylová left her job as a data analyst to join the NGO Czechitas, whose aim is to attract more women to IT.

Head of Mycroft Mind: We transform data on electricity into information

A FI MU alumnus Filip Procházka focuses on the analysis of electricity distribution network data.

How to succeed in business? Make friends and don't tell people everything

Jan Řezáč, an alumnus of the Faculty of Informatics, focuses on web design.

Jiří Materna’s research team helps you find what you need to know

Who would think that the search results of a web search engine are shaped by a young FI MU alumnus, who was a closet writer of short stories?

I’m at my most inventive when I’m arguing with colleagues

Computer scientist Tomáš Brázdil believes that methods used by characters in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory can be effective.

Programming is like poetry

FI MU alumnus is about to start up Prizeo fundraising platform in Silicon Valley.

MU alumni have created an automated lawyer

What happens when a lawyer and an IT guy meet? A successful and fast-growing company can be created to provide an online platform for tailor-made legal documents.

Fresh alumni are afraid of taking risks

The young FI MU alumnus leads an emerging NetSuite affiliate with nearly 300 employees.

Forty hours a week does not secure a success

FI MU alumnus works as a startup program manager at the South Moravian Innovation Center (JIC) to help innovative ideas and companies succeed in the market.

The Faculty of Informatics alumnus manages national treasure

He introduced the Internet to colleges and households; today he is the chairman of the board of directors of the association that manages the .cz public domain.

The theater is a soft skills course for students

Originally a FI MU alumnus is the avant-garde soul of the ProFIdivadlo and the FI MU film festival, the writer and director of plays of the Napříč.cz association.

Creating fonts is like speaking with different voices

There are not many people who make a font for newspapers, magazines or other purposes and make a living from it in the Czech Republic. FI MU alumnus is one of them.

The only right moment for starting a business does not exist

The company of Petr Palas, a FI MU alumnus, is based in Brno. But thanks to the Internet, its customers from all over the world use his Kentico Software products.

Award-winning computer scientist trains computers to recognize people by walking

Michal Balážia, a FI MU alumnus, received the prestigious Joseph Fourier Award for the development of a biometric system.

FI MU alumni have success with a start-up for babysitting

Already during their studies, Petr Šigut and David Hrachový founded Hlídačky.cz, which is useful to thousands of parents and babysitters.

Billionaire Nesetril: I do not want to live in a society that overlooks unsuccessful

FI MU alumnus has succeeded in business and is now starting a project Česko.Digital, which will make the Czech Republic a better place to live.

A young alumnus awarded by Forbes magazine replaces human power with a computer

Thanks to his studies at the Faculty of Informatics MU and his skill, Filip Široký got on an internship to the world scientific leader in CERN, and now he has a permanent job there.

Fresh FI MU graduate heads straight to Google

Three summer internships secured Juraj Pančík a job at Google immediately after his graduation from the MU Faculty of Informatics. “It’s no big deal, you just have to give it a try,” he says.

Google didn't trust him first. Then they awarded him

Vít Šesták, student of Computer Science, entered the Google Hall of Fame.

Student prepares data visualization tools for criminalists. Facilitates investigation

The FI MU Ph.D. student Kristína Zákopčanová helps the police with an adequate depiction of acquired knowledge.

Student preparing next-gen search engine receives Brno Ph.D. talent award and 300 thousand

The FI MU Ph.D. student Vít Novotný tackles problems that Google can’t answer. His project is supposed to help researchers all around the globe.

Where there’s a will there's a way

Blind software programmer Vojtěch Polášek graduated with honors and kick-started his full-time career in Red Hat

Computer Scientists use their knowledge to fight climate change

FI MU Ph.D. students Kristína Zákopčanová and Martin Ukrop explain how computer scientists can play a key role in solving the climate issue in society.

Czech company with roots at FI MU helps to create maps for NASA and aircraft.

FI MU alumnus Petr Přidal founded a company that supplies map data and applications worldwide.

Reflective diary helps young teachers improve their teaching

Beginning teachers at FI MU exchange experiences in the Teaching Lab and have developed a teacher's diary, which is also used outside the faculty.