Teaching systems free teachers' hands for more interesting work
Radek Pelánek focuses on the development of educational systems based on artificial intelligence.
Alumni Success Stories
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Connecting the worlds of biologists and computer scientists
Bioinformatics graduate Monika Čechová summarizes her experience in the cooperation of biologists and computer scientists in her article in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Google didn't trust him first. Then they awarded him
Vít Šesták, student of Computer Science, entered the Google Hall of Fame.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fresh alumni are afraid of taking risks
The young FI MU alumnus leads an emerging NetSuite affiliate with nearly 300 employees.
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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.
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Programming is like poetry
FI MU alumnus is about to start up Prizeo fundraising platform in Silicon Valley.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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People expect search engines to think for them
Roman Dušek, a FI MU alumnus, is in charge of search development at Seznam.cz.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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