prof. Ing.

Ondřej Šikula

Ph.D.

FCE, TZB – Professor

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prof. Ing. Ondřej Šikula, Ph.D.

Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

  • 2002 – Ing. (Equiv. MSc.), master thesis: "Air condition of clean spaces", graduated with honors
  • 2005 – passed a doctoral exam in the field of Building Construction
  • 2007 – PhD., dissertation: "Modelling of basic components of building services"
  • 2012 – Associate professor in the field of Building Construction

Career overview

  • 1997 – 2002 Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering.
  • 2002 – 2003 Designer in a field of environmental engineering - energy audits, air-conditioning and heating, Domia art, s. r. o., Barvičova 4, 602 00 Brno
  • 2003 – 2007 ( Ph.D. program ) Doctoral study program Civil Engineering - Building Construction, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Services,
  • 2005 – 2006 Internship at TU Wien, Institut für Thermodynamik und Energiewandlung , Austria
  • 2006 – 2011: Professor’s assistant at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Services, Brno University of Technology.
  • 2011 – 2012: Researcher in AdMaS research Centre
  • 2012 – Associated professor at Brno University of Technology
  • 2017 – Researcher in AdMaS research Centre (EGAR)

Academic internships abroad

  • 2005-09-01 - 2006-02-01

    Austria Vienna
    Doctoral internship at TU Vienna, Institute for Energy Systems and Thermodynamics.

  • 2007-10-08 - 2007-10-10

    Austria Gratz
    IEA ECBCS Annex 50 - Prefabricated Systems for Low Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings, Working Meeting Gratz

  • 2010-06-01 - 2010-06-01

    Austria Vienna
    Research internship at TU Vienna, Institute for Energy Systems and Thermodynamics.

  • 2010-09-21 - 2010-09-24

    Austria Vienna
    Building performance simulation conference. TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology

  • 2012-10-16 - 2012-10-16

    Austria Vienna ATI
    Working meeting. Preparation of the 7th Framework EU project in cooperation with Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT).

  • 2014-02-26 - 2014-02-27

    Austria Wels
    CEPRI CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0301 - expoEnergy trade fair Wels 2014

  • 2014-10-07 - 2014-10-09

    Germany Berlin
    Research consultation at OpenFOAM User Conference with DHCAE Tools GmbH.

  • 2014-11-12 - 2014-11-14

    Germany Frankfurt am Main
    Working meeting. Preparation of Horizon 2020 EU project in cooperation with Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.

  • 2017-07-23 - 2017-07-30

    University of Malaga Spain
    ERASMUS + internship at University of Malaga, Department of Civil and Materials Engineering.

  • 2017-11-20 - 2017-11-25

    Austria Vienna
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology.

  • 2017-12-04 - 2017-12-08

    Austria University of Applied Sciences Burgenland
    A scientific internship within the project: Danube Cooperation project: "DS-2016-0030 Energy efficiency and indoor environment of nearly zero energy building".

  • 2018-04-23 - 2018-04-27

    Austria Vienna
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology.

  • 2018-05-07 - 2018-05-11

    Italy Bolzano
    ERASMUS + internship at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Science and Technology. Study of evolutionary algorithms and teaching.

  • 2018-08-20 - 2018-08-26

    University of Malaga Spain
    ERASMUS + internship at University of Malaga, Department of Civil and Materials Engineering.

  • 2018-09-10 - 2018-09-14

    Bratislava Slovakia
    A scientific internship within the project: Danube Cooperation project: "DS-2016-0030 Energy efficiency and indoor environment of nearly zero energy building".

  • 2018-10-22 - 2018-10-28

    Bratislava Slovakia
    A scientific internship within the project: Danube Cooperation project: "DS-2016-0030 Energy efficiency and indoor environment of nearly zero energy building".

  • 2018-11-21 - 2018-11-23

    Austria University of Applied Sciences Burgenland
    A scientific internship within the project: Danube Cooperation project: "DS-2016-0030 Energy efficiency and indoor environment of nearly zero energy building".

  • 2018-12-03 - 2018-12-08

    Austria Vienna
    Invited lecture: LVA 259,302 - Current Topics in Building Performance. Invited CFD Workshops. TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology.

  • 2019-05-20 - 2019-05-24

    Austria Vienna
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology.

  • 2019-06-16 - 2019-06-22

    Italy Bolzano
    ERASMUS + internship at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Science and Technology. Scientific cooperation.

  • 2019-10-20 - 2019-10-25

    BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS, Department of Building Service Engineering and Process Engineering.

  • 2019-11-25 - 2019-11-30

    Austria Vienna
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology.

  • 2021-07-04 - 2021-07-09

    BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS, Department of Building Service Engineering and Process Engineering.

  • 2022-05-08 - 2022-05-14

    Italy Bolzano
    ERASMUS + staff mobility - teaching assignments at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Science and Technology. Scientific cooperation.

  • 2022-09-12 - 2022-09-16

    Austria Vienna
    PROGRAM ERASMUS+ staff mobility - teaching assignments at TU Vienna. Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology.

Non-University activities

  • Award "SIGNUM PROSPERITATIS" from the dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering (2006).
  • Member of the Society of Environmental Engineering. STP.
    Member of the committee of Society of Environmental Engineering - Territorial Centre Brno.
  • Member of the committee of IBPSA-CZ (The International Building Performance Simulation Association - Czech Republic) IBPSA - CZ
    IBPSA
  • Member of Czech sceptic´s club SISYFOS SISYFOS
    Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Atlanta - USA.
  • Member of Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations. (REHVA). Brussels - Belgium.
  • Member of editorial board. International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation (IJETI) ISSN 2223-5329 (Print), ISSN 2226-809X (Online) Taiwan. - From 2012 to date
  • Member of editorial board. International Journal of Engineering &Technology (IJET) ISSN 2227-524X. SAE. - From 2013 to date

Industry cooperation

  • Designer in the field of air-condition, heating and cooling of buildings
    (Luftprojekt s r.o.).
  • Designer in the field of air-condition, heating and cooling of buildings, energy audits
    (Domiaart s.r.o).

Prizing by scientific community

  • 2005 The Best Paper Award in the Junior Scientist Conference Brno 2005. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology.
  • 2006 medal award SIGNUM PROSPERITATIS. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology.
  • 2014 international award by The Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Sustainable Development at the TMREES conference.
  • 2014 2nd place in the competition "Inventor of the Year 2014" award for the invention with the greatest commercial potential. "Ohlašovatel roku 2014". Brno University of Technology.
  • 2015 international award by The Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Sustainable Development at the TMREES Conference15
  • 2020 4th place in the competition "TOP 10 publications in impact journals" for the year 2020. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology.
  • 2021 3rd place in the competition "Motivational system for supporting the results of basic research - Module M2 Methodology M17+" for the year 2021. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology.

Projects

  • complete list here
  • Grant: Verification of 3D numerical models of diffusion phenomena by analytical methods. FAST/FSI-J-15-2802. 2015
  • Grant: Research and creation surrogate models using experiments and parametric CFD simulations. FAST-S-14-2372. 2014
  • Grant: The development of high efficiency radiator on the basis of the compact heat exchanger. HS123570211700. BUT. 2013
  • Grant: Research into possibilities of parametric solutions airflow and heat transfer in Building Services by CFD method. FAST-J-13-2098. BUT. 2013
  • Grant: Creation of numerical models for simulating cooling of buildings based on the radiative heat transfer against the night sky. FAST-J-12-1781. BUT. 2012
  • Grant: The development of solar air collector. FAST-S-11-1. BUT. 2011
  • Grant: IEA – ANNEX 50 – Prefabricated Systems for Low Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings. 2A-1TP1/119. 2007

Ondrej Sikula

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS

350

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

250

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)

275