Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• Associate Professor (Jun 2014 – Present)
  Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic – Lecturer, Senior Researcher – AI & mobile robotics

• Head of Dept. of Autonomous Systems (Jun 2024 – Present)
  Brno University of Technology – Automation & Computer Science

• Adjunct Professor (Jul 2020 – Aug 2023)
  National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan – Advisor, Lecturer – AI & mobile robotics

• Head of Dept. of Automation (Jul 2016 – Jul 2017)
  Brno University of Technology – Automation & Computer Science

• Senior Researcher (2013 – 2020)
  NETME Centre, Brno – Advanced control systems – Mechatronics, Aerospace, Automotive

• Chief Visionary Officer (2009 – 2022)
  Bender Robotics s.r.o., Czech Republic – Co-founder – Autonomous robots & embedded systems

• Senior Researcher (2004 – Present)
  Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague – Mobile robotics & AI – Smart factories, Industry 4.0

Career overview

• 2017, Assoc. Prof., Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
• 2014-2017, Assoc. Prof., Institute of Automation and Computer Science
• 2006-to date, researcher, Institute of Thermomechanics AS CR, v.v.i.
• 2004-2014, assistant professor, Institute of Automation and Computer Science
• 2003-2004, Drivers programming and testing for Motorola microprocessors, UNIS
• 2000-2004, JmSKe Consultant, Software development

Pedagogic activities

• Computer science
• Programming Techniques
• Fluid systems

Scientific activities

• artificial intelligence applications in engineering
• mobile robots, navigation
• simulation modeling of navigation methods in field of mobile robotics
• embeded systems

Academic internships abroad

• 2014: Visiting scholar at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• 2012: Postdoctoral fellow at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• 2008: Language study at Langports English Language College, Australia

Projects

• 2025: AI foundation model for classification and lidar data segmentation in outdoor environment using convolutional neural networks

• 2022-2024 European Commision Expert Round Table (ERT) Member for EU - Taiwan relations, Consultant in the field AI & Robotics

• 2019 - 2022 TN01000071, Národní centrum kompetence Mechatroniky a chytrých technologií pro strojírenství (NCK MESTEC)

• 2017 INŽENÝRSKÉ APLIKACE POKROČILÝCH METOD UMĚLÉ INTELIGENCE, zahájení: 01.03.2017, ukončení: 29.02.2020

• 2020-2023 MOST-20-06 International mobility project with NCKU Taiwan

• CZ.1.07/2.3.00/09.0162, Knowledge and Skills in Mechatronics - Innovations Transfer to Practice
• CZ.1.07/2.2.00/07.0406,Introduction of Problem Based Learning to Mechanical Engineering Curricula - Problem based learning
• 2005-today, Simulation modelling of mechatronic systems, Research plan MSM 0021630518, co-worker
• 2006, Scenic sensor design for mobile robot localization in unknown environment. Project FSI, principal investigator.
• 2002-2004, Research and development of mechatronic systems. Research plan MSM 262100024, co-worker
• 200-2002, Magnetic bearing control, Project GA CR 101/00/1471, co-worker

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

12

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

246

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)