Curriculum
Education and academic qualification
- 1971-75 attending the Elektrotechnical High School in Brno
- 1975-80 study at Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Sciences (M.A. in pure mathematics)
- 1982 rigorous examination in functional analysis - the degree RNDr.
- 1989-92 postgraduate study at Masaryk University in Brno, the degree CSc. (=PhD.) in algebra and number theory
- 1994 habilitation in mathematics at Masaryk University in Brno
- 2000 profesor in applied mathematics at the Brno University of Technology
Career overview
- 1981-86 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Ostrava
- 1986-91 Research-Technical Specialist at Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Brno
- 1991-94 Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Brno
- 1994-00 Associate Professor at the Brno University of Technology, Dpt. of Mathematics
- 2000- Profesor in applied mathematics at the Brno University of Technology
Pedagogic activities
- Master study programme Mathematical Engineering at FME: Discrete Mathematics Methods, Graphs and Algorithms, Mathematical Logic, Mathematical Structures
- Master study programmes at FIT: Mathematical Structures in Informatics
- PhD study at FIT: Category Theory, Modern Mathematical Methods in Informatics
- Annual lectures on Universal Algebra, Category Theory and Topology in the framework of the Erasmus Programme at universities in abroad (Universität Potsdam, Technische Universität Wien, LAquila University)
- Supervisor of PhD students in the study programme Mathematical Engineering - 4 students have already graduated
- The responsible person for realizing the Double Diploma Program in "Mathematical Modelling in Engineering" with L'Aquila University
- The responsible person for realizing the study program mathematical Engineering at FME BUT (both Bachelor's and Master's program)
Scientific activities
- General Algebra - cartesian closedness in categories of relational and algebraic structures
- Categorical Topology - closure operators and convergence structures on categories
- Digital Topology - structuring the digital plane by using closure operators
- Research supported by grants from GA CR and from Ministry of Education of CR
- Results annually published in international journals and presented at international conferences
- H-index 12
Academic internships abroad
- 1995-96 six months at Freie Universität Berlin
- 1999 one month at Freie Universität Berlin
- 2001 four months at University of Pittsburgh
- 2003 six months at L'Aquila University
- 2003-04 two one-month stays at University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok
- 2008-11 two one-month stays at Chiang Mai University (Thailand)
- 2009 one month at University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
University activities
- 1990-96 member of the Academic Senate of FME
- 2003- member of PhD study branch councils at FME and FIT
- 2007- member of PhD study branch councils at FS UP Olomouc
- 2008- member of the Scientific Board of FIT VUT Brno
- 2008-12 member of the Scientific Board of FBM VUT Brno
- 2009- member of the Scientific Board of FS UP Olomouc
Non-University activities
- Member (and in 2008-11 the Head) of the Advisory Committee of Summer Conferences on Topology nd Applications.
- Head of the organizing committee of the "24th Summer Conference on Topology and its Applications", Brno, July 14-17, 2009.
- Head of the organizing committee of the "16th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis (IWCIA)", Brno, May 28-30, 2014.
- Member of Steering Committees of the conferences IWCIA.
- Founder and Editor in Chief of the scientific journal Mathematics for Applications.
Prizing by scientific community
- 1995 grant from the German Academy of Sciences
- 1999 support from DAAD (Germany)
- 2001 Dr. Jiri Nehnevajsa Memorial Award received (USA)
- 2003 Outreach Fellowship from NATO (Italy)
- 2009 NRF-ASCR Fellowship (South Africa)
- 1995- invited lectures at universities in abroad (Potsdam, Berlin, Darmstadt, Pittsburgh, New York, Slippery Rock, L'Aquila, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Auckland, etc.)
Projects
- GACR 201/95/0468 General algebraic and topological systems
- PG98006 (Czech Min. of Education) Dissemination of scientific results
- GACR 201/00/1466 Continuous and set-theoretic methods in topological and algebraic structures
- GACR 201/03/0933 Set-theoretic and categorical methods in topological and algebraic structures
- MSM 260000013 Automatization of technologies and production processes
- MSM 0021630518 Simulation modelling of mechatronic systems
- Erasmus IP Project "Mathematical Modelling in Life and Social Sciences"
- AV CR - NRF (South Africa) Mobility Grant "Compactness and connectedness in categorical topology"
- OPVK 2.3 A-Math-Net: Transfer of knowledge in applied mathematics
Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS
158
Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge
138
Sum of other citations (without self-citations)
81