Anton Trushechkin is a Leading Researcher at the Steklov Mathematical Institute and Professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. His work bridges mathematical physics and quantum information science, with breakthrough contributions to quantum master equations and quantum cryptography security proofs. Research develops rigorous mathematical frameworks for open quantum systems, including derivations of quantum kinetic equations applicable to non-Markovian regimes. Created security proofs for practical quantum key distribution protocols that account for real-world device imperfections. Awards and Honors: Moscow Government Award for Young Scientists (2022) CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship BrainsCAN Postdoctoral Fellowship Teaches quantum computation and quantum cryptography courses while supervising graduate students in mathematical physics. Currently leads research on quantum network correlations at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
Professor Martin Bača is affiliated with the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Technical University in Košice , Slovakia. His academic role involves advanced research and teaching in graph theory and discrete mathematics. Research Interests: Specializing in graph labelings including vertex irregular total labelings, magic and antimagic labelings, edge-magic labelings, face-magic labelings of type (a,b,c), and harmonious labelings. Key areas: irregularity strengths , modular labelings , doubly resolving sets , and antimagic graphs . Focus on applications in network topology , chemical graph theory , and combinatorial optimization . Recent Article Trends: His 2024-2023 works explore modular irregularity strengths for dense graphs, corona products, and flower graphs, alongside antimagic labelings for digraphs, fullerenes, and generalized prisms. Notable themes include graph evaluation techniques , edge-antimagic total labelings , and vertex-antimagic labelings .
Vladimír Siládi, PhD, serves as Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, where he has held academic positions since 1995. His current roles include Project Coordinator for the Virtual University initiative and Registration Authority for SlovakGrid, with prior experience as a part-time Assistant Professor at Slovak University of Technology. Educational Background: PhD in Computer Science, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (1997-2007) Master's in Theology, Comenius University in Bratislava (2003-2008) Master's in Secondary Education and Teaching (cum laude) and PaedDr. (EdD), Matej Bel University (1988-1993, 2005) High School Diploma, GMN Banská Štiavnica (1984-1988) His research centers on Grid Computing architectures , parallel processing techniques , and security frameworks for distributed systems . Specialized expertise includes GPU-accelerated algorithms for NP-hard problems, trust models in ad hoc grid environments, and cloud-based educational platforms. His interdisciplinary work bridges computer science with environmental modeling and psychological applications through virtual reality systems. Publication analysis reveals a consistent focus on computational optimization across 12 major works (2006-2014), with recent contributions emphasizing trust intersection models for decentralized grids (2012-2013) and cloud-based educational infrastructure (2013). Earlier works established foundations in GPU-accelerated network topology optimization and genetic algorithms for irregular systems (2006-2010). Scientific Awards: No awards documented in source materials Project leadership includes the Virtual University of Matej Bel University (ITMS 26110230077) coordinating 85 team members across 280 courses, plus TEMPUS-FLACE distance learning development (1998-2000). His registration authority role for SlovakGrid since 2009 supports national research infrastructure. Departmental leadership involves managing the Computer Science team while teaching core courses in algorithms, grid technologies, and GPU programming, maintaining consultation hours for student engagement.
Dr. Vladimír Havlík is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Masaryk University, and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic since 1991. His academic career spans philosophy of science, emergence theory, and evolutionary epistemology. Education: PhDr. in Philosophy (1986, Charles University), CSc. (1990, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences) Key roles: Secretary of the Czech Committee for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, computer network administrator at the Institute of Philosophy Dr. Havlík's research focuses on the philosophical foundations of science, particularly emergence, evolutionary theory, and the status of special sciences. His work critically examines reductionism, physicalism, and the methodology of cosmology, often bridging physics with metaphysical analysis. His publications analyze the interplay between logical positivism, scientific rationality, and interdisciplinary ontological principles. He has taught courses on philosophy of science, history of physics, and methodological seminars at the University of West Bohemia and Masaryk University. As a translator and editor, he has contributed to disseminating key texts in analytical philosophy, including works by Schlick, Waismann, Popper, and Feyerabend. His academic engagement extends to organizing symposia and serving on institutional IT commissions.
Jana Fortes is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia. She teaches Applied Statistics, Cryptography, and Mathematics courses, including Numerical Mathematics and Probability and Statistics. Her research focuses on signal processing for localization and tracking systems using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar and sensor networks. Teaching: Applied Statistics, Cryptography, Mathematics I/II, Numerical Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Mathematics Tutoring Research: UWB radar signal processing for person localization and tracking, software development (MATLAB, LabVIEW), cluster analysis for movement detection. Publications: Recent work includes studies on 2D/3D localization algorithms, UWB sensor system implementations, and mathematical analyses of graph crossing numbers. Contact: Email: jana.fortes@tuke.sk , Room N32 615, Phone: +421 55 602 3252.
Prof. Júlia Kanovská Halamová is a Professor of Psychology at the Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava. She holds a PhD in Psychology from Comenius University and has been a registered psychotherapist since 2007. Her academic career includes roles as Head of the Institute of Applied Psychology (2020–2024), and prior positions as Associate Professor (2014–2019) and Assistant Professor (2001–2013). She maintains a private psychotherapy practice and has extensive training in emotion-focused therapy (EFT), compassion-focused therapy, and systemic psychotherapy. Education: 2001 PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University 1998 Master’s in Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University Research Interests: Counseling psychology, emotion regulation, self-compassion interventions, and community psychology. Her work emphasizes translating theoretical frameworks (e.g., compassion-focused therapy) into clinical and community-based applications. She leads research on cross-cultural self-compassion measurement and therapeutic outcomes for diverse populations, including individuals with intellectual disabilities. Grants & Projects: Lead investigator of the Testing the effect of intercultural aspects of compassion (VEGA 1/0075/19) Organized international community psychology conferences (2015–2019) under APA Division 27 Recipient of Norway grants for emotion-focused family therapy training (2015) Labs/Teams: Active in the Institute of Applied Psychology and collaborates with global networks like the International Society for Emotion-Focused Therapy and the Slovak Psychotherapeutic Association. Her work integrates clinical practice with research on compassionate living and emotion-focused training methodologies.
Michaela Bačíková is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (FEI) of the Technical University of Košice (TUKE). Her research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), domain usability, and domain analysis, with an emphasis on graphical user interfaces (GUIs), domain-specific languages (DSLs), and gesture-driven interaction. She leads the development of the DEAL tool, a domain analysis framework for extracting domain models from software systems. Her teaching includes courses on component-based programming, web technologies, and user interface design. Research Projects: DEAL (Domain Extraction ALgorithm) : A tool for analyzing GUIs to generate DSLs, ontologies, and usability metrics. EU Project: 'Evolving Architectural Knowledge in the Edge-to-Cloud Continuum' (participant). Educational initiatives: Integrating gesture-driven IDEs and social networks for mentoring in programming courses. Research Interests : Automated domain usability evaluation using DEAL. DSL-driven GUI generation and feature modeling. Innovations in teaching software development and user experience design. Grants & Labs : Recipient of FEI TUKE Grant no. FEI-2015-16 for domain usability metrics research. Active in the FEI lab developing DEAL and related tools.
PhDr. Vladimír Urbánek, Ph.D. serves as deputy head of the Department of Comeniusology and Intellectual History of the Early Modern Age at the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. A prominent scholar in 17th-century intellectual history, he has been with the Institute since 1990, leading the department from 2012-2021 before assuming his current deputy role. His research focuses on scholarly communication networks, the intellectual world of post-White Mountain exile, and digital approaches to historical correspondence, particularly regarding Jan Amos Comenius. Urbánek earned his Ph.D. in History from Masaryk University in Brno (2005), with a dissertation titled 'Eschatology, knowledge and politics: A contribution to the history of thought of the post-White Mountain exile.' He completed his PhDr. at Charles University in Prague (1988) and his history studies there (1986) with a thesis on 'Strahov Canonry in the period of Josephinism and at the beginning of the national revival.' His scholarly work examines intellectual networks in early modern Europe, with particular emphasis on Comenius studies, the Republic of Letters concept, and digital methodologies for analyzing historical correspondence. Urbánek has pioneered the application of digital tools to reconstruct scholarly networks, notably through projects like the 'Network of Letters' (NETLET) and collaborations with Oxford's 'Cultures of Knowledge' initiative. Urbánek has received prestigious international fellowships including the Visiting Plumer Fellowship at Oxford's St. Anne's College (2022), Mellon Research Fellowships at the Warburg Institute (2011, 1996-1997), and a British Academy study stay at Oxford (2010). As editor-in-chief of Acta Comeniana since 2008 and member of the editorial board for the DJAK edition (Dílo Jana Amose Komenského), he has significantly shaped Comenius scholarship. His public engagement includes innovative projects like the 24-hour online reading of Comenius's works across five continents, the 'Comenius online' webinar series, and the exhibition 'J.A.K.: Komenský v kulturách vzpomínání' (2020), for which he received the 2021 Award for Popularization from the Institute of Philosophy. His media appearances include BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time' and Czech Television's Christian magazine program.
Ota Pavlíček is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, where he has been affiliated since 2008. He currently serves as coordinator of the TRIPTIC-EU research group, Principal Investigator for the ERC ACADEMIA project, and deputy head of department. Previously, he held positions as Postdoctoral Researcher (2015–2019) and Researcher (2019–2020), and served as Scientific Secretary of the Collegium Europaeum until 2021. His academic credentials include: PhD in History of Philosophy, Université Paris-Sorbonne (2014), final mark: très honorable avec félicitations du jury ThD in Hussite Theology, Hussite Faculty of Theology, Charles University, Prague (2014), final mark: summa cum laude MA (Mgr.) in Teaching of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religion, Hussite Faculty of Theology, Charles University, Prague (2007), final mark: summa cum laude Pavlíček specializes in the history of knowledge production at Late Medieval and Early Modern European universities, with particular focus on Central European Faculties of Liberal Arts and their connections to Western Europe. His research spans philosophical discussions (metaphysics, logic, astrology), theological debates (especially philosophical theology of the Reformation), and intellectual practices including Arts quodlibets. He actively integrates Digital Humanities methodologies for analyzing medieval textual corpora, bridging historical scholarship with computational approaches. His work demonstrates exceptional expertise in Bohemian intellectual history, particularly the University of Prague's academic culture around 1409. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent trajectory exploring quodlibetal debate structures, the philosophical theology of Jerome of Prague and Jan Hus, and the transmission of Wycliffite ideas in Central Europe. His scholarship uniquely combines critical edition work with theoretical analysis of medieval academic practices, while his Digital Humanities projects create innovative pathways for studying historical knowledge production. His scientific recognition includes: 2023 ERC Proof of Concept, Seal of Excellence (project WHEEL) 2020 ERC Starting Grant (project ACADEMIA) 2019 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers 2016 Otto Wichterle Award of the Czech Academy of Sciences Multiple early-career prizes including Josef Hlávka and Bernard Bolzano Awards Pavlíček directs major research initiatives including the ERC ACADEMIA project reconstructing Arts quodlibetal traditions (1370–1700) and Czech Science Foundation projects on Prague's Faculty of Arts. He has organized over forty international conferences including the annual Studying the Arts in Late Medieval Bohemia series and Prague Talks on Digital Humanities. His public engagement includes co-authoring major exhibitions (Sedm věží, Heretical University), media appearances, and educational materials for schools. He serves on editorial boards for Latinitatis medii aevi lexicon Bohemorum and Questions from History Journal, and maintains active membership in international scholarly societies including SIEPM and Societas Artistarum. He leads the TRIPTIC-EU research group at the Institute of Philosophy, which focuses on medieval knowledge production through interdisciplinary collaboration between historians, digital humanities specialists, and philologists, with particular emphasis on reconstructing academic practices through digital tools.
Michal Staš is a Lecturer at the Technical University of Košice, Slovakia. His current contact information includes the email michal.stas@tuke.sk and office N32 619. He teaches courses in Linear and Quadratic Programming , Computer Modeling , and Mathematics II . His research focuses on Graph Theory , particularly on problems related to crossing numbers , cyclic permutations , and join graph operations . His recent publications (2020–2022) analyze crossing numbers of graphs combining wheels, paths, cycles, and discrete graphs, using techniques like cyclic permutations. Keywords from his work include Graph Theory , Combinatorics , Discrete Mathematics , and Computational Geometry .
Prof. Anton Pokrivčák is a Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Trnava University. He holds multiple administrative roles including member of the program board for Philology and Didactics, coordinator for doctoral programs in Theory of Language and Literary Education, and e-learning coordinator. His expertise spans literary theory, digital humanities, American literature, and comparative studies. Pokrivčák actively contributes to interdisciplinary research, focusing on digital pedagogy, world literature, and the intersection between technology and literary interpretation. Education details are documented in his provided PDF, though specific academic milestones are not elaborated here. His research emphasizes modern and contemporary literary analysis, with a particular interest in Romanticism, intercultural studies, and the future of literary education in the digital age. He coordinates e-learning initiatives using platforms like MS Teams and Moodle. Consultation hours are held online Mondays 18:00–20:00, requiring prior email arrangement. His work bridges traditional literary scholarship with innovative digital methodologies, advocating for global literary perspectives and critical pedagogical practices.
William Steingartner is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice (TUKE). He specializes in formal languages, programming language semantics, cybersecurity, and computer science education. His research focuses on advancing pedagogical tools for teaching formal semantics, compiler design, and secure software development. He actively contributes to academic governance, serving as Principal Investigator on projects like 'Application of new principles in the education of IT specialists' and participating in 'Evolving Architectural Knowledge in the Edge-to-Cloud Continuum.' Dr. Steingartner holds editorial roles, including guest editor for the Central European Journal of Computer Science (since 2011) and editor of proceedings for conferences like INFORMATICS 2019. He has organized major events such as the International Scientific Conference Informatics in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019, demonstrating leadership in academic event management. His teaching spans formal languages, logic for computer scientists, and domain-specific language design. Research highlights include developing tools like OnlineProver for formal logic education and RISCAL for semantics visualization. He explores cybersecurity challenges in hybrid threats, API security, and cyber resilience strategies, alongside innovations in VR applications for therapy and education. Key contributions include over 50 publications since 2015, with recent work addressing disinformation campaigns, smart orthosis design, and pedagogical software for programming semantics. He emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging theoretical computer science with practical applications in medicine, robotics, and user experience design.
Andrej Gogora is a researcher at the Institute of Ethnology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences specializing in digital humanities. He holds a PhD (2012) and Mgr. (2007) from the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, with a major in philosophy. His research focuses on digital humanities, digital archive, digital preservation, digital curation, and humanities research methodology. Gogora's work bridges philosophy and digital technologies, exploring how digital methods transform traditional humanities research. His publications demonstrate expertise in Actor-Network Theory, digital ethics, and philosophical implications of digital research, with particular attention to thinkers like Bruno Latour, Gilles Deleuze, and Félix Guattari. Dr. Gogora has been actively involved in significant research projects including 'Hypermedia artifact in the post-digital era' (VEGA 2/0107/14) as project co-investigator (2014-2017), 'Digital humanities and philosophy' as project researcher (2016-2017), and 'Digital humanities – overview and applications' as project researcher (2014-2015). He has engaged in pedagogical activities teaching 'Digital humanities and philosophical research' at Universität Passau, Germany (2015/2016), 'Ethics of Digital Culture' at the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra (2015/2016), and 'Methodology of Sciences' at the same institution (2016/2017).
Robert Gallas serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Matej Bel University (MBU) in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Holding the engineering title Ing. , he is an active university teacher with responsibilities spanning teaching and academic consultation across the institution's faculties. His research expertise centers on computational disciplines, with primary focus on: Information Systems design and management Software Engineering methodologies Artificial Intelligence applications Data Science analytics Computer Networks infrastructure Database Systems architecture Consultation hours are available Monday through Friday, and direct contact is facilitated via institutional email.
Sándor Szénási is a Professor at the Department of Informatics within the Faculty of Economics and Informatics at J. Selye University, where he serves as the person responsible for the Applied Informatics study program. With over two decades of academic experience, he has established himself as a leading researcher in parallel programming, GPU programming, and image processing, with recent expansion into machine learning applications. Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science and Informatics (2001-2004): Information technology teacher Budapest Polytechnic, John von Neumann Faculty of Information Technology (1997-2001): B. Engineer in Information Technology Óbuda University (2010-2013): PhD in Applied Informatics Habilitation at Óbuda University (2019): Information Science and Technology Professor inauguration at Óbuda University (2022) Szénási's research spans computational methods with practical applications across multiple domains. His early work focused on parallel and GPU programming for image segmentation and heat transfer simulation. More recently, he has integrated machine learning techniques with traditional computational approaches, particularly in metaheuristic optimization, speech processing, and inverse problem solving. His interdisciplinary research bridges computer science with transportation safety, manufacturing, and medical applications. His recent publications reveal a clear evolution toward hybrid computational approaches that combine machine learning with traditional algorithms. There is a strong emphasis on optimization techniques, particularly metaheuristics enhanced with machine learning components. His work spans diverse application areas including speech emotion recognition, autonomous vehicle control, additive manufacturing, and heat transfer simulation, while maintaining a core focus on computational efficiency and parallel processing. Szénási has been actively involved in multiple EFOP-funded research projects including 'Improvement of higher education institutes for better teaching quality and accessibility,' 'Dynamics and control of autonomous vehicles,' and 'Solving the Inverse Heat Conduction Problem with Machine Learning.' His collaborative work with researchers like Gábor Kertész, Zoltán Vámossy, and Imre Felde demonstrates his commitment to interdisciplinary research.
