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Associate Professor

• Quantum Chemistry
• Computational Materials Science
• Non-covalent Interactions
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Jiří Klimeš is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics , Charles University , Prague, where he leads the APES group in the Department of Chemical Physics and Optics . He is the Principal Investigator of the ERC-funded project APES: Accuracy and precision for molecular solids . His expertise lies at the intersection of quantum chemistry, materials science, and computational physics. Education & Career: PhD in Theoretical Chemistry, University College London (UCL) , with Prof. Angelos Michaelides Post-doctoral research, University of Vienna , with Prof. Georg Kresse Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry , Prague Research Interests: Development of highly-accurate, low-scaling quantum-chemical methods (RPA, GW, MP2) Non-covalent interactions and van der Waals forces in molecular solids, surfaces, and confined systems Crystal-structure prediction and polymorphism of molecular crystals Adsorption on porous and layered materials (zeolites, graphene, TMDCs) Phase transitions and freezing of confined water Machine-learned potentials for molecular interactions Scientific Awards & Funding: European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant APES (2020–2025) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, European Commission Supervision & Teaching: Current PhD students: Kyrylo Prokofiev, Pham Ngoc Khanh Former PhD student: Jaroslav Hofierka (MSc 2017 → PhD 2019) Post-doctoral researchers: Dr. Sirous Yourdkhani (current), Dr. Marcin M. Modrzejewski, Dr. Lu Ding (former) Lecture courses: Ab-initio methods for periodic systems , Introduction to quantum mechanics , Basics of quantum mechanics tutorials Labs & Facilities: The APES group operates a dedicated high-performance computing cluster funded by the ERC project, enabling routine RPA and GW calculations on systems with hundreds of atoms.

• Psychology
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Graphomotor Skills
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Tomáš Urbánek is a Professor at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His office is located at Arna Nováka 1/1, building C/C.515, with contact information including phone 549 49 7626 and email tomas.urbanek@phil.muni.cz. With 131 publications to his name, Professor Urbánek has established himself as a significant contributor to psychological research in the Czech academic community. Professor Urbánek's research spans multiple domains within psychology. His work focuses on autism spectrum disorders , where he investigates diagnostic processes and social cognition differences. He has made notable contributions to graphomotor skills research , developing new approaches to diagnose handwriting difficulties in children. His expertise in cognitive assessment is evident through adaptations of international testing instruments like the Woodcock-Johnson IV for the Czech population. Additional research interests include visual perception , particularly color categorization, and the validation of psychodiagnostic methods . Analysis of Professor Urbánek's recent publications (2020-2024) reveals a strong focus on clinical applications of psychological research. His work demonstrates consistent collaboration with researchers specializing in autism (Hrdlicka Michal), graphomotor analysis (Safarova Katarina, Mekyska Jiri), and cognitive assessment. The research shows a methodological sophistication, incorporating computerized assessment techniques, advanced statistical analyses, and cross-cultural validation approaches. This body of work bridges theoretical psychology with practical applications in educational and clinical settings. Professor Urbánek serves on academic bodies including the Sectoral Committee for Neurosciences and the Industry Council for Psychology, reflecting his standing in the academic community. His extensive publication record demonstrates sustained scholarly productivity across multiple subfields of psychology.

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Czech Language Processing
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Zuzana Nevěřílová serves as an Assistant Professor at Masaryk University's Department of Czech Language within the Faculty of Arts. She also maintains external cooperation with the Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing at the Faculty of Informatics, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement between linguistic theory and computational approaches. Her research interests span computational linguistics with particular emphasis on Czech language processing, natural language processing methodologies, and development of language resources. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical computational applications, focusing on areas such as named entity recognition, text analysis, word embeddings, and language resource development. Dr. Nevěřílová's recent publication trends (2021-2025) reveal strong focus on Czech language technologies, including named entity processing in parallel corpora, efficient language models, and educational applications of NLP. Her work demonstrates consistent contributions to Slavonic language processing communities through workshops like RASLAN and conferences like TSD. Her scientific contributions include extensive publications in proceedings of international conferences and workshops, software development for language resources, and educational materials for digital humanities. She has supervised various projects related to language technology and has contributed to significant resources like the New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Czech and VerbaLex lexical database. Her research has practical applications in language services, educational technology, and digital humanities. Dr. Nevěřílová works within the Institute of the Czech Language at Masaryk University, contributing to research teams focused on Czech language processing, corpus development, and computational lexicography.