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• interpretation of deep neural networks
• machine learning
• dependency syntax
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David Mareček is a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL) within the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University. His work focuses on neural network interpretation, machine learning, dependency syntax analysis, and machine translation, with a particular emphasis on unsupervised and semi-supervised parsing techniques. Current projects: GenderBias (2023–present), EduPo (2024–present) Long-term contributions in dependency treebanks (HamleDT, 2012–2016) and neural machine translation frameworks (Treex, TectoMT) His research explores linguistic structure in neural architectures, including BERT and Transformer models, through methods like structural probing and attention analysis. Recent publications examine gender bias mitigation, automated poetry analysis, and theatre script generation. Key collaborations include Rudolf Rosa, Tomáš Musil, and Tomasz Limisiewicz. He supervises students in projects spanning multilingual representations, language model probing, and bias detection in AI systems. Technical leadership in developing tools like THEaiTRobot and DEPFIX demonstrates his commitment to applied computational linguistics and robust NLP systems.

• Discourse Analysis
• Sentence Information Structure
• Word Order
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Kateřina Rysová is a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. Her work focuses on discourse analysis, sentence information structure, Czech word order, dependency syntax, corpus linguistics, and historical Czech studies. Key Affiliations: Charles University in Prague (ÚFAL), Institute of Czech Language (Czech Academy of Sciences), Czech-German collaborations. Research Interests: She investigates how contextual and valency factors shape Czech word order, with a focus on obligatory and free verbal modifications. Her work bridges functional generative description with empirical corpus analysis, including studies on discourse connectives (primary vs. secondary), text coherence, and older Czech syntax. Publication Trends: Her recent articles (2018–2015) emphasize discourse connectives, coherence evaluation, and Czech-German comparative syntax. Earlier works (2014–2011) explore valency-driven word order, annotation principles in the Prague Dependency Treebank, and historical Czech lexicon. Her contributions to older Czech studies include lexicographical projects like the Lexikální databáze humanistické a barokní češtiny (2010) and Elektronický slovník staré češtiny (2011). Labs & Teams: She contributes to the Prague Dependency Treebank and LINDAT/CLARIN projects, focusing on multilingual corpus annotation and computational analysis of text structure.

• Discourse Analysis
• Corpus Linguistics
• Dependency Syntax
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Magdaléna Rysová is a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. Her work focuses on discourse relations, discourse connectives, dependency syntax, and corpus linguistics, with additional contributions to second language acquisition and sentence information structure. Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Charles University in Prague Research Interests: Her research explores how discourse connectives function in Czech, alternative lexicalizations for expressing discourse relations, and the annotation of textual phenomena in treebanks. She has developed computational tools for evaluating text coherence and contributed to multilingual discourse analysis frameworks. Projects: Notable projects include Automatic Evaluation of Text Coherence in Czech (NAKI II), TextLink: Structuring Discourse in Multilingual Europe (COST Action IS1312), and CorefDisk: Coreference and Discourse Relations (GA ČR). These span 2010–2019 and involve collaborations with institutions across Europe. Discourse Annotation: She has played a key role in annotating discourse relations in the Prague Dependency Treebank, including the Prague Discourse Treebank 2.0 (2016), which provides standardized corpora for language technology applications. Labs & Teams: She collaborates extensively with the Prague Czech-English Dependency Treebank team and contributes to international COST Action initiatives. Her work integrates functional generative description with computational linguistics and corpus annotation.

• Word-formation
• Derivational morphology
• Morphological segmentation
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Associate Professor Magda Ševčíková is a prominent linguist at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. She specializes in morphological research with a focus on Czech language, particularly in word-formation, derivational morphology, and morphological segmentation. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with computational approaches, making significant contributions to language resource development. Dr. Ševčíková's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Mathematical Linguistics (2009) and an Mgr. in Czech and German Philology (2004), both from Charles University. Her habilitation in Linguistics was completed in 2025 with a thesis on conversion between noun and verb in Czech. Her research interests center on word-formation phenomena, particularly conversion processes, derivational morphology of Czech, morphological segmentation, dependency syntax, and named entity recognition. Her publication record reveals a strong focus on data-driven morphological research, with recent work emphasizing corpus-based analysis of noun-verb conversion, derivational networks (particularly DeriNet), and cross-linguistic comparisons of morphological structures. She has pioneered methods for modeling morphographemic alternations and semi-automatic construction of word-formation networks. Dr. Ševčíková has served in significant academic roles including chair of the Czech Science Foundation's evaluation panel for Linguistics and Literature (2023-2025), member of the discipline committee for Social Sciences and Humanities, and Scientific Committee member for the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference. She has led multiple Czech Science Foundation projects on Czech word-formation and morphology. She actively contributes to major linguistic projects including DeriNet (a lexical network of Czech derived words), Universal Derivations collection, Universal Segmentations project, and the Czech Named Entity Corpus. Her work has established important language resources that support both theoretical linguistic research and practical NLP applications.

• Czech Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Syntax
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Professor Pavel Kosek serves as Head of the Department of Czech Language at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts in Brno, Czech Republic. He completed his habilitation procedure in 2014, resulting in his appointment as associate professor, and subsequently earned full professorship in 2021 following a formal appointment process that concluded on May 8, 2021. His academic career demonstrates a clear trajectory of advancement within the Czech linguistic scholarly community. Professor Kosek's research focuses on historical Czech linguistics, with particular expertise in enclitic behavior during the Baroque period (1620-1775). His habilitation thesis, Enclitics in Czech of the Baroque Period , represents a comprehensive analysis of word order patterns across various syntactic elements that function as enclitics in modern Czech. His work challenges previous assumptions about Baroque Czech as a period of linguistic decline, demonstrating sophisticated linguistic structures worthy of scholarly attention. His research methodology involves analyzing diverse Baroque-era texts including religious instructional prose, professional texts, Bible translations, entertainment prose, historiography, instructional literature, homiletics, journalism, and administrative documents. This broad textual coverage allows for comprehensive analysis of enclitic behavior across different genres and communicative contexts. His work examines both the position of enclitics within clauses and their relationship to syntactically superordinate words. Professor Kosek actively contributes to academic governance as a member of the Industry Council for Czech language and Linguistics, the Program Board for multiple degree programs (including Czech Language and Literature at both Bachelor's and Master's levels, Computational Linguistics, and Teaching Czech Language and Literature for Secondary Schools), and the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Arts.

• Slavic Linguistics
• Comparative Phraseology
• Balkan Studies
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Assoc. Prof. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D. serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts in Brno, Czech Republic. His correspondence address is Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno, with office located in building A/A.316. Krejčí maintains active academic engagement through 175 publications and participation in scholarly councils including the Industry Council for Areal-philological studies and Program Board for Yugoslavian and Balkan Studies. His research centers on Slavic phraseology with particular emphasis on toponymic components across Czech, Croatian, Serbian and Bulgarian languages. Krejčí examines linguistic phenomena through comparative frameworks, investigating how geographical references manifest in idiomatic expressions and how language standardization processes affect Balkan linguistic communities. His work frequently addresses post-Yugoslav language policies and cross-linguistic equivalents in political terminology. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on Slavic phraseological structures (73%), toponymic elements in idioms (60%), and Balkan language politics (47%). The publications demonstrate methodological diversity spanning historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and comparative lexicography, with increasing attention to contemporary language issues in post-communist transitions since 2018. Krejčí successfully completed his habilitation procedure between 2020-2021 with thesis titled "Toponymic components in Czech, Croatian, Serbian and Bulgarian phraseology." The commission included international scholars from Comenius University, Sofia University, and the Czech Academy of Sciences, confirming his expertise in General and Diachronic Linguistics. He actively contributes to academic community through conference presentations, editorial work including the "Eight Fragments from the World of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin Languages" series, and collaborative research with scholars like Elena Krejčová. His work maintains strong connections between Czech academic institutions and Balkan linguistic communities.

• English Linguistics
• Semantics
• Corpus Linguistics
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Naděžda Kudrnáčová serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her office is located in building G/G.316 at Gorkého 57/7, Veveří, Brno, and she can be contacted at phone number 549 49 4518 or via email kudrnada@phil.muni.cz. She holds the academic title of CSc. (Candidate of Sciences), equivalent to a Ph.D. in the Czech academic system. Dr. Kudrnáčová's research program centers on English linguistics with particular emphasis on semantics of motion verbs and their cross-linguistic correspondences between English and Czech. She investigates how motion events are linguistically expressed, with special attention to verbs like 'walk' in English and their Czech equivalents 'jít' and 'kráčet'. Her work explores the intricate relationship between verbal meaning and constructional meaning, especially within locative inversion constructions. Through corpus-based approaches, she examines the semantic nuances of human locomotion verbs and their translation equivalents across languages, providing valuable insights into the cognitive aspects of language representation. Her publication record shows a clear trajectory of increasingly sophisticated analyses, progressing from detailed examinations of specific verb classes to broader investigations of how verbal semantics interacts with constructional meaning. Recent work demonstrates her adoption of corpus methodology while maintaining focus on semantic phenomena, with significant contributions to understanding manner salience in motion events and the interface between lexical and constructional meaning. Her research output spans journal articles, book chapters, conference presentations, and academic service activities including workshop organization. Dr. Kudrnáčová actively contributes to academic governance through membership on the Industry Council for English Linguistics and the Program Board for English Language Translation (Master's degree) at Masaryk University. She has organized significant academic events including the ESSE 2021 Conference Seminar on 'Contrastive Approaches to Lexis and Grammar' and the 2010 workshop 'Understanding Patterns of Meaning in Language', demonstrating leadership in her scholarly community.

• Phraseology
• Stylistics
• Text Linguistics
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Dr. Jiřina Malá (born February 9, 1957) is an active Associate Professor at Masaryk University's Department of German, Nordic and Dutch Studies within the Faculty of Arts. With academic qualifications including a PhDr. in Modern Philology (1983), CSc. (1987), and habilitation (2013), she has established herself as a prominent scholar in German linguistics. Her academic career began as an Assistant Professor in 1986, progressing to her current position as Associate Professor since 2013. Dr. Malá's research focuses on the intersection of phraseology, stylistics, and contrastive linguistics between German and Czech. Her work particularly examines how emotions are linguistically expressed through phraseological constructions in media and literary texts. She has conducted extensive research on basic emotions (joy, fear, sadness, anger, and love) and their manifestation in both languages, with special attention to culinary metaphors, pejorative expressions, and phraseological modifications in digital media. Her scholarly approach combines corpus linguistics with contrastive analysis to reveal cross-linguistic patterns and cultural differences in emotional expression. Dr. Malá's publications demonstrate a consistent research trajectory with over 50 scholarly outputs spanning phraseology, stylistics, and emotion research. Her recent work (2017-2024) shows increasing specialization in emotional phraseology, with particular focus on pejorative expressions, phraseological modifications in online media, and culinary phraseology. She frequently presents her research at international conferences across Europe and Latin America, demonstrating her active engagement with the global academic community. As an educator, Dr. Malá has supervised numerous bachelor's, master's, and doctoral theses (currently supervising five doctoral works), with an average of fifteen diploma candidates per year. She has served on examination boards for comprehensive and state final exams at multiple Czech universities and has contributed to academic governance through membership in program boards for German Language and Literature programs. Dr. Malá has participated in significant research projects including GAČR grants on emotional expression in German-Czech linguistic confrontation (2009-2013) and language integration (2007-2009). Her international academic mobility includes numerous research stays and conference participations across Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Argentina, and other European countries, reflecting her strong international scholarly network.

• Classical Philology
• Greek Studies
• Modern Greek Language and Literature
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Kateřina Bočková Loudová serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic. Her academic profile centers on Greek linguistic and literary traditions across historical periods. Her research spans Classical Philology , Greek Dialectology , Modern Greek Syntax , and Historical Grammar of Classical Greek , with significant contributions to Katharevusa studies and New Testament textual analysis. Teaching responsibilities include advanced seminars on Greek historical grammar, Modern Greek language evolution, and specialized translation methodology. She actively supervises bachelor's, master's, and doctoral candidates while serving on critical academic bodies: the Industry Council for Classical Philology and Program Boards for Classical Greek Language and Literature (Master's), Modern Greek Language and Literature (Bachelor's), and Translation of Modern European Languages (Master's). Her consultation hours are arranged via email, reflecting her commitment to student mentorship.

• Translation Studies
• Literary Translation
• Translator Style
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Renata Kamenická, Ph.D. , born January 5, 1970 in Brno, is an active Assistant Professor at the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. She has held this position continuously since November 2005, following an earlier appointment from 1996-1999 (with maternity leave from 1999-2005). Her academic home is firmly established at Masaryk University where she contributes to both teaching and research missions. Dr. Kamenická earned her Ph.D. in translation studies from Charles University in Prague (2007), an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Masaryk University (1996), and an Mgr. in teaching mathematics and physics from Masaryk University's Faculty of Science (1993). Her academic journey reflects a strong foundation in both linguistic studies and pedagogical training. Her research centers on translation theory with particular focus on explicitation and implicitation phenomena in literary translation, translator style, and cultural conceptualizations across languages. She has developed significant expertise in contrastive English-Czech analysis, investigating how linguistic structures and cultural concepts transfer between these languages. Her work bridges theoretical translation studies with practical applications in translation pedagogy, examining how translation universals manifest in both professional and student work. Recent research extends into digital translation environments, exploring the implications of machine translation and post-editing in contemporary translation practice. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2014-2024) reveals a consistent trajectory from traditional literary translation studies toward more technologically engaged research. While maintaining her core interest in translator behavior and stylistic choices, she has increasingly addressed machine translation outputs, post-editing practices, and the cognitive dimensions of translation in digital environments. Her work demonstrates sophisticated methodology combining corpus analysis, contrastive linguistics, and cognitive approaches to examine both intralingual and interlingual translation phenomena. Dr. Kamenická has served on editorial boards for Brno Studies in English (since 2008) and Philologica Pragensia (since 2008), and has provided peer reviews for the Ostrava Journal of English Philology . Her university activities include leading student subtitling workshops in collaboration with Cinema Mundi festival and supervising student translations for anthologies. Her teaching portfolio is extensive, including a two-semester Translation Theory course, Text and Discourse Analysis for Master's students in Translation Studies, literary translation courses focusing on style, and specialized workshops on poetry translation, subtitling, and translation universals. She has also presented internationally, including at the University of Eastern Finland (2010) and provided training for translators at the European Commission's Translation Directorate-General in Luxembourg (2010, 2011).

• Translation Studies
• English Literature
• Comparative Linguistics
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Jiří Rambousek is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His office is located at Gorkého 57/7, and he can be contacted via email at Jiri.Rambousek@phil.muni.cz. His primary research interests focus on: Translation studies with emphasis on Czech-English literary translation Reception of Lewis Carroll's works in Czech culture Historical terminology in translation Application of virtual reality in language education Comparative analysis of translation methodologies Rambousek's recent publications (2018-2024) demonstrate strong focus on: Czech translations of English literary classics Analysis of translation challenges in historical texts Innovative pedagogical approaches using VR technology Cross-cultural adaptation of children's literature His work frequently employs case study methodology and comparative analysis of source-target text relationships.

• Romance Languages
• Applied Linguistics
• Language Education
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Liudmyla Shuppe serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, with correspondence address at Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno. Her academic role encompasses teaching, research, and thesis supervision across bachelor's and master's programs in Spanish language and literature. Her research centers on applied linguistics and language education, with emphasis on digital educational environments, inclusive teaching methodologies for children with disabilities, and cultural dimensions of language acquisition. She investigates neuropsychological factors in mental health maintenance, resilience development through volunteer activities, and probability expressions in Romance languages, bridging theoretical linguistics with practical pedagogy. Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on technology integration in language education, linguocultural competence development, and specialized teacher training. Her work shows evolving emphasis from foundational linguistic analysis toward applied educational technology and inclusive practices, particularly in digital and special-needs contexts. Dr. Shuppe actively supervises bachelor's and master's theses while contributing to Masaryk University's research initiatives, notably as a team member in the "Romance Languages and Romance Literatures in Motion" project series (2023-2025), which supports student research in Romance studies through the university's Specific Research program.

• Czech Language
• Czech Language Didactics
• Stylistics
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Lucie Taraldsen Medová serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Czech Language at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno. Holding M.Sc., M.Phil., and Ph.D. qualifications, she maintains an active academic presence with office D/D.412 at Arna Nováka 1 and contactable via phone 549 49 4671. Her research expertise centers on Czech linguistics with specialized focus on stylistics, syntax (particularly for translators), orthography, and didactic methodologies. She investigates the practical application of linguistic theory in educational contexts, comparative analysis of Czech language structures, and the integration of language norms into school curricula. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with classroom pedagogy. Dr. Medová supervises master's theses in linguistics and mentors students through comprehensive pedagogical practice programs for both single-subject and combined teacher training tracks. Her extensive teaching portfolio spans over 20 courses annually, demonstrating deep commitment to Czech language education and teacher development.

• Czech dialectology
• Slavic dialectology
• Czech language standardization
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PhDr. Jarmila Vojtová, Ph.D. serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. With academic service spanning from 1983 to present, she has established herself as a prominent scholar in Czech linguistics, particularly in dialectology and language standardization. Her educational journey includes: 1978-1983: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Brno (UJEP): Czech-Russian (specialization) 1983: PhD 2000-2002: Distance learning doctoral studies at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University 2002: Ph.D. (dissertation: Lexical stock of the Central Moravian dialect of the so-called mountain type) Dr. Vojtová's scholarly work centers on Czech dialectology (particularly Central Moravian dialects), Slavic dialectology, Czech language standardization, orthography, phonetics, and teaching Czech to foreigners. Her research frequently examines language usage among diaspora communities, with special attention to Czech speakers in Vienna. She has made significant contributions to the Slavic Language Atlas project since 1988. Her teaching portfolio is extensive, covering phonetics, syntax, dialectology, orthographic theory, and specialized Czech courses for various learner groups including foreigners and Slovak students. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on contemporary Czech language evolution, with particular attention to pandemic-era language changes, current spelling controversies, and exploration of linguistic phenomena through public outreach initiatives. Her work bridges academic research and public understanding of linguistic issues. Professional recognition includes: Member of the International Commission for the Slavic Language Atlas (since 2005) Coordinator of the exchange program Team Vienna-Brno Member of the judging panel for the Czech Language Olympiad (since 2002) Dr. Vojtová has participated in numerous research projects including the GAČR-funded 'Current Private Correspondence' (2003-2005) and multiple Austrian-Czech Republic cooperation initiatives. Her international scholarly engagement includes presentations at institutions across Europe and contributions to major linguistic atlases.

• Catalan Linguistics
• Romance Languages
• Language Pedagogy
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Mgr. Pavlína Javorová Švandová serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic). Her institutional affiliation includes correspondence address Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno, with active teaching responsibilities documented through Spring 2026. Her research concentrates on Catalan linguistic structures and pedagogical methodologies, particularly evidenced by textbook development for Catalan language acquisition. This specialization manifests in both classroom instruction and scholarly publications addressing morphological frameworks and practical language exercises. Recent scholarly output reveals a cohesive trajectory in Catalan language resource development, transitioning from foundational morphological analysis (GramCat, 2019) to comprehensive textbook systems (ManuCat, 2023). These works collectively advance pedagogical approaches for Romance language learners with emphasis on practical application. No scientific awards are documented in available institutional records. Dr. Švandová actively supervises bachelor theses while maintaining significant teaching loads including Catalan language seminars (levels 1-6), cinema studies, and didactic practicums. She participated as researcher in the 2018 MU Development Fund project 'Manual de grammatica catalana en línea' (MUNI/FR/1158/2017), demonstrating applied research engagement beyond classroom instruction.