جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

• Psycholinguistics
• Experimental Pragmatics
• Language Comprehension
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Radim Lacina, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Professor at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts with dual appointments in the Department of Czech Language and Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages. His academic trajectory includes research positions at Osnabrück University and University of Potsdam prior to his current role. His educational foundation comprises a 2025 Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (magna cum laude) from Osnabrück University, where his dissertation examined scalar implicatures and focus processing. This followed a 2020 M.Sc. in Psychology of Language (With Distinction) from the University of Edinburgh and a 2019 B.A. in Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics (First Class) from the University of Oxford. Lacina's research investigates real-time language comprehension mechanisms, specializing in how contextual information integrates during utterance processing. His experimental pragmatics work centers on Czech language phenomena including scalar diversity, focus alternatives, negation effects, and agreement attraction illusions through behavioral methodologies. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a cohesive research program examining morphosyntactic processing in Czech, particularly agreement phenomena and scalar implicatures. His methodological approach combines probe recognition, lexical decision, and speeded acceptability paradigms to bridge theoretical linguistics with cognitive science, with significant contributions to understanding cross-linguistic variation in language processing. Current research activities include participation in the "Lexikon a gramatika češtiny V" project (2025) as MU Researcher and prior involvement in the LangInLife project. His international collaborations span the Scales in Language Processing and Acquisition project at Osnabrück University and University of Potsdam, plus a 2024 visiting academic position at Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics. He maintains active teaching responsibilities including Psycholinguistics, Pragmatics, and the Roman Jakobson Linguistic Seminar across multiple academic terms, with office hours available in-person (D.413) or online by appointment.

Ondřej Bojarمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Translation
• Computational Linguistics
• Computer Science
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Ondřej Bojar is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (UFAL), part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague . He actively engages in research and teaching, with a focus on machine translation and computational linguistics. His work spans both theoretical and applied domains, involving collaborations with industry and academia.

Alena Markováمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Nation and Nationalism
• National Identity Formation
• Post-Soviet Transformation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Mgr. Alena Marková, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Historical Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague. She is a leading expert on national processes in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on nation-building, post-Soviet transformations, language policy, and historical consciousness. Her work spans Belarusian studies, Soviet nationality policies, and contemporary geopolitical dynamics in the region. Affiliations: Faculty of Humanities (Charles University), 4EU+Alliance, European Humanities University (Vilnius) Leadership: Main Investigator for Rewriting the History (2024), coordinator of War in the Humanities: Rethinking (2023), and leader of international teams in the Eastern Europe from the Post-Socialist Perspective project (2020). Research Trends from her recent articles reveal interdisciplinary work at the intersection of history, political science, and sociolinguistics , emphasizing the role of language in national identity formation and the impact of Soviet-era policies on contemporary Belarus. Key subfields include decolonization, archival research, memory studies, and academic freedom . Scientific Awards: Best Historical Monograph of the Year 2016 Award in Belarusian Studies for The Road Toward Soviet Nation (2017) Education includes a Ph.D. in 2011 from Charles University (thesis on Belarusian nation formation), Mgr. (2007) in General Anthropology, and Bc. (2005) in Liberal Arts at Charles University. She also holds a Certificate from ÚJOP UK (1995-1999) and an MA in Economics from Minsk Innovation University (Belarus). Additional Activities include serving as a National Delegate for the Horizon Europe Programme Committee (2021–present), Editorial Board Member of The Journal of Belarusian Studies (2018–2024), and organizer of international conferences like Rewriting the History (2024) and War in the Humanities (2023).

Jan Swartمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Probability Theory
• Mathematical Statistics
• Interacting Particle Systems
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jan Swart is a Professor at the Department of Probability and Mathematical Statistics within the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University, and a researcher at the Institute of Information Theory and Automation (UTIA) of The Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. His office is located at Pod vodarenskou vezi 4, 18200 Praha 8, Czech Republic, where he works in Room 112 of the Stochastic Informatics department. Professor Swart specializes in probability theory with particular expertise in interacting particle systems, stochastic processes, and their mathematical foundations. His research spans quantum probability, random matrix theory, Markov chains, large deviations, and Brownian continuum objects. He has developed significant theoretical frameworks for understanding complex stochastic systems and their scaling limits. His publication record shows a consistent focus on advancing the mathematical understanding of interacting systems, with lecture notes and research materials that have become valuable resources in the field. His work demonstrates strong connections between theoretical probability and applications in statistical physics and theoretical biology. Professor Swart has supervised numerous theses and taught a wide range of advanced courses including Quantum Probability Theory, Interacting Particle Systems, Random Matrix Theory, and Advanced Markov Chains. He has also created a comprehensive simulation library for interacting particle systems that enables numerical exploration of these complex models. Notably, Professor Swart has also contributed to mathematical education through creative works including a mathematical fairy tale titled "Roulette a la princess" that explores game theory and probability concepts in an engaging narrative format. His work on the Czech language demonstrates his integration into the local academic community while maintaining international scholarly connections.

• South Slavic Literatures
• Comics Studies
• Translation Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Slavic Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His academic profile combines teaching expertise in South Slavic languages with specialized research in Yugoslavian comics and contemporary Balkan literatures, supported by certification as a court interpreter for Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages since 2019. Dr. Pilch completed his academic formation at Masaryk University with a Ph.D. in Theory and History of Slavic Literatures (2021), preceded by Mgr. (2013) and Bc. (2011) degrees in Croatian Language and Literature, and a Bc. in Czech Language and Literature (2010). His graduate theses examined linguistic taboos and translation challenges across Slavic languages, establishing foundations for his current scholarly trajectory. His research centers on Yugoslavian comics history and contemporary Serbian literary production, with significant contributions to translation studies and Balkan cultural analysis. Methodologically, Pilch integrates textual criticism with sociolinguistic frameworks, particularly examining swearing as cross-cultural communication barriers. His fieldwork includes academic residencies at Dubrovnik's Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (2014, 2016) and Belgrade University (2015), focusing on language policy and literary traditions within South Slavic contexts. Analysis of Pilch's 2023-2025 publications reveals expanding interdisciplinary engagement, from core comics studies (e.g., Kája Saudek's narrative techniques) to emerging digital humanities applications (AI in language pedagogy) and urban cultural studies (Brno pub transformations). His work consistently addresses intercultural communication challenges across Slavic linguistic spaces, with increasing attention to visual narrative forms and contemporary cultural phenomena. Dr. Pilch received recognition in 2014 through an Honorable Mention in the Jiří Levý Competition for his Croatian literary translation. Jiří Levý Competition - Honorable Mention (2014) As a supervisor, he currently guides master's theses including research on cybertext variables in Czech-Russian language comparison. His grant portfolio demonstrates sustained institutional support through Masaryk University's Specific Research program since 2021, with principal investigator roles in projects examining Slavic cultural border zones (2023-2025), historical epochs in Slavic cultures (2022), and professional writing for Slavic scholars (2022). Slavic Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the Border of Three Civilizations (MUNI/A/1632/2024) Identity, equivalence and otherness in Slavic languages (MUNI/A/1479/2023) Ideology in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (MUNI/A/1349/2022) Historical Epochs in Slavic Cultures (MUNI/A/1335/2022) Pilch actively contributes to scholarly communities through the Brno-based Porta Balkanica association and co-organization of the annual Croatianist Meetings in Brno, fostering regional networks in South Slavic studies while maintaining collaborative ties with Dubrovnik's academic institutions and Belgrade University's summer programs.

• Speech Recognition
• Language Identification
• Speaker Recognition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ing. Petr Schwarz, Ph.D. , is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology. He specializes in speech recognition and biometric systems, with a focus on robustness in real-world conditions. Current roles: Assistant Professor, Researcher, Project Lead Key affiliations: Brno University of Technology (FIT), EU Horizon Europe, Czech Defense Research Program His research spans speech recognition , language identification , and multimodal datasets for security applications. Recent work includes AI-driven emergency call systems and tools to combat voice deepfakes. Notable projects include: Multilingual and Cross-cultural Dialogue Systems (EU Horizon Europe, 2024-2026) Voice Deepfake Detection (Czech Sectech Program, 2024-2026) His publications analyze Gaussian mixture models, i-vector migration, and phonetic search techniques. Trends emphasize robust algorithms for security-critical domains . Scientific accolades include the Silver Medal from BUT Rector (2006) and Brno FIT Bronze Medal (2022). He has contributed to open-source tools like Kaldi and developed systems for NIST evaluations.

• Linked Data
• Open Data
• Semantic Web
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Jakub Klímek is an Associate Professor at the Department of Software Engineering, Charles University. He is a leading researcher in Linked Data and Open Data technologies, with a focus on semantic interoperability, XML schema evolution, and data integration frameworks. Education: Habilitation Thesis: Improving data accessibility and interoperability using linked data Doctoral Thesis: XML Formats Evolution and Integration Master Thesis: XML Schema Evolution Bachelor Thesis: Linear Algebra His research spans semantic web technologies, dataset discovery, knowledge graph applications, and model-driven data engineering. Recent publications address technical and legal interoperability of European open data, context-enhanced similarity search, and data specification tools. Scientific Awards: BEST DEMO PAPER AWARD (ISWC 2024) BEST PAPER AWARD (iiWAS 2017) BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD (APCCM 2013) BEST PAPER AWARD (EGOV 2013) Klímek contributes to practical applications through tools like UnifiedViews, LinkedPipes, and DataSpecer, collaborating with researchers including Petr Škoda, Martin Nečaský, and Jan Helmich. His work emphasizes real-world implementation of semantic data standards in public administration and enterprise systems.

• Development of Language and Literacy Skills in Preschool and Primary School Age
• Relationship of Phonological and Orthographic Processes in Literacy Acquisition
• Methods and Tools to Study Literacy in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Dr. Gabriela Málková serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Life Sciences at Charles University's Faculty of Humanities, specializing in child language and literacy development research with practical applications for educational psychology. Education Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (2001-2007), Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague M.A. in Psychology and Special Pedagogy (1996-2001), Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague Research Focus Her work investigates literacy acquisition mechanisms in early childhood, emphasizing phonological-orthographic interplay and cross-linguistic assessment methodologies . She develops practical intervention tools for literacy disorders through international collaborations, targeting real-world applications in psychological counseling and educational practice. Professional Network European Literacy Network member Society for the Scientific Study of Reading member Scientific committee member for SILE International Symposium Active collaborator with Czech National Institute for Education (NUV) Research lead for ATC Prague's Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment program International partnerships with Bangor University (UK), Paneurópska vysoká škola (Slovakia), Université Paris-Est Créteil (France), and University of Galway (Ireland) Academic Contributions Dr. Málková teaches Developmental Psychology, Language and Literacy Acquisition, Social Psychology, and Research Methodology courses while supervising bachelor's, master's, and PhD theses on literacy development. Her research directly informs national assessment tools through the Czech National Institute for Education.

Erik Dernerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence
• Large Language Models
• Robotics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Erik Derner is an ELLIS Postdoctoral Researcher at the ELLIS Unit Alicante, focusing on human-centric AI and ethical LLMs. He collaborates with Prof. Robert Babuška's Machine Learning team at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics (CIIRC) and contributes to the VIVES project under the PERTE of New Language Economy. His work addresses biases in LLMs, AI safety, and security, while also exploring symbolic regression for robotics and reinforcement learning. Education: Ph.D. in Robotics and Machine Learning (2022) from Czech Technical University in Prague, with B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Open Informatics. Erik's research spans human-centric AI , large language models , robotics , computer vision , and reinforcement learning . He emphasizes ethical and secure AI development, particularly for underrepresented languages. His work integrates symbolic regression with neural networks to create interpretable and efficient models for robotics. Recent publications highlight his focus on LLM security , gender bias analysis , and symbolic regression for dynamic systems. Notable trends include ethical AI, multimodal red-teaming, and physics-informed modeling. Scientific Awards: Werner von Siemens Award (2023) for his Ph.D. thesis. CTU FEE Dean's Award (2023) for a prestigious dissertation. Erik supervises student projects in robotics, AI ethics, and LLM security, including internships and theses on topics like mental health risks, toxicity evaluation, and real-time assistance for the visually impaired.

• Ethnology
• Oral History
• Contemporary History
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Oto Polouček is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Born in 1990 in Brno, he has established himself as a prominent researcher specializing in ethnological studies of the Moravian countryside during late socialism and the post-socialist transformation period. Ph.D. in Ethnology, Masaryk University (2019) Mgr. in Ethnology, Masaryk University (2015) Mgr. in Oral History, Charles University in Prague (2015) Bc. in Ethnology, Masaryk University (2012) Dr. Polouček's research focuses on socio-cultural changes in Czech society during the second half of the 20th century, particularly examining forms of association and social life in the Moravian countryside. His work extensively utilizes oral history methodology to explore the period of so-called normalization and the post-socialist transformation. His research bridges ethnology, contemporary history, and rural studies, with particular attention to how communities maintained social structures under socialist regimes and adapted during political transitions. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of rural life, socialist policies, and cultural continuity. The articles reveal a methodological strength in combining ethnographic fieldwork with historical analysis, particularly through oral history interviews. His research spans multiple disciplines including ethnology, educational history, political history, and cultural studies, with particular emphasis on the Czechoslovak context during the late socialist period and its aftermath. Czech Ethnographic Society Award for 2020 (publication category) for the book Grandmothers on Big Beat: Social Life in the Moravian Countryside of Late Socialism 2nd place in the Czech Oral History Association competition for best student thesis (2015) As an educator, Dr. Polouček supervises final theses in ethnology and teaches courses including Analysis and Processing of Qualitative Data, The Socialist Period from an Ethnological Perspective, Interdisciplinary Study of the Contemporary Countryside, and Field Research I and II. His academic activities extend to international collaborations, with teaching stays at the University of Latvia (2024) and research stays at universities in Poland, Slovakia, and Lithuania. He serves as an editor for the Ethnographic Journal and is an active member of professional organizations including the Czech Ethnographic Society, Czech Oral History Association, and SIEF.

• Dependency Syntax
• Treebanking
• Tectogrammatical Representation
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Markéta Lopatková , Associate Professor at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University), is a leading Czech computational linguist specializing in dependency syntax, valency theory, and formal language modeling. Her work focuses on the Prague Dependency Treebank and VALLEX valency lexicon, incorporating tectogrammatical representations and dependency analysis by reduction. She has coordinated major EU projects like LCT and CLARA, and served on editorial/review boards for journals and conferences. Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics (2001), Charles University M.Sc. in Mathematics (1992), Charles University Research spans Czech sentence ambiguity, non-projectivity, light verb constructions, and reflexive/reciprocal modeling using restarting automata. Her 15 most recent articles address topics like Uniform Meaning Representation conversion, cross-lingual dependency analysis, and reflexive construction detection in Czech. As principal investigator for projects such as VALLEX (2018-2020) and Delving Deeper (2012-2015), she advanced valency lexicon methodologies and linguistic theory feedback loops for NLP systems. Awards include Charles University's Silver Medal (2021), Monographs of Distinction (2016), and Slovník roku 3rd Place (2009). She has supervised 5 PhD students and 6 Master’s students, contributing to European Masters programs (LCT) and international conference committees (ACL, COLING, EURALEX). Scientific Leadership : Deputy Head of Institute (2021), Former Head (2012-2020) Teaching : Courses in Dependency Grammars, Mathematical Methods in Linguistics, and Mathematical Analysis (Czech)

• Computational Linguistics
• Morphology
• Grammar
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jiří Hana is a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (UFAL), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. His work focuses on computational linguistics, particularly resource-light morphological analysis, learner corpora, and grammar modeling for morphologically complex languages like Czech and Russian. Key Research Areas : Computational morphology, learner corpus annotation, grammar models for fusional languages, tagset design, and natural language processing. Grants & Support : Funded by the U.S. NSF (award #0916280) and the Czech Republic Grant Agency (P406/10/P328). Publication Trends : His recent work (2017–2020) emphasizes syntactic annotation of non-native Czech within Universal Dependencies frameworks, leveraging learner corpora for language acquisition research, and developing tools like feat and law for morphological disambiguation. Advising Roles : Supervised 9 students (2011–2024) on projects spanning text classification, error detection, quote attribution, and multilingual learning through audiovisual input. Tools & Contributions : Developed the Russian positional tagset (2010), feat (layered error annotation), and law (manual morphological disambiguation).

Jana Strakováمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Natural Language Processing
• Deep Learning
• Multilingual Text Processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jana Straková is a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL) within the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague. Her work focuses on advancing natural language processing techniques for multilingual applications, particularly in deep learning architectures for linguistic analysis. Her research interests span Natural Language Processing , Deep Learning , and Multilingual Text Processing with specialization in named entity recognition, dependency parsing, and morphological analysis. She has pioneered neural network approaches for tasks like diacritics restoration and grammar error correction, with particular emphasis on Czech language processing while extending methodologies to Latin and other languages. Analysis of her publication record from 2019-2025 reveals consistent innovation in NLP tool development, particularly the NameTag and UDPipe systems. Her work demonstrates strong integration of contextual embeddings with linguistic resources, showing increasing focus on cross-lingual transfer and historical language processing in recent years. As part of the ÚFAL research group, she collaborates extensively with Milan Straka and Jan Hajič on developing open-source NLP pipelines. Her projects include creating large-scale datasets like CWRCzech for web relevance ranking and advancing ontology engineering through LLM-augmented approaches.

• Dependency Syntax
• Morphological Analysis
• Computational Linguistics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Daniel Zeman is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. His work focuses on computational linguistics, particularly morphological analysis and dependency syntax of natural languages. He co-leads the Universal Dependencies project, a major international effort to create cross-linguistically consistent treebank annotation that has become a de-facto standard in the field, currently covering 148 languages with biannual releases. Dr. Zeman's research interests include: Computational models of morphology and syntax Multilingual approaches working across typologically different languages Cross-lingual techniques supporting disadvantaged languages with limited resources Harmonized data resources for multilingual processing Deep syntactic relations, semantic roles, and coreference His publication record shows a consistent focus on universal frameworks for linguistic annotation. The Universal Dependencies project, which he co-leads, represents a paradigm shift in how linguistic resources are created and shared across languages. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical language technology applications, with particular emphasis on making NLP accessible for resource-poor languages through cross-lingual transfer techniques. Scientific recognition includes: Fulbright-Masaryk Fellowship (2006-2007) at University of Maryland Dean's award for best monograph at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (2018) Senior area chair for LREC-COLING 2024 (CORE B conference) Area chair for ACL 2020 (CORE A* conference) Dr. Zeman has supervised 19 graduate students to completion (1 PhD, 13 Master's, 5 Bachelor's) as of March 2024. He leads several major research initiatives including Universal Dependencies (since 2014), CorefUD (since 2021), and is Vice-Chair of COST Action UniDive (2022-2026). His current projects span historical linguistics (HiČKoK, 2023-2026) to language understanding from syntax to discourse (LUSyD, 2020-2024). He has developed key linguistic resources including Interset (tagset conversion framework), HamleDT (harmonized treebanks), and Universal Dependencies. With over 5,468 citations and an h-index of 28, his work has significantly shaped modern computational linguistics methodology.

• Czech Language
• Computational Linguistics
• Morphology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Klára Osolsobě serves as a Professor at the Institute of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, with her office located in building D/D.313 at Arna Nováka 1. She completed her habilitation procedure for associate professor in 2012 and was appointed full professor following procedures concluding on November 26, 2024. Her research centers on Czech language morphology, particularly verb systems and deverbative formations, with direct applications to machine analysis and computational linguistics. She actively contributes to both Bachelor's and Master's Computational Linguistics programs through the Program Board, bridging theoretical linguistics with practical computational methodologies. Prof. Osolsobě holds membership in the Industry Council for Czech language and serves as academic supervisor. Her professional contact includes phone 549 49 5694 and email osolsobe@phil.muni.cz, reflecting her ongoing institutional engagement within Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts framework.