Pavel Parízek is an Associate Professor at the Department of Distributed and Dependable Systems, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Czech Republic. His research focuses on developing methods and tools for program analysis, verification, and debugging, particularly for large multi-threaded programs. He emphasizes techniques that efficiently detect bugs with minimal false positives. Research interests include static and dynamic analysis, concurrency bug detection, formal methods, and scalable verification. Key software tools developed include BUBEN (library abstractions for bug detection), JPF-Inspector (debugger for Java Pathfinder), and PANDA (predicate abstraction tool). Recent publications highlight advancements in partial order reduction, dynamic analysis frameworks for C#/.NET, and automated library abstractions. His work bridges theoretical formal methods with practical software engineering challenges. Teaching includes courses on program analysis, formal foundations of software engineering, and software development tools.
Jakub Míšek is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Law and Technology, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His work bridges legal scholarship with information technology, focusing on data protection, open data, and digital regulation. He holds a Ph.D. and multiple academic qualifications, including JUDr. and MgA. His research interests include Data Protection Law , GDPR compliance , Open Data and PSI reuse , proportionality in personal data processing , text and data mining exceptions , and legal aspects of cybersecurity . He explores how legal frameworks adapt to technological innovation, especially in public administration and research contexts. His recent scholarly output shows a strong trend toward interdisciplinary work combining law, computer science, and policy. He frequently publishes on CJEU case law, interoperability of European datasets, and regulatory methods such as accountability and risk-based approaches under GDPR. He is also deeply involved in practical legal guidance and policy recommendations. Co-author of the book Citation Analysis of Case Law (2021) Author of Modern Regulatory Methods of Personal Data Protection (2020) Contributor to Information Technology Law (2018) Co-editor of conference proceedings for JURIX 2024 He has advised on research projects related to law and technology, contributed to national reports on data protection, and organized major academic events such as the Cyberspace and JURIX conferences. His collaborations span across institutions and disciplines, reflecting a robust academic network in legal informatics and digital governance.
Magdaléna Šťovíčková Jantulová serves as a Lecturer at Charles University's Faculty of Humanities in Prague, Czech Republic. She maintains dual appointments in the Department of Civil Society Studies and Department of Social Studies (Liberal Arts and Humanities) , contributing to the institution's social sciences curriculum since at least 2024. Her research spans interdisciplinary humanities with emphasis on civil society structures and social dynamics. Primary investigation areas include: Civil Society Organization frameworks Liberal Arts pedagogy Societal development theories Humanities-based social analysis While specific publication records aren't publicly detailed in university listings, her academic profile indicates active engagement in social sciences education. Administrative responsibilities include course instruction managed through the university's SIS system, with office hours and contact protocols following Faculty of Humanities standards. Professional development occurs within Charles University's established academic ecosystem, which supports research through institutional libraries, international exchange programs, and dedicated administrative offices for faculty affairs. Current activities align with the university's strategic focus areas including sustainability initiatives and AI integration in humanities education.
Martin Kruliš is an associate professor in the Department of Distributed and Dependable Systems at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University , Prague, Czech Republic. His primary roles include research, teaching, advising, and leading projects that bridge high-performance computing, GPU programming, and self-adaptive systems. Education: While exact details of his own degrees are not provided, Dr. Kruliš’s extensive publication record and faculty position at Charles University indicate advanced training in computer science with specialization in parallel and distributed computing. Research Interests: High-Performance GPU Computing: Deep investigation into CUDA kernel optimization, memory bandwidth utilization, and workload dispatching for massively parallel accelerators. Self-Adaptive & Self-Optimizing Systems: Designing ensemble-based abstractions that integrate machine-learning estimators to enable runtime adaptation in component architectures. Parallel Algorithms & Data Structures: Development of cache-friendly, SIMD-aware, and GPU-accelerated algorithms for clustering, dimensionality reduction, and similarity search. Software Engineering for Parallelism: Creation of C++ libraries, DSLs (e.g., Bobolang), and educational tools (ReCodEx) that simplify parallel programming and automated evaluation. Publication Trends: Across 2011–2025, Kruliš’s articles reveal a clear trajectory from foundational GPU-accelerated indexing and multimedia retrieval toward sophisticated self-adaptive systems that leverage machine learning. Recent works (2023–2025) increasingly focus on integrating LLMs and neural networks into compiler and runtime optimization loops, reflecting a convergence of AI and systems research. Scientific Awards & Recognition: No specific awards or fellowships are mentioned in the provided text; however, sustained publication in top-tier venues (JPDC, IPDPS, Euro-Par, SEAMS) and active involvement in program committees and tool development indicate strong peer recognition. Teaching & Student Supervision: Teaches Programming in Parallel Environment (NPRG042) , Advanced Programming in Parallel Environment (NPRG058) , Computer Systems (NSWI170) , and Software Projects . Supervises numerous bachelor’s and master’s theses; exact student names are not listed in the text. Labs, Projects & Tools: ReCodEx: A widely used platform for semi-automated evaluation of programming assignments at Charles University. Simdex: A modular simulator of the ReCodEx backend that enables realistic experimentation with self-adaptive job dispatching and machine-learning controllers. Active contributor to open-source repositories on GitHub, focusing on GPU kernels, benchmarking frameworks, and educational tooling.
Petr Šimůnek serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Software and Computer Science Education at Charles University's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Matfyz) in Prague. His institutional profile confirms active teaching responsibilities, exam administration, and membership in the Faculty Academic Senate. His research interests center on computer science education and software engineering pedagogy, inferred from his departmental affiliation. Key focus areas include programming instruction methodologies and educational technology development for computational disciplines. He actively supervises student academic work as documented in official university records. Institutional resources indicate standard faculty access to Charles University's academic infrastructure including libraries, IT services, and research support systems.
Lukáš Holík serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Intelligent Systems (DITS) within the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) at Brno University of Technology. His office is located in room A220, with contact details including email holik@fit.vut.cz and phone +420 54114 1331. His research expertise centers on theoretical computer science, formal methods, and program verification, with significant contributions to automata theory, logic in computer science, and static program analysis. He has developed multiple software tools including Mata (finite automata library), Z3-Noodler (string solver), Broom (static analyzer for C), and GadgetCA (ReDoS attack generator), demonstrating deep specialization in string constraint solving and verification of systems with unbounded threads. Dr. Holík leads the Automata@FIT research group as Principal Researcher and participates in the Automated Analysis and Verification Research Group (VeriFIT). He actively serves on academic committees including State Doctoral Examinations, State Final Examinations, and Doctoral Study Programme supervision at FIT.
Assoc. Prof. Michal Černý, Ph.D., serves as Deputy Head of the Department of Information Studies and Library Science within Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts. His academic base is at Arna Nováka 1, Brno (building C/C.122), with active teaching responsibilities spanning the Faculty of Arts, Education, Economics and Administration, and Science through Spring 2026. His research explores the critical intersection of digital technologies and human cognition, emphasizing information literacy and digital wellbeing in contemporary society. Key focus areas include philosophy of information systems , AI's societal impact , and creativity in digital environments , as evidenced by courses like 'The AI Revolution' and 'Digital Wellbeing: How to Live Online Without Losing Balance'. His pedagogical approach integrates psychological frameworks with information science to address challenges in cyberspace navigation and intellectual freedom. Černý supervises extensive thesis work across bachelor's and diploma programs, guiding students through all research stages from methodology to final text production. He directs the Educational Technology Laboratory and leads research seminars (ISKB26/ISKM20) fostering transdisciplinary collaboration. His teaching portfolio demonstrates consistent engagement with digital competence development frameworks like DigCompEdu across teacher training programs and medical/technical faculties.
Miluše Juříčková is an Associate Professor at the Department of German, Nordic and Dutch Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. With a career spanning since 1986 at the university, she has established herself as a leading scholar in Scandinavian and Norwegian literature, with particular expertise in Czech-Norwegian cultural relations. Her academic journey began with a PhDr in 1982, followed by a CSc (PhD equivalent) in 1993, and culminated in her habilitation as Associate Professor in 2012 with the thesis "Two Horizons - Sigrid Undsetová and Czech Literature." Her research interests focus on: Scandinavian and Norwegian literature of the 20th century History of literature and culture Anti-war literature in Scandinavia Genres of contemporary Norwegian literature Translation studies Comparative literature Juříčková's scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on Czech-Norwegian cultural relations, with particular attention to authors like Sigrid Undset and Leo Eitinger. Her recent publications show increasing engagement with contemporary issues such as climate discourse in Norwegian literature and modern social themes in Nordic writing. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of how Nordic literature is received and translated in Czech contexts. Among her notable recognitions are: International award for the best project within Norway and EEA Grants (2017) Norwegian Royal Order of Merit (2017) As an educator, Juříčková has supervised numerous students, including doctoral candidate Katarína Balková. She serves as guarantor for the Norwegian Language, Literature and Culture study program and the Nordic Studies program at Masaryk University. Her teaching spans Bachelor's and Master's degree programs, where she conducts lectures, seminars, and exercises while chairing examination boards for state final examinations. Internationally, she maintains active collaborations with institutions across Scandinavia, having conducted academic internships at the University College of Southeast Norway, University of Oslo, University of Agder, and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. She is a member of several scholarly associations including the International Association of Scandinavian Studies and Sigrid Undset Selskapet.
Michael Matthew Kaylor serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, where he maintains an active research and teaching profile centered on Anglophone literary traditions. His academic work bridges American and British literary canons with cultural and linguistic analysis, focusing on genre evolution and historical contexts. His research interests include: 19th-20th Century American Literature (Henry James, Emily Dickinson) British Literary Traditions and Cultural Contexts Literary Biography as Genre Crossroads Anglophone Linguistic Studies Forrest Reid's Literary Contributions Victorian Poetry and Sociohistorical Frameworks Dr. Kaylor has secured sustained research funding through Masaryk University's grant programs, including the ongoing "Language, Literature and Culture in Anglophone Contexts" series (2021-2025) and "Paradigms, strategies and developments" projects (2020-2023). His work extends to national collaborations like the Ministry of Education-funded "Area orientation (USA, Canada, Mexico)" initiative (2010-2013) and Czech Science Foundation research on literary biography (2009-2011). As a supervisor, he mentors doctoral candidates through dissertation seminars and specialized courses while maintaining active scholarly engagement, including a 2010 research trip to the British Library for his publication on Tom Barber and Forrest Reid.
Assoc. Prof. Jiří Kudrnáč serves as Associate Professor at Masaryk University's Department of Information Studies and Library Science within the Faculty of Arts, Brno. With academic activities documented continuously since 1999 and teaching assignments extending to Spring 2026, he maintains active faculty status. Academic Credentials: Habilitation achieved September 1, 2002 (Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University) Habilitation Thesis: "The Intertwining of Trends and Genre Spectrum in Czech Literature at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries" Academic title: CSc. (Candidate of Sciences, Czech equivalent to PhD) His research specializes in Czech literary evolution across critical historical periods, particularly examining genre dynamics during the 19th-20th century transition, First Republic era, and post-1940s communist period through cultural lens. This manifests in teaching subjects like "Literature of the First Republic in a Cultural Context" and "Alternative and Mainstream: Chapters on Czech Publications from the 1940s to 1980s". Prof. Kudrnáč supervises Bachelor's, Master's, and doctoral theses while teaching core courses including "History of Book Culture", "Source Study", and "Overview of Czech Literature". His administrative roles include membership on the Industry Council for Czech/Comparative Literature and Program Board for Information Studies degrees.
Assoc. Prof. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. With nearly two decades of academic service at the university, she was promoted from assistant professor in 2005 to associate professor in 2019, establishing herself as a leading scholar in Medieval Latin philology with specialization in medieval encyclopedias, herbals, and medical treatises. Dr. Stehlíková's educational background includes: 2019: Associate Professor in Classical Philology 2005: PhD in classical philology (dissertation on "Summa recreaterum: a collection of intellectual entertainment from the time of Charles IV.") 2000: Mgr. in Latin - auxiliary historical sciences - archival studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts Her scholarly work focuses on the intersection of humanities and natural sciences through medieval textual studies, particularly examining: Medieval Latin encyclopedias and herbals The Latin Herbarium of Christian of Prachatice Medieval regimina sanitatis (health guides) Transmission of medical knowledge in medieval Central Europe Latin-Czech translation traditions in scientific literature Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent methodological approach combining philological analysis with historical and botanical perspectives. She has made significant contributions to understanding how medieval European knowledge systems operated, particularly in the Czech lands, with special attention to the materiality of manuscripts and the cultural contexts of knowledge transmission. Her scholarly recognition includes: Membership on program boards for multiple degree programs including Latin Language and Literature (Master's), Medieval Latin Language and Literature (Master's), and Greek and Latin Studies (Bachelor's) Active participation in the Classical Philologists Association and Society for History of Science and Technology Longstanding collaboration with the international periodical Medioevo latino since 2003 Dr. Stehlíková's research activities demonstrate extensive international engagement, with multiple research stays at the Vatican Library and collaborations across European academic institutions, reflecting the transnational significance of her work on medieval Central European intellectual history.
Assoc. Prof. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D., serves as Head of the Institute of Czech Literature within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University, Brno. Her dual role combines academic leadership with active research in Czech literary studies, supported by office D/D.514 at Arna Nováka 1 and contactable via phone 549 49 7710. Her research centers on Czech literary history with specialized focus on 19th-century salon prose, German-Czech literary exchanges, and intermedial contexts. She pioneers e-learning integration in humanities education through projects like How to read 19th century Czech literature and E-learning support for teaching Czech literature , developing digital pedagogical tools while examining cultural cross-pollination in Bohemian studies. Prof. Urválková directs major research initiatives including the Czech Science Foundation project on Ignác Leopold Kober's German-language library (2018-2020) and current 2025 projects on comparative literary perspectives. She actively mentors students through professional research activities and shapes curriculum as member of the Academic Senate and Program Boards for Czech Language and Literature degrees at bachelor's, master's, and teacher training levels.
Lukáš Führer serves as Assistant Professor at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts within the Institute of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archives. His academic work focuses on medieval documentary practices and historical source analysis, with primary responsibilities spanning research, publication, and specialized instruction in historical methodologies. Current institutional affiliations include active participation in multiple university-funded research initiatives through 2025. Dr. Führer's research centers on medieval diplomatics, paleography, and codicology, with particular emphasis on Bohemian and Moravian historical sources. His projects integrate traditional auxiliary historical sciences with digital humanities approaches, examining arbitration practices, manuscript production, and archival heritage presentation. Recent work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between legal history, material culture studies, and digital preservation methodologies. His scholarly output shows consistent annual publication rates, with significant 2024 contributions including the comprehensive monograph Moc inkoustu: středověká knižní kultura na Moravě (Ink Power: Medieval Book Culture in Moravia) examining manuscript production techniques. Publication trends reveal deepening specialization in medieval arbitration charters and ecclesiastical dispute resolution mechanisms, supported by ongoing project funding from Masaryk University's research programs. Principal investigator for "Codicology in Practice. Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts" (2015) Researcher in 10+ university projects since 2015 including "Analysis, Access and Presentation of Archival Heritage" (2023-2025) Supervises bachelor's and master's theses in medieval diplomatics and paleography Coordinates the "Scriptorium Brunense" Summer School of Auxiliary Historical Sciences Dr. Führer leads the Scriptorium Brunense initiative, an intensive summer training program for students in manuscript studies and diplomatics. His team collaborates with Moravian archives and libraries to develop practical paleography skills through direct engagement with medieval documents, emphasizing hands-on analysis of diplomatic materials and archival organization systems.
Martin Krčál serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Studies and Library Science at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, while also working as a librarian at the Central Library of the Faculty of Social Studies. His dual appointment reflects his expertise bridging academic theory and practical library operations. His research interests focus on digital libraries, information systems, bibliometrics, and citation analysis. Krčál has developed several innovative systems including Citace.com for citation management, JaMM Journals for journal availability checking, and systems for digitized literature access in libraries. His work demonstrates a consistent theme of improving information access and management in academic settings. His publication record shows a strong focus on practical applications in library science, with recent work examining library performance metrics, statistical data collection in Czech libraries, and competencies needed by library science graduates. He has also contributed significantly to academic writing education through his citation guide 'Learn to cite'. Inforum Award 2005 - for the Bibliographic Citation Project Inforum Award 2010 - for Citation 2.0 Inforum Award 2013 - for the development of the Citace.com project Biblioweb 2009 - 1st place in public voting for Central Office website Krčál actively participates in professional organizations including the University Librarians' Club (SKIP) and contributes to national library development initiatives. His teaching portfolio includes courses on library systems, academic writing, and information literacy, with evidence of supervising bachelor's and master's theses. Current course offerings extend through Spring 2026, confirming his active academic status.
Pavlína Mazáčová, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Studies and Library Science within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University. Her academic work centers on advancing information literacy education, innovating library science curricula, and developing digital competences for future information professionals. She actively collaborates with Czech national library initiatives and university teaching development programs. Her research spans several key areas: Information Literacy and Education Library and Information Science Pedagogy Educational Technology and E-Learning Design Digital Competence Development Information Behavior in Virtual Environments Design Thinking Applications in Information Services Dr. Mazáčová has secured and managed multiple research grants including Ministry of Culture projects on public library information services (VISK) and internal Masaryk University innovation grants. She leads initiatives such as the National Seminar on Information Education and course innovations for children's literature and critical thinking. As part of the Design Thinking Action Lab, she contributes to interdisciplinary projects exploring virtual reality and social innovation in cultural heritage institutions.
