since 9/2024: Head of Robotics perception group, CIIRC CTU in Prague
since 2017: Researcher at the Czech Technical University, Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics
since 8/2016: Post-doctoral researcher at the Czech Technical University, Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics
2011 – 2017: Ph.D. degree in Artificial Intelligence and Biocybernetics from Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Dept. of Cybernetics
2015 – 2016: Research fellow at Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
2008 – 2010: master’s degree, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, specialization Condensed Matter physics,
diploma thesis: „Study of conditions of crystallization and thermodynamic properties of selected intermetallic compounds of lanthanides“, Mgr.
2005 – 2008: bachelor degree, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, specialization General physics
bachelor thesis: „Study of conditions of crystallizations of selected intermetallic compounds of lanthanides“, Bc.
2001 – 2005 high school Písek, A-level graduation
Internships/research stays
09/2025 – 1 month research stay – interactive task learning (prof. Abhinav Valada, Adrian Roefer, University of Freiburg, Germany)
06/2023 – 1 week research stay – learning behavior trees from demonstrations (Dr.Jens Kober, TU Delft, Netherlands)
01-05/2016 – 5 month research stay – implementation of the hierarchical model of language acquisition into the iCub robot (Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, CRNS, Plymouth University, UK)
07/2014 – 14 days research stay – Ripley project, cooperation with Nicolaos Mavridis, participating on Summer school IRSS 2014 – Symbol grounding project (NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Athens)
Teaching
Optimization
Cognitive systems
Neuroinformatics
Grants
Principal investigator:
ELLIOT: European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams, 7/2025-6/2029, EU Horizon, Amount: 23.4 mil. CZK. [Local CO-PI], project webpage, LinkedIn.
EULE: Development of an innovative solution for monitoring people in need of care in their homes using modern sensor technology and ML-based data analysis, 10/2024-03/2027 (supported by German Central Innovation program for SMIs [ZIM]) [Associate international partner (PI)]
EDIH service “Detection of orientation and overlap of crystals” (Dekrys), service for MFF UK, 2025.
GAČR grant “Multimodal representations of robotic actions and tasks applied in learning by demonstration” (Mirracle), 2021-2024, project webpage.
TAČR grant “Imitation learning supported by language for industrial robotics” (ImitRob), 2017-2019, project webpage.
Projekt na propagaci a podporu studia FEL “Korespondenční seminář MoRoUS pro SŠ” (http://morous.felk.cvut.cz), 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
FRVŠ grant No. G3/2023, „Application for administrating psychological experiments using EEG measurement“, 2012 (http://bio.felk.cvut.cz/psychee)
Team member:
OP JAK “ROBOPROX: Robotika a pokročilá robotická výroba (Roboprox)”, board member, 2023-2028. project webpage.
GAČR grant No.17-15697Y, “Robot self-calibration and safe physical human-robot interaction inspired by body representations in primate brains“, 2017-2019
EU FP7 grant No. 60963 “TRADR: Long-Term Human-Robot Teaming for Robot-Assisted Disaster Response“, http://www.tradr-project.eu/
SGS grant No. SGS16/231/0HK3/3T/13, sponsored by the CTU in Prague (Support of interactive approaches to biomedical data acquisition and processing)
SGS grant No. 10/279/OHK3/3T/13, sponsored by the CTU in Prague
FRVS grant „Innovation of Neuroinformatics course“, 2013
Other Activities
Publication chair:
ICDL 2025, Prague (link) + organizing diversity forum
