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CTU is taking on nine top universities in Amazon’s latest global AI race, building a system that generates secure, attack-resistant code.

Pilsen is becoming a center of innovation in urban public transportation. In cooperation with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University (FEE CTU), the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of West Bohemia (FEL UWB), and Pilsen City Transport Company (PMDP), a technological demonstrator of an autonomous tram is being introduced. This breakthrough technology promises to increase operational efficiency and improve the working conditions of tram drivers.

He succeeded with an essay exploring AI’s impact on cybersecurity and Europe’s preparedness.

Our first-ever cybersecurity online course attracted over 1,500 students from 84 countries, proving that high-quality, hands-on security education can be accessible to all.

Tomáš Votroubek has been awarded the prestigious AIC Best Student Paper Award for his innovative research on globally optimal inverse kinematics in robotics. His work, published in the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, introduces a new optimization technique with the potential to revolutionize robot design and control.

Currently our Ph.D. student, Janota succeeded with his Master's thesis on tracking honeybee behavior with robots.

The new publication, co-authored by the AIC researcher Jakub Mareček, explores challenges and opportunities in quantum optimization.

AI-driven autonomous robots achieved unprecedented insights into the heart of the bee colony through 24/7 close-ups of the queen and her routine.

Our postdoc Milan Papež and his colleagues succeeded with research on incorporating graph input into sum-product networks. This method can help in AI applications that require tractable probabilistic inference, such as generating new molecules conditionally on existing ones.

Our popular university course "Introduction to Security" is now opening to the public. Hands-on, engaging and free of charge.

The jury awarded the winner for her dedication, engagement with students and overall contribution to the course "Introduction to Security".

Muris Sladić, a cybersecurity student in our Stratosphere Lab, was awarded for his research on using Large Language Models (LLM) in deception honeypots.

The course was developed together with Technical University in Munich, EuroTeQ aliance and two industry partners. The first cohort will meet in September 2024 in Czechia and Germany.

Submit your recent publication to compete for the award of 1000 EUR!

Robotics researcher Tomáš Krajník shares insights into his latest project which aims to combat the mass extinction of bees through the implementation of microrobots in hives. How did the bees react to the robotic inhabitants of the hive? Why use machine learning for conservation? And how do beekeepers themselves approach the problem? Find out in the interview!

Our research laboratory focusing on AI and cybersecurity has been accepted into this year's global open-source programming initiative. If you're eager to enhance your coding prowess and tackle real-world challenges, consider applying!

Outstanding work deserves credit. We want to highlight the extraordinary work of our teachers and put their effort in the spotlight. Each semester, the AI Center will announce the "Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award" which comes with a prize money of 15 000 CZK. The winner will be awarded in April 2024.

After numerous awards and a hackathon win, our Ph.D. student Šimon Mandlík adds another trophy to his collection! This time, it is the prestigious prize of Josef Hlávka.

Before Christmas, so-called trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission culminated in a preliminary agreement on a regulation known as the Artificial Intelligence Act ("Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence"). A few more formal steps will be needed, but the regulation will be in force before the European Parliament elections in June 2024. And after transitional periods (from 6 to 36 months, depending on the risks), it will come into effect.

Canada stands among the global leaders in AI due to scientific expertise, solid governmental strategy, and fast-paced innovation environment. Recent Czech mission with the participation of Tomáš Kroupa explored opportunities for collaboration in R&D and education.

In response to a staggering 75% decline in the global biomass of flying insects, including critical honeybee populations, innovative solutions are emerging. European Union-funded projects, Hiveopolis and RoboRoyale, are at the forefront, adopting a collaborative approach to address this ecological crisis.

AIC’s director, Michal Pěchouček, has been awarded the Medal of Karel Kramář by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the field of science and research.

The jury awarded the winner for his dedication, engagement with students and overall contribution to the courses “Planning for Artificial Intelligence” and “Parallel and Distributed Computing”.

Report of the joint project with Bell Textron Inc. on the feasibility of VTOL as a new form of transportation in urban areas.

Outstanding work deserves credit. We want to highlight the extraordinary work of our teachers and put their effort in the spotlight. Each semester, the AI Center will announce the "Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award" which comes with a prize money of 15 000 CZK. The winner will be awarded in October 2023.

Czech researchers contribute to automatic re-identification of sea turtles, beast and other animals using advanced AI tools. Read more about how AI can help mitigate the severe impact of climate crisis such as loss of biodiversity.

The committe highlighted her unmatched presentation skills and pioneering work in the emerging field of combined symbolic with subsymbolic reasoning.

The Ph.D. student will visit the popular optimization research center at LAAS in Toulouse. During his stay, Tomáš will improve the scientific methodology for controlling robotic arms.

The jury awarded the winner for his unmatched teaching skills and the significant contribution to the course materials.

The large Horizon Europe project will trial innovative diet-monitoring technologies and develop AI tools to deliver personalized nutritional advice.

Submit your recent publication to compete for the award of 1000 EUR!

Outstanding work deserves credit. We want to highlight the extraordinary work of our teachers and put their effort in the spotlight. Each semester, the AI Center will announce the "Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award" which comes with a prize money of 15 000 CZK. The very first winner will be awarded in April 2023.

Our AI and cybersecurity research laboratory will participate in the global program for open-source programming this summer. Apply to improve your coding skills and work on real-world problems!

We are opening a new course on Quantum Computing taught by Jakub Mareček and his team from the Optimization group.

The European Commission plans to onboard 100 million people to a new EU-based DNS internet infrastructure. The DNS4EU will be developed by an international consortium led by Czech company Whalebone.

Vladimír Balaš acknowledged our Ph.D. student Šimon Mandlík for extraordinary results and activities. The award ceremony took place in the Senate building.

The team led by our Ph.D. student Šimon Mandlík won the programming competition in algorithmic sports betting.

Our Ph.D. student Jiří Ulrich received the prestigious IT SPY award for the best diploma thesis in computer science out of 1,200 Czech and Slovak students.

Members of the Horizon Europe project met at CTU to discuss the expected legislative measures for AI algorithms and the upcoming activities of the AutoFair project.

The Faculty's participation in the Signal Festival became one of its largest popularization activities in recent history. What was all the fuss about? Dig into the article to find out why Forum Robotum scored so high among festival visitors.

How do robots see the world? Our interactive light installation Forum Robotum brings the state of the art research to one of the biggest cultural events in Prague.

Our Ph.D. student and a two-time poster session winner Maria Rigaki shares her secret tips.

We are coordinating a major Horizon Europe project in fair artificial intelligence. Ethical aspects of AI systems lie at the center of the project which aims to develop explainable and transparent AI algorithms.

Apple AirTags and other location-tracking devices are a useful tool when it comes to locating misplaced items or even missing people. But in the hands of stalkers or criminals, these can be weaponized. How can we maintain privacy standards and guarantee fairness? Our AI algorithms offer solutions.

Daniel Fišer received the Honorable Mention Oustanding Paper Award at AAAI-2022, the best AI conference in the world.

When Computer Science and Criminology meet, an exciting cybercrime investigation is born. Our security researchers uncovered an Android banking botnet and explored the world of underground attackers, informal online forums, and the economy of encrypting malware-as-a-service. Read about their 5-year-long investigation in an extensive blog post.

A robotics Ph.D. student was awarded for her outstanding thesis on Generalized Routing Problems with Continuous Neighborhoods.

The new holiday video featuring robots from FEE CTU goes viral. How would they celebrate Christmas if it was up to them?

The Rector of CTU awarded our researchers with medals for extraordinary performances during the coronavirus crisis. Their inventions contributed to mitigating the pandemic.

In-house built 5G communication infrastructure allows for high-quality data streaming including raw videos with minimal latency.

The final round of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge brought our team CTU-CRAS-NORLAB 2nd place in the virtual competition. In the deployment of real robots in the MegaCavern complex in Kentucky, we finished 6th overall.

Our cybersecurity research project that aims to protect people at risk from targeted digital threats received third place in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Awards.

Advancements in digital technology are a keystone of our modern lives. However, these advancements do not come without risks to our security. With more devices connected to the internet and more devices per user, there is a major increase in the data being collected, transported, and stored.

Meet the winner of the AIC 2021 Student Paper Award and explore the AI research of all our bright young talents who made it to the finals!

Closing remarks for our discussion on the use of AI in art with the panelists Garrett Lynch IRL, Paul Mouginot and Iskra Velitchkova. Includes a list of sources for further reading and creative experimenting with AI algorithms.

AI Center partners with Charles University and other institutions to study disinformation in the newly established Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO).

We are excited to announce that we signed a research contract with the US aerospace company Bell Textron Inc. to develop passenger decision models using both existing ground transportation and future air taxi transportation.

Big interview with our cybersecurity researcher Veronica Valeros who leads the Civilsphere project protecting civil society against digital threats.

Thoughts on the risks of inspiring public imagination triggered by the film In Silico.

Four-legged SPOT from Boston Dynamics arrives at FEE CTU to increase our chances in the finals of DARPA SubT Challenge.

We invite you to the discussion series on AI research and social responsibility.

ARA program provides unrestricted funds and AWS Promotional Credits to academics investigating research topics across a number of disciplines.

Newly announced internal competition for the best paper published in 2020 by AIC students.

We're celebrating our 20th anniversary with a new website and a fresh visual identity designed by the talented Lukáš Švarc.

Interview with our director and co-founder about our research values, working environment, partnership opportunities, and the biggest AI challenges of the future.

Out of 1 400 thesis submitted to the IT SPY competition this year, the one by our student Šimon Mandlík won the best thesis of 2020!

Our team won the latest DARPA challenge among self-funded teams and scored 3rd overall. This marks a great success for the Czech robotics research!

During the coronavirus pandemic, Jiří Kubík designed an open-source tool to make sample handling safer and easier.