Dr. Kate Turner stands with her advisors after passenger her PhD defense at the University of Tennessee.

Huge congratulations to Dr. Kate Turner on passing her PhD defense yesterday! Great work on Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia diseases of tobacco. So glad I got to attend in person, good to be back in Knoxville for a few days. #UTK #UTIA #plantscience

On March 10, researchers from the Department of Control Theory visited Prusa3D Research in Prague–Holešovice. The visit included expert talks and a guided tour of selected production facilities.
more: utia.cas.cz/en/news/

#UTIA #3DPrinting #PrusaResearch

Researchers from UTIA’s Signal Processing Department presented Listen2Future demonstrators at embedded world 2026 in Nuremberg (10–12 March) at the Trenz Electronic booth.

More info and photos:
utia.cas.cz/en/news/3101...

#UTIA #embeddedworld #Listen2Future #TrenzElectronic #FPGA #EmbeddedSystems

Department at ÚTIA co-founds European COST Action – InterCoML. Tatiana V. Guy co-leads WG1 on Control Theory for ML.
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cost-intercoml.unidu.hr
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#InterCoML #COSTAction #UTIA #MachineLearning #ControlTheory #Research

ÚTIA Signal Processing department will be at Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg (10–12 Mar) at the Trenz Electronic booth, presenting results from the Listen2Future project on innovative audio & signal processing.

www.embedded-world.de/en

#EmbeddedWorld #SignalProcessing #UTIA #AudioTech

ÚTIA has joined the MSCA Doctoral Network EXPLORA! We study how humans explore materials & space, linking physical properties with perception using advanced methods.
Learn more: utia.cas.cz/en/news/utia...
#EXPLORA #MSCA #Research #UTIA #STEAM

AI helps scientists like Jana Albrechtová and Adam Novozámský save time analyzing bird sperm cells, while humans stay crucial for interpretation, quality control, and decision-making.

Read more (in Czech): utia.cas.cz/cs/verejnost...

#AIinScience #MachineLearning #Biology #HumanInTheLoop #UTIA

Excited to welcome E. Gerba, Head of PRA Research at the Bank of England, for a research visit with J. Baruník (UTIA, AV ČR), 11–16 Feb 2026. Continuing their joint project. Image for illustration only. utia.cas.cz/en/news/211-...
#researchvisit #UTIA #BankOfEngland #collaboration #economics

AI videos are spreading fast. On Czech Television, Doc. RNDr. Barbara Zitová, Ph.D. (ÚTIA, Czech Academy of Sciences) explained that current algorithms often cannot reliably recognise AI-generated videos. How do you tell if a video is real or fake?

#AI #Deepfake #MediaLiteracy #UTIA #Disinformation

New Czech–Korean Collaboration in AI and Biomedicine | Institute of Information Theory and Automation Department Department of Image Processing Our Institute is launching a new international collaboration with the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) as part of the Mobility Plus pro...

Our institute launches a strategic Czech–Korean collaboration with NST under Mobility Plus. Focus: AI-driven blood cell analysis & super-resolution imaging.

Official announcement: utia.cas.cz/en/news/new-...

#AI #BiomedicalImaging #SuperResolution #MobilityPlus #UTIA #KIST

Workshop Mariánská 2026
Once again, ÚTIA’s Department of Decision-Making Theory is holding its Winter School this March — a week of focused research, statistics & variational analysis, shared discussions, and even a grill night 😉

#UTIA #WinterSchool #ResearchLife #Statistics #VariationalAnalysis

Brand new #geeky #sculpture near #UTIA @utia.cas.cz #Prague 👍 🥰
#art #streetart #photography @photohour.bsky.social

A mural of Nobel laureate Jaroslav Heyrovský stands on Ládví, Prague, near UTIA. Recently featured on ČT1 (20 Dec 2025), it honors his polarograph invention and bridges historical science with modern research.

#JaroslavHeyrovský #NobelPrize #Science #UTIA #Prague

Prof. Jozef Baruník, Ph.D., Head of the Econometrics Department at UTIA, was appointed Professor of Economic Theory yesterday.
More info: utia.cas.cz/en/news/1216...

#UTIA #AcademicExcellence #ProfessorialAppointment #Econometrics #EconomicTheory

12/10/2025 Best Junior Paper Award – 2025 | Institute of Information Theory and Automation The Director of ÚTIA, Jiřina Vejnarová, in cooperation with the Institute Board, has announced the results of the annual Best Junior Paper Award, a long-standing competition recognizing outstanding sc...

Supporting young researchers matters. The Best Junior Paper Award 2025 highlights excellent research and clear scientific communication by early-career authors at ÚTIA.
Read more about this year’s awarded papers:
utia.cas.cz/en/news/1210...

#YoungResearchers #ResearchExcellence #UTIA #Science

Yesterday, the AV21.ai programme shared key outcomes across the Czech Academy of Sciences. Prof. Barbara Zitová (UTIA) highlighted projects from high-voltage line inspection to digital restoration
📷 © Alexandr Dejneka – FZU, ČR, LinkedIn
#ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #UTIA #AV21 #Research

11/12-14/2025 Success of Open Science students collaborating with ÚTIA | Institute of Information Theory and Automation From 12 to 14 November 2025, the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Národní 3, Prague) hosted the Open Science student conference, where young researchers presented the results of their year-l...

🎓 Students collaborating with ÚTIA succeeded at the Open Science conference!

2nd place: Glasnák, Vacek, Bojko
3rd place: Hoffmann

Details: utia.cas.cz/en/news/1112...

#OpenScience #Research #UTIA #CzechAcademyOfSciences #Education #STEM #StudentResearch

We welcomed students and visitors to UTIA Open Days on 6–7 Nov 2025!
Topics ranged from AI, robotics & economics to traffic & image processing. Small tokens were handed out.
Thanks to all who contributed & joined us!
#UTIA #OpenDays #STEM #AI #Robotics #ScienceOutreach

Even 500 years ago, people shared science with the public — like Dürer’s 1515 Rhinoceros, an early “popular science” print.

The Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences continues – visit ÚTIA Open Days! 🌍🔬
www.tydenavcr.cz/program/#c=0&a02[]=53

#ScienceForEveryone #UTIA #CzechAcademyOfSciences

The latest English edition of A/ Magazine on Bugs 🪲 is out! Our colleagues Zajíček and Kohout contributed on recycling old phones and sustainable material use.
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#UTIA #AMagazine #CzechAcademyOfSciences #Sustainability

Program Týdne Akademie věd ČR - Týden Akademie věd ČR

🚗 AI in the Driver’s Seat | 6–7 Nov.
ÚTIA invites you to an excursion on AI-powered vehicle assistance systems. Shared control between human and machine ensures safe driving.

www.tydenavcr.cz/program/akce...

#AI #VehicleAssistance #SmartDriving #UTIA #WeekOfOpenDoors #ADAS #HumanMachineInteraction

SCENTinel – JPI Climate

SCENTINEL Project brought teams together in Trondheim! UTIA was represented by Dr. Barbara Zitova, Ing. Michal Bartos & Bc. Michal Prusek, contributing to research on scents and taste heritage.
More info: jpi-climate.eu/project/scen...
#SCENTINELProject #UTIA #research #culture #scents #taste

🔬 Open House Days at ÚTIA – Nov 6–7, 2025, part of Czech Academy of Sciences Open House Week. Don’t miss: Traffic Peaks & Urban Mobility. Learn how city traffic is analyzed & congestion minimized.
Full program: tydenavcr.cz/program Come and join us!
#UTIA #OpenHouse #Mobility #UrbanPlanning

🔬 Open House Days at ÚTIA – Nov 6–7, 2025. Don’t miss this session: Economics, AI & Data with Jozef Baruník. See how AI & big data reveal human decisions and economic shocks.
Full program in Czech soon: tydenavcr.cz/program
#UTIA #OpenHouse #AI #Economics #BigData #Research

The Czech Academy of Sciences is launching a new outdoor science trail in Prague 8! ÚTIA is contributing with its own exhibit, already in the works. We look forward to sharing it with visitors! #AcademyOfSciences #ScienceTrail #Prague8 #UTIA #Innovation #STEM
Photo: VědaVýzkum.cz

Path integration impairments reveal early cognitive changes in subjective cognitive decline Virtual reality, modeling, and biomarkers reveal path integration deficits in presymptomatic Alzheimer’s versus normal aging.

Proud of our colleague Jakub Slavík (ÚTIA), co-author of a Science Advances study on spatial self-perception. The findings may support early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#Neuroscience #Research #Alzheimers #EarlyDiagnosis #UTIA

Czech partners of Listen2Future met at UTIA CAS Prague on Sep 10: UTIA, IMA and BUT. Joint use case, work plans and deliverables were discussed. More info: zs.utia.cas.cz/index.php?id...
www.listen2future.eu/home
#Listen2Future #UTIA #IMA #BUT #EUprojects #research #innovation #collaboration

Lék na rakovinu? Boj s krizí klimatu? Ptejte se datových vědců - Akademie věd České republiky

🧬 AI & big data in action! The Czech Academy of Sciences shows how bioinformaticians tackle cancer & climate risks. Read (CZ): www.avcr.cz/cs/veda-a-vy...

At UTIA, we follow similar topics in automation, ML & complex systems.
#CzechAcademyOfSciences #AI #DataScience #Bioinformatics #Science #UTIA

History | Institute of Information Theory and Automation UTIA of the CAS is a public research institute focused on AI, signal processing, systems theory, and applied mathematics. It conducts top-level research, cooperates with universities, and contributes ...

From a Benedictine monastery in Prague to a modern research institute — UTIA has come a long way since its founding in 1959.
Curious how our journey unfolded over the decades?

Read more here 👉 utia.cas.cz/en/about-us/...

#UTIA #History #Research #ScienceJourney

Krištoufek: Doktorské studium je kariérní rozhodnutí Od března 2025 začala platit novela zákona o vysokých školách, která upravuje podmínky doktorského studia. „Reforma je krok správným směrem, i když procesně není zvládnutá úplně dobře,“ komentuje změn...

Prof. Ladislav Krištoufek, Ph.D. (UTIA & Charles University) shares insights on doctoral studies reform in the Czech Republic. A must-read for anyone interested in #PhD journeys and #HigherEducation. Full interview (in Czech): www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/acad... #DoctoralReform #CharlesUniversity #UTIA