Curriculum Vitae




Me:

Born: December, 25, 1958 in Jilemnice
Grew up in: Nova Paka, Czechoslovakia
Secondary School: Gymnasium Nova Paka (1974-1978)

Education:

Ing. (MSc): Czech Technical University, Faculty of Nuclear Science and Physical Engineering, Department of Mathematics, Prague, June 1983 (Applied Mathematics).
CSc. (PhD): Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer Science, Prague, June 1989 (Computer Science - Optimization).
Doc. (Habilitation): Technical University in Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies, Liberec, May 2000 (Technical Cybernetics).
Prof.: Technical University in Liberec, Liberec, October 2004 (Technical Cybernetics).

Employment:

2015 - : Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague
1983 - 2019 (last years only in part): Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
2000 - 2009 (in part): Technical University in Liberec, Department of Modelling of Processes
2005 - 2013 (in part): Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Academy Council.
                2005 - 2009: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, member of the Academy Council
                2009 - 2013: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - vice-president

Experience abroad:

1999-2003: Los Alamos National Laboratory - (research fellow and consultant, 1999-2003, total duration 6 months)
1998: CERFACS Toulouse - (Research fellow, duration 6 months)
1996: ENEL Milano + University of Bergamo (4 months)
Other stays at least one month:
      University of Bergamo, Italy (4 times in 1991-1994), University of Bologna. Italy (1996, 1998),
      Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland (2 times in 2006-2010)
Large number of shorter stays; examples:
      Emory University, USA (2001-2005), Technical University of Valencia, Spain (2005, 2008-2013)

Professional responsibilities:

1991-1992: Vice-director, Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of the Czech       Republic (ASCR).
2012-present: Member of The Scientific Council, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University.
2009-2013: Vice-president for mathematics, physics and engineering, ASCR.
2005-2009: Member of The Academy Council, ASCR.
1995-2007: Chair or Vice-Chair of The Scientific Council (repeatedly), Institute of Computer Science ASCR;
      Member of Scientific Councils of Faculty of Mechatronics, Technical University in Liberec and Faculty of Nuclear
      Science and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague.

Current Main Grant Funding:

2013-2017: Principal investigator. Iterative methods of computational mathematics: analysis, preconditioning and
      applications. Financed by the Czech Science Foundation GACR P201/13-06684S.

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