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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · 6h

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

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · 13d

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

Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 14d

Bugs inbound. 🦋 Our special English issue of A / Magazine is out! 🎉

🐞 PDF: bit.ly/4o2dVVh
🐝 Browse: pdf.avcr.cz/A/2025-eng/#...

Details ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch... 📜 Print copies available.

Let us know what you think!

#Termites #Nanodiamonds #PerfumesInAntiquity #Diatoms #BiodegradableImplants

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · 15d

🚗 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

Program Týdne Akademie věd ČR - Týden Akademie věd ČR

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · 20d

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

SCENTinel – JPI Climate

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · 27d

🔬 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

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · 29d

🔬 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

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Oct 1

Our colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences won the GA ČR Chairman’s Award 2025 for top research in medicine, math, and humanities, with projects showing scientific and practical impact. Congrats!

More info (link in Czech):
vedavyzkum.cz/granty-a-dot...

#GACR #Research #CzechAcademy #Science

Cenu předsedy GA ČR letos obdržel 100. laureát

Předseda Grantové agentury České republiky Milan Jirsa včera večer v Lichtenštejnském paláci HAMU ocenil pět nejlepších vědeckých projektů: projekt Jiřího Mikyšky, Šárky Nečasové, Petera Drábera,...

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Sep 29

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

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Sep 15

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

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.

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Sep 11

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

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Sep 9

🔬 ÚTIA opens its doors as part of the Czech Academy of Sciences Open House Week: Nov 6–7, 2025, 10:00–15:00, Pod vodárenskou věží 1143/4, Prague 8. Explore research and innovation with us! Reservations will be possible once topics are published.
www.tydenavcr.cz/en/

ABOUT THE WEEK OF THE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - Týden Akademie věd ČR

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Sep 4

You are welcome to ÚTIA Public Seminar
Prof. Cory J. Butz (Univ. of Regina, Canada)
Advances in Probabilistic Sentential Decision Diagrams, used in user preference learning, anomaly detection, and route distribution modelling.
Sept 15, 14:00 Room 203, Prague 8
#AI #MachineLearning #Research #Prague

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 25

🧬 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

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

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 20

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

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 18

On 10 Aug, ČTK reported Chair Pánek highlighting key Czech science priorities—ERC grants & knowledge transfer. At ÚTIA, we see these as vital too, directly involving us: our colleague Jozef Baruník serves on the 2024 ERC Consolidator Grants panel. #CzechScience #CAS #ERC #ÚTIA #grants #research

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 13

On Aug 5, ShengFang from Tsinghua Univ visited ÚTIA CAS. Invited by our Adaptive Systems Dept, he delivered a seminar on the crucial topic of Inverse Modelling of Atmospheric Radioactivity Releases, vital for assessing nuclear accidents & ensuring radiation safety. #Science #Collaboration #Radiation

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 11

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

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...

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 7

🎙️ Last week, Dr. Barbora Zitová (ÚTIA, Czech Academy of Sciences) spoke on Czech Radio Plus about deepfakes and AI.
Even experts can’t always spot what’s real.
Critical thinking and media literacy are more important than ever.
#AI #Deepfake #UTIA #Cybersecurity

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Aug 4

Tomáš Šestořád, economic analyst at CNB and researcher at Útia, and Natalie Dvorakova co-authored a study on post-pandemic inflation in Visegrád countries. Domestic supply shocks were key; energy shocks had limited impact. Full article: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lW4J3LbXX... #Inflation #Research

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Jul 30

Czech science shines at Expo 2025 in Osaka! From photonics to AI, Czech innovations tackle global challenges. Proud to see Czech talents leading the way on the world stage.

🔬🌍 Find out more: expo2025czechia.com/en

#Expo2025 #CzechScience #Innovation

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The official website for the Czech Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Find out everything you need to know about Talent and Creativity for Life. News, photos, contacts.

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Jul 28

Atmospheric radioactivity inverse modeling seminar by Assoc. Prof. Sheng Fang (Tsinghua Univ.) at ÚTIA CAS. Aug 5, 10:00, Prague. Focus on source estimation challenges & recent Ru-106 and Chernobyl cases.
#UTIA #Research #AtmosphericScience #Seminar

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Jul 24

On July 21, we said farewell to our colleague Ing. Karel Sladký, CSc. — a mathematician, scientist, and a good man who spent nearly 60 years at ÚTIA.
More at: utia.cas.cz/en/news/kare...
May he rest in peace.

Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Jul 23

How do we analyze high-dimensional data? At ÚTIA, we develop advanced tensor decomposition methods for efficient data modeling and inference.
🔗 utia.cas.cz/en/research/...
#TensorDecomposition #UTIA

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Jul 14

Exploring the Brownian net — a model of branching & merging random paths studied at ÚTIA by Dr. Jan M. Swart. It reveals complex patterns in stochastic systems, with applications in biology, materials science & AI.
utia.cas.cz/en/research/...
#BrownianNet #Stochastic #Math #Research

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Institute of Information Theory and Automation @utia.cas.cz · Jul 13

📄 Doc. PhDr. Jozef Baruník, Ph.D. (UTIA, CAS) co-authored a SUERF Policy Brief showing how dividend restrictions helped bank stability & SME lending in the pandemic.
Science in action.
📎 www.suerf.org/wp-content/u...
#research #banking #financialpolicy