Reports

Innovations and use of technologies in the construction industry that would ensure its development in the field of digitalization and automation, or industrial doctorates were the topic of the Construction Industry Forum organized by the National Centre for Construction 4.0, which operates at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics CTU. The panel discussion with representatives of construction companies and academies associated with the Centre was opened by Helena Langšádlová, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation.

Thousands of comic book, sci-fi, fantasy and cosplay fans had a second Christmas this past weekend. Prague Comic-con took place, and our faculty was among the organisers. We came to the O2 Universe to show how we turn sci-fi into reality and what the latest trends in artificial intelligence research are.

The Technology Olympics, in which high school students present their ideas for innovations and gadgets, was won this year by the Goobers team from Prague's Nový PORG high school. The pair, consisting of seventh-grader Aneta Dvořáková and her classmate Šimon Chlouba, presented a proposal for a textbook that could make studying a range of topics easier and clearer, based on professionally proven sources. The finals of the second edition took place on 14 April at Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Prague-Dejvice (FEL CTU), the co-organiser of the Olympiad. Participants had a choice of topics including electromobility, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cryptocurrencies and 3D printing.

Dean of Faculty of Transportation Sciences prof. Ing. Ondřej Přibyl, Ph.D. and CEO of AŽD Ing. Zdeněk Chrdle yesterday signed a contract on cooperation in the establishment and use of the Competence Centre, which will be built at Dětenice railway station.

This year‘s Vektor Technická got under way on April 18th, with a cross-campus race and the International Day festival. After the race, the Dukla band and soloist Bariel played their music for everyone.

Last week, the last tests of the VR-2 subcritical reactor technology were carried out.

Scientists from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU are collaborating on the extension and teaching of the open computer architecture RISC-V, which can be used in many areas of IT.

A prestigious European grant of 2.7 million euros (approx. 63.5 million crowns) for research on systems for 6G networks has been awarded to an international team led by Prof. Stanislav Zvánovec from the Department of Electromagnetic Fields, FEL CTU. The project, which involves universities and companies from various European countries, was successful in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grants competition under the Horizon 2020 programme.

Some students of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering surprise their professors and supervisors with their enthusiasm. One of many examples is Bc. Petr Červenka, who studies materials engineering at the faculty and focuses on nuclear materials. His main motivation was to try to study at the best university and he succeeded.

František Vejražka, professor of the Department of Radioelectronics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University, can be called a renaissance man. 13 years ago, together with Professor Václav Hlaváč, he founded the event Meetings with Music, which opens the world of classical music to the faculty's staff and students.