Reports

On 1 September 2021, The University Elementary School Lvíčata (Lion cubs) opened its new facilities with the start of the school year. The opening ceremony was attended by the Rector of CTU doc. Vojtěch Petráček and the Chancellor and Chairwoman of the Founder's Council Ing. Lucie Orgoníková. The Rector then welcomed all sixteen first graders and their parents in their class.

In a series of videos called "Engineering and Truly Intelligent Future", which was created at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University (CIIRC CTU), a diverse world of contemporary science is presented to the general and professional public through micro-stories. Our ambassadors, established scientific capacities together with promising students present their research and projects from many fields - from the theory of automatic control and general artificial intelligence to drones flying in flocks.

T-Mobile is significantly expanding its cooperation with the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC) of CTU, bringing a strong international dimension. The Deutsche Telekom parent group has selected the CIIRC CTU as its partner centre for applied research on Industry 4.0. The signing of the memorandum took place today on the occasion of the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to CIIRC CTU.

On Friday morning, as part of his state visit to the Czech Republic, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife visited the RICAIP International Research Centre at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics at the Czech Technical University in Prague (CIIRC CTU). The centre is the result of long-term Czech-German scientific cooperation in the field of Industry 4.0. President Steinmeier met representatives of the academic and industrial sectors who participate in the research and development of modern technologies for industry. He got acquainted with the latest experiments focused on robotics and artificial intelligence.

The team of the University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings of the Czech Technical University put into operation the S.A.W.E.R. installed in the Czech national pavilion at the EXPO 2020 exhibition center. The process of its technical integration and launch was completed a month before the opening of the world exhibition gates to the public.

In its laboratories, the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of CTU (UCEEB) has tested the possibilities of using nanofibres to detect small foreign particles in gas, such as viruses or bacteria in human breath. The tests were commissioned by ProNanoTech, which will use the findings to develop a new product.

To prepare experts in the safety and security of nuclear facilities in all its aspects is the main goal of the new doctoral programme of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FJFI). It was created by the Department of Nuclear Reactors (KJR) i n cooperation with the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation (KDAIZ), the Department of Nuclear Chemistry (KJCH) and the Department of Information Security of the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT). One of the main characteristics of the programme is a strong emphasis on experimental teaching in the field of security of nuclear facilities and nuclear materials, but also on forensic analysis of nuclear materials.

The Czech National Quantum Infrastructure with connections to Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland is building a cybersecurity hub through collaboration among the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (FJFI), the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University (FI MU), the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Palacký University in Olomouc (UPOL) and IT4 Innovations of the Mining University – Technical University of Ostrava (IT4I VŠB-TUO). The national quantum infrastructure, set up by experts from the universities named above, will mainly bring together organizations providing a critical state infrastructure – from the very beginning it is planned to connect the National Cyber and Information Security Office (NÚKIB), the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (MOI), the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic (MOČR), the Railway Administration (SŽ), both Czech nuclear power plants, key hospitals and selected other institutions.

An autonomous drone that helps in mapping monuments and other objects was presented today in Prague by a team from CTU. The drone can take photos and videos of specific places that are difficult to access or cannot be documented in other ways. The Multirobotic Systems group from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEL) of the CTU has so far created two prototypes and tested the technology in 15 objects.

Every year, the team of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering presents its student formula in an improved version. A strict committee of experts evaluates many technical and economic aspects and there is a strong international competition. The competition culminates with races on the circuit. Despite being the thirteenth in the series, this year's student formula has brought great luck to the team of engineers . Over the weekend at the Formula Student races in the Autodrom Most area, they won first place in the autocross and endurance disciplines. This helped them the most to the first place in the overall ranking in the category of combustion formulas. The competition was also spectated by Professor Michael Valášek, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Docent Jan Řezníček, Vice Dean for Teaching and both congratulated their students among the first.