Our researcher Sebastian Garcia has secured 5th place in the prestigious AI-Cybersecurity Essay Prize Competition. This competition, organized by the Munich Security Conference and Binding Hook, invited experts to explore how Artificial Intelligence will transform cybersecurity, particularly focusing on Europe's landscape. Read the full essay now!

In a recent Czech TV broadcast, our researcher Viliam Lisý shared his expert perspective on the AI Action Summit in Paris and the broader challenges of AI regulation in Europe. Recording available.

Our researcher Jakub MareČek discussed the 2025 predictions for AI on Czech TV (ČT24). Watch the recording at approx. 35:00.

Jiří Janota wins second place at IT SPY 2024. He succeeded with his Master's thesis on tracking honeybee behavior with robots, supervised by Jan Blaha.

Tomáš Krajník from the RoboRoyale project introduced their recent Science paper at ČT24. He explained how they track and analyze honeybee behavior in order to maintain healthy bee populations. 

Jakub Sláma, our doctoral student focusing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) spoke with Seznam Zprávy about latest developments in drone research.

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to machine learning scientists. Our AI Center's director Michal Pěchouček commented on the topic on ČT24 and also mentioned Czech contribution to the development of AI (the DeepStack algorithm, which defeated a professional poker player).

Milan Papež wins Best Paper Honorable Mention at TPM UAI 2024. Our postdoc succeeded with research on incorporating graph input into sum-product networks. This method can help in AI applications that require tractable probabilistic inference, such as generating new molecules conditionally on existing ones.

Our researcher Viliam Lisý was a guest on ČT24 where he discussed the National AI Strategy. Watch the recording at 8:45. 

Rostislav Horčík and Gustav Šír from Artificial Intelligence Center and Intelligent Data Analysis lab received a best paper runner-up (2nd place) at the prestigious International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) conference for their paper "Expressiveness of Graph Neural Networks in Planning Domains."

How can AI influence the pre-election narrative? AICs director Michal Pěchouček was a guest on Studio ČT24 discussing AI's impact on upcoming elections, not only in the US. Among other things, he addressed disinformation, deepfakes, and content moderation on social media.

Watch the full interview starting from 14:45.

New AI model Sora generates realistic videos that are almost indistinguishable from normal ones. Viliam Lisý focused on this hot news from OpenAI in Studio 6 of ČT24. How can we differentiate between videos made by humans and those generated by AI? And what are the challenges associated with creating such videos? Watch the full interview starting at 37:26.

What's behind the rise of AI over the past year?

Can you tell if you're communicating with a human or a chatbot? And what about walking robots - could they be guarding objects instead of security guards?

AIC's Michal Pěchouček and Jan Faigl were guests on Mozek v plechovce (Brain in a Can) by Czech Television. Together with other experts, they focused, among other things, on how artificial intelligence is used in healthcare, or whether it can be considered as a threat in itself.

Moreover, the chatbot will guide you through the whole show, so don't miss it!

Agreement on a final version of long-awaited AI Act was reached! AIC's Jakub Mareček explained what to expect from this one-of-a-kind legislation on Studio ČT24. Jakub is also the coordinator of the HorizonEU AutoFair project, which focuses on developing explainable and transparent AI, is closely following the AI Act. The legislation is expected to be formally adopted in the summer 2024. Watch the recording at 20:40 to learn more about AI Act.

The Beatles' final song, "Now and Then," is now available with the significant assistance of artificial intelligence. Viliam Lisý explained this technology in Studio 6 at ČT24. Watch the recording at 1:22 to grasp the benefits of artificial intelligence in art.

Václav Mácha receives the Outstanding Teaching Award for his Julia programming course. The jury recognized his unmatched teaching skills and the significant contribution to the course materials.

Jakub Mareček was a guest of Studio ČT24 where he introduced the AI Act. Watch the recording at 12:30 to understand the newest EU legislation and what to expect in terms or regulation.

Read about the CoDiet project in The Times. We are thrilled to be part of this exciting research that aims to combat diet-related diseases!

What tasks does AI perform today? Can its results be trusted? And will machines replace humans in the near future? Some of the most pressing questions that not only kids are wondering were answered by our Ph.D. student Herbert Ullrich. This bright young researcher interested in NLP was a guest on Educast AI dětem (AI for Kids). 

Viliam Lisý was on the show Dobré ráno ČT where he talked about AI to a wide audience. Live demonstration of ChatGPT was also part of the session.

Our Ph.D. student Ondřej Lukáš will take you on a fun historical journey through the milestones in artificial intelligence. He was a guest on Educast by AI dětem (AI for Kids) project.

As the winner of IT SPY 2022 competition, Jiří Ulrich presented his diploma thesis on ČT24. 

The Czech Minister of Education Vladimír Balaš awarded our Ph.D. student Šimon Mandlík for extraordinary results and activities.

Viliam Lisý from AIC explained on Deutsche Welle broadcasting what social engineering means in the field of cybersecurity. Watch and learn!

Our Ph.D. student Jiří Ulrich received the prestigious IT SPY 2022 award for the best diploma thesis in computer science out of 1 200 Czech and Slovak students.

Our former colleague and overseas collaborator Michal Čáp talked to Hospodářské noviny about self-driving trucks. The future is near!

Autonomous explorative missions with SPOT robots were introduced on the popular evening news on TV NOVA (Televizní noviny). Watch the show to learn about this research and its application from Head of the Computational Robotics Lab Jan Faigl.  

Jindřiška Deckerová, the winner of IT SPY 2021 and our bright PhD student, teaches robots to find the best path. And now also inspires other young women to study technology. Read about her visions in robotics and women in science on the Heroine website.

AutoFair project was introduced in a feature on CzechCrunch. Dig in to learn about our Horizon Europe projects for ethical algorithms.

Daniel Fišer received the AAAI-2022 Honorable Mention Oustanding Paper Award for his paper "Operator-Potential Heuristics for Symbolic Search".

Our Ph.D. student Jindřiška Deckerová won the IT SPY 2021 with her outstanding diploma thesis on Generalized Routing Problems with Continuous Neighborhoods. She is the first woman to win in the competition's 12-year history. 

Second place in the finals of the DARPA SubT Challenge international competition. Lupa.cz informs about our success in the final round.

ČT24 (Czech TV) reported about the finals of the DARPA SubT Challenge, where we placed second in the virtual competition. (Play at 13:25)

CTU-CRAS-NORLAB team won silver at the DARPA SubT Challenge in the virtual competition and finished sixth in the competition of real robots.

Jan Drchal and his colleagues are developing a tool for journalists that will enable automatic fact-checking. How do the algorithm's neural networks work? Why are tweets suitable for fact-checking? And what is a so-called "ground truth"? Find out in the recent article on Lupa.cz.

How did we upgrade our robodog SPOT and why did we decide not to name it? Find out in the latest article on the Czech Radio (ČRo). 

Read the latest interview with our researcher Veronica Valeros, where she talks about the Civilsphere project, women in STEM and other security-related topics!

Master student and researcher Kamila Babayeva received the Stanislav Hanzl Award.

Nowcasting is used by meteorologists to forecast the current weather. This topic was introduced to the Czech Television by our researcher Antonín Komenda, whose startup Meandair is specialized in nowcasting. Read more about the method that requires mathematical modeling and the use of supercomputers.

One algorithm decides about a loan, another prevents fraud when applying for it. Martin Rehák talked to Hospodářské noviny (Víkend) about the use of artificial intelligence in finances.

In the new interview for CzechCrunch, Director of the AI Center Michal Pěchouček outlines how the protection of user's identity could help in the fight against fake news.

Even brain implants will one day need a quality mental antivirus. Our director Michal Pěchouček would like to take part in its development. Read an extensive interview about security, military research and the innovation potential of the Czech Republic that was published in the magazine Modern Economic Diplomacy and info.cz.

The diploma thesis by Šimon Mandlík was awarded in two competitions (IT Spy and Best Diploma Thesis by Qminers). Congratulations!

Michal Pěchouček, Head of AI Center, was a guest in Forbes Byznys podcast where he talked about the current state of the Czech educational system and how schools prepare students for the future job market.

Michal Pěchouček, Head of AI Center, talked to the Ekonom magazine about the important impact AI has on the businesses, especially on the very existence of the middle management.

Our students, Jakub Sláma, Jindřiška Deckerová and Jiří Kubík, placed 2nd in the virtual challenge Aviation ISAC Collegiate CTF Competition focusing on aviation cybersecurity. Congratulations!

"Production workers are already being replaced by AI-powered systems," says Michal Pěchouček, Head of AI Center, in the interview for Svět průmyslu.

Jan Faigl, Head of Computational Robotics Lab, was interviewed for Avast blog about the influence of the pandemic on research work and what he does to prepare his students for professional life after graduation.

Michal Pěchouček, Head of AI Center, was interviewed for the Poprvé podcast (Hospodářské noviny). He talked about his passion for math, the beginnings of his career or how he managed to build one of the top AI research centers in the country. Tune in!

A hybrid navigation system, which we are developing together with the startup AgentFly Technologies, should be ready by the end of this year. It will provide navigation to autonomous vehicles when there is no GPS signal. Find out how our localization algorithms work in the article at BusinessInfo.cz.

Among others, Pražský deník also reported about our autonomous robots training in the cave complex Býčí skála.

What are the benefits of deploying autonomous robots in rescue missions? Read about how we tested our drones and ground robots in the cave complex Býčí skála in this great report by Seznam Zprávy.

The online newspaper iDnes.cz reported about our trip to Býčí skála, a cave complex where we tested our autonomous robots. This activity should prepare us for the next round of DARPA competition and real-life rescue missions.

Our robots are exploring the caves in Moravský kras. The national TV (ČESKÁ TELEVIZE) just did a report about this project on which we cooperate with the Department of Cybernetics.

Our robotics team is doing an exploration of the cave complex Býčí skála. Read more about how we use drones and ground robots to get into unapproachable places on the Orobotice.cz website.

CTU-CRAS group that won the DARPA SubT Challenge among the non-sponsored teams received the award for Project of the Year 2019 at the AI Awards ceremony. Also, our joint conference with Avast CyberSec & AI Prague won Event of the Year 2019. Read more about the competition in the new article at iHNed.cz.

E15.cz introduced our joint robotics project with AgentFly Technologies. The goal of this cooperation, supported by the Czech Technological Agency, is to develop a unique navigation system for autonomous drones and cars that will be independent of GNSS.

AIC director Michal Pěchouček wrote a commentary on the prejudices of algorithms and possible misuse of AI in society in the current issue of Forbes NEXT. 

The FreMEn contra COVID project received a Special Award and 700 000 CZK at the Hack the Crisis virtual hackathon organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and CzechInvest.

Our cybersecurity researcher Veronica Valeros (Stratosphere Lab) was featured in the new series Women in Cyber, part of the award-winning Cybersecurity Effectiveness Podcast. She is among 45 recognized experts, leaders and changemakers in the field of security. Listen to her episode People Skills: Making Changes in the Community. 

Fortune magazine reached out to Michal Pěchouček to interview him on the topic of cybercriminals adapting to coronavirus.

Michal Pěchouček was interviewed by the British Verdict about his new role as Avast's CTO and emerging technologies in the field of security.

TechCrunch reported about the $2.75M investment in Martin Rehák's startup Resistant AI. The company sells an additional layer of protection that’s specifically designed for tightening security around automated functions such as credit risk scoring and anti-money laundering by using tech to detect fake documents that feed such systems.

How to prevent manipulation with artificial intelligence? That was the topic of Forbes article about Resistant AI, a startup founded by our researcher Martin Rehák that received a large investment from Index and Credo Ventures.

Hospodářské noviny (iHNed.cz) wrote about the large investment in Resistant AI, Martin Rehák's startup that aims to protect fintech clients against attacks on their AI systems.

Tomáš Krajník from the chronorobotics laboratory introduced our Covid-19 project Fremen contra COVID on the Czech TV (April 25). Find out more about this activity and download our app FreMEn Adviser to plan your day with minimal risk of crowded places!

Pražský deník wrote an article on our new app FreMEn Adviser (Nebojsa) that helps its users avoid crowds and follow the social distancing measures. 

Tomáš Krajník introduced our new project FreMEn contra COVID in an online discussion organized by Paralelní Polis. Watch the recording and find out more about the developed app that uses spatio-temporal models to deploy social distancing measures.

Jakub Sláma, researcher in AI Center and master student of Cybernetics and Robotics program, was interviewed by ČT24 about our new initiative for automated Covid-19 testing process. We cooperate on the project with CIIRC, Faculty of Natural Science Charles University and Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR. If everything runs well, we might deploy our algorithm in Motol hospital. Watch at 0:15:39.

Tomáš Krajník and Jan Bláha were interviewed by Lupa.cz about our new FreMEn contra COVID projet that aims to implement the measures of social distancing via a recommending app. When should you visit places to avoid crowds? Read the article and find out how we determine that.

CTU-CRAS group that won the DARPA SubT Challenge among the non-sponsored teams received the award for Project of the Year 2019 at the AI Awards ceremony. Also, our joint conference with Avast CyberSec & AI Prague won Event of the Year 2019.  article at iHNed.cz.

How to avoid crowds and queues in shops? Our new app will tell you by analyzing anonymous data of concentration and making the best schedule to run your arrends. Find out more about our FreMEn contra COVID project on Lidovky.cz.

Tomáš Krajník introduced our new project FreMEn contra COVID on Český rozhlas (Czech Radio). Listen to his interview to find out how to maintain social distancing with our new app.

Aktuálně.cz interviewed Tomáš Krajník and Jan Bláha about the FreMEn contra COVID project which aims to protect people against coronavirus by developing a social distancing app.

The spring issue of Forbes NEXT offers an interview with our researcher Michal Čáp who is developing self-driving trucks in Boston-based startup iSee and a commentary by Michal Pěchouček about AI ethics in medicine.

Jan Bayer developed a software for an autonomous walking robot that could save human lives in the future when deployed in rescue missions. Read about this project in the TechEdu magazine (page 4-6).

How does our brain change due to technological evolution and the tools we use? Michal Pěchouček, Director of AI Center, was quoted by Aktuálně.cz which reported about the NF Neuron conference Science Fueling Modern Business.

TV Prima reported about our success at MBZIRC 2020 where we won the first place thanks to our autonomous drones and a ground robot. Watch the full story at 37:46.

Czech TV reported about our PhD student Jan Bayer who won IT SPY competition with his software for autonomous walking robot (hexapod) and successfully tested it at DARPA SubTChallenge where we won among self-funded teams.

Michal Pěchouček, director of our AI Center, talked to the LP Life online magazine about the transformation of labour market, threats the AI tech poses and Prague as future AI superhub.

Blesk newspaper interviewed Viliam Lisý about research in AI, its resemblance to a human brain and future opportunities this tool can bring.

Karel Durkota placed second in Joseph Fourier's Prize.

Congratulations to the team consisting of Olga Kholkovskaia (OI), Aleksandra Pravednikova (SIT), Martin Schaefer, David Fiedler and Michal Čáp. We are so proud of you!

RSS 2018 best student paper finalist to Petr Váňa

Paper of our Ph.D. student Petr Váňa and his supervisor Jan Faigl has been nominated for the best student paper award at prestigious conference RSS 2018 held in Pittsburgh. The title of the paper is "Optimal solution of the Generalized Dubins Interval Problem."

Sebastian García gives a workshop in DEFCON (LA) !

The AI Village at DEFCON is a place where experts in AI and security (or both!) can come together to learn and discuss the use, and misuse, of artificial intelligence in traditional security. Artificial Learning techniques are rapidly being deployed in core security technologies like malware detection and network traffic analysis, but their use has also opened up a variety of new attack vectors against the systems that use them.

AI CENTER is watching  YOU!

 Come and join our team!