FEE News

The Czech AI Factory is launching. FEE and CIIRC at the Czech Technical University will help build a world-class Czech AI infrastructure

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:40:45 +0200

On May 12, 2026, the Czech AI Factory (CZAI) project was officially launched in Ostrava. The project will connect supercomputing capabilities, expert know-how, and practical applications of artificial intelligence for businesses, public administration, and research organizations. The Czech Technical University in Prague is also significantly involved in the project, which has a budget of nearly one billion crowns—primarily the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics, which will develop AI services for industry, cybersecurity, public administration, and other application areas.

The EFORCE Prague Formula Team Unveiled a New Autonomous Electric Formula Car. Compared to Last Year’s Model, It Is Lighter and More Durable

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:31:00 +0200

The brand-new autonomous electric formula car CTU.26, developed by the student team EFORCE Prague Formula, is once again significantly lighter, faster, and structurally more robust. The team presented the car for the upcoming season on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Planetarium Prague. EFORCE Prague Formula, made up primarily of students from the Czech Technical University’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, is the leading student formula team in the Czech Republic. Its cars regularly score points on European racing circuits. The team, which currently has around one hundred members, is also tackling a major engineering challenge.

Guest lecture by Dr. Jussi Sihvo: Impedance-based condition diagnostics of Li-ion batteries - research and industrial applications

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:20:29 +0200

We would like to invite you to a guest lecture by Dr. Jussi Sihvo on the topic of impedance-based diagnostics of batteries for research and industrial practice. The lecture will take place on Thursday, 14 May 2026, from 13:00 to 14:30 in room A4-7, Technická 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, and will also be available online.

Professorial Lecture by Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Pevný: Machine Learning on Tree-Structured Data

Wed, 06 May 2026 13:01:57 +0200

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague invites you to a public lecture by Assoc. Prof. Ing. Tomáš Pevný, Ph.D., held as part of the appointment procedure for the position of Professor in the field of Cybernetics and Robotics.

FEE CTU to Host a Lecture by IEEE Life Fellow Jack Y.-C. Sun on the Future of AI and Semiconductor Technologies

Tue, 05 May 2026 16:43:44 +0200

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering invites students, staff, and the wider academic community to a lecture by a distinguished global expert in semiconductor and computing technologies, Jack Y.-C. Sun, which will take place on 21 May 2026 from 14:30 to 16:00 at FEE CTU in Prague, Technická 2, in lecture room T2:C3-340. The lecture will focus on emerging directions in artificial intelligence and system scaling in the era of so-called zettascale computing.

Scientists from the FEE at CTU in Prague have discovered a new mechanism for accelerating protons. The findings were published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters as an Editors’ Suggestion

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:41:20 +0200

A research team led by Prof. Daniel Klír from the Department of Physics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague has achieved a significant breakthrough in plasma research. Their paper Observation of radially emitted proton beams from low-mass X-pinch plasmas, describing a new mechanism for proton acceleration, was published in one of the most prestigious physics journals, Physical Review Letters, and the editorial board also selected it as an Editors’ Suggestion—an honor awarded only to a limited number of exceptionally significant articles.

The team from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering is Preparing an Impressive Show for Maker Faire Prague. There will be a Laser String Instrument, a Fire Experiment, and Also the Finale of the Robotic Competition!

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200

A spectacular performance built around technologies developed by researchers and students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU will take place at Maker Faire Prague 2026. The popular festival will be held on May 9–10, 2026, at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Holešovice. The exhibition by the team around David Vrbík from the Institute of Intermedia will be present throughout both days. And that’s not all the experts from FEE CTU have prepared. Fans of robots and high-speed racing will also find plenty to enjoy.

ČEZ Photovoltaic Academy: A Week Full of Hands-On Experience, Technology and International Collaboration

Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200

Are you interested in renewable energy and keen to gain hands-on experience in the field? The Photovoltaic Academy 2026 offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of photovoltaics over the course of one intensive week, meet leading experts, and build valuable professional connections. Registration is open until 31 May.

The International POSTER Conference Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary – With a Record Number of Posters

Mon, 04 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200

The international POSTER conference will kick off on Thursday, May 14. It provides university students with an opportunity to present their research work and establish professional connections. This year, a record number of presenters have registered. The best posters will be awarded by an expert jury in seven categories. The event, which is also open to the professional public, will take place at the FEE CTU in Dejvice. A detailed program is available here.

Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Teaching Performance in the Winter Semester 2025/2026

Mon, 04 May 2026 09:50:54 +0200

Based on the recommendation of the evaluation committee, the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU, Prof. Petr Páta, has awarded instructors for their outstanding teaching performance. The committee drew on the results of the student survey, with particular emphasis on students’ written feedback, as well as on nominations from heads of departments. It also considered factors such as the quality of study materials and the level of academic rigor.

Physics Thursday with ČEZ: How to tackle the “duck curve” and energy storage from renewable sources

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:21:15 +0200

With the growing share of renewable energy sources (RES), the question of how to store generated energy efficiently so that it can be used at the most appropriate time is becoming increasingly urgent. This very topic was the focus of another Physics Thursday with ČEZ, held on 23 April. The speakers included Ing. Luděk Dušek, Technical Department Manager, and Dr Jan Opatřil, an expert in thermal sources from the Renewable and Conventional Energy Division.

FEE CTU team develops an AI guide to help municipal leaders navigate legislation

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:41:21 +0200

A new AI model currently being developed by researchers at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University (FEE CTU) aims to provide significant support to municipal leadership in working with legislation. The team, led by Professor Jiří Jakovenko, is creating a chatbot that will quickly and reliably provide mayors with answers to questions related to legislative, administrative, and organisational processes in public administration. The Municipal 4.1 model will also reduce the risk of errors when navigating the complex world of laws and regulations. The model, developed in collaboration between FEL researchers and the company Sofo Advisory, is currently unparalleled within the Czech Republic.

Virtual training for bomb disposal experts and holographic command centers: CTU’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering is developing technologies that are transforming the preparation and management of operations

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:04:24 +0200

How can one safely train to handle unexploded ordnance? And how can one gain a real-time overview of a complex situation in the field? Researchers at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague are seeking answers to these questions. Teams led by Prof. Jiří Žára and Dr. David Sedláček from the Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction are developing two projects that utilize virtual and augmented reality for training and decision-making in critical situations—ranging from the work of pyrotechnicians to the control of robotic systems in the field.

The Taros 6×6 autonomous robot at Defence Research Day: bridging the gap between FEE CTU research and real-world deployment

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:29 +0200

The TAROS 6×6 autonomous robotic vehicle, a platform developed by the state-owned enterprise VOP CZ, was unveiled at Defence Research Day at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU, where it is involved in research into autonomous systems as part of national and European defence projects. The platform is one of the advanced Czech systems designed for defence and security applications and is currently in the next phase of development.

Defence Research Day 2026: CTU’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering showcased technologies for modern defence: from autonomous robots and AI to augmented reality and network security

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:53 +0200

At the Defence Research Day event, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU in Prague, presented a broad portfolio of technologies and research projects that address the current needs of national defence, security and resilience. Visitors had the opportunity to see autonomous robotic systems, drones operating without GNSS, tools using artificial intelligence for information space analysis, augmented reality for special forces, and technologies for testing and securing communication networks.

A Student of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU Succeeded at the International Workshop CVWW 2026. For his Work in the Field of Computer Vision, he Received the Best Paper Award.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:17:36 +0200

Constantin Kolomiiets, a second-year student in the Bachelor’s program Open Informatics, received the Best Paper Award for his research article at this year’s Computer Vision Winter Workshop, held from February 9 to 11, 2026, in Jindřichův Hradec. In his paper titled "SAM-pose2seg: Pose-Guided Human Instance Segmentation in Crowds," the CTU FEE student focused on the task of pose-to-segmentation, a field of computer vision in which an algorithm identifies individual people within an image.

All Study Office Forms are Available on the Faculty Platform HUB

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:48:41 +0200

The Study Office agenda is part of the faculty platform HUB. All forms and applications related to this agenda are thus available to students in one place and online.

FEE CTU joins a global network for secure data processing. It helps verify identity without sharing sensitive data

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:38:28 +0200

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague (FEE CTU) has joined the international initiative TACEO Network, which develops a global network for private and verifiable computation. It allows processing of sensitive data without the need to share it in the clear. The faculty acts as one of the independent node operators in this globally distributed network and participates in operating technology based on advanced cryptographic methods.

One of the current use cases of the technology is identity verification based on personal documents, such as ID cards or passports. In the future, broader applications are expected – for example in financial services, digital identity, artificial intelligence, or the protection of sensitive data within cybersecurity systems.

OpenLab FEL CTU: Visit cutting-edge laboratories linked to the EEM programme

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:34:30 +0200

Are you considering studying the Master’s program in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (EEM)? Come to OpenLab, which will take place on Thursday, May 14, between 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM at the FEE and in the Building A of CIIRC in Prague–Dejvice.

Astrophysics Camp in Temešvár: Expert Lectures, Sports, and Stargazing

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:17:15 +0200

Students from all Czech universities, as well as professionals interested in astrophysics, can now register for the Astrophysics Camp organized by the Aldebaran association, which brings together experts from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEL) and the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE) at CTU. The event will take place from June 18 to June 21, 2026, at the FEL CTU sports and recreation center in Temešvár near Písek. The program will feature expert lectures, stargazing far from urban light pollution, and a variety of sports activities.

More Than Just Means of Transport: Sonia Martin (Stanford) on Electric Cars as Part of the Energy System

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:08:31 +0200

CTU welcomed Ph.D. candidate Sonia Martin from Stanford University, whose May lecture at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEE) focused on one of the central questions of sustainable mobility: how electric vehicles can be better integrated with the electricity grid. During her research stay, she also visited Škoda Auto, where questions of electromobility are playing out in practice. In this interview, she discusses vehicle-to-grid technology, the future of EV research, and why collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and industry matters.

A workshop for students will showcase modern forms of (not only) hardware security in practice. Registration is now open!

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:02:48 +0200

Are you interested in cybersecurity and the use of cutting-edge security chips? Then this workshop is just for you. It is organized by the Knowledge Management Center (CZM) in collaboration with Trezor and Tropic Square. The event, intended for students (not only) from electronics and IT-related programs, will take place on May 13 at FEL Café from 5:30 PM. Through expert (yet accessible) discussions as well as practical demonstrations, specialists will present the key role of hardware security and current research in this field. The workshop is free of charge, and registration is open!

From security to swarm intelligence: the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU is developing a new generation of European drones. Their movement is inspired by flocks of birds.

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:02:40 +0200

Scientists from the Multi-robot Systems Group (MRS) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU are working on the development of cutting-edge, highly secure flying robots for the protection of critical infrastructure, as well as drones capable of agile and dynamic flight in swarms without GPS and without remote communication with a human operator. Flight demonstrations, as part of both ongoing projects that have already delivered remarkable partial results, were presented by the MRS group on Monday, April 13, in Temešvár in South Bohemia.

Tomáš Škarda from ČEZ: Configuration Management in Nuclear Power Plants

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:06:32 +0200

The Department of Economics, Management and Humanities of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU in Prague invites you to a lecture on configuration management in nuclear power plants. The lecture will take place on Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 in room T2:C3-52.

Professional Seminar and Workshop: Power Electronics for Sustainable Energy and Electromobility

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:35:18 +0200

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU in Prague invites professionals and representatives of industrial companies to a seminar and workshop focused on power electronics and its key role in modern energy systems and electromobility. The event, organized by the Department of Electric Drives and Traction, will take place on June 18, 2026, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU in Dejvice. Participation is free of charge, but prior registration is required.

Photo Gallery: Career Days 2026 welcomed 6,000 students from the FEE and the FME CTU

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:15:24 +0200

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague provided students with a unique opportunity to meet potential employers and make valuable contacts for their future careers at the traditional Career Days event. The event took place on March 31 and April 1 on the campuses of both faculties in Dejvice and was attended by approximately 3,500 students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and 2,500 students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Check out the photo gallery from the event. Photos were taken by Petr Neugebauer, FEE CTU.

Dean's Award for Outstanding Dissertation Thesis

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:38:21 +0200

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU in Prague awarded the Dean's Prize for outstanding dissertation work to the following doctoral graduates:

Void* 2026: Choose a thesis topic or a summer job

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:14:21 +0200

The this year's void* is here! Wondering what kind of research you can do during your studies? Are you getting close to choosing your thesis? Or are you looking for a summer job at school? The void* event is just for you!

The 56th Meeting with Music at FEE CTU will offer an evening of multi-hand piano music

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:12:54 +0200

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU cordially invites you to the 56th Meeting with Music, which this time will present to listeners a program dedicated to multi-hand piano. Compositions for one, two, four, six, and eight hands will be performed by students of Assoc. Prof. Martin Kasík (HAMU).

The weekend InstallFest at FEE CTU will introduce participants to the use and installation of GNU/Linux and other open-source systems

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:41:24 +0100

The popular InstallFest conference, dedicated to the Linux operating system, will take place at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague on March 28–29, 2026. In addition to lectures and workshops, the event will feature two competitions. Attendance is free and no prior registration is required.

FEE CTU student Šimon Falta was part of the Minister of Industry and Trade’s delegation to the United States

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček visited the United States from March 9 to 16, 2026. His accompanying delegation, which included businesspeople and young Czech startup founders, also featured Šimon Falta, a student of Electrical Engineering, Energy, and Management (EEM) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEE) of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU). In addition to his studies, he is developing the IQstat app, which helps households and businesses save on electricity costs.

How to Measure the Intelligence of Nature-Inspired Robots? Study with First Author from CTU FEE Proposes a New Evaluation Framework

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:55 +0100

How can we compare robots that are expected to move flexibly, safely, and energy-efficiently in dynamic environments? A new international study titled A Benchmarking Framework for Embodied Neuromorphic Agents, published in the prestigious journal Nature Machine Intelligence, offers an answer.

Pictus PhD Fellowship Programme

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:40:22 +0100

Invitation to Dr. Ondřej Lipčák’s Habilitation Lecture

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:51:53 +0100

On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., Ing. Ondřej Lipčák, Ph.D., will deliver his habilitation lecture on the topic “Challenges in the Control of Electric Drives and Power Converters for Demanding Applications.” The lecture will be held in person before the Scientific Council in room T2:D3-209, but it will also be available to watch on YouTube.

Career Days 2026: Six thousand students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at CTU will meet with ninety employers

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:27:55 +0100

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague are organizing their traditional Career Days, which will offer students a unique opportunity to meet potential employers and gain valuable contacts for their future careers. The event will take place on March 31 and April 1, 2026, on the campuses of both faculties in Dejvice, with approximately 3,500 students from the CTU Faculty of Electrical Engineering and 2,500 students from the CTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering participating.

Researchers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU contributed to a study in Nature Communications: Children’s brains adapt to a missing limb from an early age

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:14:11 +0100

An international team of scientists has published a study in the prestigious journal Nature Communications showing that the brains of children born with an upper limb difference undergo significant reorganisation from an early age. Scientists from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague (FEE CTU) also participated in the research, developing a computational model explaining the mechanism behind these changes.

Data from space as a business: FEE graduate Michal Reinštein develops AI that analyzes satellite data

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:49:19 +0100

Today, satellites take a huge number of images of Earth every day. Startup SpaceKnow uses artificial intelligence and computer vision methods to turn them into practical information for companies, investors, and government institutions—for example, about industrial activity, infrastructure changes, and the movement of goods. One of the people behind the development of these technologies is Ing. Michal Reinštein, Ph.D., a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, who works as Chief Scientist at the company. In this interview, he describes his journey from studying air traffic control to robotics to satellite data analysis and explains how academic research is now linked to technology startups.

Dean's Award for Outstanding Dissertation Thesis

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:22:49 +0100

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU in Prague awarded the Dean's Prize for outstanding dissertation work to the following doctoral graduates:

Evacuation of FEE CTU Buildings – Expected Return to Normal Operations Tomorrow

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:22:46 +0100

CTU Faculty of Electrical Engineering Graduates Succeed in the Werner von Siemens Awards. Awards Recognize Research on Safe Human–Robot Collaboration

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:11:37 +0100

Two awards in this year’s Werner von Siemens Awards 2025 were received by graduates of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague (FEE CTU). In the category Best Doctoral Thesis in Industry 4.0, the award was presented to Ing. Jakub Rozlivek, Ph.D., while the award for Best Master’s Thesis in this field was granted to Ing. Elizaveta Isianova. Both works were carried out at FEE CTU and the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics at CTU (CIIRC CTU) under the supervision of experts in robotics and artificial intelligence and focus on enabling robots to collaborate with humans in a safer and more intelligent way.

FEE CTU participates in three strategic projects supported by TA CR

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:45:47 +0100

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) is significantly involved in three projects that were successful in the 13th public competition of the SIGMA program (Sub-goal 5) of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. As part of these projects, research teams from FEE CTU will develop artificial intelligence applications, digital transport models, and advanced technologies for the semiconductor industry.

Experts from several departments of the faculty are involved in the projects, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence, telecommunications technologies, and semiconductor physics.