The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in the Refectory of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University. The evening was hosted by journalist and modern technology expert Miloš Čermák. Eight of the best projects selected by a panel of experts competed in the IT SPY 2025 finals. The competition highlights the broad spectrum of current research in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence – from healthcare to space applications.
Winning project: machine learning for a better understanding of sonic crystals
The winning thesis, Modeling the Properties of the Band Structure of Sonic Crystals Using Machine Learning, was written at the Department of Physics at the Czech Technical University in Prague under the supervision of RNDr. MgA. Viktor Hruška, Ph.D.
The topic of Aneta Furmanová's thesis was modeling the structure of sonic crystals using machine learning with an emphasis on the physical interpretation of the results. This approach not only allows for a deeper understanding of the behavior of sonic crystals, but also enables faster and more efficient design of new solutions for reducing noise pollution. According to the WHO, noise pollution is the second largest environmental cause of health problems.
Aneta Furmanová has already published her results in the Q1 Journal of Sound and Vibration and presented them at two international acoustics conferences, Internoise 2024 and DAS/DAGA 2025. The winner is currently continuing her doctoral studies in the Acoustics program at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
FEE CTU once again confirms the outstanding level of its students
Aneta Furmanová's victory follows on from the faculty's extraordinary series of successes in the IT SPY competition. Our students have been scoring points continuously since 2019:
● 2025 – 1st place: Ing. Aneta Furmanová
● 2024 – 2nd place: Ing. Jiří Janota
● 2023 – 2nd place: Ing. Pavlína Koutecká
● 2022 – 1st place: Ing. Jiří Ulrich
● 2021 – 1st place: Ing. Jindřiška Deckerová
● 2020 – 1st place: Ing. Jan Bayer
● 2019 – 1st place: Ing. Šimon Mandlík
FEE CTU thus continues to be one of the most successful institutions in the history of the competition.
About the IT SPY competition
The IT SPY (IT Student Project of the Year) competition is organized by Profinit under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. Its goal is to seek out and support talented IT students, present the best theses, and connect young professionals with practical experience.
