National Center for Artificial Intelligence
One of the key projects is the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCUI), which aims to strengthen research and the practical use of trustworthy and secure AI in the Czech Republic. The center connects academic institutions, industrial partners, and public administration and focuses on the transfer of technology into practice and support for data-based decision-making.
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) also plays a significant role in the project. One of the two main authors of the project, alongside doc. Přemysl Šůcha from the Department of Industrial Informatics at CIIRC CTU, is doc. Tomáš Kroupa from the Department of Computers at FEE CTU: "We place great emphasis on sharing knowledge across disciplines, from computer science and energy, through security and healthcare, to robotics and autonomous systems. Cooperation with business and the systematic development of trustworthy AI in Czechia are also important to us. We welcome as many students as possible to join the project and are ready to devote our time to those who are interested," explains doc. Kroupa.
The head of the research team in the field of autonomous systems is Prof. Jan Faigl from FEE CTU, who has long been involved in research into autonomous systems, robotics, and advanced artificial intelligence algorithms. Researchers from FEE will mainly participate in the development of AI methods that can be used in autonomous systems, robotics, and other technical applications.
Center for Smart and Resilient Mobility (RESISTRANS)
The RESISTRANS project – Center for Smart and Resilient Mobility, coordinated by CTU, aims to create a national platform connecting research, industry, and public administration in the field of transport systems. One of the key outputs will be a digital transport model that will enable better mobility planning and response to crisis situations at the national, regional, and municipal levels.
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague is also involved in the project. The FEE is represented by Prof. Dušan Maga from the Department of Telecommunications Engineering, who focuses on communication infrastructure and data technologies for modern transport systems. The faculty's research teams will contribute mainly in the areas of telecommunications technologies, data transmission, and the integration of digital systems into intelligent transport infrastructure. The project coordinator is Prof. Ondřej Přibyl from the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Faculty of Transportation Sciences at CTU.
Innovation in the production and use of semiconductors (Semiconductors4All)
The third project is Semiconductors4All, coordinated by the Brno University of Technology. The project focuses on research and development of technologies across the entire semiconductor chain – from material diagnostics to new applications of electronics in industrial production, cutting-edge products, and healthcare. Research teams from several CTU faculties are participating in the project. The co-investigator of the project for CTU is Prof. Bohuslav Rezek from the Department of Physics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. In collaboration with Prof. Jiří Němeček at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, his team focuses on analyzing the function and failure of semiconductor materials and structures using a combination of advanced diagnostic methods and the development of new measuring probes. Two teams from the Department of Microelectronics are also involved in the project. Doc. Jan Voves focuses on the deposition of functional layers and computational simulations of semiconductor structures. Doc. Václav Prajzler and his team focus on polymer photonic structures and chips using 3D printing. The research in the Semiconductors4all project is highly application-oriented. Several hi-tech companies in the Czech Republic are working closely with FEE CTU on the project: onsemi, IQS, and Nenovision.
Project consortiums
NCUI project participants: Czech Technical University in Prague (coordinator), Brno University of Technology, Palacký University in Olomouc, Charles University, VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, prg.ai, z. s., SpeechTech, s.r.o., AgentFly Technologies s.r.o., VALEO AUTOKLIMATIZACE k.s., Eyedea Recognition s.r.o., Siemens, s.r.o., TOS VARNSDORF a.s., Powertica Commodities AG, branch, Škoda Auto a.s., Blindspot Solutions s.r.o., Yunex, s.r.o., Avast Software s.r.o., Beckman Coulter Česká republika s.r.o., MAMA AI Coolma, s.r.o., Phonexia s.r.o., AIRS, s.r.o., Meopta s.r.o., TGS nástroje-stroje-technologické služby spol. s r.o., B E M A T E C H, s.r.o., CAMEA, spol. s r.o., Bulovka University Hospital, Digiteq Automotive s.r.o., STATUTARY CITY OF LIBEREC, Metrostav a.s., ČEPS, a.s., Černá kostka, contributory organization, Teplárna České Budějovice, a.s., PromethistAI a.s., EUDAMO a.s., Panasonic Heating & Ventilation Air-Conditioning Czech, s. r. o.
RESISTANS project participants: Czech Technical University in Prague (coordinator), Transport Research Center, v. v. i., Ministry of Defense, CAMEA, spol. s r.o., University of Pardubice, Brno Public Transport Authority, a.s., CEDA Maps a.s., Yunex, s.r.o., Brno University of Technology, DT - Výhybkárna a strojírna, a.s., TTC MARCONI s. r. o., Brněnské komunikace a.s., KORDIS JMK, a.s.
Semiconductors4All project participants: Brno University of Technology (coordinator), Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Charles University, ON SEMICONDUCTOR CZECH REPUBLIC, s.r.o., University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, IQS nano s.r.o., UJP PRAHA a.s., ADVACAM s.r.o., Masaryk University, Mycroft Mind, a.s., Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., CRYTUR, spol. s r.o., Czech Technical University in Prague, NenoVision s.r.o., AdvaScope s.r.o., Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno s.r.o., Meopta s.r.o., ŠKODA ELECTRIC a.s., ELEKTROTECHNIKA, a.s.
