Curriculum vitae

Born

1979, Czech Republic

Education

  • Doc. (Associate Professor)
    • Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Mathematics, MFF UK, 2020
  • Ph.D.
    • Scientific Computations, MFF UK, 2006
  • RNDr. (Doctor of Natural Sciences)
    • MFF UK, 2003
  • M.S.
    • Applied Mathematics, MFF UK, 2003

Employment

  • 2007 - present: Associate Professor
    • Dep. of Numerical Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague
  • 2005 - 2018: Researcher
    • Dep. of Computational Methods, Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • 1 - 7/2008: Visiting Assistant Professor
    • Dep. of Mathematics and Statistics, Arizona State University, Phoenix, U.S.A.
  • 7 - 12/2006: Postgraduate Assistant
    • Necas Center for Mathematical Modeling, Charles University, Prague

Awards

  • Visegrad Group Academies Young Researcher Award, 2014
    • for young researchers in Applied Mathematics, awarded by the Academies of Sciences of Visegrad group countries.
  • J. Jirsa Prize, 2013
    • for the best textbook of the year, for the team of authors of the Analysis of methods for matrix computations: Basic methods, awarded by the Charles University, Prague.
  • I. Babuska Prize (2nd place), 2007
    • for the best work in computer science submitted by students and young scientists, for the PhD. thesis Krylov subspace approximations in linear algebraic problems, awarded by the Czech Association for Mechanics and the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists.
  • SVOČ´03 Prize, 2003
    • for the best work in mathematics submitted by graduate students, for the work Acceleration of convergence of the GMRES method, awarded by the Czech Mathematical Society, the Slovak Mathematical Society and the Union of Slovak Mathematicians and Physicists.

Participation on grants and projects

  • Reliable two-scale Fourier/finite element-based simulations: Error-control, Model Reduction, and Stochastics
    • project funded by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (17-04150J), 2017 – 2019.
  • Iterative Methods in Numerical Mathematics: Analysis, Preconditioning, and Applications
    • project funded by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (13-06684S), 2013 – 2017.
  • University Center for Mathematical Modeling, Applied Analysis and Computational Mathematics
    • project funded by the Charles University in Prague (UNCE 204014/2012), 2012 – 2016.
  • Methods for Quality Evaluation and Classification of Jewellery Stones (principal investigator)
    • industrial collaboration with Preciosa, a.s., 1/2015 - 12/2015.
  • Image Processing in Jewellery Industry with Emphasize on Defect Analysis
    • industrial grant funded by the Preciosa Foundation, 1/2014 - 4/2015.
  • Theory of Krylov Subspace Methods and Its Relationship to Other Mathematical Disciplines
    • project funded by the Grant Agency of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IAA100300802), 2008 - 2012.
    • industrial collaboration with KLA-Tencor, 2007 – 2009.
  • Modeling and Simulation of Complex Technical Problems
    • project funded by the National Research Program of the Czech Republic (1ET400300415), 2004 - 2009.
  • Necas Center for Mathematical Modeling
    • research center funded by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (LC06052), 2006 - 2008.
  • Nonlinear Models in Mechanics of Continuum
    • Ph.D. student's grant, funded by the Charles University in Prague (GAUK 6/2005/R), 2005 - 2006.

Stays abroad

  • Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA (Jan. - July 2008)
  • Katholieke Universitat Leuven, Belgium (Feb. - March 2007)

Professional memberships

  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, SIAM
  • Czech Network for Mathematics in Industry, EU-MATHS-IN
  • GAMM Activity Group on Applied and Numerical Linear Algebra
  • GAMM Activity Group on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Data Science
  • Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists and Czech Mathematical Society
  • Necas Center for Mathematical Modeling