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Vojtěch Mrázek awarded the Česká hlava award for research of formal errors in integrated circuits

Vojtěch Mrázek of FIT received the most prestigious Czech award for science and research, the Česká hlava award. He received the Doctorandus award for technical sciences for his research on formal errors in integrated circuits at the gala evening held this Sunday. You can watch the record of the event on the Czech Television website. More information about Vojtěch Mrázek and his research is available HERE.

The Česká hlava awards have been granted since 2002 and are considered the most prestigious award for the Czech authors of discoveries, patents and new technologies.

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Rector awarded prizes to great personages of BUT. The gold medal was presented to Professor Dvořák

At the Academic Assembly on Thursday, 14 November, the Rector Petr Štěpánek awarded prizes to selected personages of Brno University of Technology. The ceremony took place on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of BUT, the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and the 80th anniversary of the closure of Czech universities during the Protectorate. He also awarded prizes to a number of FIT personages.

Professor Václav Dvořák received a gold medal for his contribution to the development of computer technology and international co-operation at FIT. Professors Lukáš Sekanina and Tomáš Vojnar received silver medals for their work in the areas of teaching, research and development. A commemorative medal was awarded to Associate Professor Vladimír Drábek and to Torsten Meisner, who co-operates with the faculty.

The Rector also presented awards to the winners of the student poll for the best teacher. The students of FIT have chosen Tomáš Milet in the Bachelor's programmes category and Milan Češka Jr. in the follow-up Master's studies category.

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Ralph Ford received an honorary doctorate of BUT. He has been co-operating with FIT for over 20 years

Ralph Ford of Penn State Behrend College received an honorary degree of doctor honoris causa at BUT. A nomination for the award of the doctorate was submitted by the Faculty of Information Technology, which has been closely co-operating with Ford for twenty years. Ralph Ford is the author of over 40 publications, the Dean of the Penn State Behrand College and a renowned scientist. He received the honorary degree during the ceremonial meeting of the Scientific Board of BUT. Read more about the topic in the article.

The honorary degree of doctor honoris causa is awarded at BUT to both Czech and foreign personalities who have substantially contributed to the development in an area that stands in the focus of the university's long-term efforts. The award of the honorary doctorate is based on the decision of the Scientific Board of BUT. Together with Ralph Ford, it was awarded also to Professor Ulrike Diebold of TU Wien.

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Dean of the FIT presented Merit Medals for the contributions to the development of the faculty

At the invitation of the Faculty of Information Technology, more than twenty guests from abroad attended the celebrations of the 120th anniversary of BUT. Representatives of universities from Europe, the USA, Africa and China as well as important industrial partners also attended today's Merit Medals award ceremony, where the Dean Pavel Zemčík awarded prizes to 26 personages of FIT who contributed greatly to the development of the faculty. Gold medals were awarded to Petr Hanáček, Zdeněk Kotásek, Jan Maxmilián Honzík and Jiří Kunovský (in memoriam).

Gold medals: doc. Dr. Ing. Petr Hanáček, prof. Ing. Jan Maxmilián Honzík, CSc., doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kotásek, CSc., doc. Ing. Jiří Kunovský CSc.

Silver medals: Ing. Vítězslav Beran, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Lukáš Burget, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Adam Herout, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Jiří Jaroš, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Jan Kořenek, Ph.D., Ing. Pavel Mikula, doc. Mgr. Adam Rogalewicz, Ph.D, doc. Ing. Zdeněk Vašíček, Ph.D.

Bronze medals: Ing. Michal Bidlo, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Martin Čadík, Ph.D., Sánchez Mireia Diez, M.Sc., Ph.D., Ing. Marie Gaďorková, Mgr. Lukáš Holík, Ph.D., Zdeněk Juříček, Ing. Martin Karafiát, Ph.D., Ing. Lukáš Kekely, Ph.D., Ing. Tomáš Martínek, Ph.D., Ing. Pavel Matějka, Ph.D., Ing. Vojtěch Mrázek, Ph.D., Sylva Otáhalová, Mgr. Jana Skokanová, Ing. Aleš Smrčka, Ph.D.

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The Dean of FIT to Award Medals of Merit this Wednesday

Dean Pavel Zemčík will award the FIT personalitites who have contributed to the development of the faculty this Wednesday. They will receive the FIT medals at a ceremony which will take place from 16:15 in the "D" auditorium with the following program:

  • 16:15-16:25    welcome drink
  • 16:30-17:00    medal awarding ceremony
  • 17:00-18:00    raut

All FIT staff and PhD students are warmly welcome.

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