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FIT BUT participates in an international summer school on AI and cybersecurity in Vienna

From September 22 to 27, 2025, Vienna will host the Summer School on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, a week-long meeting of experts, scientists, and students whose research focuses on cybersecurity issues related to the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Participants can look forward to a professional program (focusing on topics such as explainable AI, methods for certifying the robustness of neural networks, threat detection and adversarial machine learning), experience sharing, practical workshops, and the opportunity to establish new international contacts.

Representing our faculty at the summer school will be PhD students Ondřej Ondryáš, Jakub Reš, and David Hudák, whose participation was secured by the international project VASSAL, which is a partner of the event. Thanks to this cooperation, it has been possible to link the research activities of FIT VUT in the field of cyber security with a prestigious international educational event. Special thanks for the implementation of the cooperation go to Professor Ezio Bartocci from the Technische Universität Wien.

More information about the event can be found on the official website of the summer school.

Odkaz: https://www.fit.vut.cz/fit/news/d299382/
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Where history meets cutting-edge technology: the 650th anniversary of the Carthusian monastery

650 years ago, on August 13, 1375, Margrave John Henry of the House of Luxembourg issued the founding charter of the Carthusian monastery "Cella Trinitatis". This marked the birth of a complex that is now a historical landmark in the Královo Pole district of Brno. It is also a place where history meets state-of-the-art information technology.

The monastery was originally founded for a prior and 12 monks, so it included 12 cells for Carthusian fathers. The strict rules of coexistence of the monks of the Carthusian order, inspired by hermit ideals, were also reflected in the architectural elements. The individual cells were accessible from separate monastic gardens, towards which the windows of the cells also faced, thus preventing contact between the monks.

The monastery was repeatedly affected by war events. It was damaged during the Hussite and Czech-Hungarian wars, and suffered particularly during the Thirty Years' War. Nevertheless, it experienced a period of economic growth after the mid-18th century. Subsequently, however, it fell victim to the reforms of Joseph II, like many other church buildings in our country. The complex was turned into barracks. The military use of the complex continued until 1964, when the Czechoslovak People's Army handed it over to the Czech Technical University. Paradoxically, it was precisely the military use that helped to preserve the building and its historical value. That is why we now have before us a valuable example of a typical medieval charterhouse with subsequent Baroque modifications. The complex was given a new lease of life by renovations begun at the start of the 21st century based on a design by architect Vladislav Vrána.

Let us appreciate the places and legacies that we can pass through every day. More information about the history of the monastery and a gallery of historical images can be found HERE.

Odkaz: https://www.fit.vut.cz/fit/news/d302479/
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Patents and monetization? FIT BUT to host practical workshop for researchers

At the beginning of September, FIT VUT will host a two-day workshop/seminar on "Patents – what inventors should know," led by renowned researcher and mentor Shmuel Ur. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 2, and Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the faculty premises and will also be available to watch online via live stream. The workshop is part of the European project VASSAL, in which our faculty and experts from the VeriFIT research group are the main partners.

Shmuel Ur holds more than 230 US patents and the title of IBM Master Inventor. He has a fifteen-year career at IBM Research and a track record of successful collaborations with leading technology companies and startups (including the investment company Intellectual Ventures). In his courses, Shmuel combines stories from his own practice with specific examples and provides participants with practical recommendations. Course participants will gain an overview of how to avoid the most common mistakes in protecting intellectual property, how to use patents not only as legal protection but also as an economic tool, and why „problems are more important than solutions“.

The program will be divided into two approximately two-hour blocks each day, with a lunch break and a final discussion. In addition, in-person participants will have the opportunity to consult with the lecturer individually about their own ideas, research projects, or patent strategies. The event is completely free for participants. Registration for the course is non-binding and serves to better organize capacity.

More information about the event can be found here.


Odkaz: https://www.fit.vut.cz/fit/news/d298705/
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We are looking for volunteers for testing in the field of human emotions

Would you like to learn more about the quality of your sleep, mental health, or nutritional balance? The Cognitive and Neural Engineering Research Group (CANE) is looking for volunteers to test a new AI platform.

The group, led by Prof. Aamir Saeed Malik, is starting to collect data as part of the "Assessment & Tracking of Human Emotions" project. Our emotions can be recognized based on a number of parameters, such as speech, text, handwriting, facial expressions, physiological signals (e.g., heart rate, breathing rate), or brain signals. The purpose of collecting this data from mobile devices, smart watches, and EEG devices is to obtain relevant information for subsequent testing and improvement of algorithms for emotion recognition and monitoring over time.

As part of the data collection for the project, volunteers are currently being sought who would like to participate in the research under the following conditions:
a) During each test day, the group can welcome up to 4 participants per test session;
b) Before the experiment, it is necessary not to eat, drink (except water), or smoke for 3 hours;
c) Testing takes place at our faculty in room Q301;
d) Light refreshments will be available during testing.

And most importantly: Each participant will receive a free personalized lifestyle and wellness assessment, including insights into mental wellbeing, sleep quality, physical condition, and nutrition.

If you are interested in booking a date, please email Prof. Malik directly.

Odkaz: https://www.fit.vut.cz/fit/news/d298506/
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Third place in the Joseph Fourier Prize 2025 competition goes to Anton Firc from FIT BUT

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the winners of the Joseph Fourier Prize received their awards at a ceremony held at the French Embassy. Third place in the competition and a special prize went to Anton Firc from the Institute of Intelligent Systems and the Security@FIT research group for his research in the field of cybersecurity focused on voice deepfakes. The ceremony was presided over by the French Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Mr. Stéphane Crouzat, and Jean-Marie Lehn, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and initiator of the entire event.

Every year, this prestigious scientific competition rewards doctoral students for their research work in the field of computer science and informatics. The competition brings together the authors of the best works with a special focus on the design and use of computationally intensive algorithms and methods, simulations and modeling, and the manipulation of large volumes of data. Anton Firc focuses on the security implications of voice deepfakes. It should be noted that FIT VUT doctoral students have repeatedly celebrated successes in this competition in recent years.

More information about Anton Firc's award and his scientific work can be found HERE.

Odkaz: https://www.fit.vut.cz/fit/news/d302476/
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