Understanding material failure requires knowing how cavities & cracks form, grow & merge. Today, Marco Bresciani presents a model of quasistatic growth of cavities & cracks in 2D nonlinear elasticity youtube.com/@necasseminaroncontinuummec4117 #continuummechanics #elasticity #fracturemechanics

Even 500 years ago, people shared science with the public — like Dürer’s 1515 Rhinoceros, an early “popular science” print. The Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences continues – visit ÚTIA Open Days! 🌍🔬 www.tydenavcr.cz/program/#c=0&a02[]=53 #ScienceForEveryone #UTIA #CzechAcademyOfSciences

The latest English edition of A/ Magazine on Bugs 🪲 is out! Our colleagues Zajíček and Kohout contributed on recycling old phones and sustainable material use. bsky.app/profile/czec... #UTIA #AMagazine #CzechAcademyOfSciences #Sustainability

🚗 AI in the Driver’s Seat | 6–7 Nov. ÚTIA invites you to an excursion on AI-powered vehicle assistance systems. Shared control between human and machine ensures safe driving. www.tydenavcr.cz/program/akce... #AI #VehicleAssistance #SmartDriving #UTIA #WeekOfOpenDoors #ADAS #HumanMachineInteraction

SCENTINEL Project brought teams together in Trondheim! UTIA was represented by Dr. Barbara Zitova, Ing. Michal Bartos & Bc. Michal Prusek, contributing to research on scents and taste heritage. More info: jpi-climate.eu/project/scen... #SCENTINELProject #UTIA #research #culture #scents #taste

🔬 Open House Days at ÚTIA – Nov 6–7, 2025, part of Czech Academy of Sciences Open House Week. Don’t miss: Traffic Peaks & Urban Mobility. Learn how city traffic is analyzed & congestion minimized. Full program: tydenavcr.cz/program Come and join us! #UTIA #OpenHouse #Mobility #UrbanPlanning

🔬 Open House Days at ÚTIA – Nov 6–7, 2025. Don’t miss this session: Economics, AI & Data with Jozef Baruník. See how AI & big data reveal human decisions and economic shocks. Full program in Czech soon: tydenavcr.cz/program #UTIA #OpenHouse #AI #Economics #BigData #Research

Our colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences won the GA ČR Chairman’s Award 2025 for top research in medicine, math, and humanities, with projects showing scientific and practical impact. Congrats! More info (link in Czech): vedavyzkum.cz/granty-a-dot... #GACR #Research #CzechAcademy #Science

The Czech Academy of Sciences is launching a new outdoor science trail in Prague 8! ÚTIA is contributing with its own exhibit, already in the works. We look forward to sharing it with visitors! #AcademyOfSciences #ScienceTrail #Prague8 #UTIA #Innovation #STEM Photo: VědaVýzkum.cz

Proud of our colleague Jakub Slavík (ÚTIA), co-author of a Science Advances study on spatial self-perception. The findings may support early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Neuroscience #Research #Alzheimers #EarlyDiagnosis #UTIA

Czech partners of Listen2Future met at UTIA CAS Prague on Sep 10: UTIA, IMA and BUT. Joint use case, work plans and deliverables were discussed. More info: zs.utia.cas.cz/index.php?id... www.listen2future.eu/home #Listen2Future #UTIA #IMA #BUT #EUprojects #research #innovation #collaboration

🔬 ÚTIA opens its doors as part of the Czech Academy of Sciences Open House Week: Nov 6–7, 2025, 10:00–15:00, Pod vodárenskou věží 1143/4, Prague 8. Explore research and innovation with us! Reservations will be possible once topics are published. www.tydenavcr.cz/en/

You are welcome to ÚTIA Public Seminar Prof. Cory J. Butz (Univ. of Regina, Canada) Advances in Probabilistic Sentential Decision Diagrams, used in user preference learning, anomaly detection, and route distribution modelling. Sept 15, 14:00 Room 203, Prague 8 #AI #MachineLearning #Research #Prague

🧬 AI & big data in action! The Czech Academy of Sciences shows how bioinformaticians tackle cancer & climate risks. Read (CZ): www.avcr.cz/cs/veda-a-vy... At UTIA, we follow similar topics in automation, ML & complex systems. #CzechAcademyOfSciences #AI #DataScience #Bioinformatics #Science #UTIA

From a Benedictine monastery in Prague to a modern research institute — UTIA has come a long way since its founding in 1959. Curious how our journey unfolded over the decades? Read more here 👉 utia.cas.cz/en/about-us/... #UTIA #History #Research #ScienceJourney

On 10 Aug, ČTK reported Chair Pánek highlighting key Czech science priorities—ERC grants & knowledge transfer. At ÚTIA, we see these as vital too, directly involving us: our colleague Jozef Baruník serves on the 2024 ERC Consolidator Grants panel. #CzechScience #CAS #ERC #ÚTIA #grants #research

On Aug 5, ShengFang from Tsinghua Univ visited ÚTIA CAS. Invited by our Adaptive Systems Dept, he delivered a seminar on the crucial topic of Inverse Modelling of Atmospheric Radioactivity Releases, vital for assessing nuclear accidents & ensuring radiation safety. #Science #Collaboration #Radiation

Prof. Ladislav Krištoufek, Ph.D. (UTIA & Charles University) shares insights on doctoral studies reform in the Czech Republic. A must-read for anyone interested in #PhD journeys and #HigherEducation. Full interview (in Czech): www.ukforum.cz/rubriky/acad... #DoctoralReform #CharlesUniversity #UTIA

🎙️ Last week, Dr. Barbora Zitová (ÚTIA, Czech Academy of Sciences) spoke on Czech Radio Plus about deepfakes and AI. Even experts can’t always spot what’s real. Critical thinking and media literacy are more important than ever. #AI #Deepfake #UTIA #Cybersecurity

Tomáš Šestořád, economic analyst at CNB and researcher at Útia, and Natalie Dvorakova co-authored a study on post-pandemic inflation in Visegrád countries. Domestic supply shocks were key; energy shocks had limited impact. Full article: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lW4J3LbXX... #Inflation #Research

Czech science shines at Expo 2025 in Osaka! From photonics to AI, Czech innovations tackle global challenges. Proud to see Czech talents leading the way on the world stage. 🔬🌍 Find out more: expo2025czechia.com/en #Expo2025 #CzechScience #Innovation

Atmospheric radioactivity inverse modeling seminar by Assoc. Prof. Sheng Fang (Tsinghua Univ.) at ÚTIA CAS. Aug 5, 10:00, Prague. Focus on source estimation challenges & recent Ru-106 and Chernobyl cases. #UTIA #Research #AtmosphericScience #Seminar

On July 21, we said farewell to our colleague Ing. Karel Sladký, CSc. — a mathematician, scientist, and a good man who spent nearly 60 years at ÚTIA. More at: utia.cas.cz/en/news/kare... May he rest in peace.

How do we analyze high-dimensional data? At ÚTIA, we develop advanced tensor decomposition methods for efficient data modeling and inference. 🔗 utia.cas.cz/en/research/... #TensorDecomposition #UTIA

Exploring the Brownian net — a model of branching & merging random paths studied at ÚTIA by Dr. Jan M. Swart. It reveals complex patterns in stochastic systems, with applications in biology, materials science & AI. utia.cas.cz/en/research/... #BrownianNet #Stochastic #Math #Research

📄 Doc. PhDr. Jozef Baruník, Ph.D. (UTIA, CAS) co-authored a SUERF Policy Brief showing how dividend restrictions helped bank stability & SME lending in the pandemic. Science in action. 📎 www.suerf.org/wp-content/u... #research #banking #financialpolicy

Summer at ÚTIA means deep research and global conferences 🌍 Jiří Kukačka heads to Santiago and Tokyo; Ladislav Krištoufek to Rome. Science doesn’t take a holiday 🧠✈️ #research #UTIA #academicsummer

🎓 Interested in a postdoc at UTIA (Czech Academy of Sciences)? We welcome applications for the AV ČR postdoctoral fellowship program. Open call now! Info here: utia.cas.cz/en/career/ #postdoc #research #academia

Kybernetika, a Czech scientific journal founded in 1964, has published peer-reviewed research in cybernetics, systems theory, mathematics & computer science for 60 years — in English, open access, globally indexed, and still going strong. Discover its legacy: www.kybernetika.cz/content.html

A friendly popular science booklet on Bayesian networks by Jiří Vomlel, Ph.D. (ÚTIA) explains complex probabilistic models with clear examples and formulas — made accessible for a wide audience. Free download (Czech): www.cs.cas.cz/vomlel/vkn-1... #BayesianNetworks #Science #AI

Congrats to Filip Šroubek of @UTIA’s Image Processing dept – now officially Professor of Applied Math! Appointed on the proposal of CTU's Scientific Council and honored by President Petr Pavel at Karolinum on June 16, 2025. A proud moment for us! #UTIA #CTU #Science #ImageProcessing #ProfAppointment

🔊 Signal Processing Dept @ UTIA (CAS) brings theory into embedded hardware: ultrasound, sensor fusion, gesture recognition – all fast, low-power, real-time. Recently at Veletrh vědy, Czechia's national science fair. #SignalProcessing #EmbeddedSystems #EdgeAI #Research #UTIA

Thanks to Assoc. Prof. Barbara Zitová for her talk “Artificial, but not stupid” at the Science Fair. She highlighted AI’s key successes and limits. AI is a long-term research focus at ÚTIA, including in the Strategy AV21 program. #AI #Science #Research #ÚTIA #AV21

📢 June 17–19, UTIA hosts Prof. Ulisse Stefanelli 🇮🇹, expert in mathematical modeling of materials, plasticity, phase transitions & evolution equations, hosted by Prof. Martin Kružík. Exciting scientific exchange ahead! 🔗 lnkd.in/erwAq36A #UTIA #Mathematics #Stefanelli #MaterialModeling #CAS

🤖 Artificial, but not dumb? What can AI really do — and where do we still overestimate it? We’re bringing these questions to Veletrh vědy - Science Fair. Come find us and join the conversation: www.veletrhvedy.cz/cs/for-exhib... #AI #science #UTIA #VeletrhVedy #ArtificialIntelligence

On May 5, SCENTINEL international researchers met in Prague to discuss how to protect smell and taste heritage threatened by climate change. Hosted by UTIA (Czech Academy of Sciences), with Doc. Barbara Zitová and team. #SCENTINEL #ClimateChange #SmellResearch #UTIA #CulturalHeritage

Excited to welcome Dr. Jonathan Bevan a guest from University of Surrey at UTIA this week — sharing insights on nonlinear differential equations and elasticity. Hosted by Prof. Martin Kružík. Great chance to deepen research ties and exchange ideas! #UTIA #MathematicalPhysics #Research #AcademicVisit

🚲 Scientists on the move! This May, Jiří Vomlel and PD Dr. Stefan Krömer joined the Bike to Work challenge proving science and sustainability go hand in hand. Cycling, walking, or scootering — active, eco-friendly commuting. Team spirit! #ScientistsWhoBike #DoPraceNaKole #Sustainability #ScienceLife

Doc. Jozef Baruník joined the ERC Consolidator Grants 2024 panel as the only representative from the Czech Republic. A great honor for him and ÚTIA! 🧠🔬 More info: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/among-the... #ERC #research #science #ÚTIA #CzechScience

🌀 From black holes to neutron stars — new Nečas Seminar talk explores advanced simulations in general relativity. 🎙️ Michael Dumbser, May 26, Prague + livestream 📺 www.youtube.com/@necassemina... #relativity #numerics #continuummechanics #astrophysics #computationalphysics

New article by T. Šestořád & J. Baxa in Economic Modelling: only shared uncertainty in Europe poses economic threat. 🧭 Uncertainty = demand shock: output drops, inflation slightly falls. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #economics #Europe #research #uncertainty #macroeconomics

🏸ÚTIA scored at the AV ČR badminton tournament! 🥇 Jan Flusser and Veronika Tvrdíková took first place in the mixed doubles category – congrats! 🏆 "Sports and a friendly atmosphere simply bring people together." 🔗 www.avcr.cz/cs/o-nas/Z-A... #badminton #CzechAcademyOfSciences #UTIA #scienceinsneakers

🧬 Hunting viruses with AI! Our team at UTIA CAS uses artificial intelligence methods to detect structures in microscopic viral data. 🔗 utia.cas.cz/en/research/... #AI #viruses #science #microscopy #UTIA

We're proud to be part of the Czech Academy of Sciences, which honored Alice Valkárová, Julius Lukeš & Ivo Šafařík for their lifetime contributions to science. Details: www.avcr.cz/cs/o-nas/akt... #UTIA #Science #CAS

💰 Crypto in central bank reserves? A still relevant discussion. Prof. Ladislav Krištoufek (ÚTIA) shares his views on cryptocurrencies, economics & human behavior in an interview from earlier this year. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Sa... #Crypto #Bitcoin #Economics #DigitalAssets #Academia

ÚTIA will join @veletrhvedy at #ScienceFair2025! Doc. RNDr. Barbara Zitová, Ph.D. will speak in the public panel "My & AI: Spolu nebo proti sobě?", moderated by Václav Moravec. 🗓️ June 05 – PVA EXPO Prague 🔗 www.veletrhvedy.cz/cs/program/M... #UTIA #AI #AIandSociety #AIethics #CzechAcademyOfSciences

Excited that Prof. Martin Kružík will speak at Three Days in Calculus of Variations @ TU Wien this June! #MathWorkshop #CalculusOfVariations #TUWien #MartinKružík #ResearchMathematics #UTIA

📢 Nečas Seminar on Continuum Mechanics 🧊 Karel Tůma on beta-to-omega phase-field modeling in titanium alloys 🗓️ Mon May 12, 15:40 | 📍 Prague 📺 Livestream (view-only): youtube.com/@necasseminaroncontinuummec4117 #materialsci #phasefield #titanium #academicbsky

Tech is a tool. Not the point. Centrum Radius reminds us: if we let tools define the work, we risk missing the real purpose. 👉 centrumradius.cz/a-powerful-t...

🧬Curious how cells shape themselves? 🗓️May 5, 15:40, Christoph Allolio @ Nečas Seminar (📍MFF UK, Prague) on continuum models of (sub)cellular morphogenesis – from membrane bending to bacterial division.📺 Stream: tinyurl.com/2ysk6kg4 #ContinuumMechanics #Biophysics #Morphogenesis #MathematicalModeling