A day-long event that will introduce you to the companies in the Industrial Partners Association of our faculty (SPP FI MU).
You will learn more about the opportunities to actively participate in the cooperation between the university and practice and how to benefit from this cooperation.

When and where

Date: Thursday 23 November 2023
Venue: Faculty of Informatics MU, Botanická 68a, Brno

What can you look forward to?

LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS - lecture hall D3
PARTNERS' BOOTHS - building D + FI entrance hall
ONLINE WORKSHOPS

Timeline

Organising team

Dorota Jůvová (contact person for the programme)
Barbora Bühnová (Vice-dean for external relations and cooperation with partners FI MU)

The programme will be continuously updated.

MORNING BLOCKS - lecture hall D3

9:30 - 9:40
Opening and organisation of the day

9:40 - 10:45
Block 1 (Czech) Panel discussion: How to do research in practice?
Moderator: Barbora Bühnová, Vice-dean for external relations and cooperation with partners FI MU, FI MU

• Marek Grac, Senior Research Specialist, Red Hat Czech
• Lukáš Harvánek, Director Engineering, Honeywell
• Hana Vanovčanová, RnD intern, Y Soft

11:00 - 11:30
Block 2 (Czech) Presentation: short introduction of companies and invitation to the stand
Moderator: Barbora Bühnová, Vice-dean for external relations and cooperation with partners FI MU, FI MU

• LEXICAL COMPUTING CZ s.r.o.
• Red Hat Czech s.r.o.
• AT&T Global Network Services Czech Republic s.r.o.
• Kentico software s.r.o.
• Oracle Czech s.r.o.
• Y Soft Corporation, a.s.
• Notino, s.r.o.
• NXP Semiconductors
• SEACOMP s.r.o.
• TESCAN GROUP, a.s.
• Umíme to, s.r.o.

BOOTHS - building D + FI entrance hall

11:30 - 12:50 - morning presentation of companies at the stands

• Strategic partners: InvaSys, Lexical Computing, Red Hat Czech
  
• Partners: AT&T, Kentico, Oracle, Y Soft
  
• SME partners: Notino, NXP Semiconductors, Seacomp, Tescan, Umíme to
  

AFTERNOON BLOCKS - lecture hall D3

13:00 - 14:00
Block 3 (Czech) Panel discussion: examples of successful collaboration and how learners can get involved
Moderator: Lukáš Daubner, FI MU

• Iryna Lazouskaya, RnD Intern, Y Soft
• Dagmar Danihelová, Software Engineer, Tescan
• Filip Tomšík, Release manager & QA Lead, Safetica
• Petr Adamec, Software engineer, Progress Software

14:15 - 14:45
Block 4 (Czech) Presentation: short introduction of companies and invitation to the stand
Moderated by Radek Ošlejšek, Associate Professor, FI MU

• Honeywell, spol. s r.o.
• InQool, a.s.
• Kyndryl Client Center, s.r.o.
• MONET+,a.s.
• Adacta Software
• DAITE s.r.o.
• LOGEX Solution Center s.r.o.
• Progress
• Safetica Services s.r.o.

BOOTHS - building D + FI entrance hall

14:45 - 16:05 - afternoon presentation of companies at the stands

• Strategic partners: Konica Minolta
  
• Partners: Honeywell, InQool, Kyndryl, Monet+
  
• SME Partners: Adacta Software, BiQ Bluesoft, Daite, Logex, Progress, Safetica
  
• Other partners: NÚKIB
  

ONLINE WORKSHOPS

Workshops are organized by .

• Umíme to (Czech, 16:00): Umíme to. Want to know more? link to the workshop

PERFORMERS

Barbora Bühnová
Vice-dean for industrial relations, FI MU

Bára Bühnová is an Associate Professor and Vice Dean at the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University (FI MU), where she researches technologies in the field of software architectures and critical infrastructures. At FI MU she leads the Association of Industrial Partners and coordinates activities for high school students. Outside of FI MU, he is involved in organizing a number of international conferences and is active in the non-profit organization Czechitas.

Marek Grac
Senior Research Specialist, Red Hat Czech

Marek works in the Red Hat Research team, where he is involved in collaborating with research and applying modern technologies in practice. He primarily focuses on areas such as secure data processing and machine learning. He also teaches students from various faculties at Masaryk University how to utilize machine learning in practical applications.

Lukáš Harvánek
Director Engineering, Honeywell

Lukáš Harvánek has 17 years of experience in the IT and Aerospace fields. He currently leads the Electronic Solutions department at Honeywell, which is a part of the largest European R&D center of the company. His teams are involved in research and development in the aviation technology sector, specifically in flight control systems (Flight-By-Wire), autopilots, navigation, sensors, and cockpit integration. Lukáš has gone through software development, Agile implementation, software certification, and is now, among other things, exploring new opportunities in the field of AI. Part of his work involves monitoring technological advancements that enable the application of innovative solutions in practice.

Hana Vanovčanová
RnD Intern, Y Soft

Hana works at Y Soft as an intern in the Research & Development department, where she is involved in the development of AI that answers questions related to internal documentation of various Y Soft products. Currently, she is studying Artificial Intelligence with a focus on Bioinformatics at Masaryk University. In her free time, she enjoys running and reading books.

Iryna Lazouskaya
RnD Intern, Y Soft

Iryna joined Y Soft about half a year ago as a Research & Development Intern in the Cirrus development team. She primarily works on the YSOFT SAFEQ (6/Cloud) product, which focuses on simple and secure printing. (If you've ever printed something at Masaryk University, you probably find that name familiar!) She strives to maintain a pleasant work-life balance, and when she's not in the office, she either studies Psychology, works on her bachelor's thesis, or visits art cinemas in Brno.

Dagmar Danihelová
Software Engineer, Tescan

Dagmar is a graduate student in the Visual informatics master's program with specialization in Image Analysis and Processing. She joined TESCAN a year ago, where she is employed as a Software Engineer and also collaborates with the company as part of her master's thesis.

Filip Tomšík
Release manager & QA Lead, Safetica

Filip has been working at Safetica for eleven years. During this time, he gradually went through career growth, starting as a manual tester and working his way up to the Release Manager & QA Lead position. His main task is to lead the QA team and ensure the efficient process of releasing new software versions. Due to his work, he often has the opportunity to meet young students at the beginning of their professional careers.

Petr Adamec
Software engineer, Progress Software

Petr is studying Software Engineering with a specialization Design and development of software systems. Two years ago, he joined Progress Software as a software engineer focusing on network detection and response. He is also working with the company on his master's thesis.

Radek Ošlejšek
Associate Professor, FI MU

Radek Ošlejšek is an associate professor at the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University (FI MU), where he is working on visual data analysis in the field of computer security and forensic morphology. He applies his knowledge of software design in the development of analytical tools for the KYPO Cyber Range security platform and the development of the FIDENTIS Analyst II anthropology application. Previously, he served at FI MU as Vice Dean for Development, Promotion and Lifelong Learning.

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Due to the attendance format of the SPP Day, there will be no online streaming.

By attending SPP Day, you agree to the taking of photographs and/or video footage and their subsequent publication as part of the promotion of SPP.

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