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news 8 October 2026

FIT at the 2026 International Engineering Fair: a smart workplace that sees, understands and responds

How can you assign a new task to a robot without programming, directly within the workspace? At this year’s International Engineering Fair, FIT is presenting the Human-guided AI Robotic Workspace – a research demonstrator of an intelligent workplace that combines computer vision, artificial intelligence, robotics, a projection interface and contactless human-machine interaction. …

news 6 October 2026

Research into DeFi lending won an award at the MARBLE 2026 conference

How do they differ from one another, and how secure are services that allow people to borrow money without a central banking authority, via blockchain? This is precisely the question addressed by research carried out by experts from FIT VUT: Associate Professor Ivan Homoliak, Jan Findra and Zdeněk Lapeš. …

press release 5 October 2026

World premiere of 3D metal printer, RBit humanoid, and a machine for a fusion power plant. BUT is heading to 67th MSV

(PR, Brno, 8 October) Brno University of Technology (BUT) will showcase more than twenty exhibits at the 67th International industrial Fair (MSV). Ready for its world premiere is the ElectronForge metal 3D printer from BUT spin-off BeamShape, which melts metal using an electron beam instead of a laser. …

news 2 October 2026

Cybersecurity research at FIT in Taiwan: our students not only at the HITCON conference

In August 2026, a group of three young researchers from the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology set off on a study trip to Taiwan. As part of a packed programme, our students visited leading Taiwanese universities, research institutions and technology companies. …

news 26 September 2026

From Gothic cathedrals to software: a lecture by Professor Manfred Nagel

Have you ever heard of the connection between Gothic architecture and design and project management in construction or software engineering? Probably not – just like everyone else at FIT! On Wednesday 30 September, from 4.00 pm, you’ll have the chance to find out more about this topic at a lecture by Professor …

news 22 September 2026

“Attending DAC was like winning the lottery.” An interview with Ondřej Galeta about the major conference, his PhD and the scientific community

Ondřej Galeta is a new PhD student at the Department of Computer Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology; his supervisor is Prof. Lukáš Sekanina. In his research, Galeta seeks to combine machine learning and evolutionary algorithms as two approaches that can be used to design an approximate circuit. …

news 21 September 2026

The role of Brno University of Technology in the AI community: Radim Kudla will speak at this year’s Innovation Week

Innovation Week is Central Europe’s leading innovation conference focusing on AI, technology, business and start-ups. This year it takes place from 1 to 3 October. It aims to connect stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem and showcase new technological trends. …

news 15 September 2026

Petr Schwarz will speak today at the ČERNÁ AI FESTIVAL about the integration of AI into the emergency call handling system

The 15 September will see the CERNA.AI FESTIVAL 2026 take place at the Gong multifunctional hall in Ostrava (Dolní Vítkovice). This all-day event, organised by Černá kostka via the ČERNÁ.AI platform, aims to bring together experts, companies, researchers and others interested in artificial intelligence. …

study 14 September - 11 December 2026

Lecture groups BIA and BIB for winter semester of 2025/2026 academic year

The recommended (approximate) division into the lecture groups 1BIA and 1BIB is as follows: 1BIT students with surname beginning with A to L are in the 1BIA group, 1BIT students with surname beginning with M to Ž are in the 1BIB group, for students in 2BIT, the groups are recommended based on the …

news 14 September 2026

You’ll find your secure digital future at the museum. We invite you to a new exhibition in Brno

On Wednesday 16 September 2026, an exhibition entitled ‘Cybersecurity for Everyone: How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones’ will open at the Technical Museum in Brno. The exhibition, aimed at anyone who cares about the security of their privacy, data and finances, has been organised by the museum in …

news 11 September 2026

The programme for this year’s Science Night at FIT has been announced. This year’s theme is COMMUNICATION

After a year’s absence, the biggest science outreach event of the year is returning to FIT. This year it goes by the new name Science Night, but with the same aim: to bring science and research closer to the general public. …

press release 11 September 2026

The full programme for Science Night 2026 at FIT BUT

From the dance of bees to signals from deep space. From the language of neurons in our brains to the fibre-optic cables connecting the world. Science is the language through which the universe speaks to us – and this year we’ll learn to listen to it. …

study 10 September - 30 November 2026

1BIT: Placement test of knowledge/skills in English

The condition for completing the bachelor's study programme is to fulfillment of the compulsory course "English" at the level of at least B1 (BAN4, GEN or ZAN4) or higher (AIT, 0A7, 0A9, 0AX).For 1BIT students, a placement test in English is prepared in the BUT IS, on the basis of which they will have the …

news 10 September 2026

How to Talk About Your Research with Investors? JIC Invites You to a Workshop on 16 September

On 16 September, JIC Startup Hub will host a practical workshop, How to Talk About Your Research with Investors. During the afternoon, participants will prepare their own 120-second pitch, with six of them presenting it to the audience and receiving immediate feedback. …

news 10 September 2026

“We want to break down the barriers that exist between people due to a lack of technology or funds.” A free online dating site for students is being set up at FIT

Today’s online dating apps are capable of connecting a huge number of people. However, their business model requires users to return to the app and spend as much time on it as possible. It was precisely this dissatisfaction with this approach that motivated a pair of students from the Faculty of Information …

news 9 September 2026

Forensic verification of speakers: We invite you to a lecture by a leading European expert

Forensic speaker verification is a key procedure for investigators, courts, lawyers – in short, anyone who has ever handled recordings of suspects (police wiretaps, extremist videos, etc.). At our faculty, the Speech@FIT group is intensively engaged in automatic speaker verification. …

library 8 September 2026

Change of the library opening hours

Due to technical difficulties the faculty library is going to be opened 9 AM - 11:30 AM at tuesday 2026-09-08. Thank you for understanding.

news 4 September 2026

Research, Development and Innovation Council Nominates Jan Černocký of BUT’s Faculty of Information Technology for the National Government Award Česká hlava

Professor Jan Černocký of the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology is a candidate for the Czech Republic’s highest scientific honour. On Friday, 4 September, the Research, Development and Innovation Council (RVVI) selected him in a secret ballot from the nominated candidates for the 2026 National Government Award Česká hlava. …

news 1 September 2026

The graduation ceremonies for the Bachelor’s degree programme in IT and the subsequent Master’s degree programme in MITAI will take place on 11 September 2026

The graduation ceremonies for graduates of the IT Bachelor’s degree programme and the MITAI Master’s degree programme will take place on 11 September 2026 in Lecture Theatre D105 (Božetěchova 2, Brno). …

news 31 August 2026

IT Summer School for Girls 2026: A whole new world of IT has opened up for secondary school girls

From 24 to 28 August, our faculty hosted the now traditional IT Summer School for Girls, the longest-running event of its kind in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 2005 by Professor Jan M. Honzík, who hoped this initiative would draw attention to the under-representation of women in IT and, above all, help to address this issue. …

news 25 August 2026

Documentary, podcast, series: An opportunity for those who want to raise the profile of their research

Do you have a research topic that you’d like to share with a wider audience? Apply for the third edition of the Inspirační fórum 2026 Matchmaking, which connects researchers with creators of documentary films, podcasts and other audiovisual formats. The programme offers the opportunity to present your research …

news 4 August 2026

VeriFIT: a successful research group. Not just at the Computer-Aided Verification conference

The faculty’s VeriFIT research group, which focuses on automated analysis and verification, has achieved an exceptional publication record. At one of the world’s most prestigious (CORE A*, 25% acceptance rate) conferences in the field of formal methods and verification, Computer Aided Verification (CAV), no fewer than five papers to which members of the group made a significant contribution were accepted. …

news 22 July 2026

On the cover of a prestigious magazine: FIT’s supercomputing technologies have been recognised by the professional community

IT research applied in critical areas is the icing on the cake of the academic activities at FIT, Brno University of Technology. This is doubly true of technologies related to healthcare. Approximately one in twenty women worldwide will develop breast cancer during their lifetime; there are currently 2.3 million cases a year. …

news 14 July 2026

Beyond the Boundaries of Everyday Computer Science: The "Testing in Production" Student Team Celebrates Its First Success

On the morning of Friday, July 10, things were really hopping at the airport in Moravská Třebová. However, it wasn’t the members of the local flying club who were responsible—it was the student teams with their rockets. …

news 7 July 2026

The FIT master’s thesis brings a historic mill back to life

In the deep, rocky valley of the Oslava River between the villages of Ketkovice and Mohelno, tourists and hikers today pass by a fenced-off site. Few realize that they are standing in front of the grounds of a former watermill, which was a bustling hub of the region, especially during the First Republic. …

news 7 July 2026

Amrutha Prasad from the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia will defend her dissertation in July

We invite you to the public defense of the dissertation by Amrutha Prasad from the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, FIT, BUT, which will take place on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in conference room L220. …

press release 29 June 2026

"The fact that current systems don't work well is a major motivation," says Alexander Polok, who won the Joseph Fourier Prize

This year’s second-place winner of the Joseph Fourier Prize is Alexander Polok, a Ph.D. student at FIT VUT from the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia. Polok, who also won the special IT4Innovations award in the competition for doctoral students in computer science and informatics, is a very promising young researcher. …

news 29 June 2026

2026 Joseph Fourier Prize: Alexander Polok Wins Second Place and a Special Award

On Friday, June 26, 2026, the winners of the Joseph Fourier Prize—one of the scientific awards presented by the French Embassy in Prague—were announced. Second place went to Alexander Polok, a doctoral student at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Multimedia at the Faculty of Information Technology, Brno …

press release 26 June 2026

Students at BUT presented KOSTKA satellite. First Czech satellite designed and built by students is heading into space

KOSTKA, the first Czech satellite designed and built entirely by students, will soon be launched into Earth’s orbit. The project by the YSpace student team from the Brno University of Technology symbolically concluded the public phase of its multi-year journey today with a ceremonial presentation at the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. …

news 25 June 2026

The graduation ceremony for graduates of the MITAI master’s degree program will take place on July 2, 2026

The graduation ceremony for graduates of the MITAI Master’s program will take place on July 2, 2026, in Auditorium D105 (Božetěchova 2, Brno). The schedule is as follows: July 2, 2026 1. Group 1 at 9:00 a.m.: from the letter A through De, inclusive 2. Group 2 at 10:30 a.m.: from the letter Do through …

news 25 June 2026

Petr Hanáček, Dean of FIT at Brno University of Technology, wishes you a well-deserved summer break

Dear Colleagues, Dear Students, and Friends of Our Faculty, As summer approaches, I would like to wish you all a peaceful and enjoyable vacation. May the coming weeks of July and August be filled with rest, new experiences, and plenty of time to recharge your energy for the next academic year. I would like to thank all our staff members for their year-round work, dedication, and professional approach. …

news 25 June 2026

Manipulation of LLMs? A solution is being sought through a collaboration between Jakub Reš, a doctoral student at FIT BUT, and Red Hat

Large Language Models (LLMs) have been among the most frequently discussed topics in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years. Hand in hand with their widespread practical use, the frequency and severity of attempts to manipulate or misuse them are increasing, and with that, the importance of …

news 24 June 2026

Martin Perešíni from the Institute of Intelligent Systems will defend his dissertation in June

We invite you to the dissertation defense of Ing. Martin Perešíni from the Department of Intelligent Systems, FIT, BUT, which will take place on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. in conference room G108. …

news 22 June 2026

Michal Piňos from the Department of Computer Systems will defend his dissertation in June

We invite you to the defense of the dissertation by Ing. Michal Piňos from the Department of Computer Systems, FIT BUT, which will take place on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in conference room G108. …

news 17 June 2026

Anton Firc Reaches the Final of the Antonín Svoboda Award

Dr Anton Firc from the Security@FIT research group is one of the most highly recognised young researchers at the Faculty of Information Technology. For his research focusing on the broader cybersecurity framework of voice deepfakes, he has previously received, among other honours, third place in the Joseph Fourier Prize. …

news 11 June 2026

FIT connected to the backbone network of the quantum communication infrastructure

In April of this year, the backbone network of the quantum communication infrastructure was officially launched—marking the culmination of the Czech National Quantum Communication Infrastructure (CZQCI) project. …

press release 9 June 2026

Two new associate professors have been appointed at FIT BUT. Congratulations to Vojtěch Mrázek and Martin Trnečka!

Two new associate professors have been appointed at the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology. They received their letters of appointment on Wednesday, May 20, in the Rector’s Auditorium at Brno University of Technology. …

news 9 June 2026

Congratulations to Vojtěch Mrázek and Martin Trneček on their appointments as associate professors!

Two new associate professors have been appointed at the Faculty of Information Technology at BUT. Vojtěch Mrázek and Martin Trnečka received their appointment decrees on Wednesday, May 20, in the Rector’s Auditorium at BUT. B Vojtěch MrázekB delivered his public habilitation lecture at our faculty as early as late February. …

news 4 June 2026

From Category B to the Top Ranks of Research: BUT and FIT Succeeded in the National Evaluation

The Brno University of Technology achieved the highest A rating in the second comprehensive evaluation of research organizations in the higher education sector, and compared to the previous comprehensive evaluation from 2017, it has thus moved up from category B to join the ranks of the best research universities in the Czech Republic. …

news 4 June 2026

The Idea Challenge@FIT competition distributed nearly 80,000 crowns among 14 student ideas

A fair student dating site, an AI tool for personalized recommendations and virtual clothing try-ons, and a community app for urban exploration (urbex) enthusiasts. These are just some of the ideas that stood out on June 3 in the competition for entrepreneurial students Idea Challenge@FIT 2026. …

press release 4 June 2026

National University Ranking: Research Excellence of the Faculty of Information Technology Confirmed

Last year, the second comprehensive evaluation of research organizations in the higher education sector took place. A new phase of evaluating research organizations in the Czech Republic was launched in 2017, replacing the previous system, which had been viewed unfavorably. …

press release 4 June 2026

BUT received highest grade in research evaluation. It has reaffirmed its position among top research universities in Czechia

The Brno University of Technology achieved the highest rating (Grade A) in the national evaluation of research organizations according to the 2017+ Methodology, achieving the highest rating of A. During the second five-year cycle, BUT has advanced and confirmed its position among the best research universities in the country. …

press release 1 June 2026

“I’m happy when I can help others feel safe in the digital world,” says Vojtěch Dvořák, a successful student at FIT BUT

Vojtěch Dvořák is a student at the Faculty of Information Technology BUT. At the same time, he has been working for more than three years as a software engineer at Gen, formerly Avast, specifically in the Threat Labs team. …

news 1 June 2026

“I’m happy when I can help others feel safe in the digital world,” says Vojtěch Dvořák, a successful student at FIT BUT

Vojtěch Dvořák is a student at the Faculty of Information Technology BUT. At the same time, he has been working for more than three years as a software engineer at Gen, formerly Avast, specifically in the Threat Labs team. …

news 29 May 2026

Brno University Chess Feels Right at Home at FIT

The fourth Interfaculty Chess Tournament, which we can, without exaggeration call the largest academic chess competition in the Czech Republic, took place in late March. This time, it was held at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT—our faculty had hosted the previous tournament in the fall. …

press release 27 May 2026

The tradition of university chess in Brno is closely linked to our faculty

The fourth Interfaculty Chess Tournament, which we can without exaggeration describe as the largest academic chess competition in the Czech Republic, took place at the end of March (March 24, 2026). This time, it was held at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT—our faculty had hosted the previous tournament in the fall. …

press release 26 May 2026

How can we detect manipulation by large language models (LLMs)? A collaboration between Jakub Reš, a PhD student at the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology, and Red Hat is seeking an answer

Large Language Models (LLMs) have been among the most frequently discussed topics in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years. Technology that works with human language—such as that behind generative chatbots—is increasingly finding its way into everyday use, both in business and in private life. …

press release 20 May 2026

Robot Race: The IPZ Course Doesn't Neglect Hands-On Experience

Tuesday, May 5, after lunch, FIT VUT, third-floor hallway of Building L. For a moment, it felt like an RC model race. In fact, it was the practical component of the IPZ (Peripheral Devices) course. The course is led by Dr. …

news 13 May 2026

Czech AI Factory has launched in Ostrava. FIT BUT is helping to build the Czech artificial intelligence infrastructure

The Czech AI Factory project, the Czech node of the European AI Factories network being built as part of the EuroHPC JU initiative, was officially launched in Ostrava on Tuesday, May 12. The project combines the new KarolAIna supercomputer with a comprehensive portfolio of services for the development and deployment of artificial intelligence in the Czech Republic. …

news 13 May 2026

Our students dominated the Cyber Heroes Academy finals

On April 25 in Bratislava, students from Slovakia and the Czech Republic competed in the finals of realistic cyberattack and defense simulations. And they were the best. Selected students from the regional rounds advanced to the final round of the CyberHeroes Academy. …

news 12 May 2026

When the hallway at FIT turned into a race track

Tuesday, May 5, after lunch, FIT VUT, third-floor hallway of Building L. For a moment, it felt like an RC model race. In fact, it was the practical component of the IPZ (Peripheral Devices) course. The course is led by Dr. …

press release 12 May 2026

Czech AI Factory Launches: Czechia Introduces Its Own AI Services and Supercomputing Infrastructure

On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Czech AI Factory (CZAI) project was officially launched in Ostrava during a gathering of leading AI experts, representatives of government, public administration and industry. …

press release 7 May 2026

Excel@FIT 2026: The quality of student IT projects was exceptional this year

(PR, Brno, May 7, 2026) On May 5, 2026, the Faculty of Information Technology at the Brno University of Technology (FIT VUT) hosted the twelfth edition of the popular student project showcase Excel@FIT. …

news 7 May 2026

„Brno is a true driving force behind the European semiconductor industry.” We invite you to Verification Academy Live Brno

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology will host the professional seminar Verification Academy Live Brno. The event will bring together academic research, industry practice, and current trends in functional verification of hardware (chips). …

news 6 May 2026

The quality of the student IT projects presented at this year's Excel was exceptional

On May 5, 2026, the Faculty of Information Technology hosted the twelfth edition of the popular Excel@FIT student project competition. The event focuses on innovation and new solutions in the field of information technology as seen through the eyes of the next generation of professionals. …

press release 6 May 2026

Excel@FIT 2026: The quality of student IT projects was exceptional this year

On May 5, 2026, the Faculty of Information Technology at the Brno University of Technology (FIT VUT) hosted the twelfth edition of the popular student project showcase Excel@FIT. The event focuses on innovation and new solutions in the field of information technology as seen through the eyes of the next generation of professionals. …

news 27 April 2026

We invite you to the twelfth annual edition of the popular Excel@FIT student project showcase

On the morning of Tuesday, May 5, the hallways of our faculty will be filled with dozens of posters showcasing student projects. Yes, once again, Excel@FIT will take over the Faculty of Information Technology for a few hours. …

news 24 April 2026

Got an idea? What’s next? Second panel discussion shared insights

On Wednesday, April 22, FIT hosted the second in a series of panel discussions aimed at students looking for ways to bring their own projects to life—even turning them into business plans. While the first panel discussion was primarily intended for those trying to formulate their idea, the second—titled “You …

press release 24 April 2026

From idea to prototype: the second in a series of panel discussions offered plenty of tips and insights

On Wednesday, April 22, FIT hosted the second in a series of panel discussions aimed at students seeking ways to bring their own projects to life—even to the point of developing business plans. While the first panel was designed for those trying to formulate their ideas, the second focused on the transition from an idea to the first prototype. …

news 23 April 2026

Elite Czech AI Club: The National Center for Artificial Intelligence Begins Operations

A center is being established in the Czech Republic to bring together top-notch research teams, companies, and public institutions. Their common focus? Artificial Intelligence. The official kick-off meeting for the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCUI) project took place on April 22 at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics at the Czech Technical University (CIIRC CTU). …

news 20 April 2026

FIT is part of a project that strengthens cooperation between Europe and Japan in the field of semiconductors

On Wednesday, April 15, an international project was officially launched with the aim of promoting cooperation between the European Union and Japan in the field of semiconductors. The JASMINE project (Japan and EU Semiconductors: Mutual Innovation & Excellence), funded by the European Union under the Chips Joint Undertaking program, will run until the end of 2027. …

press release 20 April 2026

Earth Day: Sustainability Has Been a Long-Standing Tradition at FIT BUT

April 22nd? Earth Day, of course. The roots of this international initiative, aimed at protecting the environment and raising awareness of humanity’s relationship with nature, date back to 1970. We at the Faculty of Information Technology can proudly say that we work, study, and spend a great deal of time in a …

news 20 April 2026

Sustainability Has Been a Long-Standing Tradition at FIT VUT: An Interview with Lukáš Duránik

April 22nd? Earth Day. The roots of this international initiative, which focuses on environmental protection and raising awareness of humanity’s relationship with nature, date back to 1970. We at the Faculty of Information Technology can say that we work, study, and spend a great deal of time in a place that, …

press release 17 April 2026

Europe and Japan are strengthening their cooperation in the semiconductor sector. FIT is also part of the JASMINE project

On Wednesday, April 15, an international project was officially launched with the aim of promoting cooperation between the European Union and Japan in the field of semiconductors. The JASMINE project (Japan and EU Semiconductors: Mutual Innovation & Excellence), funded by the European Union under the Chips Joint Undertaking program, will run until the end of 2027. …

news 10 April 2026

Secure data is already flowing through the quantum network. The Czech Republic is launching the infrastructure for the future of communication

The Czech Republic is entering the next phase of building its quantum communication infrastructure. It now boasts a complete quantum backbone network connecting Prague, Brno, and Ostrava, through which shared information should flow securely, taking into account the potential risks associated with the advent of quantum computers. …

news 9 April 2026

Recommendation Systems, LLMs, and Information Retrieval: We invite you to attend lectures by Professor Juan Manuel Fernández Luna (University of Granada)

Next week, FIT BUT will welcome another prominent international expert whose lectures focus on the latest IT trends. We would like to invite you to attend the presentations by Spanish researcher Juan Manuel Fernández Luna, a professor at the University of Granada. …

news 9 April 2026

The fourth edition of the Brno Space Student Conference is coming up. Submit your papers

Space Research and Technology: Few sectors evoke a sense of extraordinary prestige and sophistication quite like this one. The Czech Republic has a long-standing tradition in this field and has no intention of falling behind today—in 2008, it became a member state of the European Space Agency (ESA), and since then, …

news 8 April 2026

Erasmus+ Summer Internships: Don’t miss the application deadline

The European international mobility program Erasmus+ is a unique opportunity utilized by thousands of students and academic and non-academic staff at our universities. Call for applications are currently open for: Summer internships during the 2025/2026 summer semester (dates: May 15 – September 30, 2026) …

news 7 April 2026

You have an idea, now what? Successful entrepreneurs will guide you from concept to your first prototype

Having a great idea in your head is just the beginning. The hardest part is usually turning that vision into a working solution and determining whether the project has real market potential. Join us for the second panel discussion with successful company founders, taking place on Wednesday, April 22, at 3:00 p.m. at …

news 3 April 2026

Interested in a Ph.D. program at FIT? Come to our information session for prospective Ph.D. students.

If you are considering a doctoral program at FIT and would like to learn more about it or discuss any questions you may have, now is your chance. Specifically, on Thursday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m.. Where? Room E112. Who will introduce you to the doctoral program? Prof. Pavel Zemčík and Prof. Lukáš Sekanina. …

press release 1 April 2026

A public habilitation lecture by RNDr. Martin Trnečka, Ph.D., was held

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, RNDr. Martin Trnečka, Ph.D. delivered his public habilitation lecture at FIT, Brno University of Technology. The title? “Boolean Matrix Factorization.” Martin Trnečka specializes in the field of data analysis. …

press release 1 April 2026

FIT is helping to develop the Záchranka app

Few mobile apps are as widely used in the Czech Republic. Záchranka has already been downloaded more than 3.5 million times. Over 100 people use it daily, with a total of more than 220,000 contacts made so far. …

press release 1 April 2026

Cybercrime Atlas: a prestigious project under the auspices of the World Economic Forum

Experts from the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology have long been at the forefront of research in the field of cybersecurity, specifically in the areas of network traffic security, cryptocurrencies, the dark web, and the misuse of AI. …

press release 31 March 2026

STEAM Clubs at FIT: Introducing High School Students to the World of IT

Every Monday afternoon, you might come across a group of high school students at FIT. In the robotics lab, they’re discovering a world that remains hidden to the vast majority of their peers. They’re members of the STEAM Club, which is held at our faculty during the summer semester thanks to Dr. …

news 31 March 2026

STEAM Clubs at FIT: Introducing High School Students to the World of IT

Every Monday afternoon, you might come across a group of high school students at FIT. In the robotics lab, they are discovering a world that remains hidden to the vast majority of their peers. They are members of the STEAM Club, which runs at our faculty during the summer semester thanks to Dr. …

press release 30 March 2026

The FactDeMice Project: AI as a Tool for Journalists and Businesses, Not a Arbiter of Truth

Since last year, an interesting international project called FactDeMice has been underway at the Faculty of Information Technology. Broadly speaking, it focuses on the field of fact-checking—verifying facts based on textual evidence, detecting fake reviews, and automatically extracting misleading claims. …

news 30 March 2026

The FactDeMice Project: AI as a Tool for Journalists and Businesses, Not a Arbiter of Truth

Since last year, an interesting international project called FactDeMice has been underway at the Faculty of Information Technology. Broadly speaking, it focuses on the field of fact-checking—verifying facts based on textual evidence, detecting fake reviews, and automatically extracting misleading claims. …

press release 26 March 2026

Panel Discussion: "Code with Impact": High Student Interest and a Candid Debate

For many years, FIT VUT has run a program to support student creativity and entrepreneurship called Star(t)up@FIT. However, entrepreneurship is not synonymous with running a business. It is a mindset characterized by proactivity and creativity, as well as a desire to work on projects and realize one’s potential through them. …

news 26 March 2026

The success of the panel discussion "Code with Impact." And another one is already in the works

For many years, FIT has run a program to support student creativity and entrepreneurship called Star(t)up@FIT. Entrepreneurship is a mindset characterized by proactivity and creativity, a desire to work on projects and realize one’s potential through them. …

news 23 March 2026

A public habilitation lecture by RNDr. Martin Trnečka, Ph.D., was held.

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, RNDr. Martin Trnečka, Ph.D. delivered his public habilitation lecture at FIT. Its title? “Boolean matrix factorization”. Martin Trnečka specializes in the field of data analysis. …

news 20 March 2026

French cybersecurity expert Barthélemy Camia-Temperton will join the teaching staff at FIT on Monday

On Monday, March 23, our faculty will welcome Barthélemy Camia-Temperton, a French cybersecurity specialist and university instructor affiliated with the cybersecurity engineering program at ESIGELEC (Rouen). …

news 17 March 2026

"You shouldn't go it alone, whether you're studying or starting a business," says Matúš Nosko in another interview with successful graduates of our faculty

Matúš Nosko is a senior in the master’s program at FIT VUT and also a co-founder of the successful companies MaNoSens and Guardexy—he has thus managed to combine these two time-consuming pursuits. …

press release 17 March 2026

Matúš Nosko: "Don't be on your own—neither in your studies, nor in your business."

Bc. Matúš Nosko, a final-year Master’s student at FIT BUT (Brno University of Technology) and co-founder of the successful companies MaNoSens and Guardexy. Even during his studies, he managed to bridge the gap between business and academia. …

news 17 March 2026

Robotic Perception and the Human Brain: We invite you to a lecture by Dr. Gulia D’Angelo

Traditional cameras “see” the same way all the time. They consume a lot of energy and generate a massive bitstream. Couldn’t we take inspiration from, say… a cat? It sleeps for half the day, but as soon as a mouse moves across the field, it pounces on it with almost zero latency. Come listen to a lecture by …

news 16 March 2026

Post-quantum cryptography: We invite you to a lecture by Simon Abelard (Université de Lorraine)

Few areas of cybersecurity are poised to become as pivotal a field in the coming years as post-quantum cryptography. Quantum computing and the threat of potential breaches of current cryptographic algorithms are driving intensive research efforts as well as public discourse that is often overly simplified and …

news 13 March 2026

FIT is helping to develop the Záchranka app

Few mobile apps are as widely used in the Czech Republic. Záchranka has already been downloaded more than 3.5 million times. Over 100 people use it every day, and it has facilitated more than 220,000 contacts to date. …

news 12 March 2026

The passing of Mr. Zdeněk Juříček Sr.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Zdeněk Juříček Sr., a long-standing member of our faculty and an integral part of its identity, who left us today, March 12, 2026. His official title as Audiovisual Technology Manager far from captures the full extent of his contribution to the Faculty of Information Technology. …

press release 10 March 2026

The best thing you can do in IT is to stay in the loop

Today, she works as a Machine Learning Engineer, connecting AI development teams across the globe. Yet, in the beginning, FIT alumna Kateřina Vrána doubted whether studying IT was even for her. "I am proud that I've come from those initial fears at the start of my studies to where I am now—and that I am working on …

news 6 March 2026

FIT BUT partners with the Cybercrime Atlas, a World Economic Forum-hosted initiative

Experts from FIT have long been at the forefront of research in the field of cybersecurity, specifically in the areas of network traffic security, cryptocurrencies, the dark web, and AI abuse. It is therefore no surprise that they were invited to collaborate on strategic research focused on combating cybercrime on a global scale. …

news 5 March 2026

If You Have the Chance to Go on Erasmus, Take It!

Why miss out on an opportunity to study abroad when it's right there? That was exactly the mindset of Veronika Molnárová, a student at the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT), who spent a semester at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania. …

news 2 March 2026

The twelfth annual Excel@FIT student conference: mark May 5 in your calendar and register

Innovation and new technologies in IT often originate in the minds of students. This is evidenced by the highly successful Excel@FIT student conference, which will be held at FIT for the twelfth time this year. …

news 2 March 2026

A public habilitation lecture by Vojtěch Mrázek took place

On Friday, February 27, 2026, Ing. Vojtěch Mrázek, Ph.D., gave a habilitation lecture entitled „Energy-efficient neural networks for embedded systems“ at the faculty. Evolutionary optimization of neural network accelerators – the topic of Mrázek's habilitation thesis neatly summarizes his scientific journey to date. …

press release 2 March 2026

Vojtěch Mrázek delivered a public habilitation lecture

On Friday, February 27, 2026, Ing. Vojtěch Mrázek, Ph.D., delivered his public habilitation lecture entitled „Energy-efficient neural networks for embedded systems“. Evolutionary optimization of neural network accelerators – the topic of Mrázek's habilitation thesis summarizes well the author's scientific journey to date. …

press release 26 February 2026

COW Project: Faculty research in the service of combating crime

At the end of last year, a prestigious European project with significant participation from faculty experts expanded its application activities at FIT BUT. Moreover, this is the first ISF (Internal Security Fund) project to appear at BUT, according to our data. …

news 26 February 2026

COW: a new ISF project to combat cybercrime

At the end of last year, FIT VUT expanded its application activities to include a prestigious European project with significant participation from faculty experts. Moreover, this is the first ISF (Internal Security Fund) project to appear at VUT, according to our data. …

press release 24 February 2026

From Research via a Startup to Škoda Auto. "The Golden Age of IT Is Not Ending, but It Is Changing Its Standards," Says FIT BUT Graduate

He only graduated from FIT in 2024, yet he already has a wealth of professional experience – from academic research and a leadership position in a startup to working for a multinational corporation. Today, his work primarily revolves around Artificial Intelligence. …

press release 13 February 2026

Computer vision and graphics + mountains = HiVisComp. For the eleventh time this year

Lectures by leading experts, networking, and sports – this is the mix of the program of the now traditional High Visual Computing conference, also known as HiVisComp. This mix has ensured the event's popularity among the community and specialized companies. …

news 13 February 2026

Is your research related to digital innovations that impact the quality of life of an aging population? Then here's a new opportunity

Are you studying for a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree, and is your research related to digital innovation with an impact on the health and lives of an aging population? Then you may be very interested in the first year of the renowned CLARA Young Innovator Award competition. The thematic focus of the …

news 13 February 2026

The joint work of European researchers, artists, and farmers is coming to an end. Accept our invitation to a festive meeting on the Hungry EcoCities project

The four-year European project Hungry EcoCities, coordinated (among others) by a team from FIT VUT led by doc. Pavel Smrž, is coming to an end. As part of the project, members of the main project team, selected participating artists, partners, and contributors will meet at Koppert Cress in Westland, the Netherlands, a center for innovative food production. …

news 13 February 2026

Computer vision and graphics + mountains = HiVisComp. For the eleventh time this year

Lectures by leading experts, networking, and sports – this is the mix of the High Visual Computing conference program, also known as HiVisComp. This mix has made the event popular among the community and specialized companies. …

news 3 February 2026

Estonsko nebo Francie jen na týden? Stáže BIP jako první krok do světa

Vyjet studovat do zahraničí. Pro někoho splněný sen, pro mnohé studenty a studentky obavy z dlouhého odloučení i administrativy. I proto je stále populárnější BIP (Blended Intensive Programmes) – formát programu Erasmus+, který chytře kombinuje online výuku s krátkým intenzivním výjezdem do zahraničí. Zkušenosti s BIP má také studentka 3. ročníku FIT Aneta Warzelová. …

news 28 January 2026

Ondřej Olšák from the Institute of Computer Systems will defend his dissertation in February.

We invite you to the defense of the dissertation of Ing. Ondřej Olšák from the Department of Computer Systems, FIT BUT, which will take place on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in meeting room C209. …

press release 22 January 2026

VUT joins Czech Association for Artificial Intelligence

(PR, Brno, January 22, 2026) Brno University of Technology joined the largest professional platform developing AI in the Czech Republic on 22 January. The membership of BUT in the Czech Association of Artificial Intelligence (ČAUI) was officially confirmed by the signatures of BUT Vice-Rector Martin Weiter and the …

press release 21 January 2026

FIT security research wins Minister of the Interior Award for second year running

The Faculty of Information Technology has once again scored highly in the Minister of the Interior Award for Exceptional Achievements in Security Development. Following last year's victory by Dr. Vladimír Veselý's team (project BAZAR: Building a community on the issue of cashless dark markets), the same success was …

news 15 January 2026

Security research from FIT scores again in the Minister of the Interior Award

In 2025, the Faculty of Information Technology also scored highly in the Minister of the Interior's Award for Exceptional Results in Security Development. Following last year's victory by Dr. Vladimír Veselý's team (BAZAR: Building a community around the issue of cashless dark markets), the same success was …

news 14 January 2026

Determination and perseverance are key, says Gabriela Nečasová in another interview with successful graduates of our faculty.

From piano and choir singing to solving differential equations. The story of Dr. Gabriela Nečasová shows that a successful path to computer science can also lead from the humanities and arts. In an open interview, she returns to her unconventional start at FIT, her demanding journey through doctoral studies, and the moments of crisis that shaped her perseverance. …

news 13 January 2026

In January, Martin Hurta from the Institute of Computer Systems will defend his dissertation

We invite you to the defense of the dissertation of Ing. Martin Hurta from the Department of Computer Systems, FIT VUT, which will take place on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in meeting room G108. …

press release 7 January 2026

"If you have the will and perseverance, you can achieve a lot," says FIT graduate Gabriela Nečasová.

From piano and choir singing to solving differential equations. Gabriela Nečasová's story shows that a successful path to computer science can also lead from the humanities and arts. In an open interview, she looks back on her unconventional start at FIT VUT, her challenging journey through doctoral studies, and the moments of crisis that shaped her perseverance. …

news 6 January 2026

In January, Ladislav Mošner from the Institute of Computer Graphics and Multimedia will defend his dissertation

We invite you to the defense of the dissertation of Ing. Ladislav Mošner from the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, FIT BUT, which will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in meeting room G108. …

news 6 January 2026

We invite you to practical workshops on using AI tools

Would you like to improve your skills in working with AI tools? The European project VASSAL is organizing two workshops at our faculty focused on the practical and effective use of AI tools a) in administrative and IT work, b) in scientific research. …

press release 17 December 2025

FIT BUT welcomes a new professor. Martin Čadík has taken up his appointment

On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in the Great Hall of Prague's Karolinum, President Petr Pavel, in the presence of Minister of Education Robert Plaga, presented a total of 69 appointment decrees to new professors. …

news 16 December 2025

Martin Čadík appointed new professor at FIT VUT

On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in the Great Hall of Prague's Karolinum, President Petr Pavel, in the presence of Minister of Education Robert Plaga, presented appointment decrees to 69 new professors. …

press release 15 December 2025

Former faculty spin-off changes ownership: Phonexia becomes part of South Korean fund's portfolio

Another company with roots in the Faculty of Information Technology has attracted the interest of a foreign investor and is changing ownership. Phonexia was founded in 2006 by six members of the BUT Speech / Speech@FIT research group. …

news 15 December 2025

Phonexia becomes part of the portfolio of investment fund Crescendo Equity Partners

The technology company Phonexia, which was founded in 2006 as a spin-off of the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology, is changing owners. After twenty years of building an international position in the field of voice analytics and biometrics, it is becoming part of the portfolio of the …

press release 11 December 2025

"I like professional challenges," admits Lucie Klímová, who represented FIT at the 8 from BUT

On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, another annual presentation of the best bachelor's theses by students of Brno University of Technology 8 from BUT took place at the BUT Rector's Office. And this year, our faculty also had its representative at the gala evening. Lucie Klímová impressed with her work in the demanding field of bioinformatics. …

news 11 December 2025

Lucie Klímová represented us at this year's exhibition of the best bachelor's theses from BUT.

On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, another annual presentation of the best bachelor's theses by students of Brno University of Technology 8 from BUT took place at the BUT Rector's Office. And this year, our faculty also had its representative at the gala evening. Lucie Klímová impressed with her work in the demanding …

press release 5 December 2025

AI Awards for Professor Hynek Heřmanský: The significance of an extraordinary scientific figure recognized at home as well

On Thursday, December 4, this year's AI Awards were presented at Vzlet in Prague. These are the only professional awards in the field of artificial intelligence in the Czech Republic. Professor Hynek Heřmanský, who has close ties to the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology and Brno …

news 5 December 2025

AI Awards for Professor Hynek Heřmanský

On Thursday, December 4, this year's AI Awards were presented. These are the only professional awards in the field of artificial intelligence in the Czech Republic. Professor Hynek Heřmanský, who has close ties to the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology and Brno University of …

news 4 December 2025

The European ISOLDE project aims to strengthen the continent's technological sovereignty. FIT BUT is involved in solutions in the automotive sector.

A major European project with an ambitious goal is approaching its final phase: to transform the European technology scene by creating an open, high-performance, and secure microchip design capacity ecosystem built around the RISC-V microchip architecture. …

news 3 December 2025

Christmas Fir Trees in Pots at FIT: Treat Yourself and Support Nature

The Faculty of Information Technology BUTis joining the traditional Brno charity event Christmas Fir Trees in Pots organized by the Veronica Foundation for the first time this year. Students and staff can purchase a small Christmas tree that won’t end up as waste after the holidays — instead, it can be planted …

news 3 December 2025

David Kozák and František Vídeňský from the Institute of Intelligent Systems will defend their doctoral thesis in December

We invite you to attend the defense of the doctoral thesis of Ing. David Kozák from the Department of Intelligent Systems, FIT BUT, which will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in meeting room G108 at FIT VUT. …

press release 2 December 2025

Ondřej Lengál and Kamil Malinka received their appointment decrees as associate professors. Congratulations!

The ceremonial confirmation of the fact, known for some time now, that the Faculty of Information Technology has two new associate professors in its ranks, took place on Wednesday, November 26, in the auditorium of the BUT Rector's Office in Brno. …

news 2 December 2025

Ondřej Lengál and Kamil Malinka appointed new associate professors at FIT BUT

The ceremonial confirmation of the fact, known for some time now, that the Faculty of Information Technology has two new associate professors in its ranks, took place on Wednesday, November 26, in the auditorium of the BUT Rector's Office in Brno. …

news 27 November 2025

Interview with our graduate: "FIT offers you many open doors," says Jaroslav Kadlec from Thermo Fisher Scientific

The boy who used to take apart electronics at home has become a software manager at a global technology company. What's more, that company is a world leader in a field that matters – from drug development to microchips. …

news 27 November 2025

Faculty spin-off DynaNIC in the top 10 of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Companies to Watch ranking

As part of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 project, the multinational auditing company has been compiling a ranking for 26 years with the aim of identifying and recognizing fast-growing innovative technology companies from the wider Central European region. …

news 21 November 2025

The quality of David Mihola's thesis recognized in the IT SPY 2025 competition

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the grand finale of the 16th edition of the prestigious international competition IT SPY took place, which selects the best theses in the field of computer science and information technology from leading Czech and Slovak universities. …

press release 20 November 2025

AI4Talents: a day full of artificial intelligence for high school students

The fourth annual AI4Talents event attracted more than 200 high school students to the VIDA! Science Center On Friday, November 14, the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology, together with the Faculty of Informatics at Masaryk University, organized another edition of the AI4Talents event, which is part of the AI Days 2025 festival. …

news 20 November 2025

AI4Talents: a day full of artificial intelligence for high school students

The fourth edition attracted more than 200 students to VIDA! On Friday, November 14, the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology, together with the Faculty of Informatics at Masaryk University, organized another edition of the AI4Talents event, which is part of the Days of AI festival. …

press release 18 November 2025

Josef Hlávka Award 2025 for Filip Macák

On Sunday, November 16, 2025, the Josef, Marie, and Zdeňka Hlávka Foundation awarded the Josef Hlávka Prize. This prize is awarded annually to talented students in bachelor's, master's, or doctoral programs under the age of 33 who have demonstrated exceptional abilities and creative thinking in their field. …

news 18 November 2025

Josef Hlávka Award 2025 for Filip Macák

On Sunday, November 16, 2025, the Josef, Marie, and Zdeňka Hlávka Foundation awarded the Josef Hlávka Prize. This prize is awarded annually to talented students under the age of 33 who have demonstrated exceptional abilities and creative thinking in their field. …

news 11 November 2025

In November, Ján Čegiň from the Institute of Computer Graphics and Multimedia will defend his dissertation

Ing. Ján Čegiň will present his dissertation on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in room G108. The thesis, entitled "Machine Learning With Human in the Loop for Textual Augmentation in the Era of Llms," was written under the supervision of doc. Jakub Šimko (ÚPGM). Čegiň's thesis responds to rapid …

press release 6 November 2025

Vojtěch Mrázek received the prestigious GA ČR JUNIOR STAR grant for outstanding early-career scientists

The Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology is set to receive a five-year grant and with it a significant financial subsidy for the research team. Vojtěch Mrázek from the Department of Computer Systems and his team have received support from the Czech Science Foundation in the form of a GA ČR Junior Star grant. …

news 6 November 2025

Vojtěch Mrázek awarded prestigious GA ČR JUNIOR STAR grant

A new project is coming to the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology, bringing with it significant financial support for the research team. Vojtěch Mrázek from the Department of Computer Systems and his team have received support from the Czech Science Foundation in the form of a GA ČR Junior Star grant. …

press release 5 November 2025

Ministry of Education Award for Professor Jiří Jaroš

The Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports Award for Outstanding Educational Activity at a University is probably the most prestigious award for teaching excellence at the university level in our country. …

news 5 November 2025

The extraordinary success of Professor Jiří Jaroš is also a testament to the quality of teaching at FIT BUT

This is undoubtedly an important award for Professor Jiří Jaroš – and at the same time proof of the high standard of teaching at the Faculty of Information Technology. This sums up the significance of the Award of the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports for Outstanding Educational Activity at a University, which Jaroš received from the Minister of Education Mikuláš Bek on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. …

press release 31 October 2025

Representatives of the faculty and corporate partners gathered for a meeting of the Industry Council

The goal of information exchange between academia and industry is also pursued by the Industry Council at the Faculty of Information Technology. The advisory working group meets at least once a year with the participation of nearly two dozen representatives of the faculty's corporate partners. …

news 31 October 2025

The Industrial Council meeting brought interesting practical suggestions

The exchange of information between academia and industry is also supported by the Industry Council at the Faculty of Information Technology. The advisory working group meets at least once a year with the participation of nearly two dozen representatives of the faculty's corporate partners. …

news 27 October 2025

Machine learning, AI models: DeepLayers forum coming to Brno next week

Are you interested in machine learning and AI models and want to learn from the experiences of others? As part of the nationwide AI Days, the DeepLayers 2025 conference/forum will take place in Brno. The event will last two days, so mark your calendars for November 4 and 5, 2025. …

press release 24 October 2025

From academic research to commercial practice: Jan Kořenek presented at several major events in Prague and achieved extraordinary success.

For many experts, putting research results into practice is a key goal of their efforts. And rightly so. The most authoritative expert spoke about technology transfer at several public events this week. …

news 24 October 2025

On technology transfer: Jan Kořenek presented the topic at several events and achieved significant success.

Putting research results into practice is a key goal for many experts. In the second half of October, the most qualified person spoke about technology transfer at several public and professional events. …

news 24 October 2025

Application of large language models: FIT hosts this year's Seznam Meetup

LLM – a term that is shaking up the IT world. This year's third annual event organized by Seznam is also dedicated to large language models. Seznam Meetup, a gathering of experts and enthusiasts interested in the practical use of generative language models, will focus this year on applications of models in the form of assistants, agents, and chatbots. …

news 23 October 2025

Opportunity for FIT BUT students: register for CyberHeroes Academy

Thanks to the efforts of the Security@FIT research group, and specifically Kamil Malinka, FIT students have been given the opportunity to participate in the CyberHeroes Academy project free of charge. …

news 20 October 2025

Supercomputer for AI: FIT BUT has a significant share in the CZAI project

The European Commission has announced the results of the EuroHPC European supercomputing initiative call for proposals. Among the successful applicants is the Czech Republic, specifically a consortium of six partners including the Brno University of Technology. …

press release 20 October 2025

BUT is part of the Czech AI Factory consortium: We are helping to build a Czech supercomputer for artificial intelligence

(TZ, Brno, October 20, 2025) The European Commission has announced the results of the EuroHPC European supercomputing initiative call for proposals. Among the successful applicants is the Czech Republic, specifically a consortium of six partners including the Brno University of Technology. …

news 17 October 2025

The IT SPY competition for the best diploma theses has announced its finalists. We have a representative among them!

Every year, the international IT SPY competition selects the best theses in the field of computer science and information technology from leading Czech and Slovak universities. Last academic year alone, 1,400 theses of this type were defended in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. …

news 15 October 2025

Are you considering studying at FIT? Come and find out more! On Wednesday, October 22

For anyone considering studying IT and would like to know more about how things work at our faculty, we are preparing our traditional open house. Come and ask us anything you want to know about studying and life at FIT. When? Wednesday, October 22. …

news 13 October 2025

Awards we win: This year's Werner Siemens Award is accepting nominations

The Werner von Siemens Award is now a fixture among activities aimed at promoting technical and scientific fields in our country. Now in its 28th year, the competition for students, scientists, and educators is currently accepting nominations. …

news 10 October 2025

Popularization of technical sciences with our participation: Science & Technology Club

Astronomer and astrophysicist Carl Sagan once said: "We have created a global civilization whose most important elements are deeply dependent on science and technology. At the same time, we have arranged it so that almost no one understands science and technology. …

news 7 October 2025

Industry experts as part of teaching at FIT BUT

Good practice in teaching information technology includes inviting lectures by experts from industry. This gives students the opportunity to learn directly from people who are shaping the direction of development in the field and inspiring the community with their practical experience. …

news 7 October 2025

In October, Anton Firc from the Department of Intelligent Systems will defend his dissertation

We would like to invite you to the public defense of the dissertation of Ing. Anton Firc, which will take place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in room C209. The dissertation was written under the supervision of doc. Kamil Malinka. Anton Firc is a member of the Security@FIT research group and, among other things, a recipient of the Joseph Fourier Award. …

news 3 October 2025

We need to talk about the dark web. Daniel Dolejška was a guest on the Reset podcast

Beneath the surface of normal internet content and traffic (the so-called surface web) lies content that we do not normally encounter. This is not just the deep web, i.e. the part that requires some form of authorization and is not indexed by search engines. …

news 1 October 2025

Faculty clubs: Try the chess club, for example

On Tuesday, September 23, a rapid chess tournament was held at the U Kachničky student club. Thirty-seven students from BUT, MUNI, and MENDELU participated, and teachers and graduates were also represented. …

news 1 October 2025

Thank you for participating in this year's Researchers' Night, it was a great success!

We would like to thank everyone who came to FIT on Friday, September 26, for this year's Researchers' Night and let our researchers convince them that science and information technology in particular constitute the wealth of our society. …

news 26 September 2025

From research to your own company: Innovation Day at the BUT Rector's Office will show you how to transfer technology

If you are considering moving your research towards a business venture and would like to receive specific recommendations and tips, then the Innovation Day event is just for you. It will take place on Monday, October 6, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the BUT Rector's Office (Antonínská 1, Brno). What can …

press release 24 September 2025

The Rector's Award was presented at the ceremonial academic assembly of the Brno University of Technology: Our faculty celebrates extraordinary success

On Thursday, September 18, the Ceremonial Academic Assembly of BUT was held in the Rector's Hall – one day before the 126th anniversary of the founding of our university. The meeting was attended by members of the academic community, university staff, representatives of university organizations, and invited guests. …

news 24 September 2025

Rector's Award: This year, our faculty is celebrating an extraordinary success

On Thursday, September 18, the Ceremonial Academic Assembly of BUT took place in the Rector's Hall. During the ceremony, BUT Rector Ladislav Janíček traditionally presented awards to prominent figures who have contributed to the development of the University of Technology. …

news 23 September 2025

Runtime Verification: FIT BUT researchers organized a workshop at TU Graz

Last week, our researchers involved in the VASSAL project (funded by the EU Twinning program) had the opportunity to visit TU Graz and organize an introductory workshop with a dedicated forum as part of the Runtime Verification 2025 conference. …

press release 23 September 2025

Complete program for this year's Researchers' Night on the theme of WEALTH

Science is a key source of our prosperity and wealth. Come and see for yourself at our faculty, where centuries of history meet cutting-edge technological research. We invite you to join us for Researchers' Night. …

press release 19 September 2025

Sára Jobranová and Ondřej Sedláček: Meet the winners of the Zdena Rábová Award

This year, during the matriculation ceremony (September 12), the traditional Zdena Rábová Award was presented, which recognizes outstanding students from our faculty for their active involvement in science and research and for enhancing the overall prestige of FIT. …

news 19 September 2025

This year's Zdena Rábová Award goes to Sára Jobranová and Ondřej Sedláček

This year, during the matriculation ceremony (September 12), the traditional Zdena Rábová Award was presented, which recognizes outstanding students from our faculty for their active involvement in science and research and for enhancing the prestige of FIT. …

press release 18 September 2025

Booster Challenge 2025: Student competition announces its winners

The summer student project competition was held for the sixth time this year. The event originated at FIT VUT, but gradually gained the support of other VUT faculties and is now being held for the second year under the auspices of VUT contriBUTe. …

news 18 September 2025

BoosterChallenge 2025: These are this year's winners from FIT

The BoosterChallenge summer student project competition was held for the sixth time this year. The event originated at FIT BUT, but gradually gained the support of other BUT faculties and is now being held for the second year under the auspices of VUT contriBUTe. In the first half of September, 13 successful projects were announced, and their authors received financial rewards. …

news 17 September 2025

Research from FIT focusing on the verification of quantum computations was selected among the most interesting works in the field of computer science

An article entitled An Automata-Based Framework for Verification and Bug Hunting in Quantum Circuits, to which Ondřej Lengál from the VeriFIT group made a significant contribution, was selected as a research highlight for the journal Communications of the ACM. …

news 17 September 2025

New possibilities for diagnosing respiratory diseases: joint research by experts from FIT VUT and doctors from Brno University Hospital

Another research project by experts from our faculty is gaining important integration into medical practice. Researchers from the STRaDe group, including faculty students involved in the group, are working in collaboration with experts from the Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis at the Brno University Hospital to develop new methods for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory and lung diseases. …

news 14 September 2025

Successful conclusion of the JSALT 2025 international research workshop

A reception held at the BUT Rector's Office on Friday, August 1, marked the end of the international research workshop JSALT 2025, organized by the Center for Language and Speech Processing at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. …

news 14 September 2025

Success of this year's Summer IT School for Girls

From August 25 to 29, our faculty hosted the traditional Summer School of IT for Girls, the oldest event of its kind in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 2005 by Professor Jan M. Honzík, who drew attention to the underrepresentation of women in IT. …

news 8 September 2025

Bring your research to the business world: apply to the Applied program

Are you studying for a master's degree, or are you a doctoral student or postdoc at FIT VUT? Are you currently working on an interesting research project and attracted by the idea of its practical application? Sign up for the fall run of the Applied! From Research to Business program. …

news 7 September 2025

We present this year's Researchers' Night program with the theme WEALTH

The last Friday in September will once again belong to Researchers' Night, the largest popularization event of its kind in the Czech Republic. A varied program for all generations will be offered by a record minimum of 135 institutions in 73 cities across the country. …

news 5 September 2025

Google Scholar has published rankings of articles based on citation frequency, and FIT has celebrated several successes.

In July of this year, the well-known search engine for academic texts, Google Scholar, published a new ranking of journals and conferences based on citation frequency for the five-year period 2020–2024. …

press release 2 September 2025

FIT BUT research on quantum computation verification selected among the most interesting works in the field of computer science

The article entitled An Automata-Based Framework for Verification and Bug Hunting in Quantum Circuits, to which Ondřej Lengál from the VeriFIT group made a significant contribution, was selected as a research highlight for the journal Communications of the ACM. …

news 1 September 2025

Summer IT School for Girls, Prestigious Conferences, and International Visitors. FIT Was Lively Even in the Summer

Today marks the start of the new academic year 2025/26. Students will not return to lecture halls until September 15, when the winter semester begins, but the faculty certainly did not rest during the summer. …

news 29 August 2025

The faculty and Student Union welcome first-year students: Start@FIT 2025

As is tradition, in the week before classes begin, specifically from Thursday, September 11 to Sunday, September 14, our faculty hosts an important introductory activity for first-year students called Start@FIT. …

press release 28 August 2025

onsemi honored BUT Rector for his contribution to development of Czech semiconductor industry

(PR, Brno, 28. 8. 2025) The Czech semiconductor industry is currently facing a shortage of approximately three thousand qualified professionals. To address this, the National Semiconductor Strategy—the government’s initiative to enhance the Czech Republic’s standing in the global semiconductor sector—prioritizes the development of human capital and the advancement of education in this field. …

news 14 August 2025

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. …

news 12 August 2025

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. …

news 8 August 2025

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. …

news 6 August 2025

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. …

press release 5 August 2025

The international research workshop JSALT 2025 has come to a close

The JSALT 2025 international research workshop, organized by the Center for Language and Speech Processing at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, concluded with a gala reception at the BUT Rector's Office on Friday, August 1. The event, which this year attracted more than 100 top researchers in the field of speech …

news 28 July 2025

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. …

news 17 July 2025

FIT BUT helps connect artificial intelligence and art for the future of agriculture

What will agriculture look like in the future? How will we feed large cities, where an increasing proportion of the world's population is concentrated, in the coming decades? It is time to think differently about agriculture and choose new approaches. …

news 15 July 2025

Can large AI models acquire key features of human intelligence? Invitation to a lecture by Loïc Barrault from Meta AI

A major international research workshop, JSALT 2025, organized by Johns Hopkins University (Maryland, USA), is taking place at the Faculty of Information Technology at BUT and will run until the end of July. …

news 10 July 2025

FIT BUT is a popular destination for international students

Our faculty does not remain empty during the summer months. At the beginning of July (from June 30 to July 4) it was visited by 32 students of the master's study program from Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. …

news 27 June 2025

Third place in the 2025 Joseph Fourier Prize goes to FIT BUT thanks to Anton Firc.

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 Department of Intelligent Systems and the Security@FIT research group for his research in the field of cybersecurity focused on voice deepfakes. …

news 23 June - 1 August 2025

Brno to Become a Global Hub for Speech Technologies and Large Language Models in Summer 2025. FIT BUT is Hosting the Prestigious International Research Workshop JSALT 2025

From June 9 to August 1, 2025, the Faculty of Information Technology of Brno University of Technology will serve as the venue for the gathering of dozens of leading global experts in the field of speech and language technologies. …

press release 17 June 2025

The Czech Republic is a global powerhouse in AI research. The international workshop JSALT 2025 at FIT VUT proves it

Brno, June 17, 2025) From June 23 to August 1, the Faculty of Information Technology at the Brno University of Technology (FIT BUT) will host the 32nd edition of the prestigious international workshop JSALT 2025. …

news 17 June 2025

Jiří Jaroš appointed new professor at FIT BUT

The President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel has appointed new professors based on recommendations from the scientific and artistic councils of universities. He personally presented the appointment decrees on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Karolinum in Prague. …

news 11 June 2025

University spin-off DynaNIC wins prestigious Venture Club Disrupt Awards 2025

Another extraordinary success has been achieved in recent days by the university spin-off DynaNIC Semiconductors from Brno University of Technology, which has its roots in the Faculty of Information Technology. …

news 4 June 2025

On Thursday, June 12, Kamil Malinka from the Institute of Intelligent Systems delivers a public habilitation lecture at FIT BUT

We cordially invite you to a public lecture held as part of the habilitation procedure of Mgr. Kamil Malinka, Ph.D., Protection mechanisms against deepfake-based attacks. The lecture will take place on June 12, 2025, at 2 p.m. in room G108. The habilitation thesis follows up on Kamil Malinka's long-term research activities, which he also develops within the Security@FIT research group. …

press release 23 May 2025

Swarm of drones and ballistic wall. Nine cutting-edge technologies from BUT are heading to IDET

After two years, the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair IDET (28–30 May 2025) returns to the Brno Exhibition Centre, and Brno University of Technology (BUT) will present nine exhibits. …

press release 25 April 2025

IT lacks new perspectives and diversity. FIT BUT helps open doors for girls

Although IT is now permeating almost all fields and human activities, women and girls still make up a minority in this sector, both in schools and in practice. Yesterday's International Day of Women and Girls in IT reminds us why it is important to change this imbalance and open the way for girls to pursue technical education and careers.

press release 8 April 2025

The international conference on digital forensic analysis, DFRWS EU 2025, was held at FIT BUT

(PR, Brno, April 8) The Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology (FIT BUT) hosted the international conference DFRWS EU 2025. It was the first time that this longest-running event in the field of global digital forensic research took place in the Czech Republic. …

news 2 April 2025

Brno Space Student Conference 2025. Direct connection to space innovators!

The three largest universities in Brno invite those interested in space technologies to the third edition of the Brno Space Student Conference, which they are jointly organizing on Wednesday, April 16, at the rectorate of Brno University of Technology. …

news 28 March 2025

Are you considering PhD studies at FIT? On April 8, there will be a lecture and discussion for those interested in Ph.D.

Thinking about pursuing a Ph.D. at FIT and need more information? Join us on April 8 in lecture hall D 206 where a presentation about the Ph.D. by Professor Sekanina will be given at 3 pm. This will be followed by a discussion with academics, whom you can ask about anything you are interested in regarding PhD studies. …

news 24 March 2025

Michal Hečka and David Chocholatý from FIT are among the winners of the Brno Ph.D. Talent

For the 16th time, the city of Brno has awarded young scientists from Brno universities. At a festive meeting on Wednesday 19 March at Brno's New Town Hall, they received cheques for the further development of their research. …

news 20 March 2025

10 years of HiVisComp: a conference that builds a community of excellence in computer vision and graphics

The 10th anniversary edition of HiVisComp brought together an informal and inspiring gathering of computer graphics, image processing and computer vision experts. The conference was founded in 2014 by Martin Čadík (FIT BUT) and Jaroslav Křivánek (MFF UK). …

news 20 March 2025

Associate Professor Jaroš received the Werner von Siemens Prize for the best teacher. FIT also won the third place in the category of the best thesis on Industry 4.0

On Wednesday, March 19, the Werner von Siemens Prize for 2024 was awarded. This was the twenty-seventh time that the Czech Siemens has recognized talented students, young scientists and teachers. The best teacher for 2024 is Jiří Jaroš from our faculty. …

news 19 March 2025

Workshop AI4SŠ@FIT Brno 2025: talented high school students will explore AI, ML, and large language models

On Saturday, May 17, the Faculty of Information Technology at BUT will host the second edition of the AI4SŠ@FIT Brno workshop. The event is designed for high school students interested in artificial intelligence who have basic programming skills. …

news 18 February 2025

DevConf.cz 2025 is looking for speakers among students, sign up by March 2

Become a speaker at the largest event for developers, administrators, and users of Linux and open source in Central Europe – DevConf.cz 2025. The conference will take place from June 12-14 at FIT VUT in Brno. …

news 17 February 2025

The global conference on digital data forensics and Incident Response DFRWS will take place at FIT BUT in April. Discounted registration is available until 24 February

From 1st to 4th April 2025, the prestigious international conference Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) will be held at the Faculty of Information Technology Brno University of Technology - the event with the longest tradition in the field of global research on digital data forensics and Incident Response. …

news 13 February 2025

On the way to sustainable agriculture of the future, science and AI meet art in the Hungry Ecocities project, coordinated by FIT BUT

Food and the ways in which we obtain it can seem like an utterly mundane matter, associated with necessity rather than creativity. For many people on the planet, regular access to food is not a given, and for those who have it, it is associated with mundanity. …

press release 13 February 2025

On the way to sustainable agriculture of the future, science and AI meet art in the Hungry Ecocities project, coordinated by FIT BUT

Food and the ways in which we obtain it can seem like an utterly mundane matter, associated with necessity rather than creativity. For many people on the planet, regular access to food is not a given, and for those who have it, it is associated with mundanity. …

news 11 February 2025

She was discouraged from studying computer science, but today she is gaining success in the field of quantum circuit simulation

First place in the 8 z VUT competition, inclusion of the bachelor thesis in the programme of a prestigious international informatics conference. These are just some of the successes celebrated by Sára Jobranová, a student of the Master's programme Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Information Technology BUT. …

press release 11 February 2025

She was discouraged from studying computer science, but today she is gaining success in the field of quantum circuit simulation

First place in the 8 z VUT competition, inclusion of the bachelor thesis in the programme of a prestigious international informatics conference. These are just some of the successes celebrated by Sára Jobranová, a student of the Master's programme Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Information Technology BUT. …

news 16 September 2024

Information on teaching in connection with the flood situation

The Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology will start the academic year as originally planned, i.e. on Monday 16 September 2024. The faculty campus is located outside the areas of Brno that are currently affected by the flood. …

news 20 August 2024

FIT researchers help find criminals and terrorists with newly developed technology

FIT resThe technology developed at FIT BUT within the TENACITy (Travel Intelligence Against Crime and Terrorism) project helps security forces in the European Union to securely transfer information about passengers travelling through international airports. …

news 28 April 2024

A public professorial lecture by Associate Professor Jiří Jaroš will take place on Friday 3 May

We cordially invite you to a public professorial lecture: High Performance Computing in Personalized Ultrasound Medicine. It will take place on Friday, May 3, at 11 a.m. in lecture room E 104 and is part of the professorial proceedings. …

news 27 March 2024

Inauguration of Associate Professor Petr Hanáček as Dean of FIT BUT

The inauguration of Associate Professor Petr Hanáček to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology BUT will take place on 4 April 2024 at 9:00 in lecture hall D105.

news 26 March 2024

Trucks and buses will be equipped with nanoradars and sensors to increase safety. FIT BUT participates in their development

Truck drivers have a poor view of their immediate surroundings - blind spots cover not only the area in front of and behind the truck, but also the sides. So from July 2024, European Commission regulations require trucks and buses to have safety sensors that can detect motorcyclists, cyclists or other vulnerable road users. …

news 28 February 2024

Kamil Malinka and Anton Firc from FIT BUT demonstrated the sophistication of deepfakes at a meeting of cybercrime specialists

How to most effectively detect and combat new phenomena in cybercrime was the main topic of a two-day meeting of specialists in this area of crime from the ranks of prosecutors and police officers organized by the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office in cooperation with the Judicial Academy in Kroměříž. …

news 22 February 2024

DevConf.cz 2024 is looking for student speakers, apply by March 3

Become a speaker at the biggest event for developers, administrators and users of Linux and open source in Central Europe - DevConf.cz 2024. The conference will take place on 13-15 June at FIT BUT in Brno. …

news 21 February 2024

The dissertation defence of Marek Žák from the Institute of Intelligent Systems will take place on 28 February

We cordially invite you to the dissertation defence of Ing. Marek Žák entitled Biology-inspired control of a walking robot. Mobile robots are used for a variety of purposes, often in places that would be unthinkable for humans. …

news 20 February 2024

We invite you to the dissertation defence of Martin Hruška

We cordially invite you to the dissertation defence of Ing. Ing. Martin Hruška entitled Automata in Software Verification and Testing. Under the supervision of the supervisor Professor Tomáš Vojnar and the specialist supervisor Associate Professor Lukáš Holík, he deals with applications of the theory of finite automata in software quality assurance. …

news 20 February 2024

Professor Nakov from Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence will give a talk at FIT as part of VGS Invited Talk

We cordially invite you to the next lecture in the VGS Invited Talks @ FIT series, this time by Professor Nakov: Factuality Challenges in the Era of Large Language Models. Professor Preslav Nakov, who is based at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi, is a world-leading expert …

news 18 February 2024

We invite you to the defence of the dissertation thesis of Viktor Malík from the Department of Intelligent Systems

We cordially invite you to the dissertation defence of Ing. Viktor Malík: Static Analysis of Programs in the C Language. Under the supervision of his supervisor, Professor Tomáš Vojnar, it approaches the problem of automatic static analysis of low-level software (i.e. analysis of the software'ssource …

news 15 February 2024

At FIT, we see partnerships with companies as a necessity on the road to excellence

At the Faculty of Information Technology, we are aware that it is impossible to prepare our future graduates for their diverse career paths without contact with industry, which is why we have been building a portfolio of partners for a long time so that the range of focus is broad and at a high professional level. …

news 12 February 2024

The 10th anniversary edition of Excel@FIT will take place on 2 May 2024. You can register your work from 28 February

On Thursday, 2 May 2024, the 10th annual Excel@FIT student thesis conference will take place. Be sure to mark this date on your calendar, along with the date of February 28, when paper registration opens. …

news 7 February 2024

FIT team helps build a unique dialect map

A team from the Faculty of Information Technology at the BUT, led by Martin Karafiát, is involved in a unique dialect mapping project. In cooperation with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Palacký University in Olomouc, they are creating a website where you can select a region of the Czech Republic and listen to the dialects characteristic of a given place. …

news 1 February 2024

How to defend against deepfakes? Kamil Malinka from FIT presented the risks of AI abuse

On Wednesday 31 January, the Economic Committee of the Chamber of Deputies held a seminar on the security threats of artificial intelligence. Kamil Malinka from FIT BUT presented his expert view to a wide audience from the state, commercial and academic spheres as well as representatives of defrauded citizens at the invitation of MP and chairman of the subcommittee on consumer protection Patrik Nacher. He spoke about deep fake scams. …

news 31 January 2024

Paint like Pollock. Mobile app by FIT BUT students awakens the inner artist in children and adults

Brushes, paints, palette, canvas - all these are usually considered basic necessities for artistic expression. Designed for all art lovers, regardless of age, the Pollock Artify app offers the opportunity to unleash your creativity with a tool that is always at hand - your mobile phone. …

news 30 January 2024

Professor Laura Pozzi from USI Logano at FIT: XPAT: A Parametrizable Template for Approximate Logic Synthesis

From 14 to 15 February we will welcome Professor Laura Pozzi from the Swiss University USI Lugano to our faculty. She will start her program at FIT with a dissertation review of Ing. Jiří Matyáš: The use of formal methods in approximate calculus. From 2 pm onwards, she will then give a talk in room E104 on …

news 30 January 2024

Voice deepfakes can't be detected by humans or security systems. Attacks on the rise

Spreading alarm messages or disclosing confidential company or bank data. Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and almost anyone can create deepfake voice recordings at home and in high quality. …

news 28 January 2024

More than a thousand applicants came to the December and January FIT Open Days

The decision to study at university is not an easy one. There are many questions in one's mind. Is IT the right choice for me? Will I find a meaningful job afterwards? Will I like my chosen school? Will I move to another city for it? At FIT we are well aware of this and that is why we try to make this process as …

news 16 January 2024

VGS Invited Talks @ FIT: Michael Buchholz: Connected, Cooperative Automated Mobility Supported by Intelligent Infrastructure

We would like to cordially invite you to a lecture from the series of VGS Invited Talks @ FIT: Michael Buchholz: Connected, Cooperative Automated Mobility Supported by Intelligent Infrastructure. His talk takes place on Friday, January 19, 2024 at 9:30 in G108. …

news 2 January 2024

The December Open Day attracted over 600 applicants

On 18 December, the gates of our faculty were opened to applicants from among secondary school students. More than 600 of them came from different parts of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to a lecture on studies directed by SU FIT and guided tours of the campus, they were also treated to a taste of science and research at FIT. …

news 24 December 2023

Donate to help the families of the victims, crisis assistance and other information from BUT

We bring you information about the actions and measures taken by Brno University of Technology after yesterday's tragic events at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Let's help people affected by the tragedy at Charles University The Charles University Foundation announces a fundraiser to support the …

news 23 December 2023

BUT Rector's statement on the tragic events at Charles University

The events at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University, in the realization of the horror of the act, shook the consciousness of perhaps all people with their incredibility and hurt us all deeply. The gradual uncovering of the circumstances of the crime makes it completely incomprehensible and illustrates its monstrosity, which is further enhanced by the pre-Christmas period. …

news 19 December 2023

Think about it, if you're having lunch

Whenever you get hungry, you get up and open the fridge - worst case scenario, you order food through the app - that's all you have to worry about. But behind every bite is a much longer chain that starts months before your lunch and certainly doesn't end with throwing leftovers in the trash. …

news 4 December 2023

The Faculty of Information Technologies welcomed a delegation from Ukraine. They discussed cyber security

On the last day of November, the Faculty of Information Technologies welcomed a delegation from Ukraine. The management of the faculty and its cybersecurity specialists discussed with the representatives of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, Ukrainian Cybersecurity …

news 30 November 2023

Another 3 personalities from FIT BUT received the associate professor title

On 29 November 2023, the rector of the Brno University of Technology, Ladislav Janíček, handed over the appointment decrees to the new docents of the BUT. The title associate professor can be from now on used also by Vítězslav Beran, Michal Bidlo and Tomáš Martínek from the Faculty of Information Technology. The list of all new BUT associate professors can be found here. …

news 22 November 2023

Tom Barbette from UCLouvain in Belgium will give a presentation at FIT: High-speed stateful packet processing

We are happy to invite to yet another inspirative presentation. Tom Barbette, Assistant Professor at UCLouvain in Belgium, will visit our faculty and give a lecture: High-speed stateful packet processing. It will take place on 29 November 2023 at 11 am, in room E 105 at FIT BUT. …

news 8 November 2023

Matúš Nosko launched his startup before completing his bachelor's degree. Now aiming for perfection.

In the realm of smart homes and sustainable living, our student Matúš Nosko designed his own IoT ecosystem. His innovation connects various household devices, from pumps to solar panels, to create more intelligent and eco-friendly homes. …

news 31 October 2023

Associate professor Petr Hanáček was elected a candidate for appointment as dean of FIT BUT

On 31 October 2023 at the regular meeting of the Academic Senate of the FIT BUT, doc. Dr. Ing. Petr Hanáček was elected a candidate for appointment as dean. Petr Hanáček is the head of the Department of Intelligent Systems, chairman of the Academic Senate of BUT and performs other functions within FIT and the …

news 18 October 2023

Speech@FIT Celebrates Double Publication Success in Prestigious Magazine

The renowned IEEE Signal Processing Magazine has recently published not one, but two articles authored by researchers from Speech@FIT research group: In Issue 3, an article titled "Neural Target Speech Extraction: An Overview" by the PhD graduate, Kateřina Žmolíková, was featured. …

news 20 September 2023

Summer IT School Inspires High School Girls to Explore Technology

In the last week of August, our Faculty was buzzing with energy as the Summer IT School for Girls unfolded. This traditional event drew 35 enthusiastic high school girls from across the Czech Republic, providing them with an opportunity to discover the fun side of computer science. The program featured activities …

news 12 September 2023

Winners Revealed in Booster Challenge 2023 Competition

The Booster Challenge 2023 competition has announced its champions. Mário Havran and Dominik Klement claimed the top spot with their project VOLTEEK, winning a prize of 60,000 CZK. Their modular Battery Control System (BCS) impressed judges with its technical excellence and market potential. Jakub Mašek and Martin …

news 16 August 2023

Representatives from the Beijing Institute of Technology explored studying in Brno

A delegation of students and academics from the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) visited our Faculty in August. They attended various lectures and presentations as well as enjoyed numerous cultural and social activities. …

news 15 August 2023

NSTC International Internship Pilot Program in Taiwan

For international students to experience Taiwan's strengths in the field of S&T, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) provides the international internship pilot program (IIPP) to attract global talents. …

news 29 July 2023

Empowering Global Minds: A Summer of Knowledge Exchange in Computer Security and Technology

The Faculty of Information Technology and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication teamed up in June to enhance the knowledge of Strathmore university students within the Academic Programme. …

news 19 July 2023

Barbora Šmahlíková Achieves Yet Another Prestigious Award

Barbora Šmahlíková, our undergraduate student, has added another prestigious price to her growing list of achievements. The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms (VCLA) has given her the "The Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award" for her exceptional work in the area of formal methods. The …

news 2 May 2023

Embarking on a Cybersecurity Journey with Suricata

Join Juliana, Shivani, and Lukáš in a fascinating exploration of the cybersecurity field, using a powerful open-source tool called Suricata. This presentation focuses on network monitoring and malware detection, illustrating the importance of open-source solutions in cybersecurity. …

news 18 January 2023

Cognitive and Neural Engineering Research group invites students to Introduction to MRI

Cognitive and Neural Engineering Research group CANE would like to invite students to the course: Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Functional MRI (fMRI). For course registration please contact Dr. …

news 1 December 2022

I live, you live, We Live IT - this year for the sixth time at the FIT and again live and in style after the COVID break

The last Friday in November belonged to all those whose hearts beat to the rhythm of ones and zeros at the Faculty of Information Technology. It is true that a certain propensity for the world of information technology is to be expected at our university, but the sixth year of the interactive conference …

news 11 November 2022

BUT will offer new double degree program in cooperation with Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

Brno University of Technology in cooperation with the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT created a new double degree program. On November 9, rector of BUT, Ladislav Janíček signed the contract with Professor Jari Hämäläinen, Vice-Rector responsible for international activities of LUT. …

news 28 September 2022

FIT BUT scientists are developing an app for psychotherapists. Using deep learning to analyze therapy sessions

To offer psychotherapists systematic feedback on individual therapies and to improve the overall quality of psychotherapeutic care in the Czech Republic - this should be achieved by the new DeePsy application enabling automatic speech processing. Researchers from the BUT Speech@FIT group and their colleagues from Masaryk University are currently working on its development. …

news 13 September 2022

BUT launched the first interfaculty quantum link in the Czech Republic connecting FIT and FEEC

In 2021, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication of the Brno University of Technology opened a new Quantum Security Laboratory, where you can find equipment used to ensure communication resistant to attacks by quantum computers (find more details here). …

news 12 September 2022

FIT researchers work on preventing laser dazzling of pilots by developing a security system that finds the attacker

The pilot is preparing for landing on the runway when a blinding green beam illuminates the entire cockpit. It was just hit from the ground by an attacker using lasers. Each year, the police register several dangerous incidents that could potentially result in a tragedy. …

news 22 August 2022

FIT intern at CERN is developing particle accelerator monitoring software

It started with an interest in nuclear physics, chemistry and energy, and continued with an internship at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. Since March, FIT student Silvie Němcová has been working as an intern in a team developing software that is part of CERN's critical infrastructure. …

news 1 August 2022

Research means constant learning. It is a great job for the curious, says graduate working in Singapore

Jakub Pružinec, an FIT graduate, has been working in the distant Singapore for over two years. At Nanyang Technological University (NTU), he is a research assistant in the HP-NTU Corporate Lab, a new laboratory created in collaboration between the university and HP. …

news 15 July 2022

FIT intern at CERN is developing particle accelerator monitoring software

It started with an interest in nuclear physics, chemistry and energy, and continued with an internship at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. Since March, FIT student Silvie Němcová has been working as an intern in a team developing software that is part of CERN's critical infrastructure. …

news 10 June 2022

Matej Viskupič's award-winning algorithm will be used at the National Museum

The algorithm for tracking people, developed by Matej Viskupič, a student of the Faculty of Information Technology, helps determine the optimal placement of exhibits in museums and galleries. His work was awarded by the Sewio company, the main partner of the Excel@FIT 2022 student competition, which also deals with this problem in its business. …

news 8 June 2022

BUT sensors protect bee colonies from starvation and theft

Do you like honey? And do you know what it takes to get it on your table? The bees must survive the winter, start collecting nectar in the spring and not freeze to death. But even warm weather and a strong bee colony are no guarantees that the beekeeper will be able to extract the honey. …

news 3 June 2022

(F)IT Summer School for Girls introduces high school students to the latest IT trends

Program a robot, design a mobile app, create a prototype on a 3D printer or get acquainted with virtual reality and biometrics - these are just some of the things prepared for the participants of the 16th (F)IT Summer School for Girls. …

news 29 May 2022

Dean of FIT receives honorary doctorate from Finnish Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology Pavel Zemčík received the honorary doctorate on Saturday. The Finnish Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) awarded the honorary degree for his contribution to the long-term co-operation between the two institutions. …

news 12 May 2022

Czech and world cybersecurity experts to come to Brno

Current challenges and new results of cyber security research will form the programme of the European Conference on Security Research in Cyberspace. In addition to topics such as cybercrime, safe artificial intelligence, protection of critical infrastructures of the state and education, and prevention in cyber security, it will offer a practical demonstration of the latest laboratory equipment. …

news 10 May 2022

Professional workshops, self-driving cars and concerts - the Faculty celebrates its anniversary at the FIT Festival

Professional workshops, self-driving cars, concerts and a bouncy castle - the Faculty celebrates its anniversary at the FIT Festival The last Saturday of April saw the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Information Technology. …

news 3 February 2022

The Minister of Education and the Mayor of Brno congratulated FIT on its 20th anniversary at a gala evening

On Wednesday evening, the Faculty of Information Technology celebrated the 20th anniversary of its foundation on 1 January. At the gala evening organised in the Brno City Theatre, the Dean of FIT Pavel Zemčík presented the FIT gold and silver medals. …

news 1 February 2022

The Faculty has purchased a new electric car for greener travel

The Faculty of Information Technology is also trying to reduce its ecological footprint through its vehicle choices. The new ŠKODA Enyaq iV is a new addition to its car fleet and will be available to Faculty staff for business trips. …

news 24 January 2022

International Winter School: deans of FIT and Dankook University sign a memorandum

The Brno International Winter School in Information Technology 2022 (BISSIT) took place at FIT from 17 to 21 January 2022. It followed on the summer school which was held online in July 2021. Together with students from South Korea's Dankook University, a delegation headed by Dean Prof. Yunmook Nah visited FIT. …

news 20 January 2022

Rector awarded prizes to great personages of BUT. The silver medal was presented to Adam Herout

On Thursday, the Rector Petr Štěpánek awarded prizes to twelve personages of Brno University of Technology. Professor Adam Herout, who specializes in computer vision at FIT, received a silver medal for his work in the areas of teaching, research and …

news 4 January 2022

An app developed by a FIT student helps create a perfect diet

Kilojoules and protein intake, eating chicken with rice instead of burger with fries - do you think that only bodybuilders worry about their diet? That's not the case at all! Everyone should be interested in nutrition, whether they want to lose weight, build muscles, or just maintain the same weight they had when they were twenty (if advisable). …

news 3 January 2022

20th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Information Technology

On the 1st of January 2022, the Faculty of Information Technology celebrated its twentieth "birthday". It was exactly 20 years ago that the Faculty was established on the foundations of what was then the Institute of Computer Science and Technology of the former Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (which split into FIT and FEEC in 2002). …

news 21 December 2021

Dominik Harmim from FIT is among the winners of the Brno Ph.D. Talent competition

Twenty-five young talents selected by the expert jury of the Brno Ph.D. Talent competition will receive financial support from Brno City Hall for their work. Dominik Harmim, one of the awardees, is a doctoral student working on efficient methods for analysis and error-finding in parallel programs at the Department of Intelligent Systems as part of Prof. Tomáš Vojnar's VeriFIT research group. …

news 16 December 2021

New FIT professor Jan Černocký appointed by the President

On Wednesday, President Miloš Zeman appointed new professors based on the proposals of university scientific and artistic boards. Jan Černocký, head of the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia at the Faculty of Information Technology is among the eighty newly appointed professors. …

news 13 December 2021

Virtual reality helps patients cope with stressful situations

Being with people who give you their undivided attention. For the average person, this is basically an everyday situation. For people suffering from social phobia, this is a very stressful moment. Thanks to the Ekhi project which is being worked on by physicians from the University Hospital Brno and experts from …

news 10 December 2021

Brno City Award for Peter Chudý of FIT

The members of the Brno Municipal Assembly approved the proposal to award 15 people who will receive the Brno City Award 2021 from the Mayor next year. In the category of technical sciences, the prize will be awarded to Peter Chudý of the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Faculty of Information Technology, BUT. …

news 9 December 2021

The second best Czech or Slovak diploma thesis in the field of IT comes from FIT

The twelfth year of the competition for the best diploma thesis in the field of IT, in which nearly 1,300 students from 13 Czech and Slovak universities took part, has its winners. They were selected by an expert jury composed of 19 academics and IT business professionals on Wednesday, 8 December. …

news 8 December 2021

From a start-up of academic staff to a global leader: Phonexia becomes the company of the year

Phonexia won the company of the year 2021. The company was founded fifteen years ago as a "speech research" group at FIT with which it has been very closely co-operating up to these days. Phonexia is a global leader in its field - a unique technology which, as the first one in the world, is able to identify a speaker solely using a neural network to achieve the highest accuracy and speed possible. …

news 6 December 2021

Printed violoncellos are played by a philharmonic concertmaster or a hockey player

Did you know that when a violoncello player travels with the instrument, they must buy the instrument its own flight ticket? That gets expensive and not even an extra fee may be enough to alleviate the fear of an instrument which is sometimes worth hundreds of thousands of Czech crowns getting damaged. …

news 2 December 2021

The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic awarded a prize to FIT for its co-operation on development of an IoT monitoring soft

For the ninth time, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR) awarded prizes for the best applied research projects with high social benefits. The Prize of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic 2021 in the category of Partnership was awarded to the Faculty of Information Technology of BUT, Flowmon …

news 18 November 2021

The Josef Hlávka Award for talented students was presented to Vojtěch Havlena

Vojtěch Havlena, a doctoral student at FIT, is one of the five successful students of BUT who were presented with the Josef Hlávka Award on Tuesday 16 November. At the Department of Intelligent Systems, he works on minimising the occurrence of errors in computer programs. …

news 8 November 2021

FIT at CyberCon: Unsecured household IoT devices can be easily misused

What dangers are posed by smart devices in households? And can we defend against them? Petr Matoušek tried to answer those questions and many more at the CyberCon conference held at the end of September by the National Cyber and Information Security Agency. …

news 2 November 2021

Revolution in hearing devices? Kateřina Žmolíková succeeded in the international Clarity Challenge

How could machine learning help people with a hearing impairment? It is one of the challenges in the field of automatic speech recognition - even the most sophisticated existing hearing aids still face difficulties perceiving speech-in-noise. …

news 1 November 2021

Czech Television About science and scientists: What is going on on the dark web?

The dark web is considered a hiding place for trading in illegal goods and services. Daniel Dolejška and his FIT colleagues monitor those transactions and, using individual data, create an information map which will one day provide valuable information. …

news 29 October 2021

Maker Faire festival presented student and research projects of FIT

Maker Faire, a festival of innovators, creators and inventions, held at the Brno Exhibition Centre at the end of October, showcased the results of work of students and the BUT Speech@FIT research group. …

news 15 October 2021

FIT researchers developed a new browser extension. It helps users to change digital footprints on the Internet

A new tool which is available for nearly all major web browsers was developed by Libor Polčák and FIT BUT students. The Free Software Foundation international non-profit organisation has decided to back their results. …

news 8 October 2021

Vice-president of Intel visited FIT

Last week, Saravan Rajendran, vice-president of Data Center Group at Intel, made his first "post-pandemic" trip abroad and visited Brno. At the Faculty of Information Technology, he negotiated possible co-operation in the field of P4 programmable networks. The negotiations led to several suggestions aimed at contractual research involving students. …

news 7 October 2021

A new company with BUT ownership interest was founded at FIT. It focuses on FPGA and ASIC technologies.

A new company with BUT ownership interest was founded at the Faculty of Information Technology. The founders of BrnoLogic, which is to be based at FIT, are researchers of the Accelerated Network Technologies research group. …

news 7 October 2021

FIT student wants to make life easier for drivers. She came up with a way to find parking spaces using radar

Everybody who has ever been to Brno by car during a working week probably knows that finding a parking space is about as likely as winning a lottery. This is especially true if the driver must rely on parking spaces available to everybody and not just to residents. …

news 30 September 2021

A new method developed by FIT researchers will contribute to more realistic videogame and virtual reality environments

A new method developed by researchers from the CPhoto@FIT group can measure the realism of synthetically generated trees. They described the underlying research together with their colleagues from the Purdue University in a paper which was accepted at SIGGRAPH - the most prestigious conference on graphics, which will take place in Tokyo in December. …

news 27 September 2021

More than 400 visitors arrived at the Friday Science Night

More than 400 people visited the Faculty of Information Technology on Friday evening and night. For the Science Night, the Faculty prepared 12 stands, where the visitors could acquaint themselves for example with voice biometrics, internet security, robots and drones or 3D printing. The Czech Television was …

news 20 September 2021

Dana Hliněná and Jiří Jaroš voted the most popular teachers at FIT

As last year, the awards for the best teachers at the Faculty will go to Dana Hliněná for Bachelor's study programmes and Jiří Jaroš for Master's study programmes. These two teachers have received the most votes from students in the best teacher survey for the academic year 2020/2021. …

news 16 September 2021

BUT scored highly in sports competitions

The BUT sportsmen and women brought a few medals back from Olomouc. BUT took the overall fifth place at the Czech Academic Games, even though a few sportsmen won gold medals in their sports, for example Marek Bahník, a FIT student, in the high …

news 16 September 2021

Rescue robot RUDA to be seen in the Czech Republic Pavilion at EXPO 2020

The world's fair EXPO 2020 Dubai, which opens on 1 October after a year of delays, will, among others, present a robot from the Faculty of Information Technology. RUDA, a robot for rescuing people in debris and under avalanches, constructed by researchers of the STRaDe@FIT group, will be a part of rotating exhibitions CZ Robot and CZ-EX Machina. …

news 15 September 2021

FIT researchers succeeded in a historical document analysis competition

FIT researchers won in three tasks within the competition on historical document classification. They received the award at the ICDAR 2021 international conference held in Lausanne, Switzerland, last week. …

news 13 September 2021

Another year of a FIT programme supporting student tech start-ups begins

The new semester brings another year of Star(t)up@FIT, a FIT programme supporting student tech start-ups. It is meant for all students who have the ambition to set up a technological company, have an idea they would like to turn into a business or just wish to be involved in new projects beyond the scope of their studies. …

news 10 September 2021

Sixty years ago, BUT entered the era of computers. A conference will commemorate this anniversary

Sixty years ago, the first computer was installed at the Brno University of Technology and a separate Laboratory of Computing Machines began to function fully. However, the beginnings of computer science at BUT were complex, so the first LGP-30 computer and the new laboratory found their home at the …

news 26 August 2021

The world's leaders in speech processing are heading to Brno

Siri, Alexa, Google - we talk to them all today. But who breathed life into them? Speech recognition has gradually spread from IT labs to smart homes and has become a common part of everyday life. Getting information from audio recordings is becoming increasingly important. …

news 16 August 2021

A student of FIT came up with a smart water heater which can reduce costs by up to a third

Turning a standard water heater into a smart one using an affordable device and reducing consumption by up to a third. That is what Adam Grünwald of the Faculty of Information Technology of BUT managed to do in his Bachelor's thesis. …

news 26 July 2021

FIT technology powered drone to reveal dangers at large gatherings

A traffic accident, an athlete's collapse or a smoke bomb - all of these need to be addressed as soon as possible to prevent injury or further damage. However, it is sometimes not possible for human beings to identify exactly where the problem originated in the ensuing confusion and to direct rescuers to the right place. …

news 22 July 2021

(F)IT Summer School for Girls will support female IT students for the fifteenth time

The Faculty of Information Technology of BUT will host fifteenth edition of the (F)IT Summer School for Girls. Its aim is to encourage girls to pursue education in IT. "Although the proportion of female students at our faculty is slowly increasing, the number is still far from ideal. …

news 8 July 2021

Overloaded emergency lines? AI will help.

Czech scientists, including researchers from the Faculty of Information Technology, are developing a voice bot which should be activated in case emergency lines become extremely overloaded. Voice bots should be able to increase capacities in case of a huge number of telephone calls to emergency control centres and thus may prove beneficial during serious natural disasters. …

news 17 June 2021

New technology from FIT to help with pilot training

New technology developed at the Faculty of Information Technology of the Brno University of Technology will help pilots train air combat tactics. They will face artificial intelligence in simulated aerial combat. …

news 15 June 2021

Czechitas Thesis Award for Kristýna Zaklová of FIT

Three best Bachelor's theses in the field of IT submitted between February 2020 and February 2021 won the Czechitas Thesis Award. The award for the best IT thesis written by a woman was presented to Kristýna Zaklová of FIT for her design and creation of a web-based search engine "Komu patřím" (Who do I belong to) that allows users to search for records of registered pets. …

news 3 June 2021

The faculty received a new car from ŠKODA AUTO. It will serve the students in their studies

For example, students will be able to try out user interface designs or experiment with on-board systems directly on a car available at the faculty. The partner company ŠKODA AUTO donated an Octavia IV. …

news 2 June 2021

Bioinformatician helps archaeogeneticists search for primordial organisms

Archaeogenetics. This is sometimes called ancestral reconstruction - a technique through which scientists investigate traces of the past, much like archaeologists. However, biologists do not look for them at excavation sites, but in computers. …

news 21 May 2021

New app developed by FIT students helps people find barrier-free vaccination and testing sites

The new Covid without Barriers web application aims to facilitate vaccination and testing for persons with reduced mobility. The application is the brainchild of two FIT students - Josef Kolář and Peter Uhrín. …

news 18 May 2021

The Technical Museum opens after nearly five months and will also exhibit three robots from FIT

The Technical Museum in Brno re-opened its gates to visitors and unveiled the ROBOT2020 exhibition. It is the largest, most extensive and also the most expensive exhibition project in the museum's 60-year history, but the exhibition had to be closed in December, after just ten days of its opening, due to Covid-19 related restrictions. …

news 13 May 2021

The successful Czech Science Foundation project reveals bugs in programs

The efforts to minimise bugs in computer programs are a very hot topic. Bugs which are not found and corrected before deployment can cause great economic losses and even loss of life. The interest in automated bug-hunting techniques is therefore growing across industries, incentivising an intensive development of new bug hunting methods and tools. …

news 7 May 2021

Students presented their best IT ideas at the Excel@FIT conference

Over five dozen papers were presented in the final selection of the Excel@FIT student conference, which was held on Thursday by the Faculty of Information Technology of Brno University of Technology for the seventh time. …

news 3 May 2021

Booster-Challenge@FIT awarded prizes to promising student start-up projects

The Faculty of Information Technology expressed its support for the best business ideas which succeeded in the Booster-Challenge@FIT competition by awarding them with a total of 140 thousand Czech crowns. …

news 27 April 2021

BUT is among world's five best institutions in the field of speech recognition

The latest ArnetMiner server's "AI 2000 Most Influential Scholars" ranking has confirmed that FIT researchers are among the world's leaders in the area of speech recognition. BUT is among the world's five most important institutions in this field in the world - alongside Google, Facebook, IBM and Carnegie Mellon University. …

news 23 April 2021

Erasmus + and Freemovers internship placements opened for students and recent graduates

Until 18 May, those interested in studying abroad can apply for Erasmus+ practical and graduate internships (implemented by the end of September 2022) and for Freemovers (implemented by December 2021). …

news 21 April 2021

Ph.D. students are preparing development of the CubeSat satellite at BUT

The BUTCube team succeeded in the new BUT grant competition for Ph.D. students with its project dedicated to the development of a small space satellite. Over the next two years, the team will work on the development and design of a CubeSat satellite and its testing. BUTCube is the first BUT team tasked with the creation of an entire CubeSat. …

news 7 April 2021

FIT team wins first place in the MAPC - Multi-Agent Programming Contest

A FIT BUT team won the fifteenth year of the most prestigious multi-agent programming competition, MAPC 2021. Consisting of František Zbořil Jr., Václav Uhlíř as the main programmer and doctoral students František Vídeňský and Martin Šůstek, the team succeeded in global competition at the event, which compares different programming systems and approaches to the design of multi-agent systems. …

news 24 March 2021

Brno International Summer School in Information Technology

The Faculty of Information Technology opens an International Summer School in IT. It will offer courses in cyber security, machine learning and interactive applications to people from around the world. …

news 19 March 2021

The faculty provided its students with equipment kits. It will help them with practical classes

In the past weeks, the faculty prepared around eighty emergency packages which will enable students of follow-up Master's programmes to pass practical laboratory workshops even at home. The equipment kits will facilitate distance learning in the Design of Embedded Systems (NAV) and Principles and Principles and Design of IoT (TOI) courses. …

news 11 March 2021

The European SAUCE project involving FIT will provide smart content to help video content creators and game developers

Can digital content be created in a smarter, better, faster and cheaper way? That was the main question for the European SAUCE project, in which the BUT Faculty of Information Technology collaborated with four other universities and three industry partners - Disney Research, a part of The Walt Disney Company, …

news 10 March 2021

We Live IT: Recordings of lectures are available online

The We Live IT conference, which took place online last week, offered seventeen specialised topics, meetings with ten graduates and six e-stands. At the event, which aims to introduce students to interesting topics, technologies and procedures in IT, twenty speakers presented their work to over 140 participants. …

news 3 March 2021

The VGS-IT series returns to the faculty, at least in a virtual form. The first lecture will be given by Srikanth Madikeri

Invited Talks on Vision, Graphics return to the faculty. The VGS-IT lecture series, which already introduced many world-famous personages from the fields of computer vision, graphics and speech processing give lectures at FIT, is returning after a "covid break", at least in a virtual form. …

news 1 March 2021

FIT doctoral student looks for bugs causing apps to "freeze"

Every day, we rely on the flawless functioning of dozens, if not hundreds, of applications and programs running on our computers, be they web browsers, information systems, communications software, or a multitude of hidden programs running in the background. …

news 25 February 2021

How to land on the Moon? A FIT student's simulation successful in the 8 of BUT competition

It has been more than 48 years since humans last walked on the surface of the Moon. A potential return to the Moon has recently become a frequently discussed topic and it attracted the attention of Jakub Karpíšek, a FIT student, who decided to research this area as part of his Bachelor's thesis. …

news 22 February 2021

Applicants for study can tour the campus with the Dean of the FIT through a video; the BUT campaign is about saving the world

What will our future look like? This is the question posed by the new recruitment campaign of Brno University of Technology. The campaign places the video's protagonist in a post-apocalyptic world and shows him that he can improve the world thanks to the knowledge and skills acquired at Brno University of Technology. …

news 15 February 2021

FIT researchers are among the most cited authors

Lukáš Sekanina from the Department of Computer Systems ranks among the two percent of most cited researchers in the area of Information & Communication Technologies. His research at FIT focuses on biology-inspired artificial intelligence, especially genetic programming, and applications in the areas of automated design or adaptation of hardware and software. …

news 10 February 2021

FIT students' apps: alcohol consumption and seating charts

Applications that keep track of how many drinks you have had at the bar, find the nearest public toilet or help you draw random numbers. These are just some of the apps developed by students within the TAM course supervised by Adam Herout. …

news 3 February 2021

A DNS probe helps the CZ.NIC association with a more efficient collection of data

The Accelerated Network Technologies Research Group (ANT@FIT) has been co-operating with the CZ.NIC association since 2018 on the creation of a probe for monitoring DNS traffic (DNS probe). Drawing on its experience with fast network traffic processing, the group helped develop a probe that can process DNS traffic very quickly using regular commodity hardware through the AF_PACKET interface or the DPDK system. …

news 2 February 2021

Researchers at FIT BUT in cooperation with Adobe Research developed a new augmented reality method and are waiting for their pat

Imagine yourself pulling out your phone to take a picture of a beautiful view. You point the camera towards the landscape and your device tells you, in augmented reality, the names of surrounding hills, their elevation, tourist paths in the area and can even show you the terrain contours. …

news 1 February 2021

FIT contributes to the creation of Brno.AI, Brno's new artificial intelligence platform

Autonomous cars and receptionists, applications for the visually impaired, voice recognition, virtual power stations or developing a cure for Covid - all this could be achieved by employing artificial intelligence. …

news 29 January 2021

The second place in 8 of BUT won by a FIT student with a simulation of lunar probe landing

8 of BUT, that is eight Bachelor's degree graduates from BUT who succeeded in the annual presentation competition 8 of BUT, which was this year organised in the form of online presentations due to the pandemic. …

news 14 January 2021

Two FIT students received prizes in the Brno PhD Talent competition

Among the 130 participating first-year doctoral students, two entrants from the Faculty of Information Technology impressed the jury of Brno PhD Talent, a competition among Brno universities. Roman Andriushchenko and Jiří Pavela, both from the Department of Intelligent Systems, made it to the top-twenty-five and will thus receive a scholarship from the city of Brno. …

news 7 January 2021

System for answering human questions developed at FIT succeeded in a trivia quiz

It was a close call, but team of researchers from the KNOT@FIT group - Martin Fajčík, Martin Dočekal, Karel Ondřej and Pavel Smrž - managed to come in third at the EfficientQA competition held as part of the NeurIPS 2020 conference. …

news 18 December 2020

IT Spy:Thesis from FIT in TOP 10 of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

The split 4th-10th place of the IT Spy competition went to Roman Andriushchenko from FIT. His diploma thesis, supervised by Milan Češka Jr., deals with computer-aided synthesis of probabilistic models. …

news 14 December 2020

Platform by FIT is searching for the owners of cryptocurrency addresses. It is able to connect them to illegal activity

The platform, which helps identify people buying illegal services on the Internet, has been created by Vladislav Bambuch from FIT BUT. He first encountered the topic of processing of publicly available data and linking them to cryptocurrency addresses in one of his university courses. …

news 11 December 2020

Exhibition at the Technical Museum: FIT robots watch theatre and explore collaboration with humans

Interaktivní výstavu na téma robotiky připravilo Technické muzeum v Brně ke stému výročí prvního vydání dramatu Karla Čapka R. U. R., v němž autor poprvé použil tehdy nové slovo "robot". …

news 8 December 2020

FIT will co-operate on the development of the BringAuto autonomous vehicle

The Faculty of Information Technology will co-operate on the development of an autonomous control system for the autonomous vehicle called BringAuto. Beginning next year, researchers from the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia will train deep neural networks and "teach" the vehicle to drive itself, as a part of the new project called H2020 5G-ERA. …

news 4 December 2020

FIT works together with Microsoft Research on protection against DoS attacks

Members of the VeriFIT group (Lenka Turoňová, Lukáš Holík, Ondřej Lengál, and Tomáš Vojnar) and their colleague Margus Veanes from Microsoft Research (Redmond, USA) found an innovative approach to protection against a class of DoS attacks. …

news 4 December 2020

FIT graduates' GINA helps Italian paramedics to handle the pandemic

The Brno-based software company GINA, founded by Brno University of Technology (BUT) graduates, together with its Italian partner Beta 80, received a grant from the European Space Agency for the development of a technology which should be of great help to Italian paramedics in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. …

news 3 December 2020

Online workshop called "Business projekty"

On Wednesday, 9 December, an instalment of the Startup Booster event series programme, an online workshop named Business projekty (Business Projects), will take place. In this online workshop, the programme consultants Martin Jírovec and Milan Brabec will discuss market and competition analysis, business plans and differences between student and commercial projects. …

news 2 December 2020

The BUT Student Entrepreneurial Spirit Award was won by Discyo, an app that can tell what you like

The BUT Student Entrepreneurial Spirit Award competition, which was held by BUT for the very first time this year, was won by the Discyo application, a project of four students from the Faculty of Information Technology. …

news 25 November 2020

The Digital Innovation Game is back at FIT

After a year, a unique workshop, aimed at familiarising students with the Design Thinking method and showing them how to turn an idea into a business through play and a playful simulation, returns to FIT. …

news 24 November 2020

2020th Ceremonial Academic Assembly of BUT Rector awarded 8 people associated with FIT

Eight individuals associated with FIT chosen from among its students, employees, or co-workers, have been awarded by the Rector Petr Štěpánek at the CeremonialAcademic Assembly of BUT. The annual ceremony, announcing the Best Teachers Award winner and honouring selected individuals associated with the university, was scheduled for 24 November, but was cancelled due to the current situation. …

news 23 November 2020

Students from Brno have won gold at the iGEM competition with their solution for cleaning water from blue-green algae

A team of students from the Masaryk University and Brno University of Technology called Generation Mendel has won gold medal and was nominated for Best Environment Project at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) global competition. …

news 19 November 2020

The Night of Scientists will be held online. Explaining the co-operation between humans and robots

Over twenty videos have been prepared by the BUT researchers for this year's Night of Scientists, which will be exceptionally held online. Faculty of Information Technology will take this opportunity to show its numerous facilities used for research on human-computer interaction. …

news 17 November 2020

The Josef Hlávka Award for talented students was presented to Simeon Borko from FIT

One of this year's winners presented with the Josef Hlávka Award for talented students was Simeon Borko from FIT. He received the award for his work on the EnzymeMiner project which he described in his Bachelor's thesis and in a publication in the international journal Nucleic Acids Research. …

news 13 November 2020

Computer stopped working a few days before submitting an assignment? Students may borrow faculty laptops

What to do when your laptop breaks down before submitting an assignment and when there is currently no access to computer laboratories? Students who have to face such a problem can now borrow faculty laptops. …

news 12 November 2020

Anna Silnova's article won an award at the Odyssey 2020 international conference

Anna Silnova from FIT and her colleagues wrote the best expert student article. They won the Jack Godfrey's Best Student Paper Award at the Odyssey conference - the most prestigious event in the field of automatic speaker and language recognition. …

news 5 November 2020

Results of elections to the BUT Academic Senate

In the elections to the BUT Academic Senate for the election period of 2020-2023, which took place online on 3 and 4 November, Petr Hanáček (60 votes) and Jiří Jaroš (50 votes) were elected as representatives of academic staff. …

news 30 October 2020

FIT is part of an emerging artificial intelligence platform

The Faculty of Information Technology is one of the initiators of the new Brno-based artificial intelligence platform - Brno.AI. Its purpose is to offer the opportunity for companies, universities and public administration to meet and connect and thus create an open community that will help bring AI into the real world. …

news 29 October 2020

Od nápadu k produktu: online seminar with Martin Kešner

Where to get the funds to start a new business? What are the success factors and what are the common mistakes of new entrepreneurs? Martin Kešner answered these and other questions in the second online seminar "Od nápadu k produktu" (From Idea to Product) within the Startup Booster programme. …

news 27 October 2020

Results of the "Best Teacher at FIT according to the Students’ Evaluation"poll for the year 2019/2020

The awards for best teachers at the faculty will go to Dana Hliněná for Bachelor's study programmes and Jiří Jaroš for Master's study programmes. These two teachers have received the most votes from students in the best teacher survey for the academic year 2019/2020. …

news 14 October 2020

Espressif Systems became FIT's new industrial partner

The hardware company Espressif Systems has become a new industrial partner of FIT. Shanghai-based company with a development centre in Brno, will co-operate with the faculty on research in the field of security, wireless solutions, robotics and image processing, and it will also share its knowledge of development on its platforms with students. …

news 13 October 2020

Government regulations allow presence at examinations and close canteens

The new regulation of the Government of the Czech Republic, with effect from 14th October 2020, allows the personal presence of university students at examinations, with a maximum of 10 people during examinations. …

news 9 October 2020

FIT will host an online debate of four important personages in the field of IT

Four prominent personages of the "Czech Silicon Valley" will meet virtually on Thursday, 22 October, at the seminar called Od studenta k CEO/CTO (From Student to CEO/CTO) (FB event HERE). …

news 8 October 2020

The government closes universities for students for two weeks

With regard to the epidemiological situation getting worse, the Government of the Czech Republic accepted a resolution restricting the operation of universities with effect from 12th October 2020 to 25th October 2020 by prohibiting the personal participation of students in classes and also participants in lifelong learning courses. …

news 7 October 2020

Star(t)up@FIT: Students will be able to talk to successful start-up owners and investment managers, as well as to each other

What experience have you gained from your journey towards a successful business? Where to get the funds to start a new business? What are the success factors and what are the common mistakes of new entrepreneurs? These and other questions will be answered during the first two seminars of the Star(t)up@FIT programme. …

news 30 September 2020

First-year students in the Master's study programme will receive new Raspberry Pi microcomputers from FIT

FIT will give out over two hundred small single-board Raspberry Pi 4 computers with small accessories to first-year FIT students enrolled in the Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Master's study programme. …

news 29 September 2020

Algorithms developed at FIT help photographers. The new function can automatically straighten lines

Zoner Photo Studio can now recognise lines in the photo and straighten the photo according to these lines thanks to a new feature developed at the Faculty of Information Technology. It will be especially useful for architecture photographers. …

news 22 September 2020

Regional Hygiene Station prohibits the personal participation of students in classes starting from tomorrow

With effect from September 23, 2020, the Regional Hygiene Station of the South Moravian Region prohibits the personal presence of students in classes. This measure applies to all universities in Brno, including the Brno University of Technology. …

news 18 September 2020

BUT will start with day-time teaching, from the second week it will move as much as possible to online teaching

Due to the worsening situation regarding the spread of coronavirus, the BUT management decided to make changes in the organization of teaching. In an effort to protect the health of students and employees of the Brno University of Technology, therefore, part of the teaching will gradually move to the online courses. …

news 14 September 2020

Letter to students with information for the new semester

Dear students, the beginning of the academic year is approaching and to this day we have promised you details about the form of study in the winter semester of the academic year 2020/2021, so we do so. …

news 9 June 2020

Security research of the Ministry of the Interior: An FIT probe that helps with lawful interceptions

The Ministry of the Interior has decided to present projects in the field of security research to the general public. Therefore, it published examples of implemented projects supported by the Ministry within the security research programme on its website. …

news 24 April 2020

Release of measures against the spread of coronavirus

Individual consultations, practical training and practise at the university or university libraries are allowed since April 27 according to new government resolution. This applies to students of all grades, in groups of a maximum of five people. …

news 24 April 2020

Information for applicants: The results of the school-leaving examinations for preferential admission can be submitted in June

Applicants can now submit their results of the school-leaving examinations in mathematics or from the Matematika + exam, which can be used to enable preferential admission at FIT, later - 14 days before the enrolment deadlines, ie by 5 or 24 June. …

news 17 April 2020

Information for applicants: SCIO tests are postponed, enrolments will be in distance mode

SCIO postpones the dates of national comparative exams (the date from 1 May is postponed to 13 June, from 23 May to 27 June and from 13 June to 11 July). These dates are final and will not change. …

news 16 April 2020

The exam period is postponed, the final papers to be submitted two weeks later

The academic year schedule is changing. Given the development of the the current situation, the FIT management has excluded "Option 1" from the plans of the examination period and state final examinations. …

news 6 April 2020

New project of FIT BUT and FSS MUNI will provide feedback to psychotherapists

Deep learning, automatic speech recognition technology, natural language computer processing and expert coding will help with feedback for psychotherapists. "Speech researchers" from the Speech@FIT group, together with researchers from the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Social Studies of …

news 24 March 2020

BUT contact teaching will be cancelled until at least April 17, 2020

BUT contact teaching will be cancelled until at least April 17, 2020. This applies to all BUT faculties and departments as well as to individual tuition in laboratories or studios. Further information on distance learning, obtaining credits, examinations, final theses and exams, study fees or halls of residence can be …

news 23 March 2020

BUT and Charles University belong to the prestigious network of European laboratories for AI

Two Czech laboratories working in automatic speech and language processing have achieved significant international success. The results of the European program supporting the creation of artificial intelligence centers were announced in March, and the institutions involved in the HumanE-AI-Net project also include the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague and the Faculty of Information Technology, BUT. …

news 13 March 2020

Call for Erasmus+ students to return home

Dear students, In view of the declaration of the state of emergency as of March 12, 2020 and based on today's (March 13, 2020) decree of the BUT Crisis Staff, we are hereby urging you to return immediately from abroad back home. …

news 12 March 2020

BUT emergency measures due to the spread of coronavirus

Dear students, Based on today's emergency measures of BUT due to the spread of coronavirus https://www.vutbr.cz/en/coronavirus, the personal presence of students at the Faculty of Information Technology in connection with their studies is prohibited until at least 12 April 2020 (including personal consultations). …

news 12 March 2020

BUT emergency measures for the current situation

The personal presence of students in the buildings of BUT faculties and institutes in connection with their studies is currently prohibited until April 12, 2020. The study administration will be handled exclusively by e-mail or post. …

news 10 March 2020

Safety measure of the Ministry of Health - situation at FIT

Dear students, due to today's emergency measures of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, we have been forced to cancel all the lectures, seminars, laboratory classes and consultations. …

news 10 March 2020

BUT canceled full-time lessons from 11 March until further notice

Brno University of Technology in response to an emergency measure of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic has canceled full-time teaching since 11 March 2020, until further notice. More information HERE, we will …

news 4 March 2020

International Summer School in IT at FIT for the second time

In the middle of July, the second annual BISSIT (Brno International Summer School in Information Technology) will take place at the Faculty of Information Technology. It will offer courses in interactive applications, machine learning and robot programming to people from around the world. …

news 2 March 2020

Recommendation of the Rector of BUT due to the spread of coronavirus

Recommendation of the Rector of BUT due to the spread of coronavirusStudents arriving from the coronavirus area will register obstacles to studies in FIT IS and will be excused from presence activities for 2 weeks of recommended quarantine. …

news 12 February 2020

An algorithm that knows what film or book you would enjoy. A FIT student received a grant to design it

Altogether eight projects received an award in the second round of the Soutěž podnikatelských nápadů (Business Ideas Competition) launched by the South Moravian Innovation Centre last autumn. Petr Buchal, a student of FIT, was one of the successful presenters. …

news 10 February 2020

FIT ranked in the TOP 3 in Týden magazine’s comparison of universities

In the comparison of universities published by Týden magazine, Faculty of Information Technology ranked third (behind Faculty of Chemical Technology of UCT Prague and Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU) in the category Technical sciences. …

news 20 December 2019

Happy New Year 2020

Dear students, employees, graduates and friends of FIT, This year - the year of its 120th anniversary - BUT received an institutional accreditation as the first technical university in the Czech Republic. …

news 18 December 2019

DevConf returns to FIT. It will welcome more than 300 speakers from around the world in January

DevConf 2020 - the biggest event for developers, administrators, and users of Linux and open source in Central Europe - is once again going to take place in co-operation with the Faculty of Information Technology at the FIT campus. …

news 10 December 2019

Pavel Zemčík to keep the post of the Dean of FIT

The Faculty of Information Technology will continue to be led by its current Dean Pavel Zemčík. It was decided on Tuesday by the members of the Academic Senate of FIT who elected him in a secret ballot by ten out of eleven votes. …

news 4 December 2019

SC@FIT research group attending the best conference of supercomputing technologies

More than 13,000 participants attended SC'19 - the top supercomputing technologies conference in Denver, USA. FIT would not miss this and so the SC@FIT research group attended the event and presented three research posters: one on adaptation and optimisation of distributed ultrasound simulations for the …

news 3 December 2019

High school students tried what it is like to study at the faculty for three days

Last week, about 20 students from all corners of the Czech Republic had the chance to try what it feels like to study at the Faculty of Information Technology thanks to the MiniErasmus programme. This programme makes it possible for high school students to experience the life of college students for three days. …

news 2 December 2019

FIT organizes clothes collection. Series of lectures and a library box are also in the making

Clothing you do not want to wear anymore but that can still be used will be collected from this Tuesday at FIT in room Q222. The clothes will be collected as a part of the Giving Tuesday initiative until 10 December. …

news 1 December 2019

FIT presented its work on Interpol biometrics

Methods of forensic work with fingerprints and face images created by the STRaDe research group in co-operation with the police of the South Moravian Region caught the attention of INTERPOL. Martin Drahanský, who is leading the group focusing on research and development of security technologies at FIT, presented these methods at the INTERPOL General Secretariat in Lyon. …

news 27 November 2019

8 of BUT: FIT and FA students wrote the best Bachelor’s diploma theses

The presentation contest 8 of BUT has found its two winners. A shared first place was awarded by the jury to Magdaléna Buzová, a student of the Faculty of Architecture, and to Son Hai Nguyen, a student of the Faculty of Information Technology. …

news 26 November 2019

Lukáš Holík and Petr Janků awarded for the best paper

An article titled "Chain-Free String Constraints" and its authors Lukáš Holík and Petr Janků from the VeriFIT research group won a prestigious Best Paper Award at the ATVA'2019 conference in Taipei. …

news 25 November 2019

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. …

news 18 November 2019

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. …

news 14 November 2019

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. …

news 13 November 2019

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 …

news 11 November 2019

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 …

news 8 November 2019

An award-winning application of a FIT graduate saves eyesight

On Thursday, 7 November, an award ceremony of Atlas Copco and Edwards Awards took place at Atlas Copco's Sky Club. It was a great success for students of BUT. The Edwards Award rewards theses focusing on technical topics. …

news 5 November 2019

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology held a presentation acquainting students with the Design Thinking method

How to develop a business idea by making a game or playful simulation out of it? Our students had the opportunity to find out under the supervision of international experts from the area of business modelling at EIT Digital - within this interactive workshop, Márton Bélik, a lecturer from EIT Digital, helped the participants to create and develop their own ideas using the Design Thinking method. …

news 4 November 2019

Exhibition of insignia of Brno’s universities and faculties

Majestic gowns, sceptres and chains of the rectors and deans, as well as other symbols and documents of Brno-based universities were on display at an extraordinary weeklong exhibition of rector's and dean's insignia and archival materials. …

news 30 October 2019

OpenAlt conference at FIT

As usual, the annual OpenAlt conference was held at the Faculty of Information Technology on the first weekend of November. The conference connects the world of open source and topics from software, hardware, data processing and computer security, as well as the topics of open data in public administration and in …

news 30 October 2019

Prestigious ERC CZ grant for Lukáš Holík and the VeriFIT group

How to make the automata technology more efficient so that the number of theoretically known application opportunities for finite-state machines can be realised in practice? The VeriFIT research group will look for new ways to achieve this goal as Lukáš Holík received a grant from the ERC CZ programme for the following five years. …

news 23 October 2019

Git workshop

Today, the Git versioning system is the number 1 system for maintaining software projects. Come to try and to learn working with Git and join millions of developers who use Git in their every day work. …

news 22 October 2019

Martin Kišš received an award for the best scientific poster in Sydney

Martin Kišš of the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia won the award for the best poster at the 15th ICDAR conference in Sydney. ICDAR is the largest and most prestigious international assembly for scientists and experts engaged in document analysis and recognition. …

news 18 October 2019

Following the modernisation of the AV technology in lecture halls and laboratories, the faculty is now fully digital

From the beginning of the semester, all lecture halls, laboratories and conference and seminar rooms at the FIT are equipped with a new audio-visual technology - projectors, screens, signal components and cabling. The faculty thus completed the second stage of modernisation of the technology and equipment in teaching premises. …

news 8 October 2019

FIT presented a robotic workplace of the future at the International Engineering Fair

A table on which a projector projects the user interface. A robot is attached on one side of the table and the worker sitting on the other side can control the robot using a touch layer on the table. …

news 2 October 2019

Star(t)up@FIT: Programme to support student technology start-up companies

The Faculty of Information Technology launched a new Star(t)up@FIT programme intended for everyone who has an interesting idea, wants to achieve something significant or dreams of starting a technology company. …

news 30 September 2019

Science Night attracted almost 500 visitors to FIT

A rescue robot, quadcopter, virtual reality and interesting lectures attracted almost five hundred visitors to Friday's Science Night at FIT. Amongst other things, the visitors had the opportunity to see the robotic workplace of the future, try solving simple mathematical logic tasks, programme a LEGO-robot, …

news 27 September 2019

Best Paper award from CADE 2019 for the VeriFIT group

Vojtěch Havlena, Lukáš Holík, Ondřej Lengál and Tomáš Vojnar of the VeriFIT group received the award for the best paper at the prestigious CADE 2019 conference dealing with the subject of automated verification in formal systems. …

news 23 September 2019

The faculty gave out almost two hundred microcomputers to first-year students in Master’s study programmes

The Faculty gave out almost two hundred small single-plate Raspberry Pi 3B+ computers to first-year students enrolled in the new Master's programme Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. …

news 20 September 2019

Three students who created the Nepanikař application received the Zdena Rábová award

Students of the Faculty of Information Technology of BUT Tomáš Chlubna and Aleš Řezáč and their colleague Veronika Kamenská from FEEC received the Zdena Rábová award from Pavel Zemčík, the Dean of FIT. …

news 19 September 2019

Night of Scientists at FIT: Traveling in virtual reality, scalpel-free operations and robotic workplace of the future

The Night of Scientists will open doors to laboratories and research centers throughout the Czech Republic again this year: on Friday 27th September from 6 pm to midnight. At FIT, visitors will have an opportunity to travel without a carbon footprint - in the world of virtual reality they can return to their …

news 16 September 2019

Speech group took the first place in the VoxCeleb Speaker Recognition Challenge

The Speech@FIT group achieves another great success in an international competition. Its members, Shuai Wang and Hossein Zeinali, received award certificates for the first place in the VoxCeleb Speaker Recognition Challenge (VoxSRC) at workshop in Graz. …

news 12 September 2019

Pratibha Moogi: India Centric R&D efforts in artificial intelligence

India today is a country with 1.3 billion inhabitants, 300 million smartphone users and 600 million Internet users. And also a country with rich opportunities for and experience in information technology, artificial intelligence and science and development. …

news 5 September 2019

New Czech-Israeli research grant at FIT

The objective of the new Czech-Israeli research co-operation is to find new methods for visual geo-location or estimation of depth from an image. The research grant was awarded to the team of Martin Čadík from FIT and the team of Professor Yosi Keller from Bar Ilan University. …

news 3 September 2019

Faculty of Information Technology is launching a new website

With the start of the new semester, the Faculty of Information Technology is launching a new website. The website is more responsive and adapts for better viewing on mobile phones and tablets; at the same time, its new structure reflects modern trends in the area of communication. …

news 2 September 2019

Tomáš Milet and Milan Češka will receive the award for the best teachers at FIT

In November, the Rector of BUT will present the awards for two best teachers at the faculty - Tomáš Milet for Bachelor's programmes and Milan Češka for Master's programmes. These two teachers have received the most votes from students in the best teacher survey for the academic year 2018/2019. …

news 2 September 2019

13th Alpine Verification Meeting -- AVM'19

The Faculty of Information Technology of BUT in co-operation with the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University organised the 13th Alpine Verification Meeting - AVM'19 which took place from 9 to 11 September. …

news 10 July 2019

FIT organises an international summer school and offers students from all over the world courses in various areas of IT

In the second half of July, the first year of the international BISSIT summer school (Brno International Summer School in Information Technology) took place at the Faculty of Information Technology. …

news 1 July 2019

Summer school (F)IT for girls is taking place for the thirteenth time

The participants of the Summer School (F)IT for girls had the opportunity to programme a LEGO robot, try hacking using a gummy bear, create their own chatbots or learn to edit photographs. Having the longest history in the Czech Republic, the event was organised for the thirteenth time this year in the period from 26 to 30 August 2019. …

news 28 June 2019

The Faculty of Information Technology has obtained accreditation for a new Bachelor’s and Master’s programme

This week, the Internal Evaluation Board of BUT granted accreditation for a new Bachelor's and new Master's programme for the following 10 years. The most significant changes concern the follow-up Master's programme, which will offer 17 new specialisations reflecting the needs of the industry and enable graduates to better adapt to new trends (for more details, see HERE). …

news 27 June 2019

Vojtěch Mrázek received the Joseph Fourier Prize presented by a Nobel Prize winner

Dr. Vojtěch Mrázek of the Department of Computer Systems received the Joseph Fourier Prize (1st place), which is awarded annually by the Embassy of the French Republic in Prague in co-operation with Atos; the award was presented by Nobel Prize laureate Jean-Marie Lehn in a ceremony held in the National Museum. …

news 10 June 2019

Quantum Computing Workshop at FIT

From 29 to 31 May, about twenty FIT students participated in the Quantum Computing Workshop. The three-day international workshop on quantum programming was organised by the Faculty of Information Technology together with the QLatvia research group of the University of Latvia. …

news 25 May 2019

120 years of BUT at FIT: Open Day

On 25 May, BUT was celebrating its 120th anniversary and organised Open Days at all its faculties. Visitors to the Open Day at the Faculty of Information Technology could see the faculty laboratories, which were accessible from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. …

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FIT at the 2026 International Engineering Fair: a smart workplace that sees, understands and responds

Research into DeFi lending won an award at the MARBLE 2026 conference

World premiere of 3D metal printer, RBit humanoid, and a machine for a fusion power plant. BUT is heading to 67th MSV

Cybersecurity research at FIT in Taiwan: our students not only at the HITCON conference

From Gothic cathedrals to software: a lecture by Professor Manfred Nagel

“Attending DAC was like winning the lottery.” An interview with Ondřej Galeta about the major conference, his PhD and the scientific community

The role of Brno University of Technology in the AI community: Radim Kudla will speak at this year’s Innovation Week

Petr Schwarz will speak today at the ČERNÁ AI FESTIVAL about the integration of AI into the emergency call handling system

Lecture groups BIA and BIB for winter semester of 2025/2026 academic year

You’ll find your secure digital future at the museum. We invite you to a new exhibition in Brno

The programme for this year’s Science Night at FIT has been announced. This year’s theme is COMMUNICATION

The full programme for Science Night 2026 at FIT BUT

1BIT: Placement test of knowledge/skills in English

How to Talk About Your Research with Investors? JIC Invites You to a Workshop on 16 September

“We want to break down the barriers that exist between people due to a lack of technology or funds.” A free online dating site for students is being set up at FIT

Forensic verification of speakers: We invite you to a lecture by a leading European expert

Change of the library opening hours

Research, Development and Innovation Council Nominates Jan Černocký of BUT’s Faculty of Information Technology for the National Government Award Česká hlava

The graduation ceremonies for the Bachelor’s degree programme in IT and the subsequent Master’s degree programme in MITAI will take place on 11 September 2026

IT Summer School for Girls 2026: A whole new world of IT has opened up for secondary school girls

Two VeriFIT victories at SMT-COMP 2026: Z3-Noodler and Amaya

Early September at FIT is marked by major professional events

Development for uncertain times: FIT VUT is involved in the iKryty app

Practical applications of AI? Sign up for the Czech AI Factory Summer School

Go abroad with the Erasmus+ programme

Documentary, podcast, series: An opportunity for those who want to raise the profile of their research

VeriFIT: a successful research group. Not just at the Computer-Aided Verification conference

On the cover of a prestigious magazine: FIT’s supercomputing technologies have been recognised by the professional community

Beyond the Boundaries of Everyday Computer Science: The "Testing in Production" Student Team Celebrates Its First Success

The FIT master’s thesis brings a historic mill back to life

Amrutha Prasad from the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia will defend her dissertation in July

"The fact that current systems don't work well is a major motivation," says Alexander Polok, who won the Joseph Fourier Prize

2026 Joseph Fourier Prize: Alexander Polok Wins Second Place and a Special Award

Students at BUT presented KOSTKA satellite. First Czech satellite designed and built by students is heading into space

The graduation ceremony for graduates of the MITAI master’s degree program will take place on July 2, 2026

Petr Hanáček, Dean of FIT at Brno University of Technology, wishes you a well-deserved summer break

Manipulation of LLMs? A solution is being sought through a collaboration between Jakub Reš, a doctoral student at FIT BUT, and Red Hat

Martin Perešíni from the Institute of Intelligent Systems will defend his dissertation in June

Michal Piňos from the Department of Computer Systems will defend his dissertation in June

Anton Firc Reaches the Final of the Antonín Svoboda Award

FIT connected to the backbone network of the quantum communication infrastructure

Two new associate professors have been appointed at FIT BUT. Congratulations to Vojtěch Mrázek and Martin Trnečka!

Congratulations to Vojtěch Mrázek and Martin Trneček on their appointments as associate professors!

From Category B to the Top Ranks of Research: BUT and FIT Succeeded in the National Evaluation

The Idea Challenge@FIT competition distributed nearly 80,000 crowns among 14 student ideas

National University Ranking: Research Excellence of the Faculty of Information Technology Confirmed

BUT received highest grade in research evaluation. It has reaffirmed its position among top research universities in Czechia

“I’m happy when I can help others feel safe in the digital world,” says Vojtěch Dvořák, a successful student at FIT BUT

“I’m happy when I can help others feel safe in the digital world,” says Vojtěch Dvořák, a successful student at FIT BUT

Brno University Chess Feels Right at Home at FIT

The tradition of university chess in Brno is closely linked to our faculty

How can we detect manipulation by large language models (LLMs)? A collaboration between Jakub Reš, a PhD student at the Faculty of Information Technology at Brno University of Technology, and Red Hat is seeking an answer

Robot Race: The IPZ Course Doesn't Neglect Hands-On Experience

Czech AI Factory has launched in Ostrava. FIT BUT is helping to build the Czech artificial intelligence infrastructure

Our students dominated the Cyber Heroes Academy finals

When the hallway at FIT turned into a race track

Czech AI Factory Launches: Czechia Introduces Its Own AI Services and Supercomputing Infrastructure

Excel@FIT 2026: The quality of student IT projects was exceptional this year

„Brno is a true driving force behind the European semiconductor industry.” We invite you to Verification Academy Live Brno

The quality of the student IT projects presented at this year's Excel was exceptional

Excel@FIT 2026: The quality of student IT projects was exceptional this year

We invite you to the twelfth annual edition of the popular Excel@FIT student project showcase

Got an idea? What’s next? Second panel discussion shared insights

From idea to prototype: the second in a series of panel discussions offered plenty of tips and insights

Elite Czech AI Club: The National Center for Artificial Intelligence Begins Operations

FIT is part of a project that strengthens cooperation between Europe and Japan in the field of semiconductors

Earth Day: Sustainability Has Been a Long-Standing Tradition at FIT BUT

Sustainability Has Been a Long-Standing Tradition at FIT VUT: An Interview with Lukáš Duránik

Europe and Japan are strengthening their cooperation in the semiconductor sector. FIT is also part of the JASMINE project

Secure data is already flowing through the quantum network. The Czech Republic is launching the infrastructure for the future of communication

Recommendation Systems, LLMs, and Information Retrieval: We invite you to attend lectures by Professor Juan Manuel Fernández Luna (University of Granada)

The fourth edition of the Brno Space Student Conference is coming up. Submit your papers

Erasmus+ Summer Internships: Don’t miss the application deadline

You have an idea, now what? Successful entrepreneurs will guide you from concept to your first prototype

Interested in a Ph.D. program at FIT? Come to our information session for prospective Ph.D. students.

A public habilitation lecture by RNDr. Martin Trnečka, Ph.D., was held

FIT is helping to develop the Záchranka app

Cybercrime Atlas: a prestigious project under the auspices of the World Economic Forum

STEAM Clubs at FIT: Introducing High School Students to the World of IT