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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. We have come to expect applications not only not to crash suddenly, but also to respond very quickly to our commands. However, every user has experienced a situation where a new update to an important app caused it to slow down noticeably or even freeze up completely. This is exactly what Jiří Pavela, a doctoral student from the Faculty of Information Technology of Brno University of Technology, who is also one of the awardees in the Brno Ph.D. Talent competition, wants to prevent. You can read more in the article. 

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. The video also shows locations, a robot and a simulator from the Faculty of Information Technology and much more. The faculty has also prepared a series of videos through which the applicants can take a tour of the campus together with the Dean of FIT, learn more about the programmes, life or research at the faculty, and listen to graduates and employees talking about their experiences. You can see the full video HERE.

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. Here are details about some of them:

• Leave it to chance - an app that allows you to randomly draw items from a customised list, be it numbers, pictures or text
• BoozePlanner - keep an eye on the amount of alcohol you drink at the bar and how much you pay for it. This app will also help you estimate your blood alcohol level
• Loo Locator - the application includes a list of the 20 nearest public toilets according to the user's current position and a map with more than 1,000 available toilets
• Simple Classroom Seating chart & Activity tracker - a seating chart designed for teachers who can use it to monitor their students' activities via a mobile device