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. This year, 88 student projects were submitted to the conference, of which expert panels selected 76 for the final round. From these, experts, visitors to the showcase, representatives of 19 partner technology companies, and, for the first time this year, high school students chose their favorites.

Tuesday morning began with a panel discussion on the topic “Not All IT Pros Are Created Equal.” Successful graduates of the faculty—Gabriela Nečasová, Dominik Harmim, and Svetozár and Matúš Noskovi—explained to the packed auditorium what an IT degree qualifies one for today and how diverse career paths it can launch. Then came the main event of the Excel@FIT conference: students presented their research in the form of posters in the faculty hallways. Many of the booths addressed socially significant topics, including, for example, the detection of deepfake content flooding today’s online world. Several projects focused on public transportation or applications of machine learning in image and audio processing.

During the awards ceremony, praise was repeatedly heaped on the quality of this year’s student projects. Associate Professor Milan Češka, a member of the Excel program committee, highlighted the diversity of the evaluated projects: “The expert committees recognized 16 entries this year. This year, there was an increased emphasis on the effective use of AI in applications. In addition to applied results, the committee recognized several theoretical works with research potential, including innovative uses of language models for designing efficient hardware, new methods for processing 3D scans, and improved detection of deepfakes. High-quality works in the field of secure artificial intelligence were also presented for the first time.”

The IT world is extremely dynamic—Excel@FIT is an opportunity to stay on top of it. You can find the press release for this year’s event HERE. The photo gallery is available HERE.