Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 2003 Ph.D. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 1995 MSc. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Aerospace Engineering

Career overview

• 2016 – present, associate professor, Department of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering
• 2003 - 2016 – assistant professor, Department of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering

Pedagogic activities

Environmental engineering
Energy simulations
Experimental methods

Scientific activities

• 2023 - ongoing, Mechanical Engineering of Biological and Bio-inspired Systems (senior researcher)
• 2023 - ongoing, National Hydrogen Mobility Center, Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (coordinator/investigator)
• 2022 - ongoing, Czech Science Foundation no. 22-31173S, Adaptive soft computing framework for inverse heat transfer problems with phase change, (investigator).
• 2022 - ongoing, Czech Science Foundation no. 22-31173S, Adaptive soft computing framework for inverse heat transfer problems with phase change, (investigator).
• 2019 - 2021, Czech Science Foundation no. 19-20943S, Compatibility of plastics and metals with latent heat storage media for integration in buildings, (investigator).
• 2018 - 2022, Computer Simulations for Effective Low-Emission Energy Engineering, No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_026/0008392, the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education, Priority Axis 1: Strengthening capacity for high-quality research (key person).
• 2018 - 2020, Czech Science Foundation no. 18-19617S, Hysteresis of the temperature-enthalpy curve during partial phase change of latent heat storage materials, (principal investigator).
• 2015 - 2017, Czech Science Foundation no. 15-11977S, An adaptive front tracking method for parallel computing of phase change problems, (investigator).
• 2015 - 2017, Czech Science Foundation no. 15-19162S Research and development of heat storage media based on the phase change materials for higher energy performance of buildings, (investigator).
• 2012 - 2014, Czech Science Foundation no. GAP104/12/1838 Utilization of latent heat storage in phase change materials to reduce primary energy consumption in buildings, (investigator).
• 2011 -2013, Czech Science Foundation no. GAP101/11/1047 The attenuation of fluid temperature oscillations using latent heat thermal storage, (principal investigator).
• 2010 – 2012, Phase change materials for increased energy efficiency of air-based solar thermal systems in buildings. the COST project within the framework of the TU0802 action, (principal investigator).
• 2006 – 2009, Solar chimneys and phase-change materials for passive cooling of buildings, project granted by the Czech Science Foundation (principal investigator)
• 2004 – 2008, BRITA in PuBs (Bringing Retrofit Innovation to Application in Public Buildings), the project of the EU 6th framework program, Ecobuildings, (investigator).
• 2004 – 2007, Residential Hybrid Ventilation Assisted with Solar Chimneys, post-doc project of the Czech Science Foundation, (principal investigator).
• 2002 – 2004, RESHYVENT (RESidential HYbrid VENTilation), the project of the EU 5th framework program, (investigator).
• 2001 – 2003, Solar Radiation Induced Convection In Highly Glazed Spaces, the COST project within the framework of the G3 action, (principal investigator).
• 1999 – 2003, Performance, Efficiency and Optimization of Ventilation Systems in Solar Buildings, the COST project within the framework of the G3 action, (investigator).

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS

825

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

719