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February 3, 2025

Europe's leading AI companies and research institutions combine their forces and expertise to develop next-generation open-source language models in an unprecedented collaboration to advance European AI capabilities, the OpenEuroLLM project.

Malostranská Canteen Opens
January 22, 2025

Since January 20, 2025, a new canteen has been in operation at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, located at Lesser Town Square (Malostranské náměstí). Its opening was preceded by a thorough reconstruction of the basement premises and a complete modernization of all equipment.

Search Engine from Matfyz Wins Silver at VBS Competition
January 22, 2025

A team of computer science students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics CUNI and the University of Konstanz, led by Assoc. Prof. Jakub Lokoč, secured second place in the Video Browser Showdown (VBS) competition. This traditional contest, which is part of the international MultiMedia Modeling conference, took place in early January in Nara, Japan.

Mathematician Dalimil Peša: “I've Always Enjoyed Getting to the Bottom of Things”
January 20, 2025

Dr. Dalimil Peša, who claims that calculation isn't his strong suit, most enjoys the part of his work where he examines a problem from all angles and waits for inspiration to strike: “This phase is the biggest fun, and what’s great about it is that you can do it practically anywhere – even while taking a walk,” comments smilingly the graduate of Matfyz and the newly awarded recipient of the International Stefan Banach Prize. He is the first Czech ever to achieve this prestigious honour.

Three Matfyz Alumni Receive the Neuron Award
January 20, 2025

The Neuron Foundation honoured top Czech scientists and three of them are Matfyz graduates.

Charles Explorer: Intelligent Search Engine Across the University
December 20, 2024

From time to time, searching for specific information in SIS (the Study Information System of CUNI) can be challenging, especially when you need to look across different faculties. Jindřich Bär, a recent graduate of the Master’s programme in Software and Data Engineering at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, decided to change this. As part of a company project and subsequently also his thesis, he developed Charles Explorer, a tool that allows users to search for courses, study programmes, publications, and staff across the entire Charles University.

Representatives of Dnipro National University Visit Matfyz For the Second Time
December 9, 2024

On November 25, representatives of Ukraine’s Dnipro National University (DNU) visited Matfyz once again, a year after their previous visit.

AI Award for Research in Language Generation
November 25, 2024

Ondřej Dušek from the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics has been awarded the prestigious AI Award for his outstanding achievements in the field of natural language generation.

Success at the ISWC Conference
November 21, 2024

The Dataspecer tool, developed by experts from the Department of Software Engineering at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, achieved success at the prestigious International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC). At the 23rd forum, held in mid-November in Baltimore, USA, representatives of CUNI MFF received the Best Demo Award.

Prof. Máthis Honored with International Magnesium Award for Innovation
November 12, 2024

The International Magnesium Society has honored Prof. Kristián Máthis of the Department of Physics of Materials with the prestigious International Magnesium Award for Special Contribution on Innovation of the Year. The award recognizes his pioneering work in the in-situ investigation of deformation mechanisms in magnesium alloys.

International Research Team Unveils the Origins of Meteorites on Earth
October 31, 2024

A team of researchers from Charles University, Aix-Marseille Université, the European Southern Observatory, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other institutions have published two groundbreaking studies in Nature on the origins of meteorites that fall to Earth today.

Jarník’s Lecture by Dr. Erin Carson
October 16, 2024

The series of lectures honouring one of the most significant Czech mathematicians continues. The 23rd Jarník’s Lecture was delivered in September by researcher and ERC grant holder Dr. Erin Carson.

Best Paper Award for Felix Schröder
October 9, 2024

Dr. Felix Schröder, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Applied Mathematics at Charles University, received the award for the best paper at the Graph Drawing and Network Visualization Conference GD‘24.

New Catalysts Electrify Hydrogen Storage Technology
September 30, 2024

A team of scientists from the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, in collaboration with colleagues from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, have made a significant advance in understanding future hydrogen storage technology. Their latest research, published in the ACS Energy Letters, reveal the active configuration of catalysts to generate electricity from hydrogen storage systems.

From Matfyz Graduate to PhD student at Universität Freiburg: A Candid Talk on Science and Work-Life Balance
September 26, 2024

Iveta Zatočilová graduated at Matfyz in particle and nuclear physics. After completing her master’s studies, she went abroad to gain further experience and is now in her second year of studying and working at one of the oldest universities in Germany. As a PhD student at Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, she is involved, among other things, in the preparation and testing of a new inner detector for the ATLAS experiment at CERN.

Polish Mathematical Society Awards a Graduate from Matfyz
September 19, 2024

Dr. Dalimil Peša, a graduate of the Department of Mathematical Analysis at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics CUNI, has been honoured by the Polish Mathematical Society. He is the first Czech recipient of the International Stefan Banach Prize, which he received at the Ninth Forum of Polish Mathematicians in Katowice. Dr. Peša was recognized for his dissertation focusing on function spaces.

Computer Science Researchers Secure US Patent for Multisource Translation
August 28, 2024

Ondřej Bojar and Dominik Macháček from the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL) at Charles University have obtained a U.S. patent for simultaneous machine translation of speech from multiple language sources. This patent gives the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Matfyz) exclusive rights to commercialise its research outcomes in the United States. The authors are currently seeking a suitable application partner.

 

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