Institute of Information Theory and Automation

The Czech Academy of Sciences

We conduct basic and applied research and educate in Artificial Intelligence, Signal and Image Processing, Systems Science and Applied Mathematics.

Institute of Information Theory and Automation
Artificial<br>Intelligence

Artificial
Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is a transformative field focused on developing algorithms and models that enable machines to perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence. We integrate AI into all research areas pursued within the Institute, specializing in machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge representation, econometrics, and computer vision.

Signal and Image Processing

Signal and Image Processing

Signal and Image Processing is a field that focuses on the analysis, transformation, and interpretation of signals and images to extract meaningful information. We are engaged namely in texture analysis, image restoration, blind deconvolution, superresolution, and video tracking, and we also transfer the developed algorithms to embedded devices.

System<br>Science

System
Science

Systems Science is an interdisciplinary field that studies complex, dynamic and adaptive systems, their behavior, and the principles governing their structure, functioning, and evolution. It provides a holistic framework for understanding how different components within a system interact to produce the system's overall behavior.

Applied <br>Mathematics

Applied
Mathematics

Applied Mathematics is a huge field where mathematical methods are applied in various areas of human activity. We are involved namely in probability theory, applied statistics, data and analysis, calculus of variations, optimization theory, continuum mechanics, and econometrics.

News

  • Karel Sladký passed away

    22/07/2025

    With sorrow, we announce that on July 12, our dear colleague Ing. Karel Sladký, CSc., from the Department of Econometrics, passed away at the age of 84. He worked at the Institute of Information Theory and Automation (ÚTIA) for more than half a century and made a significant contribution to its history. He will be remembered by all of us as an exceptionally meticulous and hardworking editor of the institute's international journal Kybernetika, which he significantly elevated through his dedicated efforts. He held this position for nearly 30 years. In the scientific part of his work, he focused mainly on stochastic dynamic programming and Markov decision processes. Toward the end of his career, he was appointed Emeritus Researcher of ÚTIA in recognition of his contributions to the development of the institute. In Karel Sladký, we have lost a devoted and kind colleague who left an indelible mark on the institute.

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  • Two-year postdoctoral positions

    27/06/2025

    More information here.

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  • Impact Factor(IF) of Cybernetics increased to 2.2

    26/06/2025

    According to newly published data from Journal Citation Reports, the impact factor of our journal Kybernetika has increased from 0.9 in 2023 to 2.2 in 2024! Congratulations to the editor-in-chief, editorial board, and journal production team for this significant shift.

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  • Filip Šroubek Appointed Professor

    23/06/2025

    The President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel personally handed over the appointment decrees to the professors of universities on Monday 16 June 2025 in Karolinum. On the proposal of the Scientific Council of the Czech Technical University in Prague, Filip Šroubek was appointed Professor in the field of "Applied Mathematics". Resource: here

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  • Jozef Baruník Appointed to the Evaluation Panel of Prestigious European ERC Grants

    23/05/2025

    Our colleague, doc. Jozef Baruník, was the only representative of the Czech Republic as a member of the SH1 evaluation panel within the ERC Consolidator Grants call in 2024.

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  • Veletrh vědy 2025

    21/05/2025

    This year we will also be exhibiting at the science fair in Letňany. More information here.

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Welcome to UTIA

Let the director doc. RNDr. Jiřina Vejnarová, CSc.
give you a tour of the Institute (in Czech)

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UTIA in the Strategy AV21

Hopes and risks of the digital age: prof. Ing. Jan Flusser, DrSc. presents a large-scale successful project, through which the Institute joined the AV21 Strategy programme (in Czech)

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