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March 21, 2025

In the centre of our Galaxy, there is a super-massive black hole weighing 4 million Suns called SgrA*. Around it, many stars are orbiting in a puzzling way. In the publication by Jaroslav Haas and collaborators from Charles University and Bonn University, some of the puzzles have been solved. Their work has been published by the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

SIAM Organisation Honours Erin Carson and Marc Fehling from Matfyz
March 10, 2025

Erin Carson from the Department of Numerical Mathematics and Marc Fehling from Department of Mathematical Analysis have received awards from the international Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The award ceremony was part of the CSE25 conference, which took place in early March in Texas, USA.

Václav Rozhoň: Science is a Social Process
March 7, 2025

„While programmers write code, we theoretical computer scientists sit in armchairs and invent new algorithms,“ says Václav Rozhoň with a smile. After completing his bachelor's studies at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, he went on to study at one of Europe’s most prestigious universities, ETH Zurich. He also spent a year in the United States at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What did he learn during his seven years abroad? What aspects of life in the U.S. were difficult for him to adjust to? And why are theoretical computer scientists often pessimists?

Matfyz Offers Its First Micro-Certificate Course
February 12, 2025

Deep neural networks are increasingly growing through various sectors of industry and services. A new open course, Deep Learning, provides insights into their principles with an emphasis on practical applications. Graduates of the course will receive a so-called micro-certificate.

Female Scientists from Matfyz: A Diverse Work Environment is Crucial for Creativity
February 11, 2025

February 11 traditionally marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, aimed at promoting gender equality and highlighting the important role women play in the scientific world. At Matfyz, we take pride in our many talented female scientists, graduates, and students. Join us in revisiting the stories of three of them. Why did astronomer Tereza Jeřábková, mathematician Hana Turčinová, and physicist Iveta Zatočilová choose a scientific career?

Charles University as the main coordinator of the OpenEuroLLM project
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.

 

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