Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1970, Ing., Faculty of mechanical engineering, BUT, branch Transport machines and handling devices
• 1976, CSc., Faculty of mechanical engineering, BUT, branch Construction of power machinery
• 1989, DrSc., Technical university Otto von Guericke Magdeburg, branch Machine building
• 1989, Prof., Faculty of mechanical engineering, BUT, branch Internal combustion engines

Career overview

• 1971-1979, lecturer, senior lecturer, MF, BUT, Dept. of Internal Combustion Engines
• 1979-1989, associate professor, MF, BUT, Dept. of Internal Combustion Engines
• 1979 - 1981 research worker, PIKAZ - engineering company Praha, department of internal combustion engine research (halftime)
• 1989-to date, professor, MF/FME, BUT, Dept. of Internal Combustion Engines/Inst. of Transport Engineering/Inst. of Automotive Engineering

Pedagogic activities

• MSC study programme: Automotive engineering: Internal combustion engines, computational modelling, experimental methods
• MSC Thesis supervised in internal combustion engines
• Ph.D. Thesis supervised in internal combustion engines

Scientific activities

• Automotive engineering, internal combustion engines and motor vehicles.
• Computational modelling and experimental methods.
• External heat supply engines.

University activities

• 1992-2004, member of scientific council of Faculty of Military Technology, Brno Military Academy
• 1994-to date, member of scientific council of FME, BUT
• 2001-to date, director of Institute of Transport Engineering
• 2004-to date, member of scientific council of Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence

Non-University activities

• 2003-to date, member of editorial board, MECCA Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars

Projects

• 1994-1996, Unconventional Systems of Vibration Damping in Engines and Drivelines. GA ČR grant 101/94/0544,
• 1995-1997, New Concept of Complex Electronic Management of Spark Ignition Engines. GA ČR grant 101/95/1403,
• 1996-1998, New Concept of Complex Electronic Management of Disel Engines. GA ČR grant 101/96/0253,
• 1996-1998, Solution of Combustion for Low Emission Engines. GA ČR grant 101/96/0995,
• 2001-2003, Complex 3D Calculation Models of Crank Mechanism. GA ČR grant 101/01/0027,
• 2002-2004, Virtual Engine - A Tool for Military Truck Reliability Increase. Research and Technology Organisation RTO grant (CZ001),
• 2003, Complex Graphic Station. FRVŠ research plan 957,
• 2003-2005, Combined Heat and Power Micro Plant Based on External Heat Supply Engine. GA ČR grant 101/03/0299,
• 2005-2011, Josef Božek Research Centre for Engine and Vehicle Technologies II. MŠMT ČR research plan 1M0568,
• 2006, Complex Diagnostic Station of Vehicles. FRVŠ research plan 538,
• 2006-2008, Real Cycles of External Heat Supply Engines. GA ČR grant 101/06/0402,
• 2005-2011, Simulation Modelling of Mechatronic Systems. MŠMT ČR research plan MSM0021630518
• 2009-2018, NETME Centre, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, OP VaVpI
• 2012-2017, Josef Bozek Competence Centre for Automotive Industry, TA ČR TE01020020

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

190

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

188

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)