The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU in Prague cordially invites you to the 54th Meeting with Music, which will take place on Monday, 24 November 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Zenger Auditorium.

On November 6–7, 2025, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague hosted the finals of the eighth annual Energy Olympics for high school students. The jury was most impressed by the Prachovky team from the Biskupské Gymnasium in Brno with their proposal for an information campaign for the general public on energy sharing and consumption flexibility.

Professor Petr Hájek, Ph.D., DrSc., from the Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, received the Bolzano Medal from the Czech Academy of Sciences for his contributions to mathematical sciences, which is one of the most important national awards in the field of mathematics. He received the award at a ceremony on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The honorary medal was approved by the Academic Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences based on a proposal by the Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in recognition of his long-term and internationally recognized contribution to the theory of Banach spaces and other areas of functional analysis.

Next week, from November 18 to 21, the competition rounds of the Robosoutěž for high school students will take place at the FEE CTU. This year, 167 teams from all over the Czech Republic have signed up. The current challenge is inspired by the famous video game Tetris. Participants will build and program robots using LEGO Mindstorms and Brian kits. Brian was developed at FEE CTU. The competition will take place in the Zenger Auditorium at Karlovo náměstí.

Elections to the Academic Senate CTU (AS CTU) and to the Academic Senate FEE (AS FEE) will take place from November 25th to November 27th 2025. The elections will be held online at https://volby.cvut.cz.

At FEE CTU, David Vávra completed the Software Technologies and Management programme, followed by Open Informatics with a specialization in Software Engineering. After graduation, he worked for companies such as Google, Avast, and Škoda Auto. However, his greatest success is Settle Up – an app for managing group expenses, which he started developing while still a student at FEE CTU. The app is popular not only in the Czech Republic but also in Spain, Italy, and several other European countries, with nearly one million monthly active users worldwide. In this interview, David Vávra reflects not only on his studies and the birth of the app but also on the challenges he faced during its development.

Ing. Vojtěch Illner, Ph.D., from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague received the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Award for outstanding students and graduates on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The award can be given to a student or graduate of a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral study program for exceptional results in their studies or in scientific, research, development, artistic, or other creative activities related to their studies. The award is also given for exceptional acts demonstrating civic courage, responsibility, or dedication.

A team of robotics engineers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, together with E.ON Group Innovation and the distribution company EG.D, has successfully tested HIVE technology for autonomous inspection of power lines using cooperating drones. During a demonstration test near Horní Cerekev, the team conducted a complete inspection of a five- to six-kilometer-long section of power lines with 100% success and demonstrated up to 150% higher efficiency compared to traditional operations with individual drones.

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM, Assoc. Prof. Ing. Tomáš Haniš, Ph.D., a candidate for the position of professor in the field of Cybernetics and Robotics, will give a lecture on the topic: "Advanced Vehicle Control Architecture". The lecture will take place in lecture hall T2:D3-209 (2nd floor) in front of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.

While still a bachelor’s student at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU FEE), Jan Komeda became the first author of a research paper published in the prestigious international journal Applied Surface Science Advances (Elsevier, Q1). The study brings new insights into the use of boron-doped graphene for glucose detection and advances the development of highly sensitive sensors for non-invasive blood sugar monitoring. These future sensors also hold potential for detecting cancer biomarkers and monitoring metabolites in biological samples.

FEE CTU organizes the CTU Open 25 on November 7 and 8, 2025 as the Czech-Slovak round of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) competition. The ICPC) is believed to be the oldest, largest and most prestigious programming competition out there. Next year there will be 50^th World Finals.

On November 6, 2025, the Czech Technical University in Prague will host a public workshop entitled "New Directions in Electronics for Industry 4.0 and Medicine 4.0," which brings together leading researchers and industry partners in the fields of sensors, optical fibers, microwave photonics, and new communication networks. The event is organized by the FEIM National Competence Center – Future Electronics for Industry 4.0 and Medical 4.0.

There are approximately 574 biogas stations operating in the Czech Republic. Most of the biogas produced by these stations is used to generate electricity. In order for Czechia to fulfill the Action Plan to Support the Development of Biomethane Use, roughly half of these biogas stations are to be converted into biomethane stations.

Taiwan, whose semiconductor industry is one of the most efficient in the world, is becoming an increasingly important partner for Czech universities and research institutions. CTU was represented at this year's Semicon Taiwan 2025 trade fair and in a series of meetings with Taiwanese universities, which confirmed new research and educational opportunities. The result is expanding contacts in the field of chip design, photonics, laser and AI technologies – as well as new opportunities for students who want to complete part of their studies in Taiwan.

Dr. Giulia D’Angelo is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague. She is a member of the Vision for Robots and Autonomous Systems research group and holds the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. She recently won the international Le Tecnovisionarie® 2025 award, which recognizes women with significant social impact and a vision for the future in technical and scientific fields.