https://www.uiam.sk/?lang=en RSS feeds en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:11:24 +0200 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1272 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1272 On January 23, 2026, long-time member and head of the department, Prof. Ing. Ján Mikleš, DrSc., passed away at the age of 87. The funeral will take place on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the ceremonial hall of the crematorium in Bratislava. May he rest in peace. Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:16:24 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1267 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1267 We invite you to a lecture and workshop entitled: Large Language Models in Chemical Engineering Education (Fiammetta Caccavale, Technical University of Denmark), which will take place on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the FCHPT library (2nd floor). Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:49:29 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1266 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1266 On Wednesday, October 22, our colleagues were invited to present the results of their research at a scientific seminar at the Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT).The event was organized and chaired by Assoc. Prof. Ing. Martin Hromčík, Ph.D., from the Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering.Assoc. Prof. Ing. Juraj Oravec, PhD. delivered a lecture titled:Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities in Tube Model Predictive Control.Ing. Sofiia Serhiienko presented her lecture on:Scalable Tube MPC Design.This participation contributed to strengthening international scientific cooperation and promoting the scientific research carried out at the Institute of Information Engineering, Automation, and Mathematics (IAM), FCHPT STU in Bratislava.FB-Pictures Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:14:08 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1265 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1265 Check out the latest FrontSeat Newsletter and stay up to date with the recent achievements and inspiring activities of the Horizon Europe project FrontSeat. Discover how STU is advancing excellence in scientific research in automation and cybernetics through dynamic collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum (Germany) and the University of Pisa (Italy).FrontSeat - Newsletter Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:52:03 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1264 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1264 Krister Forsman, Perstorp Group (Sweden), NTNU (Norway)We give some concrete examples of how concepts from multivariable control can be applied in the chemical industry. All examples are using “elementary” concepts, such as cascade control, ratio control, feedforward etc. Furthermore we discuss some aspects of PID-controller tuning not often mentioned in textbooks. Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:30:04 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1263 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1263 Slovnaft, a.s. is looking for filling the position Machine Learning Engineer suitable for our graduates. For more info see the link. Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:37:11 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1262 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1262 Actemium Slovakia (ProCS) in Šaľa is looking for employees for the following positions suitable for our graduates: MaR EngineerSenior MaRJunior SW Engineer/Application EngineerSee the link below or the company's LinkedIn page Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:14:28 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1259 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1259 On Thursday, August 21, Dr. Kristína Fedorová defended her PhD thesis on "Structure-Exploiting Model Predictive Control for Real-Time and Embedded Applications", supervised by Prof. Michal Kvasnica. Dr. Roman Kohút defended his PhD thesis on "Enhancing Energy Efficiency: Advanced Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Management Systems", supervised by Prof. Michal Kvasnica. Congratulations!FB-Picture Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:32:25 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1258 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1258 Full papers from 14th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems  (Bratislava, Slovakia, 16-19 June 2025) have been published at IFAC-PapersOnLine Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:03:58 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1257 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1257 We are co-authors of a new paper in the international scientific journal Energy:E. Pavlovičová - J. Oravec - M. Trafczynski - M. Markowski - S. Alabrudzinski - P. Kisielewski - K. Urbaniec: Energy and Carbon Footprint Reduction for Hybrid Heat-Integrated Distillation Systems: Robust Model Predictive Control ApproachThis research paper was published as a result of scientific cooperation between STU in Bratislava and the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland). The paper investigates possibilities to improve energy savings in the petrochemical industry using robust model predictive control.  Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:14:41 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1256 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1256 We are pleased to announce that the full papers presented at the 25th International Conference on Process Control have been officially published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Wed, 2 Jul 2025 16:00:16 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1255 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1255 On June 23, IAM students Richard Bielovič, Bibiana Dobrová, Filip Hlubík, and Viliam Vrba successfully defended their bachelor theses. Congratulations!FB-Picture Wed, 2 Jul 2025 15:56:17 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1254 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1254 The graduation ceremony of master students at FCHPT STU in Bratislava was on Friday, June 20. IAM students Tereza Almásiová, Branislav Daráš, Lukáš Chylý (Magna Cum Laude), Viktória Koncserová, Marko Micherda, Simona Pokorná, Ema Radačovská, Radovan Reich, Monika Řežuchová, Sofia Serhiienko, and Erika Zsideková, were graduated. Congratulations!FB-Pictures Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:00:14 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1253 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1253 On June 19, IAM students Branislav Daráš, Radovan Reich, and Erika Zsideková were awarded for their outstanding master theses. Congratulations!FB-Picture Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:37:04 +0100 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1252 https://www.uiam.sk/?news_id=1252 On June 2, IAM students Tereza Almásiová, Branislav Daráš, Lukáš Chylý, Viktória Koncserová, Marko Micherda, Simona Pokorná, Ema Radačovská, Radovan Reich, Monika Řežuchová, Sofia Serhiienko, and Erika Zsideková successfully defended their master theses. Congratulations!FB-Picture Tue, 3 Jun 2025 10:30:55 +0100