Prof. Ing. Václav Dvořák, DrSc.

Education:

• MSc. in computer engineering, VUT Brno, 1963 (VUT = University of Technology Brno, Czech Republic)
• PhD. in applied cybernetics, VUT Brno, 1968
• Level IIa scientific qualification, ČSAV Prague, 1983
• D.Sc. in computer science, VUT Brno, 1990

Professional career:

• 5 years at the Research Institute of Mathematical Machines (Prague), 1963-1968
• 2 1/2 years Post-Doctoral Fellow and Assistant Prof. at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1968-1971
• 3 years at the Research Institute of Mathematical Machines (Brno branch), 1971-1973
• 5 years research associate at Computer Dept., Technical University of Brno, 1974-1978
• 2 1/2 years Head of Computer and Control Depts. and Assoc.Prof. at the Libyan Higher Institute of Electronics in Hal-Far, Malta and in Beni Walid, Libya, 1978-1981
• 7 years Assoc. Prof. at the Computer Dept., Technical University Brno, 1981-1988
• 2 years visiting Associate Prof. at Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1988-1990.
• 8 years Head of Dept. and Full Prof., Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Technical University of Brno, 1990-1997
• 1 semester Visiting Professor at Dept.of Computer, Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1998 and another one at School of Computing, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 1999
• Full Prof., Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Technical University of Brno, 1999-2001
• Prof. and Head, Dept. of Computer Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology Brno, 2002 - 2004
• 1 semester research leave at Dept.of Statistics, Operational Research and Computing, La Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain, 2003
• Prof., Dept. of Computer Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology Brno, 2005 -

Research interests:

• Computer architecture
• Parallel and distributed computing
• Embedded and configurable systems

Memberships:

• IEEE - Computer Society, 1991 -
• Scientific Board of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and ComputerScience, 1990 - 1998
• Scientific Board of Brno Technical University, 1991-94
• Grant Agency of Czech Republic, Technical subcommittee 102, 1992-98
• Grant Agency of Czech Republic, Technical Sciences committee, 1992-95
• The committee for Doctoral Dissertation defenses, member 1991 -
• The Vice-dean for international relations, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Technical University Brno, 1997 - 1998
• Editorial Board of JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science, 1994 -
• Editorial Board of JEE - Journal of Electrical Engineering (Bratislava, Slovakia), 1996 -
• Scientific Board of the Faculty of Information Technology, 2002 -
• Committee for Ph.D. studies in Information Technology, 2002 -
• Committee for Ing, Bc and Mgr study programs, Faculty of Information Technology, 2002 -

Other interests:

• hiking, cross-country skiing
• travelling
• windsurfing

My favorite links:

• World-wide Computer Architecture Home Page
• Nan's Parallel Computing Page