Doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kotásek, CSc.

Education:

• MSc. in computer engineering, Brno University of Technology, 1969
• PhD. in computer science, Brno University of Technology, 1991

Professional career:

• Since 1969 with the Department of Computer Science, Brno University of Technology, 1969-2001
• Since January 1st, 2002 with the Department of Computer Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology
• Longterm cooperation with VUMS Prague (development of the EC 1027 computer diagnostic system)
• Deputy Head of the Department of Computer Systems, Brno University of Technology, 2003
• Associate professor in computer science, Brno University of Technology, 2000
• Head of the Department of Computer Systems, Brno University of Technology, 2005 - present

Research interests:

• Digital circuit diagnostics and testing
• Digital circuit testability analysis
• Design and synthesis for testability
• Fault-tolerant systems design methodologies

Awards:

• Cerificate of Appreciation from IEEE Computer Society for the work done as a general vice-chair of IEEE Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems, 2002.
• Ackmowledgement from EUROMICRO (The European Organization for Information Technology and Microelectronics) for the work done as the organizer and chair of special session "Dependability and Testing of Digital Systems" at 10th EUROMICRO Conference on Digital Systems Design, Lübeck, Germany,  2007.  
• Silver Medal at Humies 2008 (GECCO, Atlanta, USA) for evolutionary design of benchmark circuits. Tisková zpráva VUT v Brně. Brněnský deník (25.7.2008), brnoinfo.cz, technik.ihned.cz, inovace.cz, Události VUT 
• Acknowledgement from EUROMICRO (The European Organization for Information Technology and Microelectronics) for the work done as the organizer and chair of special session "Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems Design" at 11th EUROMICRO Conference on Digital Systems Design, Parma, Italy, 2008. 
• Acknowledgement from EUROMICRO (The European Organization for Information Technology and Microelectronics) for the work done as the organizer and chair of special session "Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems Design" at 12th EUROMICRO Conference on Digital Systems Design, Patras, Greece, 2009. 
• Acknowledgement from EUROMICRO (The European Organization for Information Technology and Microelectronics) for the work done as the organizer and chair of special session "Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems Design" at 13th EUROMICRO Conference on Digital Systems Design, Lille, France, 2010. 

Memberships:

• Member of a sub-committee under FRVŠ grant agency.  
• IEEE member.

Membership in committees:

• General vice-chairman of IEEE Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems 2002, Brno.
• Program vice-chairman of IEEE Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems 2006, Prague.
• Member of the Steering Committee of IEEE DDECS (Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems), 1998 - present.
• Program Committee chair and organiser of special session  "Dependability and Testing of Digital Systems" on EUROMICRO DSD 2007, Lubeck, Germany.
• Program Committee chair and organiser of special session "Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems Design" on EUROMICRO DSD 2008, Parma, Italy.
• Program Committee member of EUROMICRO DSD 2009, Patras, Greece.
• Program Committee chair and organiser of special session "Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems Design" on EUROMICRO DSD 2009, Patras, Greece. 
• Programme Committee Member of the Czech-Slovak seminar "Computer Architectures and Diagnostics" (2003 - 2010),
• Since 2007 the Head of the Steering Committee of Czech-Slovak seminar "Computer Architectures and Diagnostics". 
• Organizing Committee Head of  MEMICS 2006 (Annual Doctoral Workshop on Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science).
• MEMICS Steering Committee member, since 2008 (Annual Doctoral Workshop on Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science).
• MEMICS 2005 - 2010 member of the Programme Committee (Annual Doctoral Workshop on Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science).
• CSE 2008, 2009, 2010 Programme Committee member (International Scientific Conference on Computer Science and Engineering), Slovakia.
• FPL 2009 Programme Committee member (19th International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications), Prague.
• General chair of IEEE Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems 2010 in Vienna. 
• Steerring Committee chairman of IEEE Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems - elected at the symposium in Vienna in April 2010.
• Member of EUROMICRO "Board of Directors" - elected in September 2010.  
• Member of  ETTTC (European Test Technology Technical Council) since 2009.
• Program Committee member of IEEE ETS (European Test Symposium) 2011 (to be held in Trondheim, Norway in May 2011).

Other interests:

• documentary films, walks in nature, bee-keeping