A. BASIC INFORMATION
| 1. Country | Czech Republic |
| 2. Name of the organisation | Tomas Bata University in Zlín |
| ID of the organisation | CZ70883521 |
| 3. Name of the faculty, institute, centre, etc. | Faculty of Applied Informatics |
| Its acronym | FAI (TBU in Zlín) |
| 4. Name of the department, division, workplace, etc. | Department of Automation and Control Engineering |
| Its acronym | UART |
| 5. City (town) | Zlín |
| 6. Street name and number | Nad Stranemi 4511 |
| 7. ZIP code | 760 05 |
| 8. Web page | http://web.fai.utb.cz/?id=0_2_2&iid=0&lang=en&type=0 |
| Contact 1 | Contact 2 | |
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| 9. Contact person (name and position) | prof. Ing. Vladimir Vasek, CSc. | (secretarial services) |
| 10. E-mail | Vasek@FAI.UTB.cz | Vopatrilova@FAI.UTB.cz |
| 11. Phone | +420 57 603 5254 | +420 57 603 5255 |
| 12. Fax | - | - |
| 13. Mobile phone | +420 606 777 211 | +420 606 777 275 |
| 14. Research focus areas | Automation, control, embedded system, mathematical modelling, modelling, modelling of processes |
| 15. Brief annotation |
Research and development activities of the departmental staff are primarily focused on problems in the following fields: - modern automatic control methods, - application of computer control systems, - modelling of technological processes with emphasis laid on using mathematical models for optimum process control in the tanning industry, - optimization of heat supply, - embedded systems. One of the most remarkable achievements of the Department was conferring a 1998 Rolex Awards for Enterprise for the research into modelling of technological processes in the tanning industry on one of its staff members (prof. Ing. Karel Kolomazník, DrSc.). Also, several members of the Departmental staff were awarded a golden medal at the World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technologies in Brussels. Departmental staff works in close liaison with industry, particularly the sectors of electrotechnical, machinery, chemical and foundry industries. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: number of employees (B.1) = average(s) of 2006-2008; number of patents (C.5) = total of 2008-2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 16. Last updated on | 2010-10-26 |
| R&D focus IS also oriented in automotive, aircraft or transportation | |
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B. PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION
| 1. Number of employees (ex average for the last 3 years) | Internal | 19 | External | 5 |
| R&D staff | 16 | Other staff | 3 | |
| Total (internal+external and R&D+other) | 24 | |||
| 2. Number of graduate (last year, usually 5th year) students (ex. average for the last 3 years) | Internal | 35 | External | 11 |
| Total (internal+external) | 46 | |||
| 3. Number of PhD. students (ex. average for the last 3 years) | Internal | 5 | External | 20 |
| Total (internal+external) | 25 | |||
| 4. R&D Budget/turnover (Organization or faculty or department, in thousands of EUR) | From public sources | 500 | From private sources | 65 |
| Total (public+private) | 565 | |||
C. DETAILED INFORMATION
1. R&D services (R&D services provided by organization or organizational part)
2. Laboratories (available laboratories with their equipment, offered serviced, etc.)
3. Certifications
4. Publications (number of impacted articles and publications in the last 3 years)
| Number of impacted articles and publications | 27 |
5. Patents, utility models and industrial designs (number of submitted or accepted in the last 3 years)
| Number of submitted | 6 | Number of accepted | 0 |
6. References (cooperations in the last 3 years, naming cooperation partners, common projects with short descriptions.)
7. Membership in organisations (networks, clusters, technology platforms, etc.)
