Activities

Jan Kvapil is a finalist of the application competition with the ArcGIS StoryMap on analysing the quality of public transport networks using GTFS and open data.

Martin Janeček reached the semifinal of the IT SPY competition with the thesis Analysis and Visualization of Documents from Council Meetings.

At our workshop When Cities Speak Through Data we presented the results of our public transport data processing.

We visited the Brno in Numbers exhibition and presented the results of our students' theses to the data.Brno team.

We visited the URBIS smart city fair to learn about new trends in smart cities.

The city newsletter Co se děje v Brně featured the theses of Martin Janeček (a tool for city councils) and Adam Kaňkovský (a model of the impact of road closures).

We visited Arcdata Praha to learn how GIS is used in Czech cities and institutions.

14 of our students presented their work at the Excel@FIT student conference and five of them were awarded — among them Jan Kvapil for PubEval, developed as a project practice.

• Bakaj Štěpán – Extension of a Traffic Analysis and Visualization Application to Support Data Processing from Multiple Sources Paper ↗
• Bordák Tomáš – Information System for Logistics Process Management in the 4PL Model Paper ↗ Awarded by industry partners
• Janeček Martin – Analysis and Visualization of Documents from Council Meetings Paper ↗ Awarded by industry partners
• Kaňkovský Adam – Analysis of the Impact of Traffic Closures on Transport Using Simulations Paper ↗
• Kováčik Martin – Prediction and Visualization of Public Transport Delays Paper ↗
• Kyčina Jozef – Web Application for Graphical Train Timetable Visualisation Paper ↗
• Pham Tony – Application for Recommending Participation in Public Tenders Paper ↗
• Smažinka Petr – Analysis of Data from European Parliament Voting Paper ↗ Awarded by high school students
• Šulák Jan – Automated Testing of IoT Edge Devices and its Integration into CI/CD Paper ↗
• Svitková Andrea – Trip Planner with Cycling Integration for South Moravian Region Paper ↗
• Včelař Adam – Multimodal transport planning for Brno and the South Moravian Region Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel
• Virágová Karolína – Interactive Visual Editor for Teaching Webdesign Paper ↗
• Vymazalová Jana – System for Managing Service Requests on the Helios Platform Paper ↗

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

A visit to the conference of the EULiST university alliance in Madrid, focused on sustainable solutions for climate-resilient societies.

Dan Friedjung won the audience award with the ArcGIS StoryMap of the bachelor's thesis Crime Data Classification System for the City of Most.

The thesis Multimodal Transport Planner for the South Moravian Region reached the semifinal of the IT SPY competition.

We presented our analysis of public transport data and of voting data from the Czech Parliament.

We visited the Brno in Numbers exhibition.

We visited the URBIS smart city fair to learn about new trends in smart cities.

We presented five papers at the IEEE Smart City Symposium Prague, held at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

• Eliáš, R., Lazúr, J., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2025, May). A Spatial Algorithm for Dataset Integration Applied to Cycling Data. In 2025 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗
• Ondrušková, M., Hynek, J., & Burget, R. (2025, May). Towards Street-Level Traffic Analysis Using Waze Crowdsourced Data. In 2025 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗
• Štolfa, F., John, P., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2025, May). Transferability of ML Time Series Prediction for Energy Forecasting in Smart Homes. In 2025 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗
• Šulc, O., John, P., Hynek, J., Valný, M., & Hruška, T. (2025, May). Enhancing Bulk KPI Evaluation Efficiency in Smart Cities Using Parallel Computing. In 2025 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗
• Zaklová, K., John, P., Janošík, A., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2025, May). Transparency in Czech Regions: Evaluation of Open Data Availability for Public Awareness. In 2025 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗

Eight of our students presented their theses at the Excel@FIT student conference; two of them were awarded by the expert panel.

• Friedjung Dan – Crime Data Classification System for the City of Most Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel
• Frajka Tobiáš – IIoT Data Processing Module Paper ↗
• Kulíšek Vojtěch – ZeroTier Controller Client Paper ↗
• Kvapil Jan – Trip Planner for South Moravian Region with Walking Integration Paper ↗
• Olešák Marko – Responsive Visualization of IoT Data Using Dashboards Paper ↗
• Polomski Filip – Visualization of Data from the Participatory Budget System of the City of Most Paper ↗
• Štěpánek Miroslav – Application for Traffic Event Analysis in The City of Most Paper ↗
• Václavík Jan – Multimodal Transport Planner for the South Moravian Region Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

We presented a paper at the 17th IEEE International Scientific Conference on Informatics in Poprad, Slovakia.

• John, P., Zaklová, K., Lazúr, J., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2024, November). A Self-Hosted Approach to Automatic CI/CD Using Open-Source Tools on Low-power Devices. In 2024 IEEE 17th International Scientific Conference on Informatics (pp. 105-112). IEEE. Paper ↗

We visited the Brno in Numbers exhibition.

We presented a paper at the IEEE Smart City Symposium Prague, held at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

• Lazúr, J., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2024, May). From Data to Routes: A Comprehensive Approach to Public Transport Line Routing. In 2024 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗

Nine of our students presented their theses at the Excel@FIT student conference; two of them were awarded.

• Čásar Jozef – Analysis and Visualization of Beekeeping Big Data Paper ↗
• Chimenti Andrea – Processing and Visualization of Psychological Diagnostic Data Paper ↗
• Ježek Lukáš – System for Automatic Heating Control in Holiday Homes Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel and industry partner, recognized by the rector
• Mahdalík Ondřej – Processing and Visualization of Diagnostic Data from a Bionic Upper Limb Prosthesis Paper ↗
• Ondrušková Magdaléna – Analysis and Visualization of Brno Traffic Data Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel and public
• Podvojský Lukáš – Visual Programming of IoT devices Paper ↗
• Šediba Jakub – Application for Creating Extended User Interfaces Using Floating Windows Paper ↗
• Slivka Matej – Web Application for Visualisation of Air Traffic Disruptions Paper ↗
• Turytsia Oleksandr – The Retail Site Location Decision System in Brno Paper ↗

We presented two papers at the World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies at the Lodz University of Technology, Poland.

• Lazúr, J., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2024, March). A Unified Approach to Real-Time Public Transport Data Processing. In World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 86-95). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. Paper ↗
• Zaklová, K., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2024, March). Towards Transparent Governance: Unifying City Councils Decision-Making Data Processing and Visualization. In World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 402-411). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. Paper ↗

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

We presented a paper at the IEEE Smart City Symposium Prague, held at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

• John, P., Hynek, J., Hruška, T., & Valný, M. (2023, May). Application of Time Series Database for IoT Smart City Platform. In 2023 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Paper ↗

Seven of our students presented their theses at the Excel@FIT student conference; two of them were awarded.

• Eliáš Radoslav – Model of Cycling Traffic Intensity in Brno Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel and industry partners
• Lazúr Juraj – Analysis and Visualisation of Brno Public Transport Data Paper ↗
• Mikeš Tomáš – DotVVM Integration into .NET MAUI Paper ↗
• Šulc Ondřej – Optimization of KPI Processing Paper ↗
• Zaklová Kristýna – Data Analysis and Visualization of the Brno City Council Paper ↗ Awarded by the expert panel, industry partners and the public
• Zimola Jan – Smart Task Planner Paper ↗
• Zukal Filip – System for Management of Music Band Performances Paper ↗

We successfully completed the contract research project Services for Water Management and Monitoring Systems in Retention Basins with Logimic — a prototype component for visualising sensor data and defining programming logic between sensors on a web dashboard or in a mobile app.

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

One of our students presented a thesis at the Excel@FIT student conference.

• Moravčík Tomáš – Processing and Storing of IoT Data with Focus on LoRa Sensor Networks Paper ↗

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

Five of our students presented their theses at the Excel@FIT student conference.

• Grossmann Jan – Information System for Management of Geographical Data Visualizations Paper ↗
• Kašpar Petr – Web Application for Visualization of Values in Geographical Coordinates Paper ↗
• Macháček Martin – Interactive Guide for Zoological Gardens Paper ↗
• Manoilov Ivan – Visualization System of Network Forensic Data Paper ↗
• Tlčina Andrej – Web Application for Defining Graphical Objects on a Map Paper ↗

We presented a paper at the IVAPP conference, part of VISIGRAPP 2021, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Hynek, J., Kachlík, J., & Rusnák, V. (2021, August). Geovisto: A Toolkit for Generic Geospatial Data Visualization. In VISIGRAPP (3: IVAPP) (pp. 101-111). Paper ↗

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

We welcomed Vojtěch Mašek (CTO of FlowUp, Google Developer Expert), who talked about what is new in Angular in the course Advanced Information Systems.

Two of our students presented their theses at the Excel@FIT student conference; one of them was awarded.

• Hél David – Interactive Form for Tax Returns Paper ↗ Awarded by industry partners
• Urbanczyk Martin – Web Simulator of Football Leagues and Championships Paper ↗

We presented a paper at the IVAPP conference, part of VISIGRAPP 2019 in Prague.

• Hynek, J., & Hruska, T. (2019). Segmentation of Dashboard Screen Images: Preparation of Inputs for Object-based Metrics of UI Quality. In VISIGRAPP (3: IVAPP) (pp. 199-207). Paper ↗

One of our students presented a thesis at the Excel@FIT student conference.

• Do Long Thanh – Coordination System For Foreign Students' Educational Stays Paper ↗

We presented a paper at the World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies in Naples, Italy.

• Pastushenko, O., Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2018). Generation of test samples for construction of dashboard design guidelines: Impact of color on layout balance. In Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies: Volume 2 6 (pp. 980-990). Springer International Publishing. Paper ↗

One of our students presented a thesis at the Excel@FIT student conference.

• Pastushenko Olena – Web Application for Information Dashboard Design Paper ↗

We presented a paper at the European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems in Prague.

• Hynek, J., & Hruška, T. (2016). Pixel-based analysis of information dashboard attributes. In New Trends in Databases and Information Systems: ADBIS 2016 Short Papers and Workshops, BigDap, DCSA, DC, Prague, Czech Republic, August 28-31, 2016, Proceedings 20 (pp. 29-36). Springer International Publishing. Paper ↗