1. Technology Transfer and Spin-offsatCzech Technical University(CTU)Vladimr MAKDepartment of CyberneticsEU Center of ExcellenceCzech Technical University in Prague Prague, Czech Republic
http://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/

2. Established in 1707 2nd oldest Technical University in Europe24.000 studentsA. Einstein, E. Mach, N. Tesla
Czech Technical University in Prague

3. CTU position in rankings
QS World University Rankings 2010 - Engineering & Technology
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
2 Stanford University United States
3 University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
120 Duke University, United States
121 Czech Technical University In Prague Czech Republic
122 cole des Ponts, ParisTech France
123= University of Amsterdam A* Netherlands
123= University of Southern California (USC) United States
"Where do we stand globally"
#2 in former Eastern Europe & Russia (after #1 96 Lomonosov Moscow State U.)
#2 in Central Europe (after #1 98 TU Vienna)
We are trying hard (Technology and Engineering ranking):
CTU: 121 (2010), 171 (2009), 228 (2008) , 359(2007).

4. Department of Cybernetics, Czech Technical University
Research orientation:

• Artificial Intelligence
• 5. Machine Learning & Robotics
• 6. Computer Vision & Perception
• 7. Biomedical Engineering

155 academic staff members (110 FTE):
20 faculty members
82 research fellows and 53 Ph.d. students
Mission Objectives:
Perform internationally recognized research, build teams of research excellence
Support industrial acceptance of research
Demonstrate potential of industry-university cooperation
Undergraduate and graduate education in the field of cybernetics
EU Center of Excellence since 2000

8. Selected Industrial Contracts and Grants
Rockwell Automation: Distributed artificial intelligence
BAE Systems:UAV collision avoidance systems
Medtronic: SW for pacemakers and other medical devices
Honeywell: Observing people with video cameras
TOYOTA Motor Corporation: Computer vision - blue sky research
Volkswagen:Image processing from a moving car
DENSO Automotive: Agent-based on-board car diagnostics
CADENCE Design Systems:Multi-agent modeling of IC design process
Samsung:Reconstruction of images
Google: Image-based search, security systems
Texas Instruments: Control and interfacing of digital cameras
Hitachi: Image processing and face recognition
Siemens: Planning and scheduling for in-store logistics
US Air Force Research Lab, U.S.Navy Research, U.S. Army, NASA: Deployment of Agent-based technology

9. Department Know-How Transfer Vehicles
Start-up and Spin-off Companies:
CERTICON, a.s.: (100+ employees): Software Development, Network Integration Services, Software Testing, Predictive Algorithms, Planning and Scheduling, ASIC Design
ProTyS, a.s.: (43) Real-time Control Software Development & Testing, Intelligent Control, Fuzzy Logics
NeoVisions.r.o.: (21): Computer Vision
Eydea, s.r.o. (5): Image Processing
Cognitive Security, s.r.o.(2): Network Security
AgentFly Technologies, s.r.o. (2): Air Traffic Control
National Center for Applied Cybernetics (Competence Center):
CTU, TU Brno, WBU, Academy of Science, CertiCon, Neovision+ 7 other companies.
The main goal: Technology Transfer, Spreading Excellence

10. Czech Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics

• Center of Research Excellence
• 11. 36.000 sqm, 450 researchers
• 12. Incubator (15-20 spin-offs), representative offices of large companies (IBM, Honeywell, Google, Microsoft..)
• 13. State-of-the-art, competitive and self-sustainable institution