Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava is is one of the leading academic workplaces in Slovakia and is recognized at the European and international level. STU is a member of several Centres of excellence and solves scientific research projects at the national as well as international level. STUs Laboratory of Medical and Applied Electronics is one of the main research laboratories in Slovakia dedicated to improving health care services by research in physiological monitoring, hardware processing, data evaluation and processing. We are developing microprocessor and sensors systems for accurate measuring of biometric quantities such as ECG, EMG, EEG, PPG, respiratory rate and more. Thanks to our modular systems we can rapidly develop precise PCBs and control systems. We also focus on data transfer via wireless networks, industrial buses, internet, implementation of application for smartphones that control wireless units and transfer data to servers, beside preparation of server solutions for receiving and processing data. In addition, we have a strong background and competences in AI/machine learning, software engineering and development, including design, coding in different languages (java, C++, C#, pascal, python..), databases (Oracle, MySQL PostrgreSQL, MS SQL..), data analysis, evaluation or predictions by different ML algorithms (CNN, SVM..), using of the different application servers (Jboss /WildFly, WebSphere, MS IIS), integration platforms (Software AG WebMethods, IBM MQ, Apache ServiceMix), testing tools (Selenium) and application platforms (Web, iOS, Android). STU develops the PPG multisensor prototypes, and everything necessary for hardware and software design. The team includes a group dedicated to the implementation of neural networks.
Erik Vavrinsky
Erik is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, majoring in Microelectronics. Ph. D. degree won for the topic Thin-film microelectrodes for electrochemical conductivity sensors applied in biomedical stress monitoring. Since 2021, he works at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology STU as an associate professor in the field of telemedicine. Since 2015, he has also been working as a scientific researcher at the Institute of Medical Physics, Biophysics, Informatics and Telemedicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava. Scientifically, he is active in the field of sensor systems, development of telemedicine devices and medical electronics. The dominant part of his multidisciplinary research is focused on human physiology. He is the researcher and co-researcher of dozens of domestic and international projects and the author of more than 150 scientific publications.
Maximilian Stremy
Maximilian is Vice-rector for strategic projects, development, innovation a cooperation with practice at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU). In period 2018-2021 he was the Vice-Dean for foreign relations and international projects at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (MTF STU). He is a member of the ECLC Education Working Group within the EIT RAW Materials Academy Program, and a member of the MTF STU Scientific Board. His home office is the Advanced Technology Research Institute at MTF STU, where he is the first deputy director. He teaches at the Institute of Applied Informatics, Automation and Mechatronics, MTF STU, and supervises Master and Bachelor theses and PhD dissertations. He is a co-guarantor of the study program of Automation for PhD degree. He is a successful investigator of several international and domestic projects, including the H2020 Project in the call of teaming, which he coordinated. In period 2018-2019 he represented the Slovak Republic as an expert within the EC H2020 international project. In 2015 he established and led (until 2020) the Minerva Group, a non-profit organization, and a volunteer group of the STU young researchers. In the period 2007-2014, he was the Director of the Qintec s.r.o. Company focused on IT, automation, scientific-research, and economic projects, He completed his Master (in 2002) and Doctoral studies (in 2009) and was habilitated (in 2012) at STU. His research interests include software engineering, machine learning systems, cognitive functions, adaptive learning, and applied informatics at all. He participated in more than 25 R&D projects.
Michal Mician
Michal obtained his PhD. degree in 2019 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. He received the “STU Rector’s Prize” for excellent performance of study obligations throughout the studies of Doctoral Study Programme Electronics and Photonics.
Despite his young age (33), he is the Head of the organic and medical electronics department at FEI STU, which consists of 16 researchers engaged in research on organic and flexible electronic devices (8), as well as the development of telemedicine devices (8). He has extensive experience in the management of national and international projects. Michal Micjan has devoted his entire working life to research in the field of organic electronics, telemedicine, and project management of research and development projects (PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate). His scientific interests are globally oriented to the project implementation and to the transfer research results into the commercial sphere.
Michal is also the author or co-author more than 100 publications (26 Scopus) of which are 11 in the Current Content connect database (CC) of Web of Science with numbers of citations (more than 180). He is co-editor of 2 scientific proceedings and co-author of one chapter in the book. Michal is also inventor of 8 patents (4 accepted and 4 in proceedings) and 18 registered utility models. For his previous work at STU in the field of organic electronics and telemedicine, he received the STU Young Scientist award for 2023.
Peter Cuninka
Peter received his PhD. in 2020 in Cybernetics at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, based in Trnava. Since the completion of his engineering studies, he has been involved in the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and subsequently the EIT scheme within the university. He coordinated the H2020 project in the Teaming call as a member responsible for the organizational and financial aspects of the project. In 2017, when STU joined the EIT Raw Materials, he was responsible for the activities of the university from the position of Project Manager. Since 2018, he has been Head of International Projects and International Relations at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, where he implemented several international projects not only from the EIT scheme (Raw Materials as well as Manufacturing) at that time. In 2021, he started working partly for the EIT Manufacturing RIS HUB Slovakia and since 2022 he has been appointed as the Director of the university Project Centre (central office), which also coordinates EIT Manufacturing RIS HUB. Since January 2024 he is the Director of the Centre for European Projects, Cooperation with Practice, Innovation and Technology Transfer STU. He continues to be actively involved in the development of project proposals and the search for collaborations for the development of STU.