ROBOPROX Plenary Meeting 2025 in Ostrava
5-6 March 2025 | VŠB-TUO Ostrava
We warmly invite you to the ROBOPROX Plenary Meeting 2025, an annual event dedicated to advancing collaboration and knowledge exchange among project partners and research groups.
We expect to host at least 60 participants, with 3-5 representatives, including Group Leaders, from each research group or area (RG/RA).
Please coordinate within your group to determine who will represent your work at the meeting. To foster development and fresh perspectives, we highly encourage including also junior researchers, PhD candidates, or postdoctoral fellows in your delegation.
To confirm your attendance, please complete the registration form below. We would like to encourage all project contributors to register by 5 February 2025. We look forward to welcoming you in Ostrava!
Day 1 – Wednesday 5 March 2025
| 16:00–17:00 | University Campus Tour / Excursion Visit to IT4INNOVATIONS National Supercomputing Centre (Studentska 6231/1b, 708 00 Ostrava – map here) |
| 18:00 | Dinner at Stračena Pub Ostrava-Poruba (Pavlouskova 4457/24, 708 00 Ostrava – map here) Enjoy a joint dinner with fellow participants, an excellent opportunity to network and discuss the upcoming meeting sessions. Particiants are kindly asked to cover their own dinner expenses. |
DAY 2 – Thursday 6 March 2025 at VŠB-TUO, Nova aula UA 178 – 17. listopadu, 708 00 Ostrava 8
| 9:00–9:15 | Introduction and Welcome Welcome address by Zdeněk Hanzálek, Principal Investigator of ROBOPROX Host welcome by Václav Snášel, Rector of VŠB-TUO |
| 9:15–10:15 | Important to Know |
| 10:15–10:40 | RA1 Control of distributed-parameter systems and complex robotic structures – prof. Ing. Tomáš Vyhlídal (25 min) – Optimal control of interconnected time-delay systems – Extending the system decoupling method – Control and vibration suppression of light robotic structures – Algorithms for industrial control – Estimation and filtering – Advanced manufacturing |
| 10:40–10:50 | RA2 Control for modular systems, structures, and materials – doc. Kristian Hengster-Movric, Ph.D. (10 min) – Methodology for collaborative assembly of modular structures – Methodology for control of assembled modular structures |
10:50–11:00 Coffee Break
| 11:00–11:10 | RA3 Convex relaxations for non-convex problems in materials and industrial design – Stephan Weis, Dr. rer. nat. (10 min) – No relaxation gap in the moment-SOS hierarchy – Better scalability of the moment-SOS hierarchy |
| 11:10–11:30 | RA4 Computer-aided design, simulation and manufacturing of (modular) materials, mechanisms, and structures – prof. Ing. Jan Zeman (20 min) – Simulations – Optimal design – Manufacturing and validation |
| 11:30–11:45 | RA5 Automation for nanoscale surface engineering – prof. Ing. Tomáš Polcar (15 min) – Robotic magnetron sputtering – Automated nanoscale tribology – Design and manipulation of 2D materials |
| 11:45–11:55 | RA6 Advanced robot autonomy – RNDr. Miroslav Kulich, Ph.D. (10 min) – Robot workspace modelling, robot under uncertainty – Perception-based navigation using embedded workspace features – Long-term autonomy, fault detection and recovery |
| 11:55–12:15 | RA7 Human-machine collaboration – prof. Dr. Ing. Robert Babuška (20 min) – Modular knowledge-enabled architecture for HRC – Interactive skill and task specification, learning – Planning, scheduling and execution of tasks in the HRC workspace – Interactive perception – Application to a robotic system for radiation detection |
12:15–13:15 Lunch Break
| 13:15–13:25 | RA8 Cooperative aerial robots for advanced industrial production – Ing. Robert Pěnička, Ph.D. (10 min) – Topological multi-modal mapping and cooperative localization – Trajectory and high-level mission planning for agile multi-robot flight |
| 13:25–13:35 | RA9 Resilient machines through continuous learning and sensing – doc. Ing. Karel Zimmermann, Ph.D. (10 min) – End-to-end learning with explainability – Versatile, resilient robots through distributed reactive control and whole-body tactile sensing |
| 13:35–13:45 | RA10 Robotic routing in dynamic industrial environment with human presence – doc. Ing. Tomáš Krajník, Ph.D. (10 min) – Robotic routing solvers with solution quality estimates – Data collection planning in spatiotemporal fields |
| 13:45–14:10 | RA11 Scheduling, discrete optimization and decision-making – prof. Dr. Ing. Zdeněk Hanzálek (25 min) – High-performance algorithms for the novel extensions of production scheduling problems – Uncertainty and machine learning in discrete optimization – Effective decision-making for long-term autonomy – Metaheuristic methods application for large-scale, high-dimensional data – Optimization of energy consumption and production |
| 14:10–14:30 | RA12 Scalable formal methods in robotics and production – Mgr. Mikoláš Janota, Ph.D. (20 min) – Scalable symbolic execution through bounded model checking – Automated reasoning for industrial applications – Reasoning about configurable systems – Graphs, parameters, and optimization for agents |
| 14:30–14:45 | RA13 Complex systems for flexible production – doc. Ing. Petr Kadera (15 min) – Modularization of production systems – Quality control in flexible manufacturing systems – Products, production systems, and devices |
14:45–14:55 Closing Remarks
Venue
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba Czech Republic
- Main program on Thu 6 March: Nová Aula (UA 178) 17. listopadu, 708 00 Ostrava 8
- Guided tour on Wed 5 March: IT4Innovations Studentska 6231/1b, 708 00 Ostrava
- Dinner on Wed 5 March: Stračena Pub Ostrava-Poruba Pavlouskova 4457/24, 708 00 Ostrava
17. listopadu, 708 00 Ostrava 8
How to Get THere
We recommend that you arrive in Ostrava well in advance to allow enough time for check-in and accommodation.
For example, you can take the Pendolino train from Prague, which arrives at Ostrava-Svinov station at approximately 14:34. Then you’ll have more than an hour to check in and get to the start of the programme. It is up to you which hotel you book and use, please note that there is an accommodation opportunity on the University Campus.
The closest train station is Ostrava-Svinov, which is well-connected to major cities like Prague, Brno, and Olomouc. We recommend traveling by train and booking your tickets in advance, especially for your return journey. Thursday afternoons can be busy due to the academic semester, as many students and professionals will be traveling.
Wednesday 5 March
| České dráhy | RegioJet | Leo Express | |
| Praha – Ostrava | 10:22 – 13:40 (Ex1 – EC 115 Cracovia) 11:31 – 14:34 (SC 505 Pendolino) | 9:47 – 13:00 11:47 – 15:00 | 10:58 – 14:24 12:58 – 16:24 |
Thursday 6 March
| České dráhy | RegioJet | Leo Express | |
| Praha – Ostrava | 5:58 – 9:05 (EC 241 Košičan) | 05:47 – 09:00 | x |
| Ostrava – Praha | 16:21 – 19:36 (Ex1 – EC 140 Ostravan) 17:16 – 20:21 (SC 500 Pendolino) | 16:53 – 20:09 18:54 – 22:09 | 17:13 – 20:27 |
Public transport from the railway station
After arriving at Ostrava-Svinov railway station, you need to get to VŠB-TUO Campus in Ostrava-Poruba. The public transport bus station next to the train station is called “Svinov, nádraží” (the scheme of this platform is HERE). The destination public transport is called “Poruba, Studentská”. You can take bus No. 37 (a complete timetable is HERE, a complete scheme of city public lines is HERE), it takes 13 minutes (and costs 32 CZK).
If you want, you can then change at the stop “Poruba, Studentská” and take bus No. 54 (timetable HERE) to the stop “Poruba, Studentské koleje” (which is next station) – in case you mind walking a few minutes more. This is especially for those of you who will be staying at the Hotel Garni.
Everyone else, please simply get off at the “Poruba, Studentská” bus stop.
You can buy your ticket with a credit card directly on the bus, just tap your card on the machine on the bus. Do the same when you change to the next line.
- Ostrava Public Transport – search connections through this portal
- Public transport in Ostrava – search with IDOS
Registration
egistrations are now closed. If you would like to sign up, please contact eva.dolezalova@cvut.cz.
Accommodation
There are several accommodation options in Ostrava, for your convenience we recommend using the hotel on the university campus. Each participant is obliged to make his/her own reservation and also pay for his/her accommodation according to the conditions specified by the chosen hotel.
HOTEL GARNI VŠB-TUO in OSTRAVA is a modern hotel located within the campus of VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava in Ostrava-Poruba. It offers its guests a wide range of services meeting the standards of a three-star hotel. Thanks to its high-quality services and unique connection with the university, Hotel Garni represents a significantly reasonable choice also due to the proximity to the venue.
Other Accommodation Options
Stracena accommodation
Hotel Address: Pavlouskova 24, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba Email: info@ubytovanistracena.cz
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Sareza Hotel ***
Hotel address: Ckalovova 18/6144, 708 00 Ostrava
Email: hotel@sareza.cz Map
Penzion Start Ostrava***
Hotel address: Slavíkova 6055/14; 708 00 Ostrava
Email: recepce@penzion-startostrava.cz
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Imperial Hotel Ostrava ****
Hotel address: Tyrsova 1250, 702 00 Ostrava
Email: reservations.iho@cpihotels.com
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Harmony Club Hotel Ostrava ***
Hotel address: 28. rijna 170, 709 00 Ostrava
Email: recepce.ov@harmonyclub.cz
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Clarion Congress Hotel Ostrava****
Hotel address: Zkracena 2703, 700 30 Ostrava
Email: reservations.ccho@clarion-hotels.cz
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Mercure Ostrava Center Hotel ****
Hotel address: Ceskobratrska 18/1742, 702 00 Ostrava
Email: H7051@accor.com
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Penzion Poruba
Hotel address: Opavská 89/115, 708 00 Ostrava
Email: krikavova.ivetka@seznam.cz
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Třebovický mlýn
Hotel address: Na Heleně 5004/2, 722 00 Ostrava
Email: ubytovani.trebovickymlyn@seznam.cz
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Retro Hotel Garage Ostrava
Hotel address: Martinovská 3262/50, 723 00 Ostrava
Email: hotel@retrohotel.cz
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Penzion Start Ostrava
Hotel address: Slavíkova 6055, 708 00 Ostrava
Email: recepce@penzion-startostrava.cz
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OŽA Apartmány
Hotel address: 17. listopadu 488/88c, 708 00 Ostrava
Email: rezervace@ozaapartmany.cz
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Pension Aida Ostrava
Hotel address: Pustkovecká 4, 708 00 Ostrava
Email: info@penzion-ov.cz
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Penzion U Šípků
Hotel address: Klimkovická 57/21, 708 00 Ostrava
Email: info@penzionusipku.cz
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emergency contacts – organising team
If you have additional questions or if you get lost, please do not hesitate to contact the members of the organising team.
We will do our best to help you!
Eva Doležalová, CIIRC CTU
tel.: 724 281 107
eva.dolezalova[@]cvut.cz
Tereza Pospíšilová, CIIRC CTU
tel.: 776 761 419
tereza.pospisilova[@]cvut.cz
Sylva Adamcová, VŠB TUO
tel.: 596 999 135
sylva.adamcova[@]vsb.cz