A distinguished scientist with extensive international experience. The renowned researcher was one of the most cited scientists in the world.
He has been ranked in the prestigious Highly Cited Researchers list, where Clarivate annually ranks the top one percent of the most cited scientists in the world three times, in 2018, 2020 and 2022. In addition, his work has been recognized with numerous honorary professorships and doctorates, including by the University of Maribor, the University of Pannonia, the Hungarian Catholic University of Peter Pázmány and the University of Technology Malaysia.
He was an employee of the Faculty of Information Technology between 2007 and 2015.
He was editor-in-chief, editor, founder and editorial board member of several prestigious international journals, and founder of international conference series. He was one of the most successful project coordinators in the European Union. He effectively represented the University of Pannonia and Hungary in international scientific organizations.
He was also a core number of the Doctoral School of Information Technology. In addition, he was the supervisor of several PhD students.
Furthermore, he was the head of the “Process Integration and Intensification” laboratory. With his laboratory, the University's research profile was expanded to include the field of energy, which made it possible to increase the Faculty of Information Technology project activities.
We are saying goodbye with the utmost respect and thank you for your contribution!
Rest in Peace, Jiří!