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In September 2019, the new study program on biomedical informatics was opened at the Faculty of Management Science and Informatics. The graduates of this study program should be employed primarily in the areas of design and implementation of information systems for medical facilities and in analysis of medical and biomedical data using machine learning. Course on basics of theoretical medicine is also a part of this unique study program. By completing this course, students will get acquainted with the creation of expressions and phrases used in medical terminology, acquire basic knowledge about the anatomy of the human body and, in practical classes, they will get acquainted with the basics of three-dimensional (3D) modeling, its use in medical practice and with creation of animation in Blender.
A typical use of three-dimensional modeling for medical purposes is to create models for medical simulators based on virtual or augmented reality. In addition to such use, a combination of three-dimensional modeling with 3D printing has become popular and useful in creation of prostheses and implants, in planning and preparation of complex surgery, in creation of teaching equipment or artificial organs in the form of so-called bioprinting. The possibility of creating teaching equipment motivated teachers of the course on the basics of theoretical medicine to apply for a grant from the Tatra banka Foundation in order to purchase a 3D printer and use it to print models of selected organs of the human body. This grant was obtained, and thanks to it, a 3D printer with stereolithography technology was purchased in the year 2020. This printer allows to create very detailed prints (height of one layer at the level of 0.025 - 0.1 mm and resolution in the x and y axes at the level of 47 μm).
During the year 2021, the teachers of the course on the basics of theoretical medicine as well as other employees of the Department of Informatics have created and modified 3D models of selected organs of the human body for the needs of 3D printing. These have been printed on the purchased 3D printer and cleaned in a curing and washing machine supplied with the 3D printer. Although due to the current pandemic situation it is not possible to teach the course in a face-to-face form, we hope that the printed models of human body organs will be illustrative teaching equipment that students can use to learn the basics of human body anatomy.Vytvorené 08.10.2021 17:52, doc. Ing. Miroslav Kvaššay, PhD.
On Monday, October 11, 2021, representatives of EIT Manufacturing and the Gaia-X project, in which the Faculty of Management Science and Informatics UNIZA also participates, will visit the faculty. We would like to invite you to the presentation part of the visit from 10:00 to 12:45, during which presentations of EIT Manufacturing and their project EuProGigant, Gaia-X Hub Greece, EIT Manufacturing HUB, Gaia-X Hub Slovakia and Faculty of Management Science and Informatics UNIZA will take place.
You can find more information on the attached poster.
You can attend thr presentation online through a meeting via MS Teams.
We are looking forward to your participation.
Vytvorené 07.10.2021 16:17, doc. Ing. Michal Koháni, PhD.
We would like to invite you to a lecture of Dr. Anna Khyzhniak (Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine) on “Advanced Remote Sensing in CASRE – System Analysis and Remote Sensing” that will be held in room RA201 at 11:00 on September 14, 2021. Dr. Khyzhniak is currently at her research mobility at our faculty. The mobility is financed by the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic.
Vytvorené 13.09.2021 09:26, doc. Ing. Miroslav Kvaššay, PhD.
On September 11, 2020, the Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, the University of Žilina, was co-organizing the online workshop dedicated to the automated vehicles. This stakeholder evaluation workshop was managed by the colleagues from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in the frame of the Drive2theFuture project. This project is supported by the EC in the frame of the H2020 research and innovation programme. The goal of the workshop was to gain the opinion of the stakeholders, how the automated vehicle may influence different impact areas (safety, security, environment, traffic efficiency, user acceptance, market penetration, socio, economics, policy, regulatory) of the future transport and logistics.
Discussion of participants and moderators divided into the five stakeholders’ groups (Citizens, Senders, Receivers, Logistic Service Providers, Local Authorities) covered five logistics scenarios of the automated vehicles application:
Scenario 0: Business as Usual (BAU)
Scenario 1: automated freight transport last-mile delivery (air)
Scenario 2: automated freight transport last-mile delivery – shared with passenger transport (road)
Scenario 3: automated freight transport long-haul (rail)
Scenario 4: automated freight transport long-haul (road)
The overall result of this discussion is presented in the picture.
Based on the overall result, the stakeholder’s representatives accept the role of automated vehicles. The automated vehicles used for long-haul freight transport (rail and road) have higher acceptance. The last mile delivery is strongly supported by the logistic service providers and the local authorities. This is the result gained from the discussion of 24 experts from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The more complete results will be available when other similar workshops will be organized and evaluated.
We would like to thank the following institutions for allowing their representatives to take part in our workshop:
Mulica o.z. – civic association, The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovicie, KIA Motors Slovakia, ČESMAD – the association of road transport operators of the Slovak Republic, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry Association, Slovakia, College of Logistics Přerov, PKP Cargo International, RTI Wagon s.r.o., VVUŽ ŽSR (Research institute of ŽSR)
Vytvorené 09.09.2021 09:03, doc. Ing. Peter Márton, PhD.
We would like to invite you to participate in the fourth Slovak online mapping party (mapathon). Considering the current situation with Covid-19, the mapathon will be organized as the hybrid event. Personal participation is possible for fully vaccinated persons.
We will help the Doctors without Borders with our mapathon.
Our mapathon will take on Thursday, September 27, from 05:00 p.m., Central European Summer Time in the Slovak Red Cross premises (Moyzesova 959, 010 01 Žilina).
We would like to ask all interested in the event to use the application form on Eventbrite. The link for joining the event on the Microsoft Teams platform will be sent to all participants by e-mail on the event day.
During our volunteer event, we will create a map of the area that is affected by some kind of humanitarian crisis. Our help will enable more effective and faster assistance to people in need.
What is the mapathon?
The mapathon participants work with the satellite images to map the uncovered places of the world (so called Missing maps). They are using the open source tools in online environment of the OpenStreetMap. Participants create new map layers of buildings and roads.
Do not worry that you have no experience with digital mapping. You can learn all during the event. You will be able to create the map objects after the short training. Please, create a new OpenStreetMap account in case you do not possess it.
Details of the Missing Maps mapathons organized in Slovakia are available on Missing Maps Slovakia project web.
Vytvorené 07.09.2021 10:14, doc. Ing. Peter Márton, PhD.
International Workshop ACeSYRI: Modern Experience for PhD students and Young Researchers will be held in Faculty of Management Science and Informatics from June 22nd, 2021 till June 24th, 2021. The workshop is a part of the International Conference on Information and Digital Technologies 2021 and is organized with the support of Advanced Centre for PhD Students and Young Researchers in Informatics (ACeSYRI) project. This project is addressed by a consortium of 12 institutions from the European Union and Kazakhstan in the framework of Erasmus+ K2 Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education - Joint Projects, and it aims to improve the research conditions of young researchers and doctoral students in informatics (computer science) from Kazakh universities through the development of international cooperation with EU universities.
Vytvorené 21.06.2021 19:11, doc. Ing. Miroslav Kvaššay, PhD.
International Workshop on Biomedical Technologies will be held in Faculty of Management Science and Informatics from June 22nd, 2021 till June 24th, 2021. The workshop is a part of the International Conference on Information and Digital Technologies 2021 and is organized with the support of University-industry educational Centre in advanced Biomedical and Medical Informatics (CeBMI) project. This project is solved by a consortium of 13 institutions from 9 countries of the European Union within the Erasmus+ K2 Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices - Knowledge Alliances, and its goal is to support the educational process and develop subjects and courses focused on current progress in biomedical and medical informatics (BMI).
Vytvorené 21.06.2021 18:25, doc. Ing. Miroslav Kvaššay, PhD.
Mgr. Olga Thanou from Telesig company (Bulgaria) will have a lecture on „Behavioral Biometrics“ on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 8:30 within the course on „Reliability Theory“. The lecture is organized as a part of the CeBMI project, which focuses on supporting the teaching of biomedical informatics. If you are interested, please, contact prof. Ing. Elena Zaitseva, PhD. for more information.
Vytvorené 13.05.2021 13:19, doc. Ing. Miroslav Kvaššay, PhD.
We would like to invite you to participate in the third Slovak online mapping party (mapathon). Considering the current situation with Covid-19, the mapathons are organized as the online events.
We will help the Doctors without Borders by our mapathon. The volunteers will participate from Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
During our volunteer event, we will create a map of the area that is affected by some kind of humanitarian crisis. Our help will enable more effective and faster assistance to people in need.
What is the mapathon?
The mapathon participants work with the satellite images to map the uncovered places of the world (so called Missing maps). They are using the open source tools in online environment of the OpenStreetMap. Participants create new map layers of buildings and roads.
Our mapathon will take on Thursday, May 27, from 06:00 p.m., Central European Summer Time. We would like to ask all interested in the event to use the application form on Eventbrite. The link for joining the event on the Microsoft Teams platform will be sent to all participants by e-mail on the event day.
Do not worry that you have no experience with digital mapping. You can learn all during the event. You will be able to create the map objects after the short training. Please, create a new OpenStreetMap account in case you do not possess it.
Details of the Missing Maps mapathons organized in Slovakia are available on Missing Maps Slovakia project web.
Vytvorené 12.05.2021 08:52, doc. Ing. Peter Márton, PhD.
Dr.
Ah Lian Kor from Leeds Beckett University (United Kingdom) will have a lecture
on „Deep Learning“ on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 15:00 within the course on „Data Mining“.
The lecture is organized as a part of the CeBMI project, which focuses on
supporting the teaching of biomedical informatics. If you are interested, please,
contact prof. Ing. Vitaly Levashenko, PhD. for more information.
Vytvorené 07.05.2021 23:44, doc. Ing. Miroslav Kvaššay, PhD.
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