Senior Researcher at Czech Aerospace Research Centre (VZLU), Head of Materials and Technology Department of Aviation Division. Master's Degree in Material Science and Mechanical Engineering (Czech Technical University - CTU, Prague, Czech Republic, 1979). Ph.D. in Physical Engineering and Materials Science (CTU, Faculty of Nuclear Science and Physical Engineering, 1995). He has worked at VZLU since 1979. He has 30+ years’ experience in damage tolerance and airworthiness regulation, material, and NDT. Research interests are in strength of advanced materials and structural parts, mechanical behaviour of structures, and experimental methods. He has published more than 50 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He has been responsible for or coordinator of several EU and regional projects. He has participated in more than 30 national and European research projects. He is a member of EASN, EDA CapTech Materials & Structures and CSM (Czech Society for Mechanics). He received Highly Commended Awards from Emerald Publishing.