Prof. Robert Hudec

Prof. Robert Hudec received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, in 1998 and 2003, respectively. In 2016, he became a Full Professor at the University of Žilina, Slovakia, where he currently leads the Department of Multimedia and Information-Communication Technology. He specializes in low-level image feature extraction, 2D/3D image object classification, 3D reconstruction, machine and deep learning, XAI, and intelligent health systems, including textile sensors. His research interests include computer vision, bioinformatics, and health applications. He was a recipient of the Werner von Siemens Excellence Award (2003) and Jozef Murgaš Award (2007) for his research on image filtration. In 2006, he received the Prize of the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia awarded to the top under-35 researchers in science and technology. In 2017, he and his collaborators from VUTCH-CHEMITEX Žilina, Slovakia, received the Gold Fatima Award for a smart garment prototype that continuously monitors the EKG signals.