Michal Švantner received his Ing. (MSc) in Physics of Technological Processes and Physical Technology from the University of West Bohemia in 2000, and his Ph.D. in Plasma Physics and Thin Film Physics in 2005 from the same institution. Since 2001, he has been affiliated with the New Technologies Research Centre at the University of West Bohemia, where he currently serves as a senior researcher and team leader of the active thermography group. His research focuses on active thermography, infrared non-destructive testing, and contact/non-contact temperature measurement.