Process control

Graduate profile

A PhD. graduate in Process Control is a highly qualified expert with advanced knowledge and research skills in modern process control, automation, digitalization, and intelligent systems. Graduates possess a strong interdisciplinary background that enables them to conduct cutting-edge research and innovation in areas such as process modelling and control, cyber-physical systems, robotics and mechatronics, as well as software and communication architectures for complex control systems. The programme allows graduates to further specialize in intersecting and emerging fields, including artificial intelligence, adaptive and cognitive systems, intelligent communication, and safety-critical control applications, reflecting current industrial and societal needs. Graduates master scientific methods of basic and applied research in cybernetics and automation. They are capable of independent critical thinking, abstraction, and synthesis, and of developing new concepts, methodologies, and solutions. They independently design and conduct research with a high level of scientific integrity, translating theoretical and experimental results into practical, real-world applications. Their original research contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge and is suitable for publication in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. PhD graduates are also trained to communicate complex ideas effectively, both to expert audiences and the broader public, and to lead or collaborate within multidisciplinary research teams.

Employment profile

Graduates design, coordinate, and validate innovative cyber-physical and automated systems, ensuring compliance with safety, reliability, and security standards. They are well prepared for careers in academic research, advanced industrial development, and high-technology sectors, fully aligned with the third (doctoral) level of higher education in cybernetics.

KNOWLEDGE

  • Modern process control and automation systems
  • Cyber-physical systems and intelligent systems
  • Process modelling, analysis, and control
  • Robotics and mechatronic systems
  • Software and communication architectures for complex control
  • Artificial intelligence, adaptive and cognitive control systems
  • Safety-critical and reliable control applications
  • Methods of basic and applied research in cybernetics

SKILL

  • Modelling, analysis, and control of complex processes
  • Design and implementation of advanced control strategies
  • Development of new concepts, methodologies, and solutions
  • Independent scientific research and experimentation
  • Critical evaluation of research results and scientific literature
  • Translation of theoretical and experimental results into practice
  • Preparation of scientific publications and conference contributions

COMPETENCY

  • Independent, critical, and analytical thinking
  • Research creativity and innovation
  • Scientific integrity and ethical responsibility
  • Leadership and collaboration in multidisciplinary teams
  • Problem-solving in complex and safety-critical systems
  • Professional scientific communication to expert and non-expert audiences

Open PhD. positions

Návrh metodiky pre inteligentné a prediktívne riadenie
priemyselných pohonov s využitím Edge-based analýzy dát
Gabriel Gašpar

Prediktívna údržba prvkov železničných zabezpečovacích systémov s
využitím modelov a rozhodovacích algoritmov
Jozef Hrbček

Návrh využitia heterogénnych Big Data zdrojov pre riadenie procesov
Juraj Ďuďák

Bezpečné vyhodnotenie obrazu
Juraj Ždánsky

Využitie metód UI pre návrh adaptívneho SLAM systému pre all-weather
lokalizáciu
Marián Hruboš

Kybernetická bezpečnosť IoT a embedded zariadení
Peter Vestenický

Digitálne dvojča mestských systémov s implementáciou metód umelej
inteligencie pre včasnú detekciu kybernetických útokov
Rastislav Pirník

Zvyšovania kybernetickej odolnosti OT systémov
Rastislav Pirník

Výskum využitia nástrojov umelej inteligencie pri fúzii dát zo snímačov v
doprave
Vojtech Šimák

Výskum využitia autonómnej kooperácie UGV a UAV
Vojtech Šimák

Doctoral study plan

Supervisors

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Gabriel Gašpar

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Jozef Hrbček

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Marián Hruboš

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Aleš Janota

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Dušan Nemec

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Rastislav Pirník

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Karol Rástočný

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Anna Simonová

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Vojtech Šimák

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Peter Vestenický

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Juraj Ždánsky