Jiří Dvořák

Biography

Education 2005–2014: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics September 2014 – Ph.D. in Probability and Mathematical Statistics. topic: Statistical inference for spatial and space-time Cox point processes. supervisor: RNDr. Michaela Prokešová, Ph.D. September 2010 – Master’s degree in Probability, Mathematical Statistics and Econometry. topic: Influence of injection dose and body parameters on PET image quality by means of Monte Carlo simulations. supervisor: Mgr. JiÅ™í Boldyš, Ph.D. Institution 1) Department of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. 2) Department of Image Processing, Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the AS CR, Prague. Further experience 06/2014–07/2014: Research stay at Institut für Mathematik, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany. Working with prof. Lothar Heinrich on asymptotic problems in statistics for spatial point processes. 01/2012–06/2012: Research stay at Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Working on project “Computational stereology” under supervision of prof. Eva B.V. Jensen. Outcome – paper submitted to Journal of Microscopy

Research Interest

Spatial point processes and parameter estimation, random field theory, local stereology, image processing, analysis of medical images.