The document discusses the research topics and strategies of the Lasaris lab at Masaryk University. It provides overviews of the lab's research areas such as information systems, software architectures, and complex event processing. It also outlines the lab's academic and industrial partners, as well as goals to strengthen its research and teaching through strategic planning, habilitations, growing its PhD students, and closer collaborations.

1. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Current Research Topics@Lasaris
Tomáš Pitner1,2
1 Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta informatiky
tomp@fi.muni.cz
2 Universität Wien, Research Lab Educational Technologies
tomas.pitner@univie.ac.at
October 2010 — Brno, Czech Republic
Tomáš Pitner Current Research Topics@Lasaris

2. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Agenda
1 Overview
2 Research
3 Projects
4 Academic Partners
5 Industrial Partners
6 Strategy
Tomáš Pitner Current Research Topics@Lasaris

3. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Lab Software Architectures and Information Systems
History the youngest lab @FI (established spring 2009)
Location Šumavská Center (Šumavská 15, Brno, CZ)
Staff Bára Bühnová (deputy leader), Radek Ošlejšek,
ˇ
Jarda Rácek, Tomáš Pitner (leader)
PhDs Pavel Drášil, Tomáš Gregar, Jirka Koláˇ, Michal
r
Kolínek, Honza Koneˇ ný, Tomáš Ludík, Jarda
c
Škrabálek,
ˇ ˇ
Collaborators Jiˇí Hˇebícek (F. of Science), Jan Pavlovic
r r
(TTO), Lukáš Rychnovský (ICS), Martin
Osovský (ICS)
Goals Teaching, Primary and Applied Research in SWA,
IS, CEP. . .
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4. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Lasaris Research Areas
1 Information Systems (Jarda Rᡠek)
c
2 Software Architectures and Technologies (Bára
Bühnová)
3 Complex Event Processing (Tomáš Pitner)
4 Software Development and Management (Radek
Ošlejšek)
5 Technology-enhanced Learning (Tomáš Pitner)
6 Modern Mobile Platforms (Jaroslav Škrabálek)
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5. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Information Systems
1 ˇ
Enterprise information systems (leader Jarda Rácek)
2 Information technology in public administration
(eGovernment, eHealth, environmental informatics) (Jiˇí
r
Hˇebíˇ ek, Jarda Rᡠek)
r c c
3 Crisis management (Jarda Rᡠek)
c
4 PhDs: Tomáš Ludík (Visulization in Crisis Management)
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6. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Software Architectures and Technologies
1 Software architectures (leader Barbora Bühnová)
2 Enterprise systems technology (Jan Pavloviˇ )
c
3 Web-based systems (Tomáš Pitner)
4 ˇ
PhDs: Jan Konecný (Quality in Infrastructural Services)
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7. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Complex Event Processing
1 CEP for Service Systems (leader Tomáš Pitner)
2 PhDs: Michal Kolínek (Rich User Interfaces for CEP,
monitoring,. . . )
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8. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Software Development and Management
1 Software engineering and management (leader Radek
Ošlejšek)
2 Business process management and workflow systems
(Jan Pavloviˇ )
c
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9. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Technology-enhanced Learning
1 Person-centred approach and technology-enhanced
learning (leader Tomáš Pitner)
2 Virtual learning environments for technology-oriented and
enterprise learning (Jan Pavloviˇ )
c
3 E-learning effectivity evaluation (Jaroslav Rᡠek)
c
4 PhDs: Jarda Škrabálek, Jirka Kolᡠ(project Medusy),
r
Martin Komenda (Quality of E-learning),
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10. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Modern Mobile Platforms
1 Apple iOS and Google Android development (leader
Jaroslav Škrabálek)
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11. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Scientific
ˇ
Standard GACR project proposal with Charles Uni (MFF,
Jarda Pokorný), Uni of Pilsen (FAV, Karel Matoušek)
iCom (Uni Vienna, Renate Motschnig, Nino Tomaschek)
Semantic e-learning (MU Rector’s programme, Tom
Gregar)
Albireo II Webtop (FI Dean’s programme, Martin Novák et
al)
Inovations in Learning (FRVŠ, Jarda Škrabálek)
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12. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Innovation Vouchers
IT Logica (document management)
Takeplace.eu (all-in-one conference service system)
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13. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Teaching
.NET course
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14. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Faculty of Informatics
Lab of Service Systems (Zdenko Staníˇ ek)
c
ˇ
Lab of Search and Dialogue Systems (Ludek Bártek)
Jarek Pelikán
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15. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Masaryk University
Institute of Computer Science (Lukáš Rychnovský, Martin
ˇ
Osovský, Jan Koneˇ ný, Matej Bosák, Jarda Šedenka,. . . )
c
Technology Transfer Office (Honza Pavloviˇ , Jarda
c
Škrabálek, Honza Slovák)
Faculty of Science (Jiˇí Hˇebíˇ ek a studenti)
r r c
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16. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Brno
MU spin-offs (MycroftMind: Filip Procházka)
JIC and MIC (Microsoft IC)
Industrial partners (see further)
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17. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Vienna
University of Vienna, F. für Informatik
RLeT (Renate Motschnig) — long term partner, teaching
(Soft-skills for SSME), research, projects
Postgraduate Center (Nina Tomaschek, Edith Hammer) –
iCom project leader
Knowledge und Business Engineering (Uwe Zdun) –
teaching Software Architekturen
Zentraler Informatik Dienst (Hartmut Eich) – Master Thesis
at FI
Others (Sonja Kabicher, Michael Derntl, Simone
Kriegelstein) – Research and/or master thesis at FI
ERASMUS stays – Michal Kolínek, SS 2011
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18. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
FZI Karlsruhe
Team for Software Architectures (prof. Ralf Reussner)
PALLADIO framework
short-term mobility – Jan Koneˇ ný, Matej Bosák, WS 2010,
c
SS 2011,. . .
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19. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
RedHat
Virtual learning environment, project MEDUSY
medusy.sourceforge.net
FI: Jirka Koláˇ, RH: Martin Marciniszyn, Radek Vokál, Petr
r
Matoušek
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20. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Microsoft
On-line courses/.NET
.NET in teaching at FI (many courses)
ˇ
MS: Filip Rehoˇík, FI/ICS: Bára Bühnová, Martin Osovský
r
a kol.
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21. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
IBM
Rational Team Concert in teaching, extensions, case
studies,. . .
Software Summer Camp
Teaching (Enterprise Java)
Tomáš Pitner Current Research Topics@Lasaris

22. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Javlin
ETL systems (Clover ETL)
Extensions, modules,. . .
Integration with CEP applications
Javlin: Jaromír Juˇena, Michal Tomcsányi
r
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23. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Abstract
Community Systems — development and integration with
social networking systems (FB, Twitter)
bydleni.cz
Abstract: Josef Morávek, FI: Radek Ošlejšek, Tom Pitner,
DP/BP studenti
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24. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Mycroft Mind
Complex Event Processing — monitoring of network
security, large infrastructure management, service systems
www.mycroftmind.com
Network Security Monitoring Cluster (MPO project)
MM: Filip Procházka, FI: Tom Pitner, Jan Koneˇ ný, Michal
c
Kolínek, ICS: Martin Osovský, Lukáš Rychnovský
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25. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
IBA CZ
Java Enterprise systems and technology
Development tools and extensions (modules)
Software Summer Camp
IBA: Petr Adámek, FI: Jarda Rᡠek, Tom Pitner, DP/BP
c
studenti
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26. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Goals
Competitive in primary research
Excellence/leader in applied (industrial) research and
development
Strategic contributors to Science Park
Areas into technology platforms
ˇ
Industrial projects with Grant support (TACR)
Stable position in teaching (not extensive development,
quality-oriented)
Introduce new platforms (mobile)
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27. Overview
Research
Projects
Academic Partners
Industrial Partners
Strategy
Measures
Strategic documents for both internal and external needs
Consolidation in the core team, common research
topics and papers
Habilitations in progress (Jarda R.) or
planned/short-middle term (Bára B., Radek O.)
Growing number of PhDs in other areas (Jarda R., Radek
O.)
Guest professors
Closer cooperation with Faculty of Science
Closer cooperation with SSME
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