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Alena Šolcová

Alena Šolcová works in mathematical logic and the histories of mathematics and computing; her teaching includes a student essay topic on AI history and regulation. She studied mathematics and philosophy at Charles University, taught in Prague schools, and developed an interactive mathematics and physics exhibition at the National Technical Museum. She joined CTU's Civil Engineering faculty in 1994, completed a doctorate in mathematics applied to civil engineering in 2005, and moved into theoretical informatics at CTU. Her 2014 paper covers propositional logic; she leads SEDMA, the history seminar founded in 1992, and chairs the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists. Asteroid 58682 Alenašolcová was named in her honor in 2007, and she is an associate professor at CTU's Faculty of Information Technology.

Now at
SEDMA, Czech Technical University in Prague and Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists
Works
54
Citations
110
h-index
4
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1968–1973

    Mathematics and philosophy at Charles University

    She studies mathematics at Charles University's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics from 1968 to 1973 and philosophy at its Faculty of Arts from 1968 to 1972.

  2. 1973–1991

    Teaching mathematics in Prague

    She teaches at secondary schools in Prague from 1973 to 1983, then serves as an assistant in mathematics at Charles University's Faculty of Education from 1983 to 1991.

  3. 1991–1993

    An interactive museum exhibition

    At Prague's National Technical Museum, she develops the interactive exhibition Experimentem k poznání on mathematics and physics in 1991–1993.

  4. Since 1992

    A seminar on science history

    Since 1992, she leads SEDMA, a seminar on the history of mathematics, informatics and astronomy.

  5. 1994–2012

    Civil engineering and theoretical informatics

    She joins CTU's Faculty of Civil Engineering as a mathematics assistant in 1994 and completes a doctorate in mathematics for civil engineering in 2005 with the thesis Fermat's Ideas Revived in Mathematics Applied in Engineering. In 2009, she moves to CTU's Faculty of Information Technology as an associate professor in theoretical informatics, a role she holds through 2012.

  6. 2007

    An asteroid named for her

    The International Astronomical Union names asteroid 58682 Alenašolcová in her honor in 2007.

  7. Since 2013

    Applied mathematics and JČMF chair

    She is an associate professor in applied mathematics at CTU's Faculty of Information Technology, a post she has held since 2013, and has chaired the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists since 2018. In 2014, she publishes a paper explaining the Karnaugh method for minimizing propositional forms.

  8. October 2026

    Teaching technology history at CTU

    She remains an associate professor in applied mathematics at CTU's Department of Applied Mathematics. In the summer semester of 2025/2026, she teaches History of Mathematics and Informatics, and she teaches History of Technology at CTU in 2026/2027. Her History of Technology course includes a student essay topic on AI history and regulation; her work spans mathematical logic, number theory, selected numerical methods, and the histories of mathematics, computing and astronomy.

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Career

  1. Since 2018Union of Czech Mathematicians and PhysicistsChair
  2. Since 1994Czech Technical University in PragueMathematics assistant, Associate professor in theoretical informatics
  3. Since 1992SEDMALeader
  4. 1983–1991Charles UniversityAssistant in mathematics

Education

  1. 2005Czech Technical University in PragueDoctorate in mathematics for civil engineering
  2. 1973Charles UniversityMathematics studies

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. 17 lectures on Fermat numbers: from number theory to geometry2001 · 78 citations
  2. From Great Discoveries in Number Theory to Applications2021 · Springer eBooks · 6 citations
  3. On a Connection of Number Theory with Graph Theory2021 · Springer eBooks · 6 citations
  4. Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers2021 · Springer eBooks · 5 citations
  5. How to Measure Gravitational Aberration?2006 · Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union · 3 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Czech Technical University in Prague. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 33%Includes Czech Technical University in Prague. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 33% in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Czech Technical University in Prague. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  4. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 113 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Czech Technical University in Prague. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 113 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. CV | Alena Šolcová alenasolcova.cz. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Alena Šolcová - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. 01 – Matematika a statistika ddmpraha.cz. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. doc. RNDr. Alena Šolcová, Ph.D. - FIT CTU fit.cvut.cz. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. History of Technology | Alena Šolcová alenasolcova.cz. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. BIE-History of Mathematics and Informatics | Alena Šolcová alenasolcova.cz. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. History of Technology bilakniha-new.is.cvut.cz. Checked 18 October 2026.