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Vaclav Hlavac

Also known as Václav Hlaváč

Vaclav Hlavac is a professor of engineering cybernetics at the Czech Technical University in Prague, working on computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous robotics. Born in 1956, he completed a master's degree there in 1981 and a doctorate in 1987, then became head of the Center for Machine Perception in 1996 and a professor in 1998. With Milan Sonka and Roger Boyle, he coauthored Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision, whose fourth edition appeared from Cengage Learning in 2015. The International Association for Pattern Recognition named him a fellow in 2004 for contributions to pattern analysis and image processing. As of October 2026, he is deputy director of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, which he helped found in 2013, and principal investigator of Golem Flexi, a machine-vision project running through 2027.

Now at
Czech Technical University in Prague and Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics
Works
189
Citations
7,557
h-index
32

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 17 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1981–1987

    A doctorate in Prague

    Born in 1956, he completes a master's degree at the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1981 and a doctorate there in 1987.

  2. 1996

    Center for Machine Perception

    In 1996 he becomes head of the Center for Machine Perception at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

  3. 1998

    Professor of engineering cybernetics

    He becomes a professor of engineering cybernetics at the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1998. Research interests include computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous robotics.

  4. 2004

    An IAPR fellowship

    The International Association for Pattern Recognition names him a fellow in 2004 for contributions to pattern analysis and image processing.

  5. 2013

    Founding a robotics institute

    In 2013 he is one of the founders of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, and full-time employment there begins in 2016.

  6. 2015

    A machine vision textbook

    With Milan Sonka and Roger Boyle, he publishes the fourth edition of Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision with Cengage Learning in 2015.

  7. 2025–2027

    Machine vision for bagging

    Golem Flexi runs from 2025 to 2027 with him as principal investigator at CIIRC, on robotics and machine vision for an automated bagging system.

  8. As of October 2026

    Deputy director at CIIRC

    In 2026 he is deputy director of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics.

Sources and credits

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  1. Vaclav Hlavac, Personal web page people.ciirc.cvut.cz. Checked 16 October 2026.
  2. Václav Hlaváč - Wikidata wikidata.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  3. CMP – Center for Machine Perception @ CTU in Prague cmp.felk.cvut.cz. Checked 16 October 2026.
  4. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  5. Machine perception and image analysis bilakniha.cvut.cz. Checked 16 October 2026.
  6. Golem Flexi | CIIRC ciirc.cvut.cz. Checked 16 October 2026.
  7. CIIRC staff meeting: a successful 2025, a challenging 2026 and a clear direction for the future | CIIRC ciirc.cvut.cz. Checked 16 October 2026.
  8. Václav Hlaváč in an interview on the program Rozstřel on iDnes.cz. | CIIRC ciirc.cvut.cz. Checked 16 October 2026.