Research
In Slovakia, our faculty is consistently ranked as the top research faculty among institutions with the focus on natural sciences. The faculty main research themes are as follows:
Mathematics
- Applications of qualitative and quantitative methods of mathematics and statistics in natural, technical, and economic sciences
- Algebraic and geometric structures and discrete mathematics
- Methods of mathematical analysis and their applications to dynamical systems
Physics
- Physical mechanisms in living systems and their use in biomedicine and biotechnology
- Nanotechnologies, materials, and new technologies
- Field physics, subatomic and atomic particles and their applications
- Physical mechanisms of processes in the environmental system and their use to predict its variations
Computer Science
- Information processing laws and their applications to new information and communication technologies
- Methods and tools of computer science to support the knowledge society
Research Results, Seminars, Publications
Evolution of killer whales is compelled by cultural impact04. 06. 2016
That is the outcome of a study published on May 31st, 2016 in the Nature Communications magazine, which was initiated by Dr. Andrew Foote of the Bern...
Poincaré-Andronov-Melnikov Analysis for Non-Smooth Systems...24. 05. 2016
Poincaré-Andronov-Melnikov Analysis for Non-Smooth Systems is devoted to the study of bifurcations of periodic solutions for general n-dimensional...
Two awards Scientist of the Year for FMPI15. 05. 2016
Two of five Scientist of the Year awards went to the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics in the 19th Science of the Year Contest 2015. The ceremony...
Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Physics Classes in...11. 04. 2016
Critical thinking, being a general competency, is usable in different professions and areas of human life. In most professions, the crucial ability is to be...
A baby´s DNA is hidden in the mother´s blood. What does it...14. 01. 2016
Informatics PhD students at the FMPI, MSc Budiš and MSc Ďuriš, participate in the development of a unique medical test.
The Spanish king inaugurated the AMOS UK system28. 06. 2015
Bratislava/Teide, Tenerife June 28th, 2015. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of astronomical observatories in the Canary Islands the Spanish king Felipe...
Seven top teams of FMPI24. 06. 2015
In May 2015 the Accreditation committee assessed the pilot project in identification of top teams at Slovak universities. Seven teams of FMPI won the title,...
A unique hydrogen sensor from FMPI21. 05. 2015
The team of the Department of the Experimental Physics led by Prof. Plecenik designed a unique hydrogen sensor applicable not only in the automobile industry....
The Finite-Difference Modelling of Earthquake Motions:...23. 06. 2016
Providing a systematic tutorial introduction to the finite-difference (FD) numerical modelling technique, this book explores its applications to earthquake...