KInIT is an independent, non-profit institute dedicated to intelligent technology research. We bring together and nurture experts in artificial intelligence and other areas of computer science, with connections to other disciplines:

  • Web and user data processing including false information and malicious behavior modeling
  • Processing and comprehension of natural language
  • Data analysis for green energy
  • Information security
  • Ethics and human values in intelligent technologies

We are the first independent institute of its kind in Slovakia

KInIT combines the excellent competencies of academic researchers and educators with innovative companies, their needs and experience.

By involving the private sector, we seek to create a healthy research ecosystem that is connected to existing universities, the Slovak Academy of Sciences and above all to the international community.

Our mission

Improve

Slovakia’s competitiveness by amassing diverse talent in a multidisciplinary research environment focused on intelligent technologies

Connect

the private and public sectors through active co-operation, education and support for evidence-based decision-making

Encourage

responsible innovation, expansion of knowledge, talent cultivation

Our values

Quality

We demand the best from ourselves and our partners to ensure that we constantly improve.

Transparency

We make our decisions, verify our hypotheses, and present our results in a transparent manner.

Honesty

We support honesty and fairness in our approach to both people and data. Our research is responsible and we always take ethics into account.

Diversity

We consider our research from various points of view and co-operate with researchers from diverse disciplines. We believe that only a diverse perspective ensures quality.

Curiosity

We are open to questions and new ideas. We seek out challenges and get excited about every new discovery.

Our Goals

TALENT

Increase the availability of talent in Slovakia by giving young people a reason to stay here and build careers that have strong international connections.

WORLD-CLASS, RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH

Build a space that fosters impactful, responsible research, attract and nurture top researchers in their given fields and cultivate expertise that could be transferred into the private sector or used in community development.

R&D&I IN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Stimulate the best solutions to support the use of intelligent technologies in business through research activities that are connected with the academic sphere.

ECONOMIC
SUSTAINABILITY

Create and apply schemes that allow effective and economically sustainable research and talent development.

KInIT Leadership

Maria Bielikova
Director General KInIT, Board of Trustees Member
Marián Šimko
Deputy Director General KInIT, Board of Trustees Member
Viktor Prímus
Chief Operations Officer KInIT
Michal Kompan
Chief Research Officer KInIT
Diana Lokere
Chief People & Culture Officer KInIT
Richard Marko
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, CEO ESET
Martin Kubík
Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees, CIO Tatra banka
Ján Lunter
Board of Trustees Member, CEO Innovatrics
Michaela Benedigová
Board of Trustees Member, Managing Director & Partner, Seesame
Jakub Šimko
Board of Trustees Member, KInIT

KInIT Team

Viktor Bachratý
Research Consultant
Alexandra Barančíková
Research Intern
Róbert Belanec
PhD Student
Eva Beláková
Office Manager
Ivana Beňová
PhD Student
Maria Bielikova
Lead and Researcher
Miroslav Blšták
Research Engineer
Anna Bou Ezzeddine
Researcher
Kamil Burda
Researcher
Ján Cipár
HR Intern
Ján Čegiň
PhD Student
Matej Čief
PhD Student
Kris Farrugia
Research Engineer
Jakub Fedorko
Research Engineer
Adrián Gavorník
Research Intern
Andrea Gazdaricová
Marketing Intern
Michal Gladiš
Ethics Consultant
Patrik Goldschmidt
PhD Student
Michal Gregor
Researcher
Gabriela Grmanová
Researcher
Katarína Házyová
Project Administrator
Andrea Horváthová
Volunteer
Andrea Hrčková
Researcher
Martin Hyben
Researcher
Daniela Chudá
Researcher
Ivan Kačala
Research Engineer
Sandra Karabelli
Project Manager
Peter Karas
Research Intern
Pavol Kebis
Research Intern
Matej Kloska
Research Engineer
Michal Kompan
Lead and Researcher
Jakub Kopál
Research Engineer
Jaroslav Kopčan
Research Engineer
Lívia Kostová
Research Intern
Lucia Kotuľáková
Partnerships Manager
Sebastian Kula
Researcher
Roman Matúš Labuš
Research Intern
Peter Lacko
Researcher
Santiago de Leon
PhD Student MSCA Doctoral Network
Diana Lokere
Chief People & Culture Officer
Marek Lóderer
Researcher
Mária Lucká
Researcher
Dominik Macko
Researcher
Jozef Magdolen
Research Engineer
Matej Maderič
Product Manager
Martin Melišek
Research Intern
Matúš Mesarčík
Ethics and Law Specialist
Miroslava Micová
Senior Project Manager
Martin Mocko
PhD Student
Róbert Móro
Researcher
Tomáš Nagy
Research Intern
Pavol Návrat
Researcher
Dominika Nosková
Marketing and Communications Manager
Ivan Novgorodtsev
Research Engineer
Štefan Oreško
Researcher
Marianna Palková
Communications Specialist
Peter Pavlík
PhD Student
Branislav Pecher
PhD Student
Matúš Pikuliak
Research Consultant
Peter Pištek
Researcher
Juraj Podroužek
Lead and Researcher
Viktor Prímus
Chief Operations Officer
Andrej Ridzik
Research Engineer
Viera Rozinajová
Lead and Researcher
Tomáš Sako
Research Engineer
Michal Sandanus
Research Engineer
Želmíra Schmidtová
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Natália Slosiarová
Research Intern
Michal Spiegel
Research Intern
Ivan Srba
Researcher
Jakub Ševcech
Research Consultant 10/2020-09/2021
Jakub Šimko
Lead and Researcher
Marián Šimko
Lead and Researcher
Paulína Števíková
Project Administrator
Júlia Šufliarska
Marketing Intern
Martin Tamajka
Research Engineer
Marcel Veselý
Research Engineer
Kristína Volnerová
HR Generalist
Ivan Vykopal
PhD Student
Martin Výboh
Research Intern
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Who was Kempelen?

Wolfgang von Kempelen (1743 – 1804) was born in Bratislava. He was an important polyhistor, polyglot, inventor, artist, playwright but also an illusionist. Today we would say that he was a great innovator. Some of his best-known inventions can be described as a breakthrough in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence: a chess machine and a speaking machine. He is also referred to as Bratislava’s Da Vinci.

We want to contribute to a better future

By supporting talented students, BrAIn aims to advance the knowledge transfer in the field of computer science and intelligent technologies with connections to the social sciences and humanities.
We believe that multidisciplinarity is a necessary part of ensuring that AI is developed in a manner that benefits everyone.

Learn more about BrAIn

Annual Reports

Annual report 2022
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Annual report 2021
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Documents

Gender Equality Plan 2021-2025
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