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
Peter Farkaš
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
Daniela Chudá
Board of Trustees Member, KInIT

KInIT Team

Ivan Agarský
PhD Student
Viktor Bachratý
Research Consultant
Eva Beláková
Office Manager
Ivana Beňová
PhD Student
Maria Bielikova
Lead and Researcher
Miroslav Blšták
Research Engineer
Anna Bou Ezzeddine
Researcher
Kamil Burda
Researcher
Richard Cepka
Research Intern
Ján Cipár
HR Intern
Ján Čegiň
PhD Student
Matej Čief
PhD Student
Peter Farkaš
Chief Operations Officer
Kris Farrugia
Researcher
Jakub Fedorko
Research Engineer
Martin Garaj
Research Consultant
Adrián Gavorník
Research Intern
Andrea Gazdaricová
Marketing Intern
Michal Gladiš
Ethics Consultant
Patrik Goldschmidt
PhD Student
Michal Gregor
Researcher
Peter Griger
Research Engineer
Gabriela Grmanová
Researcher
Andrea Horváthová
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Andrea Hrčková
Researcher
Martin Hyben
Researcher
Daniela Chudá
Researcher
Peter Karas
Research Intern
Matej Kloska
Research Engineer
Michal Kompan
Lead and Researcher
Lucia Kotuľáková
Partnerships Manager
Sebastian Kula
Researcher
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
Matej Maderič
Product Manager
Martin Melišek
Research Intern
Matúš Mesarčík
Ethics and Law Specialist
Miroslava Micová
Project Manager
Martin Mocko
PhD Student
Elena Moťovská
Project Manager
Róbert Móro
Researcher
Pavol Návrat
Researcher
Dominika Nosková
Marketing and Communications Manager
Ivan Novgorodtsev
Research Engineer
Štefan Oreško
Researcher
Rastislav Papšo
PhD Student
Peter Pavlík
PhD Student
Andrea Pavlíková
Project Manager
Branislav Pecher
PhD Student
Matúš Pikuliak
Researcher
Peter Pištek
Researcher
Juraj Podroužek
Lead and Researcher
Tomáš Remiš
Research Intern
Andrej Ridzik
Research Engineer
Viera Rozinajová
Lead and Researcher
Tomáš Sako
Research Engineer
Želmíra Schmidtová
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Natália Slosiarová
Research Intern
Ivan Srba
Researcher
Jakub Ševcech
Research Consultant
Jakub Šimko
Lead and Researcher
Marián Šimko
Lead and Researcher
Júlia Šufliarska
Marketing Intern
Martin Tamajka
Research Engineer
Marcel Veselý
Research Intern
Petra Vrablecová
Researcher
Ivan Vykopal
Research Intern
kempelen

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.

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