Peter Butka

I am working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Kosice, as a member of Center for Business Information Systems.

Fields of my interest

• machine learning, deep learning
• analysis of data in astrophysics and geophysics
• knowledge discovery in databases and texts
• formal concept analysis
• ontologies and semantic web technologies

Publications

• My publication profiles are available at: Google scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, ORCID, ResearchGate, DBLP

Teaching

• Languages for data analysis (information in Slovak)
• Business analytics (information in Slovak)
• Scheduling and Logistics (information in Slovak)
• Main Knowledge of Business Informatics Field and their Application (subject for state exam in Business Informatics study branch)

Projects

• 2022-2023: ASPIS - Feasibility study of data-driven Autonomous Service for Prediction of Ionospheric Scintillations, ESA (European Space Agency) grant project, 6th PECS Call, TUKE as subcontractor, team leader for TUKE
• 2022-2023: SK-S2P-Edu - Proposal for Slovak universities curriculum adaptation toward S2P market, ESA (European Space Agency) grant project, 7th PECS Call, TUKE as prime contractor, project leader
• 2021-2024: VEGA projekt no.1/0685/21 - Intepretable data analysis models to support decision making
• 2019-2023: COST action CA17137 G2net - A network for Gravitational Waves, Geophysics and Machine Learning, Management Committee member for Slovakia
• 2018-2022: APVV project no.APVV-17-0550 - Determinants of increased cardiovascular risk and their prognostic significance analyzed by machine learning in the detection of high-risk individuals
• 2018-2021: APVV project no.APVV-17-0267 - Automated Recognition of Antisocial Behaviour in Online Communities (REBELION)
• 2017-2021: APVV project no.APVV-16-0213 - Knowledge-based approaches for intelligent analysis of big data (KnowBot)
• 2017-2019: COST action TD1403 BIG-SKY-EARTH - Big Data Era in Sky and Earth Observation, Management Committee member for Slovakia
• 2016-2019: VEGA project no.1/0493/16 - Methods and models for data streams analysis, project deputy leader
• 2016-2020: IT Academy – Education for the 21st century (project supported by ESF, ITMS code: 312011F057), Activity 2: Innovation of study programmes and courses at universities in the Data Science area), coordinated by Faculty of Science, UPJŠ in Košice, member of Data Science team at FEI TUKE
• 2015-2017: KEGA project no.025TUKE-4/2015 - Introduction of Education in Big Data Analytics
• 2015-2017: KEGA project no.014TUKE-4/2015 - Digitalization, virtualization and testing of a small turbojet engine and its elements using stands for modern applied lecturing, project leader
• 2014-2017: COST Action IC1302 KEYSTONE - Semantic keyword-based search on structured data sources, Management Committee member for Slovakia
• 2012-2015: VEGA project no.1/1147/12 - Methods for analysis of collaborative processes supported by information systems
• 2013-2015: FP7 ICT-2009.1.3 No.257852 EBBITS - Enabling Business-Based Internet of Things and Services
• 2013-2015: IT tools and services for analysis of various types of processes, Pilot project No. 4 (PP4) within activity 3.1 "Pilot projects in Information and Communication Technologies" of the University Science Park Technicom
• 2012-2013: CE-FEI-II - Development of Centre of Information and Communication Technologies for Knowledge Systems (ITMS 26220120030)
• 2011-2014: APVV project no.APVV-0208-10 - Cognitive travelling in digital space of the Web and digital libraries supported by personalized services and social networks (TRADICE)
• 2011-2013: KEGA project no.065TUKE-4/2011 - Virtual laboratory of business informatics
• 2010-2013: FP7 IST-248128 OCOPOMO – Open COllaboration for POlicy MOdelling
• 2010-2012: IT4KT - Information Technologies for Knowledge Transfer (ITMS 26220220123)
• 2010-2011: VEGA project no.1/0042/10 – Methods for identification, annotation, search, access and composition of services using semantic metadata in support of selected process types
• 2009: Maria Curie project FP6, MTKD-CT-2005-029755:CzechVMXT (research stay at the CZech Technical University in Prague)
• 2007-2008: APVV project no.RPEU-0011-06 - Support for knowledge creation processes
• 2007-2008: VEGA project no.1/4074/07 - Methods for annotation, search, creation, and accessing knowledge employing metadata for semantic description of knowledge
• 2006-2008: FP6 IST-027128 SAKE - Semantic-enabled Agile Knowledge-based E-government
• 2006-2008: FP6 IST-2005-034891 HYDRA - Heterogeneous phYsical Devices in a distRibuted Architecture
• 2006-2007: FP6 IST-2004-27219 DEMO-Net - Network of Excellence in e-Participation
• 2005-2007: KEGA project no.3/3124/05 - Virtual laboratory for management of supply-purchase strings
• 2005-2006: DAAD project no.8/2004 - Text Mining for Metadata Extraction and Semantic Retrieval (german-slovak bilateral project)
• 2004-2006: VEGA project no.1/1060/04 - Document classification and annotation for the Semantic web
• 2004: HPSE-2001-00065 PRODGAP - The Determinants of the Productivity Gap

Contact

• e-mail: peter.butka@tuke.sk
• tel: (+421 55) 602 4280
• address: KKUI FEI, Technická univerzita v Košiciach, Letná 9/B, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
• Consultation hours for students: Friday 10:00 - 11:00 (room no.149, Vysokoškolská 4)