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3 THE UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA The University of Ostrava (Czech Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě) is located in the city of Ostrava, Moravian- Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Founded in 1991, it is the youngest public university, divided into 6 faculties and 2 institutes. Since the very beginning, the University of Ostrava has provided the muchneeded focus on the research of humanities and social as well as natural sciences, helping to redress the historic imbalance in a region traditionally dominated by heavy industry and technical studies. Faculty of Arts Pedagogical Faculty Faculty of Science Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Social Studies European Research Institute for Social Work Institute for Research and Applications of Fuzzy Modeling / European Centre of Excellence IT4Innovations UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA WEBSITE CZECH: ENGLISH: THE CITY The City of Ostrava is the residential town of the Moravian-Silesian Region, a traditional and modern crossroads in Europe, with over inhabitants. Ostrava is the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, situated 10 km from the border with Poland and 50 km from the border with Slovakia. It was formerly a heavy industrial city and now it is the most important traffic and business centre of Northern Moravia and Silesia and one of the most important knowledge centres of the Czech Republic. There are three universities one of them is the well-known University of Ostrava. Ostrava is also a cultural city with four theatres, galleries and is famous for holding of concerts, festivals and sport events. Berlin Warsaw Bruxelles GERMANY POLAND BELGIUM Wroclaw Prague CZECH REPUBLIC Ostrava FRANCE Brno SLOVAKIA Munich AUSTRIA Vienna Bratislava Budapest SWITZERLAND HUNGARY Milano ITALY 1.

4 Regarding research and development, several teams of internationally acknowledged experts from the University of Ostrava are highly interested and ready to engage in cooperation in the Seventh Framework Programme or Horizon Therefore, in our search for potential partners/ coordinators/consortia, we would like to present the following profiles with more details regarding our state-of-the-art expertise, resources and contacts which might be beneficial to your research and development activities. 1/ BIOPHYSICS, BIOCHEMISTRY AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS Head: Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Špunda, CSc. Phone: , Page 3. 2/ BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ITS EVOLUTION Head: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Ďuriš, CSc. Phone: Page 11. 3/GENOMICS AND EVOLUTION OF PROTISTS Head: Mgr. Marek Eliáš, Ph.D. Phone: Page 15. 4/ NUMBER THEORY, DIOPHANTINE APPROXIMATIONS, FUZZY MATHEMATICS Head: Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Hančl, CSc. Phone: Page 21. 5/ ALGEBRAIC AND LOGIC METHODS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY Head: Prof. Ing. Vilém Novák, DrSc. Phone: Page 23. 6/ CITY AND REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CENTRE Head: RNDr. Petr Rumpel, Ph.D. Phone: Page 27. 7/ POLITICAL AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY Head: Prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc. Phone: Page 32. 8/ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY Head: prof. PhDr. Aleš Zářický, Ph.D. Phone: , Page 41. 9/RESEARCH ON EDUCATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF ICT Head: RNDr. Martin Malčík, Ph.D. Phone: Page / HUMAN MOTION DIAGNOSTIC CENTR Head: Mgr. Daniel Jandačka, Ph.D. Phone: Page / EUROPEAN IDENTITY RESEARCH Head: PhDr. Denisa Labischová, PhD. Phone: Page

5 BIOPHYSICS, BIOCHEMISTRY AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS MAIN ACTIVITY The research focuses on the examination of impact of significant environmental factors (radiation and its spectral composition, temperature, CO₂ concentration, and other climate change manifestations) on the photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants, from adjustment mechanisms of the light utilization, to the photosynthetic activity response at the level of leaves, plants, and partly the whole plant canopy as well. Experimental research is especially based on the application of biophysical methods of optical spectroscopy to examine the structure and functional state of the assimilatory apparatus, and the development of biochemical methods to analyse components of the assimilatory apparatus including biologically active substances. Model experiments are conducted with plants grown under precisely defined microclimatic conditions in growth chambers at our worksite. Field research is predominantly carried out at the Experimental Ecological Research Site of the Global Change Research Centre of the AS CR at Bílý Kříž in the mountains of Moravskoslezské Beskydy (in model stands of Norway spruce and common beech cultivated under double and ambient CO₂ concentrations, in Norway spruce monoculture and experimental meadows). HEAD: Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Špunda, CSc. PHONE: , TEAM MEMBERS: Mgr. Michal Štroch, Ph.D., Mgr. Irena Kurasová, Ph.D. Doc. RNDr. Jiří Kalina, Ph.D. Mgr. Martin Navrátil, Ph.D. Mgr Václav Karlický Mgr. Daniel Vrábl Mgr. Jakub Nezval Mgr. Ladislav Šigut RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (Last 5 years) Participation in National Projects (Programmes/Providers) Changes of Rubisco Activity and Content under the Impact of Elevated CO₂ Concentration. GA ČR 522/06/0930 Non-radiative Dissipation of Excitation Energy in Relation to Organization of Pigment-protein Complexes in Photosynthetic Apparatus of Higher Plants. GA ČR 522/07/P246

6 Acclimation of the Norway Spruce Photosynthetic Apparatus to Changes of Incident Solar Radiation. GA ČR 522/07/0759 Diffusion of CO₂ within the Leaf Mesophyll: the Role of Aquaporin Proteins, GAAV KJB Regulace morfogeneze průduchů podmínkami prostředí a fyziologickými pochody v listu [Regulation of Stomatal Morphogenesis by the Conditions of the Environment and Physiological Processes in the Leaf], GAČR 206/08/0787 (Research Consortium Member) Srovnání fyziologických a molekulárně - biologických metod použitelných pro hodnocení citlivosti pšenice a jec mene k suchu a posouzení jejich vhodnosti pro selekci tolerantních genotypu [Comparison of Physiological and Molecular Biology Methods Used to Determine Drought Sensitivity of Wheat and Barley and to Assess their Suitability Regarding Selection of Tolerant Genotypes], NAZV QH Dynamika a variabilita epidermálního UV stínění a ochranné funkce karotenoidů u vyšších rostlin v důsledků změn radiac ního prostředí [Dynamics and Variability of Epidermal UV Shielding and Protective Functions of Carotenoids in Higher Plants Following the Changes in the Radiation Environment], GA ČR 522/09/0468 CzechGlobe Centrum pro studium dopadů globální změny klimatu [CzechGlobe Centre of Global Climate Change Impacts Studies] (OP VaVpI CZ.1.05/1.1.00/ ) Institut Environmentálních technologií [Institute of Environmental Technology] (OP VaVpI CZ.1.05/2.1.00/ ) Oxid uhlic itý jako signální molekula při výměně plynů a vývoji listu [Carbon Dioxide as the Signalling Molecule in Gas Exchange and Leaf Development], GAČR P501/12/1261 (Research Consortium Member) Organising Conferences (National/International) Within the implementation of the OpVK Bionet Centrum project (CZ.1.07/2.4.00/ ), the Biophysics Research Group of the Physics Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ostrava, organised two two-day workshops focused on Plant Science with national and international participation (21-22 October Plant Response to UV Radiation, 3-4 November 2011 Workshop with Specialists from the Department of Biophysics of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Palacký University of Olomouc, and the Global Change Research Centre of Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Brno). Participation in European (Framework Programmes/EUREKA/EUROSTARS/COST) and International Cooperation COST Action FA0906: UV-B Radiation: A specific regulator of plant growth and food quality in a changing climate (UV4growth) ( ) Other Foreign Activities a) International Contacts Hartmut K Lichtenthaler and Claus Buschmann: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute II, Karslruhe, Germany; Jamue Flexas, Universtitet Illes Balears, Group Recerca Biol Plantes Condic Mediterranies, Dept Biol, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Gyozo Garab, Petar Lambrev: Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Photosynthetic Membranes, Szeged, Hungary; 4.

7 Mathew T Robson: Department of Biosciences, Plant Biology, University of Helsinki, Finland; b) Publications/Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals ( ) LICHTENTHALER, H.K., AČ, A., MAREK, M.V., KALINA, J., URBAN, O. 2007: Differences in pigment composition, photosynthetic rates and chlorophyll fluorescence images of sun and shade leaves of four tree species. Plant Physiol Biochem 45: NAVRÁTIL M., ŠPUNDA V., MARKOVÁ I., JANOUŠ D. 2007: Spectral composition of photosynthetically active radiation penetrating into a Norway spruce canopy: the opposite dynamics of the blue/red spectral ratio during clear and overcast days. Trees 21: URBAN O., AČ A., KALINA J., PRIWITZER T., ŠPRTOVÁ M., ŠPUNDA V., MAREK M.V. 2007: Temperature dependences of carbon assimilation processes in four dominant species from mountain grassland ecosystem. Photosynthetica 45: URBAN O., JANOUŠ D., ACOSTA M., CZERNÝ R., MARKOVÁ I., NAVRÁTIL M., PAVELKA M., POKORNÝ R., ŠPRTOVÁ M., ZHANG R., ŠPUNDA V., GRACE J., MAREK M.V. 2007: Ecophysiological controls over the net ecosystem exchange of mountain spruce stand. Comparison of the response in direct vs. diffuse solar radiation. Global Change Biol 13: ŠTROCH M., KULDOVÁ K., KALINA J., ŠPUNDA V. 2008: Dynamics of the xanthophyll cycle and nonradiative dissipation of absorbed light energy during exposure of Norway spruce to high irradiance. J Plant Physiol 165: ŠTROCH M., LENK S., NAVRÁTIL M., ŠPUNDA V., BUSCHMANN C. 2008: Epidermal UV-shielding and photosystem II adjustment in wild type and chlorina f2 mutant of barley during exposure to increased PAR and UV radiation. Environ Exp Bot 64: KOŠVANCOVÁ M., URBAN O., ŠPRTOVÁ M., HRSTKA M., KALINA J., TOMÁŠKOVÁ I., ŠPUNDA V., MAREK M.V. 2009: Photosynthetic induction in broadleaved Fagus sylvatica and coniferous Picea abies cultivated under ambient and elevated CO₂ concentrations. Plant Sci 177 (2): KOŠVANCOVÁ-ZITOVÁ M., URBAN O., NAVRÁTIL M., ŠPUNDA V., ROBSON T.M., MAREK M.V. 2009: Blue radiation stimulates photosynthetic induction in Fagus sylvatica L. Photosynthetica 47 (3): VRÁBL D., VAŠKOVÁ M., HRONKOVÁ M., ŠANTRŮČEK J., FLEXAS J. 2009: Mesophyll conductance estimated by two independent methods: effect of variable CO₂ and abscisic acid. Journal of Experimental botany 60: KARLICKÝ V., PODOLINSKÁ J., NADKANSKÁ L., ŠTROCH M., ČAJÁNEK M., ŠPUNDA V. 2010: Pigment composition and functional state of the thylakoid membranes during preparation of samples for pigment-protein complexes separation by nondenaturing gel electrophoresis. Photosynthetica 48: ŠTROCH M., VRÁBL D., PODOLINSKÁ J., KALINA J., URBAN O., ŠPUNDA V. 2010: Acclimation of Norway spruce photosynthetic apparatus to the combined effect of high irradiance and temperature. J Plant Physiol 167: TESLOVÁ P., KALINA J., URBAN O. 2010: Simultánní stanovení obsahu nestrukturních sacharidů a

8 2012 škrobu v listech vyšších rostlin metodou využívající anthronového c inidla [Simultaneous determination of non-structural saccharide and starch content in leaves of higher plants by the Anthrone-based method]. Chemické listy 104: MILOSLAVINA Y., LAMBREV P.H., JÁVORFI T., VÁRKONYI Z., KARLICKÝ V., WALL J.S., HIND G., GARAB G. 2012: Anisotropic circular dichroism signatures of oriented thylakoid membranes and lamellar aggregates of LHCII. Photosynth Res 111: URBAN O., KLEM K., AČ A., HAVRÁNKOVÁ K., HOLIŠOVÁ P., NAVRÁTIL M., ZITOVÁ M., KOZLOVÁ K., POKORNÝ R., ŠPRTOVÁ M., TOMÁŠKOVÁ I., ŠPUNDA V., GRACE J. 2012: Impact of clear and cloudy sky conditions on the vertical distribution of photosynthetic CO₂ uptake within a spruce canopy. Functional Ecology 26: KLEM K., AČ A., HOLUB P., KOVÁČ D., ŠPUNDA V., ROBSON T.M., URBAN O. 2012: Interactive effects of PAR and UV radiation on the physiology, morphology and leaf optical properties of two barley varieties. Environ Exp Bot 75: c) International Conference Contributions 2009 HRVOLOVÁ B., KALINA J. 2009: Selektivní extrakce vybraných karotenoidů [Selective extraction of selected carotenoids]. In: 61st International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, ChemZi 5 (9), Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, 7-11 September 2009, (ISSN ) KARLICKÝ V., PODOLINSKÁ J., BABICOVÁ M., ČAJÁNEK M., ŠTROCH M., ŠPUNDA V. 2009: Analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence spectra of LHC II isolated from wild-type barley and its chlorophyll b-less mutant chlorina f2 grown under different irradiances. In: 8th International Conference Ecophysiological Aspects of Plant Responses to Stress Factors, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31 (Supplement 1), Cracow, Poland, September 2009, S-41. ISSN (Print) (Online) NAVRÁTIL M., ŠPUNDA V., JANČÍKOVÁ H., AČ A. 2009: Photochemical reflectance index for estimation of activity of xanthophyll cycle in Picea abies. In: 8th International Conference Eco-physiological Aspects of Plant Responses to Stress Factors, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31 (Supplement 1), Cracow, Poland, September 2009, S-84. ISSN (Print) (Online) PODOLINSKÁ J., NADKANSKÁ L., KARLICKÝ V., ŠTROCH M., KALINA J., ŠPUNDA V. 2009: Aspects of barley thylakoid membranes preparation and storage for analysis of pigment-protein complexes by native electrophoresis. In: 8th International Conference Eco-physiological Aspects of Plant Responses to Stress Factors, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31 (Supplement 1), Cracow, Poland, September 2009, S ISSN (Print) (Online) ŠIGUT L., KOŠVANCOVÁ M., URBAN O., ŠPUNDA V. 2009: Analysis of Norway spruce acclimation to different radiation and temperature regimes. In: 8th International Conference Eco-physiological Aspects of Plant Responses to Stress Factors, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31 (Supplement 1), Cracow, Poland, September 2009, S-50. ISSN (Print) (Online) ŠPUNDA V., NOSEK Z., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ E., TESLOVÁ P., KALINA J., ŠTROCH M., NAVRÁTIL M. 2009: Adjustment of the temperature dependence of photosystem II function upon acclimation of Norway spruce seedlings to different radiation and elevated temperature. In: 8th International Conference Eco-physiological Aspects of Plant Responses to Stress Factors, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31 (Supplement 1), Cracow, Poland, September 2009, S ISSN (Print) (Online) 6.

9 ŠTROCH M., PODOLINSKÁ J., KARLICKÝ V., BABICOVÁ M., ČAJÁNEK M., KALINA J., ŠPUNDA V. 2009: Thermal energy dissipation in relation to the organization of light-harvesting complexes in wild-type barley and its chlorophyll b-less mutant chlorina f2. In: 8th International Conference Eco-physiological Aspects of Plant Responses to Stress Factors, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31 (Supplement 1), Cracow, Poland, September 2009, S ISSN (Print) (Online) KARLICKÝ V., ŠTROCH M., PODOLINSKÁ J., ČAJÁNEK M., ŠPUNDA V. 2009: Chlorophyll fluorescence spectra of LHC II isolated from wild-type barley and its chlorophyll b-less mutant chlorina f2 grown under different irradiances. Ebernburg Workshop Leaf Optics, Ebernburg, Germany, 7-9 October 2009 NEZVAL J., KALINA J., ŠPUNDA V. 2009: Identification and quantification of UV-absorbing phenolic compounds in barley leaves. Standardization of HPLC-DAD technique. Ebernburg Workshop Leaf Optics, Ebernburg, Germany, 7-9 October 2009 ŠPUNDA V., KALINA J., ŠTROCH M., KOŠVANCOVÁ M., URBAN O., ŠIGUT L., NOSEK Z., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ E., TESLOVÁ P. 2009: Surprising response of Norway spruce assimilatory apparatus to combined exposure at high irradiances and elevated temperatures. Ebernburg Workshop Leaf Optics, Ebernburg, Germany, 7-9 October 2009 NEZVAL J. 2010: The response of soluble leaf phenolics during acclimation of spring barley to reduced PAR in the absence of UV-radiation. Workshop Plant Response to UV radiation, BioNet Centrum (CZ.1.07/2.4.00/ ), Ostrava, Czech Republic, October ŠPUNDA V. 2010: Carotenoid mediated photoprotection and UV-shielding in plant response to radiation changes. Workshop Plant Response to UV radiation, BioNet Centrum (CZ.1.07/2.4.00/ ), Ostrava, Czech Republic, October ŠTROCH M. 2010: Epidermal UV-shielding and PS II adjustment during acclimation of low- and high-light grown barley to excessive UV-B radiation. Workshop Plant Response to UV radiation, BioNet Centrum (CZ.1.07/2.4.00/ ), Ostrava, Czech Republic, October ŠTROCH M., NEZVAL J., KARLICKÝ V., VOLFOVÁ M., BENEŠOVÁ H., ŠIGUT L., KURASOVÁ I., ŠPUNDA V. 2011: Dynamics of acclimation of the assimilation apparatus to excessive UV-B radiation in barley grown under low and high PAR. In: Abstracts of the 1st Annual Meeting of COST Action FA0906 UV4growth, Szeged, Hungary, 7-9 February 2011, 29. ISBN KARLICKÝ V., STROUHAL O., ILÍK P., ŠTROCH M., KURASOVÁ I., ŠPUNDA V. 2011: The acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to different intensity of PAR. In: Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability, Baku, Azerbaijan, July 24-30, 142 NEZVAL J., KALINA J., ŠTROCH M., ŠPUNDA V. 2011: The effect of different radiation conditions on the qualitative and quantitative composition of unbound phenolic compounds in barley leaves examined by UV-VIS absorption spectrophotometry and HPLC-DAD. In: XXIV. SPPS Congress, Stavanger, Norway, August 21-25, ŠTROCH M., KOTYZOVÁ A., NEZVAL J., NOSEK Z., KARLICKÝ V., PÁNÍK R., ŠPUNDA V. 2011: Acclimation response of barley plants grown under low and high PAR to supplemental UV-A exposure. In: XXIV. SPPS Congress, Stavanger, Norway, August 21-25, 59 MILOSLAVINA Y., LAMBREV P.H., JAVORFI T., VARKONYI Z., KARLICKÝ V., WALL J.S., HIND G.,

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11 GARAB G. 2011: Anisotropic circular dichroism signatures of oriented thylakoid membranes and lamellar aggregates of LHCII. In: 8th EBSA European Biophysics Congress, European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters 40 (Supplement 1), Budapest, Hungary, August 23-27, ISSN KALINA J., NEZVAL J., HRVOLOVÁ B., ZGARBOVÁ M. 2011: Analytická chemie ve fyziologii rostlin. Analytical chemistry in plant physiology. In: ChemZi 7 (13), 63rd International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, September 5-9, 124. ISSN NEZVAL J., KALINA J. 2011: Vývoj HPLC-DAD metody stanovení vybraných fenolických látek a její aplikace při studiu vlivu různých radiac ních podmínek na jejich akumulaci v listech jec mene jarního [Development of an HPLC-DAD method for determination of selected phenolic compounds and its application in examining the effect of different radiation conditions on their accumulation in barley leaves.] In: ChemZi 7 (13), 63rd International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia, September 5-9, 119. ISSN

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13 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ITS EVOLUTION MAIN ACTIVITY Biodiversity and phylogeny of selected taxa of invertebrates (Crustacea Decapoda, Diptera, Dermaptera, Orthoptera), plants (epiphytic bryophytes, algae) and fungi Z. Ďuriš, J. Ševc ík, P. Koc árek, V. Plášek, J. Gáper, I. Horká Key factors affecting the diversity of herbivorous and fungivorous insects and plant communities P. Drozd, P. Koc árek, J. Ševc ík, Š. Cimalová Modelling and quantitative evaluation of biological diversity P. Drozd HEAD: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Ďuriš, CSc. PHONE: TEAM MEMBERS: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Ďuriš, CSc. Prof. RNDr. Ján Gáper, CSc. Mgr. Šárka Cimalová, Ph.D. RNDr. Aleš Dolný, Ph.D. Mgr. Pavel Drozd, Ph.D. Mgr. Ivona Horká RNDr. Petr Koc árek, Ph.D. RNDr. Vítězslav Plášek, Ph.D. RNDr. Jan Ševc ík, Ph.D. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (Last 5 years) Participation in National Projects (Programmes/Providers) Hostitelská specializace a druhová diverzita bryofágního hmyzu analýza klíc ových faktorů. [Host specificity and species diversity of bryophagous insect communities key factors analysis.] GA ČR 206/07/0811 principal investigator P. Drozd Hybridní zóny a dynamika evoluce asexuality komplexu evropských sekavců [Hybrid Zones and Evolutionary History of Asexual Hybrid Loaches (Cobitis) in Europe.] GA ČR 206/09/1298 co-investigator P. Drozd Faktory ovlivňující negativní vliv invazivních raků v ČR: migrac ní aktivita, reprodukc ní biologie a šíření patogenu rac ího moru. [Factors Influencing the Negative Impact of Invasive Crayfish in the Czech Republic: Migration Capability, Reproduction and Transmission of Crayfish Plague Pathogen.] GAAV IAA principal investigator Z. Ďuriš Diverzita původních a invazních druhů raků ve střední Evropě: od genetické struktury populací a reprodukc ních strategií po systematiku a ochranu. [Diversity of Native and Invasive Species of Crayfish in Central Europe: from the Genetic Structure of Populations and Reproductive Strategies to Taxonomy and Conservation.] GA ČR P505/12/0545 co-investigator Z. Ďuriš 11.

14 Biosystematické studie nadc eledi Sciaroidea (Diptera) v Palearktické a Orientální oblasti. [Biosystematic studies of Sciaroidea (Diptera) in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions.] GA ČR 206/08/1500 principal investigator J. Ševc ík Organising Conferences (Nationa/International) 2009 Od jedinců k ekosystémům struktury a vztahy [From Individuals to Ecosystems Structures and Relations], Conference of the Czech Society for Ecology, Ostrava. Participation in Cross-Border/Regional and Bilateral Cooperation Oviparity, Ovoviviparity and Viviparity: Reproduction Strategies in Insects and their Influence on the Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Female Reproductive System. Project with the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, supported by the National Science Foundation, Poland (P. Koc árek). Taxonomy and phylogeography of epiphytic bryophytes. Department of Botany and Landscape protection, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland (V. Plášek) Systematics and Ecology of Crustacea Decapoda and Stomatopoda, with special emphasis on symbiotic shrimps on coral reefs. Projects with NTOU, Keelung, Taiwan; Marine Science Station, Aqaba, Jordan; Auburn University, AL, USA; Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; Canakkale Osenkiz Mart University, Turkey; AIMS, Townsville, Australia (Z. Ďuriš) Participation in European (Framework Programmes/EUREKA/EUROSTARS/COST) and International Cooperation Participation in the SYNTHESYS project under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union which aims to increase researcher mobility and create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences (V. Plášek, J. Ševc ík). Other Foreign Activities and Contacts a) Talks & Conference Participation Signing the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between OU and the Institute of Oceanography VAST, Nhatrang, Vietnam, research expeditions (Z.Ďuriš, I.Horká) 2008, 2009 Invitation to participate in the implementation of US - Jordan Project: Summer 2010 Population Dynamics and Metabolic Interactions between Giant Sea Anemones and Symbiotic Anemonefish on Red Sea Coral Reefs (Z.Ďuriš, I. Horká) 2009 Evolution of Sex and Recombination: In Theory & In Practice June 2009, The University of Iowa, Iowa City (P. Drozd) th International Congress of Orthopterology, June 2009, Antalya, Turkey (P. Koc árek) th International Congress of Dipterology, San José, Kostarika (J. Ševc ík) 2010 Invitation to participate in the implementation of the international project Census of Marine Life, CRees Expedition. Lizard Island 2010 (Z. Ďuriš) 2011 European Bryological Congress, July 2011, Barcelona (Plášek) b) Publications 2006 NOVOTNÝ, V., DROZD, P., MILLER, S., KULFÁN, M., JANDA, M., BASSET, Y., WEIBLEN, G., Why Are There So Many Species of Herbivorous Insects in Tropical Rainforests? Science 313:

15 JANKO, K., DROZD, P., FLEGR, J. & PANNEL, J., 2008: Clonal turnover versus clonal decay: A null model for observed patterns of asexual longevity, diversity and distribution. Evolution 62(5): KOZUBÍKOVÁ, E., FILIPOVÁ, L., KOZÁK, P., ĎURIŠ, Z., MARTÍN, M.P., DIÉGUEZ-URIBEONDO, J., OIDTMANN, B., PETRUSEK, A., 2009: Prevalence of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in invasive American crayfishes in the Czech Republic. Conservation Biology 23: SAWICKI, J., PLÁŠEK, V., SZCZECIŃSKA, M., 2009: Molecular evidence does not support the current division of Orthotrichum subgenus Gymnoporus. Plant Systematics and Evolution 279: ŠEVČÍK J, (2009): Langkawiana maculata gen. et sp. n. from Malaysia and its systematic position in the tribe Robsonomyiini (Diptera: Keroplatidae). Zootaxa 2221: TWORZYDLO, W., BILINSKI, S.M., KOČÁREK, P., HAAS, F., 2010: Ovaries and germline cysts and their evolution in Dermaptera (Insecta). Arthropod Structure & Development 39: ĎURIŠ, Z., HORKÁ, I., JURAČKA, P. J., PETRUSEK, A., SANDFORD, F., 2011: These Squatters Are Not Innocent: The Evidence of Parasitism in Sponge-Inhabiting Shrimps. PLoS One 6(7): e JANKO, K., DROZD, P., EISNER, J., 2011: Do clones degenerate over time? Explaining the genetic variability of asexuals through population genetic models. Biology Direct 6(17). doi: / SAWICKI, J., PLÁŠEK, V., SZCZECIŃSKA, M., 2011: Molecular data do not support the current division of Orthotrichum (Bryophyta) species with immersed stomata. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 49: 1-8. KOČÁREK, P., HOLUŠA, J., GRUCMANOVÁ, Š., MUSIOLEK, D., (2011): Biology of Tetrix bolivari (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Central European Journal of Biology 6: ŠEVČÍK, J., KJAERANDSEN, J., MARSHALL, S., 2012: Revision of Speolepta (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), with descriptions of new Nearctic and Oriental species. Canadian Entomologist 144:

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17 GENOMICS AND EVOLUTION OF PROTISTS MAIN ACTIVITY Genomics, diversity and evolution of protist organisms. Diversity, evolution and taxonomy of green and eustigmatophyte algae Comparative genomics of protist microorganisms Diversity and evolution of proteins of the GTPase class Evolution of the endomembrane system HEAD: Mgr. Marek Eliáš, Ph.D. PHONE: TEAM MEMBERS: Ing. Vladimír Klimeš Mgr. Veronika Zbránková Mgr. Tereza Hasíková RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (Last 5 years) Participation in National Projects (Programmes/Providers) The Ras superfamily of GTPases and the evolution of the eukaryotic cell Czech Science Foundation P305/10/0205 ( ), PI M. Eliáš Diversity and evolution of the algal class Eustigmatophyceae (PI) Diversity and evolution of the algal class Eustigmatophyceae (PI) Czech Science Foundation P506/10/0705 ( ), PI M. Eliáš Organellar genomics of eustigmatophyte algae internal grant from the University of Ostrava (2012) Other Foreign Activities and Contacts a) Talks & Conference Participation EMBO Conference Comparative Genomics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms, San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, October 2011 (talk) Bigelowiella natans and Guillardia theta Genome Jamboree, Joint Genome Institute, 2011, 7-9 September, Walnut Creek, USA (talk) PSA-ISOP Annual Meeting 2011, July, Seattle, USA (talk) ISOP-BSPB (International Society of Protistologists British Society for Protist Biology) Meeting 2010, 15.

18 18-23 July, Canterbury, Great Britain (talk, poster) 2010 SMBE (Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution) conference, 4-8 July 2010, Lyon, France (talk, poster) EMBO Conference Comparative Genomics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms, San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, October 2009 (poster) Workshop on Molecular Systematics of Amoebozoa and Rhizaria, January 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (poster) International Society of Protistologists 59th Annual Meeting/International Society for Evolutionary Protistology XVII conference, July 2008, Halifax, Canada (poster) a) Most Important Publications 2012 Elias M, Brighouse A, Gabernet-Castello C, Field MC, Dacks JB (2012) Sculpting the endomembrane system in deep time: High resolution phylogenetics of Rab GTPases. Journal of Cell Science in press 2011 Eliáš M, Neustupa J (2012) Phylum Eustigmatophyta. In: Margulis L (ed), Handbook of Protoctista, Edition 2. Jones & Bartlett Learning, in press Fulnec ková J, Hasíková T, Fajkus J, Lukešová A, Eliáš M, Sýkorová E (2012) Dynamic evolution of telomeric sequences in the green algal order Chlamydomonadales. Genome Biology and Evolution 4: Zambounis A, Elias M, Sterck L, Maumus F, Gachon CMM (2012) Highly dynamic exon shuffling in candidate pathogen receptors...what if brown algae were capable of adaptive immunity? Molecular Biology and Evolution 29: Přibyl P, Eliáš M, Cepák V, Lukavský J, Kaštánek P (2012) Zoosporogenesis, morphology, ultrastructure, pigment composition, and phylogenetic position of Trachydiscus minutus (Eustigmatophyceae, Heterokontophyta). Journal of Phycology 48: Eliáš M, Klimeš V (2012) Rho GTPases: Deciphering the evolutionary history of a complex protein family. Methods in Molecular Biology 827: Němcová Y, Eliáš M, Škaloud P, Neustupa J, Hodac L (2011) Jenufa gen. nov., a new genus of coccoid green algae (Chlorophyceae, incertae sedis) previously recorded by environmental sequencing. Journal of Phycology 47: Banks JA, Nishiyama T, Hasebe M, Bowman JL, Gribskov M, Depamphilis C, Albert VA, Aono N, Aoyama T, Ambrose BA, Ashton NW, Axtell MJ, Barker E, Barker MS, Bennetzen JL, Bonawitz ND, Chapple C, Cheng C, Correa LG, Dacre M, Debarry J, Dreyer I, Elias M, Engstrom EM, Estelle M, Feng L, Finet C, Floyd SK, Frommer WB, Fujita T, Gramzow L, Gutensohn M, Harholt J, Hattori M, Heyl A, Hirai T, Hiwatashi Y, Ishikawa M, Iwata M, Karol KG, Koehler B, Kolukisaoglu U, Kubo M, Kurata T, Lalonde S, Li K, Li Y, Litt A, Lyons E, Manning G, Maruyama T, Michael TP, Mikami K, Miyazaki S, Morinaga SI, Murata T, Mueller-Roeber B, Nelson DR, Obara M, Oguri Y, Olmstead RG, Onodera N, Petersen BL, Pils B, Prigge M, Rensing SA, Riano-Pachón DM, Roberts AW, Sato Y, Scheller HV, Schulz B, Schulz C, Shakirov EV, Shibagaki N, Shinohara N, Shippen DE, Sorensen I, Sotooka R, Sugimoto N, Sugita M, Sumikawa N, Tanurdzic M, Theißen G, Ulvskov P, Wakazuki S, Weng JK, Willats WW, Wipf D, Wolf PG, Yang L, Zimmer AD, Zhu Q, Mitros T, Hellsten U, Loqué D, Otillar R, Salamov A, Schmutz 16.

19 J, Shapiro H, Lindquist E, Lucas S, Rokhsar D, Grigoriev IV (2011) The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants. Science 332: Sucgang R, Kuo A, Tian X, Salerno W, Parikh A, Feasley CL, Dalin E, Tu H, Huang E, Barry K, Lindquist E, Shapiro H, Bruce D, Schmutz J, Salamov A, Fey P, Gaudet P, Anjard C, Madan Babu M, Basu S, Bushmanova Y, van der Wel H, Katoh-Kurasawa M, Dinh C, Coutinho PM, Saito T, Elias M, Schaap P, Kay RR, Henrissat B, Eichinger L, Rivero F, Putnam NH, West CM, Loomis WF, Chisholm R, Shaulsky G, Strassmann JE, Queller DC, Kuspa A, and Grigoriev I (2011) Comparative genomics of the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum and Dictyostelium purpureum. Genome Biology 12:R20. Vlahou G, Elias M, von Kleist-Retzow JC, Wiesner RJ, and Rivero F (2011) Non-metazoan Ras related GTPases of the Miro family are not required for mitochondrial transport: functional analysis of the Dictyostelium discoideum ortholog. European Journal of Cell Biology 90: Neustupa J, Eliáš M, Škaloud P, Němcová Y and Šejnohová L (2011) Xylochloris irregularis gen. et sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a novel subaerial coccoid green alga. Phycologia 50: Elias M (2010) Patterns and processes in the evolution of the eukaryotic endomembrane system. Molecular Membrane Biology 27: Cock JM, 25 co-authors, Elias M, 47 co-authors (2010) The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae. Nature 465: Eliáš M, Němcová Y, Škaloud P, Neustupa J, Kaufnerová V and Šejnohová L (2010) Hylodesmus singaporensis gen. et sp. nov., a new autosporine subaerial green alga (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyta) from Singapore. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60: Elias M and Archibald JM (2009) Sizing up the genomic footprint of endosymbiosis. BioEssays 31: Eliáš M and Neustupa J (2009) Pseudomarvania gen. nov. (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae), a new genus for the budding subaerial green algae Marvania aerophytica Neustupa & Šejnohová and Stichococcus ampulliformis Handa. Fottea 9: Neustupa J, Němcová Y, Eliáš M and Škaloud P (2009) Kalinella bambusicola gen. et sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a novel coccoid Chlorella-like subaerial alga from Southeast Asia. Phycological Research 57: Elias M, Patron NJ and Keeling PJ (2009) The RAB Family GTPase Rab1A from Plasmodium falciparum Defines a Unique Paralog Shared by Chromalveolates and Rhizaria. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 56: Ma LJ, Ibrahim AS, Skory C, Grabherr MG, Burger G, Butler M, Elias M, Idnurm A, Lang BF, Sone T, Abe A, Calvo SE, Corrochano LM, Engels R, Fu J, Hansberg W, Kim JM, Kodira CD, Koehrsen MJ, Liu B, Miranda-Saavedra D, O Leary S, Ortiz-Castellanos L, Poulter R, Rodriguez-Romero J, Ruiz-Herrera J, Shen YQ, Zeng Q, Galagan J, Birren BW, Cuomo CA and Wickes BL (2009) Genomic analysis of the basal lineage fungus Rhizopus oryzae reveals a whole-genome duplication. PLoS Genetics 5:e Elias M and Archibald JM (2009) The RJL family of small GTPases is an ancient eukaryotic invention probably functionally associated with the flagellar apparatus. Gene 442:63-72.

20 2008 Eliáš M, Škaloud P and Neustupa J (2008) Elliptochloris bilobata var. corticola var. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a novel subaerial coccal green alga. Biologia 63: Elias M (2008) The guanine nucleotide exchange factors Sec2 and PRONE: candidate synapomorphies for the Opisthokonta and the Archaeplastida. Molecular Biology and Evolution 25: Elias M and Novotny M (2008) cpras: a novel circularly permuted RAS-like GTPase domain with a highly scattered phylogenetic distribution. Biology Direct 3:

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23 NUMBER THEORY, DIOPHANTINE APPROXIMATIONS, FUZZY MATHEMATICS MAIN ACTIVITY Research in the field of number theory, in particular the Diophantine approximations, irrationality, transcendence, linear independence, algebraic independence, everything beyond rational numbers, irrationality level, expressible sets. Another sphere of scientific interest is the research in the size metric systems and division of numerical progressions and sets. Some members of the team also deal with the application of the number theory in fuzzy mathematics. HEAD: Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Hančl, CSc. PHONE: TEAM MEMBERS: Doc.RNDr. János Tóth, Ph.D. Doc.RNDr. Ladislav Mišík, CSc. RNDr. Zuzana Václavíková, Ph.D. RNDr. Jan Šustek, Ph.D. Mgr. Bc. Jan Štěpnic ka, Ph.D. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (Last 5 years) Participation in National Projects (Programmes/Providers) GAČR 201/07/0191: Algebraická, analytická a kombinatorická teorie c ísel [Algebraic, analytic, and combinatorial number theory]. GAČR P201/12/2351: Distribuc ní a metrické vlastnosti c íselných posloupností [Distribution and metric properties of number sequences]grant International Centre for Number Theory Research, Internal Grant of the University of Ostrava. Grant: Mezinárodní centrum výzkumu v oblasti teorie c ísel [International Centre for Number Theory Research], Internal Grant of the University of Ostrava. Grant SGS OU: Mezinárodní centrum výzkumu v oblasti teorie c ísel [Analytic and additive number theory research], SGS17/PřF/2010. Grant SGS OU: Aplikace teorie c ísel [Number theory application], SGS10/PřrF/2011. Principal Investigator of MSK VaV 1/07 II, Contract No /2007/ŠMS: Zvýšení vědeckovýzkumného potenciálu v oblasti matematiky. [Enhancing the scientific research potential in the area of mathematics.] Principal Investigator of MSK VaV 2011, RRC/04/2010, Contract No /2011/RRC: Podpora a stabilizace mladých vědeckých pracovníků na Ostravské univerzitě. [Support and stabilisation of young scientists at the University of Ostrava.]

24 Organising Conferences and Similar Events (National/International) Mezinárodní konference z teorie c ísel [International Conferences on Number Theory] 2008, 2009 Sequences Workshop 2007 PhD Student Mathematical Conference on Number Theory 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Participation in Cross-Border/Regional and Bilateral Cooperation Grant ME09017: Diofantické aproximace nekonec ných řad [Diophantine approximations of infinite series], bilateral cooperation with the USA, Grant MEB : Teorie c ísel a její aplikace [Number theory and its application], bilateral cooperation with Slovakia, Other Foreign Activities and Contacts In the last 5 years: 28 presentations at international scientific conferences, and 31 publications in international, peer-reviewed scientific journals. 22.

25 ALGEBRAIC AND LOGIC METHODS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY MAIN ACTIVITY Algebraic and logical methods for information processing under uncertainty. Formal multi-valued logics, higher-order fuzzy logic, algebraic structures of truth values. Fuzzy mathematics, study of fuzzy relations, generalized quantifiers, mathematical models of systems with fuzzy rule base, fuzzy approximations. Research of the semantics of that part of natural language that is used by people when assessing and drawing conclusions in particular in management, in managerial decision making, in identification, classification, etc. Extension and enhancement of present methods for advanced fuzzy modelling. Mathematical models inspired by nature. Development of new stochastic (especially evolutionary) algorithms for global optimisation tasks, creation of dynamic models of systems whose behaviour is influenced by events under uncertainty. Development of software tools for fuzzy modelling of complex processes, for automatic learning based on data including data under uncertainty, for analysis and prediction of time series, for digital image processing (compression, fusion, automatic recognition etc.). HEAD: Prof. Ing. Vilém Novák, DrSc. PHONE: TEAM MEMBERS: Prof. Irina Perfiljeva, CSc. Prof. RNDr. Jiří Moc koř, DrSc. Prof. RNDr. Radko Mesiar, DrSc. Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Martin Štěpnic ka, Ph.D. RNDr. Martina Daňková, Ph.D. Ing. Antonín Dvořák, Ph.D. RNDr. Michal Holc apek, Ph.D. RNDr. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. RNDr. Petra Murinová, Ph.D. RNDr. Viktor Pavliska, Ph.D. Mgr. Martin Dyba Mgr. Petra Hoďáková Mgr. Iva Tomanová Mgr. Radek Valášek Mgr. Lenka Vavříc ková Mgr. Petr Hurtík 23.

26 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (Last 5 years) Participation in National Projects (Programmes/Providers) Research Centre 1M0572 MŠMT ČR, DAR Data Algoritmy Rozhodování [DAR Data Algorithms Decision Making] Grant IAA GA AV ČR, Kardinality fuzzy množin a fuzzy kvantifikátory [Cardinality of fuzzy sets and fuzzy quantifiers] Grant IAA GA AV ČR, Teorie semilineárních svazově uspořádaných prostorů [Theory of semilinearl lattice-ordered spaces] Research plan of MSM MŠMT: Logické a algebraické metody pro zpracování informací zatížených neurc itostí a jejich použití ve fuzzy modelování [Logical and algebraic methods for processing information under indeterminacy and its application in fuzzy modelling] Organising Conferences and Similar Events (National/International) EUSFLAT 2007 Conference (European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology), Ostrava, September 2007, Conference proceedings indexed in ISI Web of Science (CPCI) 10th Czech-Japan seminar on Data Analysis and Decision Making under Uncertainty, Liblice, September st Czech-Latvian seminar on Advanced Methods in Soft Computing, Trojanovice, November th International Student Conference on Applied Mathematics and Informatics (ISCAMI), Malenovice, May th Czech-Japan seminar on Data Analysis and Decision Making under Uncertainty, Litomyšl, September International Workshop Soft Computing: Where Theory Meets Applications 2009, Trojanovice, December th International Student Conference on Applied Mathematics and Informatics (ISCAMI), Bratislava, May th International Student Conference on Applied Mathematics and Informatics (ISCAMI), Malenovice, 6-8 May Moreover, the institute organized several sessions at prestigious conferences and congresses, for example, two special sessions at the IFSA World Congress/EUSFLAT Conference 2009 in Lisbon, special sessions at FSTA 2010 conference in Liptovský Ján, special sessions at IEEE WCCI World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, special sessions at IPMU 2010 International conference in Dortmund, special session at FLINS 2010 International conference in Chengdu, China and many others. Participation in Cross-Border/Regional and Bilateral Cooperation The institute is a party to bilateral contracts with the following research sites: Artificial Intelligence Research Institute CSIC, Barcelona, Spain Taganrog Institute of Technology - Southern Federal University, Taganrog, Russia Ulyanovsk State Technical University, Ulyanovsk, Russia University of Applied Science, Zittau/Goerlitz, Germany University of Latvia in Riga, Republic of Latvia Participation in European (Framework Programmes/EUREKA/EUROSTARS/COST) and International Cooperation OP VaVpI CZ.1.05/1.1.00/ Centre of Excellence IT4Innovations MŠMT 24.

27 Bilateral mobility within a Socrates project with University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (from 2009) Bilateral mobility within a Socrates project with University of Catania, Italy ( ) US Grant N F-transform - A New Promising technique for Image and Signal Processing: How to make its Applications more reliable ( ) Other Foreign Activities and Contacts (Talks & Conference Participation, International Membership, Publications) The institute has established many contacts to top-class research sites all over the world such as the University of Texas at El Paso in the USA, Ghent University in Belgium, Tsinghua University in Beijing, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad in India, Ulyanovsk State University in Russia, Fuzzy Logic Laboratorium (Johannes Kepler Universität) Linz, Austria Institut d Investigació en Intelligència Artificial in Barcelona, Spain and others. With colleagues from those sites, we have conducted joint research confirmed by mutual visits. Since its establishment in 1996, the institute has published more than 700 scientific publications, of which 6 are monographs published by foreign publishing houses (Kluwer, Springer, Nauka) and more than 300 are articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The majority of those articles have been published in prestigious journals with impact factor. Researchers from our institute have presented over 400 contributions to conferences, and the leading ones have played the role of plenary speakers at several prestigious conferences and congresses. The leading researchers gave also many tens of invited lectures at universities in Europe, USA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The institute staff are members of several professional organisations. A high percentage of researchers are members of the EUSFLAT organisation (European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology), prof. Perfiljeva held two terms of office on the position of EUSFLAT organisation top management (Secretary), prof. Štěpnic ka held one term of office on the position of the EUSFLAT organisation wider management (Technological Officer) and currently is in the top management (Secretary). In addition, some staff are members of other organisations such as IEEE Computational Intelligence Society or International Institute of Forecasters. List of all publications and more detailed information about research projects and results can be found in the WEB page 25.

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29 CITY AND REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CENTRE MAIN ACTIVITY The research group of the City and Regional Management Centre in the framework of the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development is focused on the research of various aspects of local development of Ostrava city region and regional development of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the European context. The main focus has been placed on the research of the process of restructuring and modernisation of the industrial city region of Ostrava, especially on the role of regional innovation system, clusters, creative industries, soft factors of development (amenities) and the process of development of the rural peripheral region of Jesenicko as well. Since May 2009 we have been dealing with governance of shrinkage of the city of Ostrava. Since July 2011 we have been conducting international comparative research into cluster life cycles. Our aims are to become a research centre for urban governance, to carry out applied research projects for Czech regions and cities and to improve our involvement in European research projects as well. HEAD: RNDr. Petr Rumpel, Ph.D. petr.rumpel@osu.cz PHONE: TEAM MEMBERS: Mgr. Tomáš Boruta Doc. RNDr. Jan Havrlant, CSc. RNDr. David Novák, Ph.D. Mgr. Ondřej Slach Mgr. Jan Ženka, Ph.D. od 2012 Mgr. Blanka Marková (a postgraduate student) Mgr. Iva Tichá (a postgraduate student) RNDr. Petr Žufan, Ph.D. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (Last 5 years) Participation in National Projects (Programmes/Providers) Inovativní koncepty a přístupy v socioekonomickém rozvoji územních jednotek. [Innovative concepts and approaches in the socioeconomic development of territorial units.] GAČR Marketingový management měst a regionů. [Marketing management of cities and regions.] Ministry of Local Development MMR, WB Budoucnost regionálních rozvojových agentur. [The future of regional development agencies.] Ministry of Local Development MMR, WB Role měkkých faktorů v eliminaci regionálních disparit průmyslových regionů Ostravsko a Ústecko. [The role of soft localization factors in the elimination of regional disparities in old industrial regions of Ostrava and Usti nad Labem.] Ministry of Local Development MMR, WD ,

30 Regionální marketing jako koncept rozvoje rurálního periferního regionu Jesenicko. [Regional marketing as a concept of development of the rural peripheral region of Jesenicko.] Ministry of Local Development MMR, WD Organising Conferences and Similar Events (National/International) RUMPEL, P.: Inovace v lokálním a regionálním rozvoji. [Innovation in local and regional development.] Ostrava. (Workshop of the Research Project GAČR, 2004/09/ /09/24). RUMPEL, P.: Inovativní koncepty a přístupy v socioekonomickém rozvoji územních jednotek. [Innovative concepts and approaches in the socioeconomic development of territorial units.] Ostrava. (International Workshop of the research project GAČR, 2005/05/ /05/26). RUMPEL, P., SLACH, O., BORUTA, T.: Inovace v rozvoji obcí, měst a regionů s důrazem na marketingové řízení. [Innovation in the development of communities, cities, and regions with emphasis on marketing management.] Ostrava. (International Conference of the research project GAČR, 2006/05/ /05/31). RUMPEL, P., BORUTA, T., SLACH, O.: Regionální rozvoj Jesenicka. [Regional development of Jesenicko.] Conference with international participation from 29 to 30 October 2009 organised within the research project Regional marketing as a concept of development of the rural peripheral region of Jesenicko. MMR, WD , Co-organised by the Jesenická rozvojová, o.p.s. SLACH, O., BORUTA, T., RUMPEL, P., MARKOVÁ, B. Měkké faktory v regionálním rozvoji regionů s důrazem na kulturu, kreativitu a inovace. [Soft factors in regional development of regions with emphasis on culture, creativity, and innovation.] Ostrava. (2010 International Conference of the research project WD ) Participation in Cross-Border/Regional and Bilateral Cooperation Contacts to research sites in Western Europe and the USA dealing with the respective topic, as well as in Poland, Slovakia, etc. FULBRIGHT research fellowship: University of Florida, Department of Geography, Gainesville, Florida, USA, August 2008-February DAAD: Universitaet Bonn, September 1995-Augsut 1996, PhD Stipendiat Forschungsaufenthalt: Leibniz Institut für Länderkunde Leipzig. 1 October December 2005 Participation in European (Framework Programmes/EUREKA/EUROSTARS/COST) and International Cooperation Cluster life cycles the role of actors, networks and institutions in emerging, growing, declining and renewing clusters. EUROCORES ESF European Science Foundation CRP/11/E025, , Principal Coordinator: Prof.Dr. Robert Hassink, University of Kiel, Germany. Governance of Shrinkage within the European Context Shrink Smart. 7th Framework Programme Helmholtz Institute for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany, Leader: Prof. Dr. Dieter Rink Constructing Regional Advantage, Towards State-of-the-Art Regional Innovation System Policies in Europe. EUROCORES ESF European Science Foundation CRP/07/E005-31, , CIRCLE University of Lund, Prof. Dr. Bjorn Asheim Other Foreign Activities and Contacts a) Talks & Conference Participation, International Membership RUMPEL, P., SLACH, O. Presentation: Governance of Shrinkage: the Case Study of Ostrava, 28.