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Cyril Fischer is a senior researcher at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He graduated from Charles University in Prague and in 2002 he received his Ph.D. in numerical mathematics from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the same university. His thesis "Numerical Methods in Stochastic Mechanics" was awarded the Babuška Prize for the best work in scientific computing. His

research interests include computational mechanics, stability problems, dynamic systems, and random processes.

Jiří Náprstek obtained his DSc degree in engineering mechanics from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in 1966, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1972. During his career, he has studied various aspects of stochastic and nonlinear dynamics, dynamic stability, flow-induced vibrations, effects of inertial moving load, and other non-selfadjoint systems. Dr. Náprstek is the chairman of the Czech Society of Mechanics. He

has published about 400 papers in scientific journals and proceedings of prestigious conferences, and has co-authored four monographs and coordinated five edited books. In recognition of his scientific activities, he has been awarded a number of Czech and international awards.

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