Petr Gajdoš is a researcher at the Department of Computer Science of VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava. He works in the position of Associate Professor. His research and development are aimed at the area of information retrieval, data analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, parallel programming, and computer graphics. He participates in several running projects with an overlap into practical applications, and publishes in professional journals. He plays squash, tennis, golf and chess in his free time, and occasionally you can see him playing the clarinet.