Currently I’m pursuing my Master’s in Human Computer Interaction and Design with a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship as part of the EIT Digital double-degree programme.
My approach to design is holistic, rooted in rigorous research. I have analytical & critical thinking and I like to question any assumptions. At the same time, I know when to throw wild ideas or keep on listening. I’m capable of facilitating the iterative design/development process, I can break down big tasks, prioritize and plan a few steps ahead while being flexible and ready to adapt in an agile fashion. I keep an eye on the business side of things and consider the ethical & societal impact of our design choices.
I do try to improve my skills constantly and I have completed the Google Analytics Individual Qualification as well as the Professional Scrum Master I certification.
Education:
University of Trento
2019 - now
Second year of my Master’s programme with specialization in Cognitive Interaction. Currently I’m learning more about Participatory Design, Affective Computing and the psychology of Social Interaction while improving my Prototyping skills.
Aalto University
2018 - 2019
First year of the EIT Digital Master School. I applied for the programme since I knew that I want to take a deeper dive into HCI and enjoyed studying abroad at numerous occasions before (exchange in the US & BEST Summer courses). Aalto has been the best university I studied at and allowed me to pursue my interests by taking courses such as Digital Ethics (take a look at our poster), FinTech Seminar (check out my essay on PSD2) or Design for Transhuman Systems. No wonder I ended up with 14 credits more than required.
Czech Technical University in Prague
2014 - 2018
Bachelor in Informatics at the Faculty of Information Technology, majoring in Information Systems and Management. Studying here gave me solid technical foundations in IT and plenty of interesting courses to take such as 3D Printing, Data Mining, Managerial Psychology or Law and Informatics.
University of Texas at El Paso
Fall 2016
Semester abroad spent studying Computer Science. This is where I found out about HCI as field of study thanks to prof. Nigel Ward’s course. I took his class as I believed that it would help me improve doing my job at the CTU’s Computing and Information Centre back in Prague. I enjoyed that class very much and scored among the best students that ever took it. Another intriguining class that I had was SW Reverse Engineering with practical projects streghtening my awareness in terms of computer security. Also learned a bit of Spanish.
Work experience:
Ernst & Young - Performance Improvement
July - August 2019
Summer internship in a consulting company consisting of market & competition analysis in the automotive industry focusing on electromobility including the examination of available grants for electric vehicles and calculating the impact of innovative medicine for a pharmaceutical association.
Komerční banka - Channels Development & Innovations
October 2017 - June 2018
Working part-time while conducting an analysis of the agile development process of a mobile banking app with over 400k users as my Bachelor thesis. Assisted the product owner with various tasks including ideation, backlog visualization, communication and copywriting. Created prototypes with UX team and participated on usability testing.
CTU in Prague - Computing and Information Centre
April 2015 - July 2017
Part-time job consisting of testing, specifying requirements with the product owner and communicating with the development team. Designing new versions of out-dated university information systems supporting the processing of research publications, projects and study agenda. Also authored a user guide.
