Summary
Martin Cífka is a PhD student and junior researcher in computer vision at CIIRC CTU in Prague with 12 years of practical experience bridging visual arts and engineering. He holds an MSc in Visual Computing from Charles University and a background in photography, which informs his current focus on object 6D pose estimation and detection using machine learning. Martin has transitioned from creative visual practice and teaching Photoshop to software development roles and part-time research, bringing a rare mixture of aesthetic sensitivity and technical rigor to computer vision problems. Based in Prague, he contributes to applied research projects at CIIRC while pursuing doctoral work, combining hands-on implementation experience from industry with academic investigation. Less obvious: his photography training gives him a strong intuitive sense for image composition and real-world data variation, an asset when designing robust vision models.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Vision, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Vision at Czech Technical University in Prague
Photography, Photography at Akademie múzických umění v Praze
Applied Photography and Media, Applied Photography and Media at Secondary Technical School of Graphics
Master's degree, Computer Science - Visual Computation, Master's degree, Computer Science - Visual Computation at Charles University
Czech, English