Matous Havlena
Founder, CTO at Apoco
Prague, Czechia
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Top SchoolMatous Havlena is a founder and CTO with 11 years of experience building research-grade software and agentic AI systems across startups and IBM Research. As Co-Founder and CTO at Apoco he sets technical direction and leads engineering on hard R&D problems spanning generative AI, robotics, computer vision, IoT, quantum cryptography, and cybersecurity. He also consults as an AI Architect at IBM Research, translating cutting-edge research into production-ready architectures and client-facing solutions. Matous combines deep academic training (MCS, MBA) and hands-on systems design with a focus on what breaks when you try to run agent systems in production and the real tradeoffs of deploying them. He’s equally comfortable hiring and scaling teams as he is sketching system architectures and technical scoping for complex projects. Based in Prague, he shares practical learnings about agentic AI and engineering leadership drawn from running live R&D and client engagements.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, GPA 3.9, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, GPA 3.9 at Masaryk University BrnoMaster’s Degree, Business Administration, GPA 4.0, Master’s Degree, Business Administration, GPA 4.0 at The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaMaster, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at University of Portsmouth
English, Czech
Github Skills (53)
ai-agent10
python10
typescript10
compose10
llm10
api10
ai10
rest9
nodejs9
rest-api8
graphql8
koa8
docker-compose8
jamstack8
content-management8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
matoushavlena/D3ResponsiveGraphs
Nov 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:56 commits, 1 push in 1 year 3 months
matoushavlena/myo-truck
Nov 2014 - Jul 2015
Contributions:26 commits, 1 push in 7 months
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