The partnership aims to strengthen the international standing of both institutions as leading research centers and to deliver tangible technological innovations with industrial and societal impact. The memorandum was signed by Dean of the Faculty Radek Martinek and CEPE Director Len Gelman.
“I am very much looking forward to working with VSB–Technical University of Ostrava. By joining the strong scientific teams of the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, we can accelerate the development of technologies in condition monitoring, artificial intelligence, and sustainable systems. Our joint efforts will not only produce excellent scientific results but also lead to innovations that will find real industrial applications and contribute to solving global technological and environmental challenges,” emphasized CEPE Director Professor Len Gelman.
The document establishes a framework for the development of joint research and technological cooperation with a focus on excellence and international competitiveness. It envisages linking academic research with industrial practice—from experimental validations to prototype development—as well as preparing joint projects in the automotive, aerospace, railway, and energy sectors.
“This partnership enables us to connect excellent science with industrial practice and opens doors for our students and researchers to engage in international collaboration in areas with enormous technological and societal impact,” said Professor Radek Martinek.
The cooperation also includes exchange stays for doctoral students and early-career researchers, the organization of workshops, conferences, and scientific forums, the preparation of joint publications in prestigious international journals, and the submission of project proposals to programs such as Horizon Europe, EPSRC, UK Royal Society, and Innovate UK.
Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering (CEPE)
One of the largest and most renowned centers of its kind in the world, CEPE specializes in machine fault diagnostics and prediction, structural health monitoring, non-destructive testing, vibro-acoustics, machine learning and pattern recognition, sensor development, thermography, and finite-element modeling. The center maintains close ties with industry and collaborates with global leaders such as Rolls-Royce, QinetiQ, and Network Rail. It participates in prestigious European and UK research projects.
Len Gelman
Professor and Head of the Signal Processing and Condition Monitoring Department at the University of Huddersfield and Director of CEPE. He is the author and co-author of more than 250 scientific publications, holds several patents, and has led numerous industrial contracts. He is active in international professional societies, serves on the editorial boards of leading journals, and plays a key role in organizing major global conferences in the field of condition monitoring.