my photo

My name is Jaroslav Janacek.

I was born in Zilina, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).

Studies

Schools I have studied at
1983-1987 basic school Zakladna Skola Hagaru, Zilina, Slovakia
1987-1991 basic school Zakladna Skola Moskovska, Zilina, Slovakia
1991-1995 secondary school Gymnazium Velka okruzna, Zilina, Slovakia
1994-1995 Truro School, Truro, Cornwall, UK
1995-2000 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia (master degree - Mgr.)
2000-???? Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia (PhD)

I have always been interested in mathematics, physics and computer science. At the second basic school listed above I was attending a class with extended education of Mathematics. So did I at the secondary school. In 1994 I got a scholarschip from The Foundation for a Civil Society to study in the United Kingdom. After one year there I sat for British A-level exams in Mathematics, Physics, and Electronics. When I returned home, I sat for Slovak school leaving exams in Slovak language and literature, English, and IT skills and programming. In 1995 I began to study Computer science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University. I was accepted to Keble College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK for entry in 1996 but I was unable to find sufficient financial sources to cover the costs. In July 2000 I graduated at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University with honours and was awarded a master degree (Mgr.). Currently I am a PhD student at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University.

 top of the page


Interests

I am interested in IT security and sotware engineering. When I was younger, computer programming was a great hobby of mine.

 top of the page


Working experience

I was working part time as a programmer and later as a software designer for Softec, s.r.o., Bratislava, Slovakia. I have experience in programming in Pascal, C/C++, Intel x86 assembler, little Java.

I am still working part time as a systems and network administrator and security manager for the Department of Computer Science of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. I have a very good experience in administrating UNIX (Solaris, Linux, Ultrix, HP-UX, AIX), Novell Netware, Windows NT, (and DOS/Windows 3.1x and Windows 9x that cannot be considered an operating system :-)).

I am a member of the professional group who prepared one of the proposals of Slovak Electronic Signature Law.

I take part on some projects related to PKI as a PKI and IT security specialist.

 top of the page


Language skills

I speak fluent Slovak, Czech and English, little German and Russian. And, of course, the real international language - Mathematics.

 top of the page