Supervision of theses
Supervision of thesesAre you looking for a thesis topic?
I generally supervise theses on the dynamics of fields and particles in the gravitational fields of black holes in General Relativity. I also supervise theses on compact binaries and gravitational waves. The methods used are analytical and semi-analytical work (symbolic computations in Wolfram Mathematica) and light numerical coding projects (Python, C++, C, Julia).
I do not necessarily create new Bc. or Mgr. thesis topics every year. If you are interested, take a look at some examples of theses I have entered in SIS Studium. The best method to get a thesis topic under my supervision is to send me an email and arrange a meeting. We can discuss your interests and devise a project that will best fit you.
Undergraduate research projects
For 2025/26 I offered a student faculty grant project: Ohyb paprsků světla černými dírami – Implementace analytického řešení v Pythonu (Bending light rays with black holes – Implementation of the analytical solution in Python), which was taken up by Jáchym Kohout. These mini-grants support students participating in research before or independently of their Bc. thesis; see the faculty website for details.
Current students
| Level | Name | Thesis | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Álvaro Rafael Martínez Gómez | New horizons in back-reaction | Sep 2023 |
| PhD | David Podrápský | Dynamics and radiation-reaction in spinning compact binaries | Jun 2026 |
| Mgr. | Matěj Váňa | Inspirals of compact objects within scalar-tensor modified gravity | Sep 2025 |
| Mgr. | Benedikt Janda | Relativistic orbital dynamics of the plasma from a tidal disruption event | Sep 2026 |
| Bc. | Jan Strnad | Transfer of gravitational wave energy on a massive particle | Oct 2026 |
Past students
Charles University (2023–present)
- Mgr. Jan Feireisl (2025/26) — Gravitational-wave inspirals of spinning compact objects through two-timescale methods
- Mgr. David Podrápský (2025/26) — Analytical solution of the motion of a spinning compact binary
- Bc. Myroslava Tsymbalyuk (2025/26) — Analytical solution for binary black hole inspirals
- Bc. Matěj Váňa (2024/25) — Inspirals of rotating black holes and their gravitational waves
- Bc. Aleš Opl (2024/25) — The canonical action deduced from black hole horizon deformation
- Bc. David Podrápský (2023/24) — The image of an accretion disk near a black hole
University College Dublin (2020–2022)
- Research summer project — Adam Keyes & Brian Sheridan (Summer 2022) — Parameter Estimation for OJ 287
- MA — David Dwyer (2020/21); Brian Sheridan (2021/22)
- MSc. — Jonathan Broome (2021/22)