doc. Ing. et Ing. Martin Novák Ph.D.

Phone: +420-22435-2573
Usermap: https://usermap.cvut.cz/profile/e9f8da5c-7fe8-4cd1-9cc1-16a856d26082
Main Specialization: Power electronics, electric machine control, high-speed synchronous motors, SiC and GaN converters, electric and hydrogen vehicle drivetrains, sensors and measurement, microprocessor and embedded control systems, additive manufacturing.
Networks:

• Osobní stránky: novák.eu
• ORCID
• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• ResearchGate
• LinkedIn
• CV (PDF)
• V3S ČVUT

Teaching:

Courses taught in Czech:
– Technická měření
– Senzorické systémy
– Rychlé prototypování HW/SW

Courses taught in English:
– Measurement in Engineering
– Electrical Circuits and Electronics
– Electrical Machines and Drives
– Sensor Systems
– Rapid HW/SW Prototyping

Office hours: Thursday 13:00-14:00, office B1-318, Dejvice campus

Thesis topics:
– Bachelor’s theses: https://www.fs.cvut.cz/ustavy/sekce-ustav-pristrojove-a-ridici-techniky/ustav-pristrojove-a-ridici-techniky-12110/vyuka-12110/temata-praci-12110/bakalarske-12110/
– Master’s theses: https://www.fs.cvut.cz/ustavy/sekce-ustav-pristrojove-a-ridici-techniky/ustav-pristrojove-a-ridici-techniky-12110/vyuka-12110/temata-praci-12110/magisterske-12110/
– Doctoral theses: https://www.fs.cvut.cz/ustavy/sekce-ustav-pristrojove-a-ridici-techniky/ustav-pristrojove-a-ridici-techniky-12110/vyuka-12110/temata-praci-12110/doktorske-12110/

Activity in organizations:

Conferences:
– 2021 — IECON 2021, 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Toronto (special section co-chair)
– 2021 — ICIT 2021, 22nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Valencia (special session chair)
– 2017 — GECS 2017, International Conference on Green Energy Conversion Systems, Hammamet (programme committee)
– 2015 — IECON 2015, 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Yokohama (chair of the Power Electronics V session)
– 2014 — ICEM 2014, 21st International Conference on Electrical Machines, Berlin (chair of the special session High-speed machines and drives for industry applications)
– 2012 — ICEM 2012, 20th International Conference on Electrical Machines, Marseille (chair of session SS5 — Modelling and Control of High Speed Motors)
– 2012 — IECON 2012, 38th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Montreal (chair of session SS28 — Control and Modelling of High Speed Motors)
– 2011 — CompSens 2011, IEEE Workshop on Merging Fields of Computational Intelligence and Sensor Technology, IEEE SSCI, Paris (organising committee)
– 2010 — EPE-PEMC 2010, 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, Ohrid (international publicity committee)

Editorial work:
– 2024 — Sborník abstraktů Konference studentské tvůrčí činnosti STČ 2024 (FS ČVUT, Praha)
– 2023 — Sborník abstraktů Konference studentské tvůrčí činnosti STČ 2023 (FS ČVUT, Praha)
– 2012 — Proceedings of the annual meeting New Methods and Procedures in Automatic Control, Instrumentation and Informatics (ÚPŘT FS ČVUT, Roztoky u Křivoklátu), ISBN 978-80-01-05061-3
– 2006 — Sborník odborného semináře Nové metody a postupy v oblasti přístrojové techniky, automatického řízení a informatiky (ÚPŘT FS ČVUT, Nečtiny), ISBN 80-01-03491-7

Invited lectures:
– 2019 — High-speed electric machines: the future in weight sensitive applications (Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon)
– 2016 — Využití 3D tisku ve výuce robotiky (3D Aréna, PVA Letňany)
– 2015 — Electronic circuits and controllers for high speed motors (Honeywell, Brno)
– 2014 — Vývoj vysokootáčkového generátoru a výkonové elektroniky (Asociace Mikroturbín, FS ČVUT, Praha)
– 2013 — Vývoj elektročásti mikroturbín na ČVUT (Asociace Mikroturbín, FSI VUT, Brno)

Education:

2024 — Ing., Applied Electrical Engineering, low-voltage specialisation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
2013 — doc., Habilitation in Machine and Process Control, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU in Prague
2008 — Ph.D., Technical Cybernetics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU in Prague
2003 — Ing., Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU in Prague
1997 — Automation, Secondary Technical School of Electrical Engineering, Ječná 30, Prague

Professional CV:

2013 – present — Associate Professor, Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Division of Electrical Engineering, FME CTU in Prague
2003 – present — Academic staff member, Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Division of Electrical Engineering, FME CTU in Prague (continuously since March 2003)

Study stays:

2006 – (4 months) –Laboratoire de Mécanique Appliquée, Université de Franche-Comté, Besancon, France

Supervised student projects:

Since 2009 I have supervised 82 successfully defended theses:
– 61 bachelor’s theses
– 20 master’s theses
– 1 doctoral thesis
Only defended theses are counted. Source: KOS, as of 15 September 2026.

Long-term student projects:
I have supervised 12 long-term student projects, typically running two to three semesters. Topics include 3D printers, a robotic hand, a quadcopter, servo drives, active magnetic bearings, an acoustic camera and a self-driving suitcase.

Intership students:

Since 2015 I have supervised 30 trainees from abroad, coming from 6 European and American schools.

Sending schools:
– Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), Grenoble — 12
– SIGMA Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand — 8
– ENSEA, Cergy-Pontoise — 6
– University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso — 1
– École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tarbes, Tarbes — 1
– Poznań University of Technology, Poznań — 1

Topics by year:

2026
– Robotic car — sensors and sensor fusion algorithms (SIGMA Clermont, 17 weeks)
– Mathematical and simulation model of a LiFePO4 battery storage system (SIGMA Clermont, 17 weeks)
– Conductive and magnetic clay formulations for extrusion 3D printing (SIGMA Clermont, 15 weeks)
– Robotic car — sensor fusion and situation awareness algorithms (SIGMA Clermont, 13 weeks)

2025
– Sensor data fusion for environment mapping of a mobile robot (SIGMA Clermont, 22 weeks)
– Software development for autonomous movement of a robotic test platform (SIGMA Clermont)
– Ceramic and conductive paste 3D printer (direct ink writing) (University of Texas at El Paso)

2024
– Autonomous driving car — steering algorithms (SIGMA Clermont, 15 weeks)
– Modelling of a lithium titanate (LTO) cell for a hydrogen hybrid bus (ENSEA, 4 months)
– Integration of a simulation model of a DC/DC converter (École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tarbes, 10 weeks)

2023
– Sensors and signal processing for a small model of an autonomous car (SIGMA Clermont, 15 weeks)

2021
– Design of a cat robot (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)

2020
– Design of the Roball robot (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)

2019
– Component design for a humanoid robot (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– 3D printer improvement — automatic product removal (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– Matlab model of a battery pack for an electric bus (ENSEA, 3 months)
– EMC setup for testing SiC and IGBT inverters (ENSEA, 3 months)
– GaN inverter for lead-acid battery charging (ENSEA, 3 months)
– Industrial robot (ENSEA, 3 months)

2018
– Construction of the humanoid robot InMoov (school not traced)
– Coil winding machine (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– Metallic 3D printer — proof of concept (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– Photopolymer 3D printer — concept design (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– VHDL current controller for high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machines (ENSEA, 3 months)

2017
– Segway model (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– Roball robot (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– 3D printable robotic hand (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)
– Self-driving suitcase (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)

2016
– Study and improvement of a 3D printer (Université Grenoble Alpes (IUT1), 10 weeks)

2015
– Construction of an improved 3D printer (Poznań University of Technology, 2 months)

Research and professional interests:

Control of high-speed synchronous machines Sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors at speeds up to 250,000 rpm. I work on rotor position estimation using adaptive phase-locked loops, online identification of machine parameters and stability analysis of the feedback loop. Designs are validated on in-house test rigs, not only in simulation. Evidence: IEEE Trans. Power Electronics 2022; EPE 2013; ICEM 2012/2014; Acta Polytechnica Hungarica 2014; TH03010406 SiC and GaN power electronics Design and measurement of converters based on silicon carbide and gallium nitride transistors — from three-phase inverters for drives to bidirectional dual and triple active bridge DC/DC converters. My focus is efficiency, electromagnetic compatibility and how fast switching affects the rest of the system. Current work targets converters for heat pumps and residential energy storage. Evidence: IECON 2015; EDPE 2015; ME 2018; ICCMA 2025 (3×); ECAI 2026 (3×); FW11020104; CZ 39502 Electric and hydrogen vehicle drivetrains Drivetrain models for urban buses, both battery-electric and fuel-cell powered. I compute traction motor efficiency maps from a limited number of measured points, model 18650 and LTO cells from long-term testing, and look for where energy can be saved over a drive cycle. The results came out of two projects with industrial partners. Evidence: IJEHV 2020; Data in Brief 2020; ISIE 2017/2023; IECON 2019/2022; ME 2020/2022; FV30213; CK03000028 Sensors and measurement technology Tactile sensing and evaluation circuits for variable-resistance sensors — an area covered by my patents in Czechia, Europe and Russia, and the origin of the Plantograf family of pressure distribution sensors. Alongside it, teaching and demonstration hardware: laser range finders, LIDAR and a flying sensor platform. I summarised the field in a book published by CRC Press. Evidence: CRC Press 2020; EP 2414799 B1; RU 2538038; CZ 301690; CZ 301717; ICIT 2021; IMEKO 2009/2012 Mechatronics and additive manufacturing Where 3D printing meets electrical machines and control. We print parts of electrical machines, detect printing defects from cameras and sensors with real-time evaluation, and build devices such as a prosthetic hand modelled on human hand anatomy or an active magnetic bearing. Most of these topics run as student and doctoral projects. Evidence: Sensors 2021; J. Biological Engineering 2017; IECON 2020; ME 2024; ECAI 2026; SGS24/126/OHK2/3T/12

Publication and project activities:

Publications and citations (as of 15 September 2026):
– 147 publications in total (V3S)
– of which 18 journal articles, 123 conference papers, 5 books and textbooks, 1 book chapter
– h-index 10, 843 citations (Scopus)
– h-index 7, 584 citations (Web of Science)
– h-index 12, 1173 citations (Google Scholar)

Selected publications:
1. Badour, S.; Novák, M.; Novák, Z.; Novák, J. (2026): Three Level GaN Inverter for a Residential Heat-Pump. 18th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2026), IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECAI69016.2026.11613682
2. Novák, Z.; Novák, M. (2022): Adaptive PLL-Based Sensorless Control for Improved Dynamics of High-Speed PMSM. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(9), 10154–10165. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3169708 — cited 127 times
3. Dunai, L.; Novák, M.; García Espert, C. (2021): Human Hand Anatomy-Based Prosthetic Hand. Sensors, 21(137), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21010137 — cited 60 times
4. Novák, M. (2020): Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 1st edition. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003081692
5. Novák, M.; Novák, J.; Morkus, J.; Musálek, L.; Sivkov, O. (2020): Drivetrain modelling and parameter calculation for an electric bus with fixed or 2-speed gearbox. International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 12(3), 229–252. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEHV.2020.110088
6. Novák, M.; Chyský, J.; Novák, L. (2020): Data from long time testing of 18650 lithium polymer batteries. Data in Brief, 29, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105137
7. Flah, A.; Novák, M.; Sbita, L. (2018): An improved reactive power MRAS speed estimator with optimization for a hybrid electric vehicles application. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control (ASME), 140(6). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039212 — cited 20 times
8. Gregor, A.; Filová, E.; Novák, M.; Kronek, J.; Chlup, H.; Buzgo, M.; Blahnová, V.; Lukášová, V. et al. (2017): Designing of PLA scaffolds for bone tissue replacement fabricated by ordinary commercial 3D printer. Journal of Biological Engineering, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13036-017-0074-3 — cited 409 times

Full list of publications: ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2046-8765, Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35243315800, Web of Science https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/882403, V3S CTU https://v3s.cvut.cz/

Granted patents (8):
– CZ 308528 (2020): 3D stepper motor (Novák, M.)
– CZ 307921 (2019): Device for separating air into oxygen and nitrogen (Novák, M.)
– CZ 306477 (2016): Magnetic spring (Novák, M.)
– RU 2538038 (2014): Electronic circuit for the evaluation of information from variable electric resistance sensors (Novák, M.; Volf, J.)
– EP 2414799 B1 (2013): Electronic circuit for the evaluation of information from variable electric resistance sensors (Novák, M.; Volf, J.)
– CZ 303807 (2013): Device for heating and cooling the heat-transfer liquid in vapour phase soldering of printed circuit boards (Novák, M.; Uhlíř, I.; Do, M.; Gumalay, R.; Sigalingging, A. A.)
– CZ 301717 (2010): Device for tactile information sensing (Volf, J.; Novák, M.; Vlček, J.; Trinkl, A.)
– CZ 301690 (2010): Electronic circuit for the evaluation of information from variable electric resistance sensors (Novák, M.; Volf, J.)

Utility models (6):
– CZ 39502 (2026): Frequency converter circuit for three-phase motors (Novák, M.; Novák, J.; Novák, Z.; Badour, S.; Neugebauer, E.; Honc, D.)
– CZ 25603 (2013): Magnetic spring (Novák, M.)
– CZ 21700 (2011): Combined heat and power unit (Novák, M.; Chyský, J.; Stanke, O.; Novák, J.)
– CZ 19725 (2009): Device for tactile information sensing (Volf, J.; Novák, M.; Vlček, J.; Trinkl, A.)
– CZ 19700 (2009): Electronic circuit for the evaluation of information from variable electric resistance sensors (Novák, M.; Volf, J.)
– CZ 19396 (2009): Vapour phase soldering device (Novák, M.; Uhlíř, I.; Do, M. L.; Gumalay, R.; Sigalingging, A. A.)

Project participation — team member:
– TE01010020: Josef Božek Competence Centre for Automotive Industry (TA ČR)
– 1M6840770002: Josef Božek Research Centre of Combustion Engines and Automobiles
– MSM6840770035: Development of environmentally friendly decentralised energy systems
– ED2.1.00/03.0125: Technology acquisition for the Centre of Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility

Research team leadership:

Principal investigator:
– FW11020104: New type of SiC/GaN frequency converter optimised for PMSM motors (2024–2026, TA ČR, program TREND, partner: Regultech s.r.o.)
– SGS24/126/OHK2/3T/12: 3D printing of electrical machines (2024–2026, SGS ČVUT)
– CK03000028: Research and development of a hydrogen bus (2022–2024, TA ČR, program Doprava 2020+)
– FV30213: Research and development of a higher-efficiency electric bus traction system (2018–2020, MPO ČR, program TRIO)
– TH03010406: Development and validation of control algorithms for a high-speed electrical machine (2018–2020, TA ČR, program EPSILON)
– SGS18/176/OHK2/3T/12: High-speed electrical machines for automotive applications — control and power electronics (2018–2020, SGS ČVUT)
– SGS15/190/OHK2/3T/12: Development of measurement, simulation and control methods for high-speed machines (2015–2017, SGS ČVUT)
– FRVŠ 1253/2013: Development of the technical measurement laboratories (2013, FRVŠ)
– SGS12/178/OHK2/3T/12: Innovation in measurement, simulation and experimental methods for an unconventional energy source (2012–2014, SGS ČVUT)

Student grants:
Student research conference — five annual grants as principal investigator (2022–2026; SVK 21/22/F2, SVK 21/23/F2, SVK 22/24/F2, SVK 20/25/F2, SVK 21/26/F2).

Thesis supervisor or co-supervisor:

– Suliman Badour — 3D printing of electric machines (supervisor)
– Ali Sarp Uyandiran — 3D printing of electric machines (supervisor)
– Ing. Zdeněk Novák — Sensorless Field-Oriented Control of High-Speed Permanent Magnet Motors: Adaptive Approach and Experimental Validation (co-supervisor, defended 06/2020)