János Levendovszky

Since 2004, he has been a professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), and from 2001 to 2017, he was the Deputy Dean for Science and Innovation at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (VIK). Since 2018, he has been the Vice Rector for Science and Innovation at BME, and since 2008, he has been the Head of the BME Doctoral School of Informatics.

He was a visiting professor at several American, Far Eastern and European universities (Florida Institute of Technology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kyungpook National University, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, etc.).

His areas of expertise include adaptive signal processing algorithms, stochastic modeling, optimization of communication network protocols, statistical resource management, algebraic coding theory. In his scientific work, he combines theoretical and algorithmic methods with important practical applications. His most significant achievements are related to algorithms for packet-switched networks. He also developed high-frequency trading supported by neural networks and artificial intelligence in joint research with Morgan Stanley.

His theoretical research has resulted in methods that can be applied in practice, which are utilized by market-leading multinational companies (e.g. Ericsson, Morgan Stanley). He is the leader of several large US and EU projects (Ben Franklin Fund - Central Pennsylvania, Copernicus Project).

He is the head of Artificial Intelligence research at the BME Higher Education Institutional Excellence Program (FIKP). He is a member of the European University Association, Innovation Expert Group, and the professional leader of the BME Higher Education and Industry Cooperation Center (FIEK) project.

He is the leader of a total of 9 major international, 5 industrial, and 3 domestic IT projects. He is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings.

Award: Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2006).