Contact
Intranet
SK
International
| QUID-REGIS – Narušenia pokojnej ionosféry – Výskum založený na pozemných meraniach mezosféry a ionosféry a na dátach z ESA misie SWARM | |
| Quiet Ionospheric Disturbances – REsearch based on Ground-based mesospheric and Ionospheric data with Swarm data | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Annotation: | With this the QUID-REGIS project aims to improve the understanding of unexpected ionospheric variability during solar quiet periods. This is achieved by integrating data and knowledge of ionospheric variability with lower atmospheric dynamics. The project seeks to isolate the sources of variability and enhance comprehension of its underlying drivers by leveraging Swarm satellite data, ground-based airglow measurements, and the IRI model. Understanding these disturbances in the upper atmosphere has crucial implications for space weather forecasting and satellite communications, making QUID-REGIS a vital component of ongoing EO research. |
| Duration: | 1.2.2024 – 31.12.2026 |
| Vigil-ML – Štúdia smerujúca k zvýšeniu spoľahlivosti a včasnosti predikcií z dát misie Vigil pomocou strojového učenia | |
| Study toward enhancing reliability and timeliness of Vigil mission predictions through Machine Learning | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Annotation: | The data-driven approach based on Machine Learning (ML) techniques is becoming the fourth pillar of scientific research. After theory, experiments, and simulations, it represents an additional essential approach, especially in the space weather domain. To contribute to the high-quality data needs from a new observational perspective, the ESA Vigil mission will be launched. Therefore, employing ML techniques in the Vigil data processing pipelines should be an obvious task. The main objective of the activity is the scientific study of the most extreme space weather events that occurred in the last 30 years by data suchlike data that will be generated by Vigil’s instruments and through the utilization of the Machine Learning (ML) approach. The enhancement of reliability and timeliness of Vigil mission predictions should be obtained by an improved physical understanding of the most extreme space weather events and by the utilization of an appropriate data-driven approach. The particular goals are to summarize the most extreme space weather events in Solar cycles 23 – 25, review the scientific papers that described them, and gather the appropriate data. Then, to answer the question through an ML approach: Would it be possible to predict the occurrence of these extreme space weather events if the Vigil mission was in operation at that time? If yes, how reliable would these predictions be? And what are the time scales for these predictions? And finally, suggest the ML approaches (task definition, input data, ML technique, post-processing) that should be useful for the Vigil real-time operation with the purpose of predictions of the most extreme space weather events. |
| Duration: | 1.10.2023 – 31.12.2025 |
| SCSS-Net – Vývoj SCSS-Net: Algoritmus na segmentovanie štruktúr slnečnej koróny pomocou hlbokých neurónových sieti | |
| Development of SCSS-Net: Solar Corona Structures Segmentation algorithm by deep neural networks | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Annotation: | The main objective of the project was to develop a proof-of-concept of an effective and reliable algorithm based on deep neural networks for automatic segmentation of solar corona structures from images acquired by space-based EUV imagers, with the final system fulfilling the requirements of Solar Weather Expert Service Center of the ESA Space Weather Services Network. The particular goals were: 1. to prepare solar imagers data and annotations of solar corona structures. Define the segmentation baseline according to the actually used classical methods and specify the requirements for the deep learning approach; 2. to develop SCSS-Net – solar corona structures segmentation algorithm by deep neural networks by the data and according to requirements prepared in the previous step; 3. to achieve TRL-3 and demonstrate proof-of-concept of SCSS-Net with its target usage within products of ESA-SWESNET (ESA Space Weather Services Network). |
| Duration: | 1.2.2024 – 31.12.2025 |
| Štúdium dynamiky v oblasti rozhrania medzi vesmírom a atmosférou Zeme | |
| Study of dynamics in interface region between space and Earth’s atmosphere | |
| Program: | Mobility |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2024 |
| SK-S2P-Edu – Proposal for Slovak universities curriculum adaptation toward S2P market (SK-S2P-Edu) | |
| Proposal for Slovak universities curriculum adaptation toward S2P market (SK-S2P-Edu) | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.12.2022 – 31.10.2024 |
| AMON-net – – | |
| Follow-up of feasibility study to observe ionospheric disturbances by airglow monitoring network (AMON-net) | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.10.2018 – 30.9.2024 |
| ASPIS – Feasibilitystudy of data-drivenAutonomousService forPredictionof IonosphericScintillations(ASPIS) | |
| Feasibilitystudy of data-drivenAutonomousService forPredictionof IonosphericScintillations(ASPIS) | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2023 |
| Atmosférické elektrické pole a dynamika nabitých častíc a sekundárne kozmické žiarenie vo vysokých horách | |
| – | |
| Program: | Inter-academic agreement |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2022 |
| SK-S2P – Slovakia national Space Safety Programme(S2P) study (SK-S2P) | |
| Slovakia national Space Safety Programme(S2P) study (SK-S2P) | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.12.2021 – 31.12.2022 |
| JEM-EUSO – JEM-EUSO, Kozmické Observatórium Extrémneho Vesmíru na palube Japonského Experimentálneho Modulu | |
| JEM-EUSO, Extreme Universe Space Observatory Onboard Japan Experiment Module | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Bobík Pavol, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Research of extreme energy cosmic rays with use of observations of secondary responses in the atmosphere of Earth from the International space station |
| Project webpage: | http://jem-euso.roma2.infn.it |
| Duration: | 1.1.2010 – 31.12.2021 |
| – | |
| SPACE:LAB – place to attract, educate and involve young generation in space science and engineering | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.12.2018 – 30.11.2020 |
| One pixel – Štúdia vykonateľnosti pre pozorovania ionosférických narušení jednopixelovým UV detektorom | |
| Feasibility study to observe ionospheric disturbances by one pixel UV detector | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Bobík Pavol, PhD. |
| Annotation: | First call for outline proposals under the plan for European cooperating states (PECS) in Slovakia |
| Duration: | 1.6.2016 – 30.4.2018 |
National
| Slovenská technická ekosférická platforma | |
| Slovak Technical Ecosphere Platform | |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Annotation: | STEPHANIK aims to establish a nationally and internationally competitive ecosystem for modular satellite technologies in Slovakia by:• developing and validating modular satellite building blocks up to TRL 2–4,• building a network of joint laboratories and cleanroom facilities across partner institutions,• creating a talent pipeline of highly skilled space engineers, researchers and operators,• creating conditions for systematic import of international excellence into Slovak space research,• enabling future flight missions and commercial exploitation by Slovak academic and industrial partners. |
| Project webpage: | https://stephanik.eu |
| Duration: | 1.4.2025 – 30.9.2027 |
| Interdisciplinárne aplikácie pozorovania a výskumu kozmického žiarenia na pracovisku ÚEF SAV na Lomnickom štíte | |
| Interdisciplinary applications of cosmic rays observation and research in the laboratory of Institute of Experimental Physics of SAS at the Lomnicky stit observatory | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Kubančák Ján, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The goal of the project is to create conditions for the further development of interdisciplinary applications of cosmic radiation research at the ÚEF SAS workplace on Lomnické štít, mainly through: a) maintaining continuity in the field of cosmic radiation observation, b) innovation and workplace development a c) intensive scientific cooperation and promotion of the workplace.The project will focus on the analysis and evaluation of data recorded by the neutron monitor and the SEVAN device during the 24th and the first third of the 25th solar cycle. Scientific work will be intensified in the field of cooperation in the field of radiation protection against cosmic rays and in the field of development and testing of detectors in mixed radiation fields occurring at high-altitude observatories.One of the results of the project will be a retrospective analysis of the increased or decreased intensity of secondary cosmic radiation in the atmosphere during periods with significant fluctuations in solar activity that occurred in the years 2014-2024. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2024 |
| Kozmické energetické častice zo slnečných erupcií – mnohobodové pozorovanie od Slnka až po Lomnický Štít | |
| – | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2018 – 31.12.2021 |
| Analýza meraní z experimentov EUSO-SPB, Mini-EUSO a siete pozemných UV detektorov | |
| Analysis of EUSO-SPB, Mini-EUSO and ground UV detectors experiments measurement | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Bobík Pavol, PhD. |
| Annotation: | JEM-EUSO experiment is a project to determine the origin of ultra high energy particles. Its two most important precursor experiments are EUSO-SPB and Mini-EUSO ones. Both of them will yield new data during the years 2017 and 2018. This project is aimed to data processing from both experiments and from the grid of terrestrial detectors of UV radiation. EUSO-SPB is a flight of NASA SPB balloon with EUSO detector which will start in April 2017 from New Zealand fot at least 50 days long flight. Mini-EUSO detector is miniature version of JEM-EUSO detector, which will monitor UV background onboard International Space Station. Mini-EUSO flight and the beginning of its at least half year measurements will start at the end of the year 2017. Department of space physics IEP is building at the same time a grid of terrestrial detectors of UV background, which will start continuos measurements on minimallly 4 positions during the year 2017. Their operation is planned over the full duration of this project. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2017 – 31.12.2019 |