research interests

* physical geodesy - earth's gravity field
* geophysics - gravimetry
* geodynamics - volcano geodesy - interpretation of spatiotemporal gravity changes
* geophysics - paleomagnetism

projects

7/2026 – 6/2028 (investigator) APVV bilateral (mobility)
Modern Innovative Geophysical Technologies for the Evaluation of Seismic Processes as Natural Hazards on the Example of the Carpathian Region (acronym MIGHTINESS)
(Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) project APVV bilateral (mobility) Slovakia-Ukraine SK-UA-25-0003)

1/2026 – 12/2027 (investigator) SAS mobility (bilateral)
Application of modern integrated geophysical methods for study of the lithosphere in the Transcarpathian Basin and its surrounding tectonic units: implications for the tectonic scenario
(Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS))

9/2026 – 8/2029  (task/group leader) MIRRI
acronym SmarTaich (project 401801B906) program Slovakia (SK - EFRR/KF/FST/ESF+)

09/2025 – 08/2029 (PI) APVV
Complex geophysical research in the northeastern part of Slovakia affected by earthquakes (acronym GEOPHSEIS)
(Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) project APVV-24-0445)

06/2024 – 12/2024 (PI) Horizon Europe
Gravimetric 3D structural model of Etna summit (acronym ETNAGRAV) (ID: C1_TA3-83-1_1 )
Trans-National Access project of Geo-INQUIRE project funded by Horizon Europe scheme under grant agreement No 101058518

2023--2026 (PI) VEGA
Application of modern gravimetric and other geophysical methods to selected problems of geological structure of the earth crust and lithosphere and of its geodynamic processes
(VEGA national agency, project 2/0002/23)

12/2020 – 11/2023 (investigator) ERA.Net (ERA-MIN 2)
Deposit-to-Regional Scale Exploration (acronym D-Rex) program ERA.Net (ERA-MIN 2)

07/2020 – 06/2024 (investigator) APVV
New Bouguer anomaly map of the Alpine-Carpathian area: a tool for gravity and tectonic applications (acronym ALCABA)
(Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) project APVV-19-0150)

03/2020 – 11/2021 (PI) Horizon 2020
Gravimetric investigation of the structure of the Etna summit craters system (acronym G-ET-SUMMIT)
Trans-National Access project granted under EUROVOLC project that received funding from EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation actions under grant agreement No 731070

2019 – 2022 (PI) VEGA
Integration of latest findings and approaches of gravimetry, geothermics and deep seismics for determining lithospheric structure and tectonics focusing on Western Carpathians
(VEGA national agency, project 2/0006/19)

2017 – 2021 (deputy PI / group leader) APVV
Geophysical multi-parametric modelling of the Earth's crust and upper mantle in Slovakia (acronym LITHORES)
(Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) project APVV-16-0482)

2016 – 2018 (Scientist in Charge) SASPRO
Multi-dimensional integrated geophysical-petrological modelling of the crust, and uppermost mantle for central Europe region by structural joint inversion
(SASPRO 1497/03/01/ CRITHON3D)

2015 – 2018 (PI) VEGA
Implementation of recent innovations in potential fields interpretation methodology
(VEGA national agency, project 2/0042/15)

2015 – 2018 (deputy PI) VEGA
Geophysical model of the lithosphere of the Western Carpathians
(VEGA national agency, project 1/0141/15)

2012 – 2015 (PI Vajda/Majcin) APVV
Structure and thermal state of the West Carpathian lithosphere: hot dry rock energy sources potential of Slovakia (acronym THERMES)
(Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) project APVV-0724-11)

2011 – 2014 (deputy PI) APVV
Bouguer anomalies of new generation and the gravimetric model of the Western Carpathians
(Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) project APVV-0194-10)

2012 – 2014 (PI) VEGA
Integration of geothermal modeling into the gravimetric inverse problem solving
(VEGA national agency, project 2/0067/12)

2012 – 2014 (deputy PI) VEGA
Interpretation of the geophysical field anomalous sources with the aim to improve the knowledge on the structure and dynamics of the Carpathian orogen
(VEGA national agency, project 1/0095/12)

2009 – 2011 (PI) VEGA
Robustness analysis of selected gravimetric and geodynamic interpretation methods in geophysical inverse problems
(VEGA national agency, project 2/0107/09)

2009 – 2011 (deputy PI) VEGA
Parallel and regularized modelling of potential fields in Carpathian-Pannonian region
(VEGA national agency, project 1/0461/09)

2006 – 2008 (PI) VEGA
Development of modern methods for the interpretation of the earth’s gravity field and their integration for studying the lithosphere properties
(VEGA 2/6019/26)  

2006 – 2008 (deputy PI) VEGA
Regularized solutions to the direct and inverse gravimetric problems with the goal of enhancing the geophysical interpretation of lithosphere of the Western Carpathians and their surrounding tectonic units
(VEGA national agency, project 1/3066/06)

2005 – 2007 (investigator) APVT
Development, enhancement and application of progressive 2D and 3D methods of interpreting the gravity field in geophysics and geology
(Slovak Research and Technology Agency (APVT) project APVT-51-002804)  

1996 – 2005 (investigator) 6 Vega projects (VEGA 2/3057/23, VEGA 2/3004/23, VEGA 2/7059/20, VEGA 2/7060/20, VEGA 2/4047/99, VEGA 95/5305/418)  

1996 – 2006 (investigator) UNB Canada
Development of the Truncation Filtering Methodology for Geophysical Applications. (Geophys.Inst. SAS Bratislava, Slovakia, in collaboration with The Earth Gravity Field project of the Geodesy Group of the GGE UNB, Canada)  

1992 – 1995 (investigator) NRC Canada
Precise regional geoid determination
(GGE UNB, Canada, contract of the Geodetic Survey Division, Geomatics Sector, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa) 

gravimetric campaign, Etna, July 2024

gravimetric campaign, Etna, July 2018

North-East crater, Etna 2018

field work, June 2016, Tenerife
(volcano gravimetry)

Lomnicky peak 2015, High Tatras, Slovakia, (alpine gravimetry)

SVEOCC 2014, Fiji, South Pacific