Katedra počítačov a informatiky KPI FEI TUKE

What Katedra počítačov a informatiky KPI FEI TUKE does

Katedra počítačov a informatiky (KPI) is the Department of Computers and Informatics within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics at the Technical University of Košice (FEI TUKE), a public university in Slovakia. Founded in 1989 and headquartered at Letná 9, Košice, the department delivers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in informatics and computer science, including a new professionally-oriented Applied Informatics bachelor's program launched in October 2025. Its primary customers are prospective and enrolled university students in Eastern Slovakia, with secondary customer relationships to IT-industry employers who participate in talent-pipeline and research collaborations.

The department's core technical infrastructure consists of several specialized laboratories: the LIRKIS Laboratory for computer graphics, virtual reality, parallel/distributed processing, and intelligent interfaces; the Computer Networks Laboratory (CNL), which serves as the central Cisco Networking Academy in Slovakia and prepares students for CCNA/CCNP certifications; a Software Engineering Laboratory; an Information Systems Laboratory; a Computer Architecture and Security Laboratory; and OpenLab, an open facility for student innovation projects. The department also runs major industry-facing programs including Živé IT projekty (Live IT Projects) — 11 editions of team-based, SCRUM-driven cooperation with 29–41 student teams annually on real corporate IT projects — the T-Systems Hackathon (billed as the largest hackathon in Slovak history in 2015 at 145 participants), Lab IT Creativity for secondary-school mentoring, the Namakaný deň (Tech Day), and the annual SCYR doctoral conference. AI/ML capability is embedded across research streams covering neural radiance fields, generative AI, computer vision for autonomous vehicles, anomaly detection, quantum-ML traffic optimization, and biomedical NLP.

As a public university department, KPI does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Its economics flow from government budget allocations tied to student enrollment, government-regulated tuition for Slovak and EU citizens, fee-based continuing education, and national/EU research grants including European Social Fund projects. Go-to-market is community-led: recruitment happens through open days, secondary-school outreach in Košický and Prešovský regions, educational fairs, tech competitions, and direct industry engagement through named partnerships with T-Systems, GlobalLogic, FPT Slovakia, IBM, Siemens Healthcare, Ness, Red Hat, and Cisco Systems. The department reports 8 employees (faculty/staff) on staff, which is materially smaller than its student and partner-ecosystem footprint.

Name

Katedra počítačov a informatiky KPI FEI TUKE

Legal name

Katedra počítačov a informatiky, Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, Technická univerzita v Košiciach

Website

https://kpi.fei.tuke.sk

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Katedra počítačov a informatiky (KPI) FEI TUKE is the Department of Computers and Informatics at the Technical University of Košice, Slovakia. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in informatics, operates specialized laboratories including a central Cisco Networking Academy and the LIRKIS VR/graphics lab, and runs the Live IT Projects industry-cooperation program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Košice

HQ country

Slovakia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public University Funding: As a department of a public university, funding comes from government budget allocations based on student enrollment numbers and research performance metrics.
2. Tuition Fees: Fees from students in government-funded study programs and fee-based continuing education programs.
3. Research Grants: Funding from national and EU research grants, including European Social Fund projects for laboratory development and doctoral studies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Katedra počítačov a informatiky (KPI) is an academic department within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics at the Technical University of Košice. It delivers university degree programs (bachelor's, master's, doctoral) in informatics, computer science, and information technology, and operates specialized laboratories covering software engineering, computer networks (Cisco Academy), computer graphics, virtual reality, information systems, and cybersecurity. The department supplements teaching with industry-facing programs such as Live IT Projects, hackathons, and the annual Informatics Conference.

Product overview

Katedra počítačov a informatiky (KPI) FEI TUKE is an academic department offering undergraduate and graduate education in computer science. The core offerings include master's (Inžiniersky študijný program Informatika) and bachelor's programs (including new Applied Informatics since 2025). The department operates specialized research laboratories (Computer Networks Lab with Cisco certifications, LIRKIS for VR/graphics, OpenLab for innovation) and organizes industry-facing programs including Live IT Projects (team-based real projects with companies using SCRUM), T-Systems Hackathons, and the annual Informatics Conference. Educational delivery is supported through institutional platforms: MAIS for academic management, Moodle for learning materials, and GitLab for code repositories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIRKIS: Laboratory of Intelligent Interfaces of Communication and Information Systems - focused on computer graphics and virtual reality research
• Laboratórium počítačových sietí (CNL)
• Laboratórium softvérového inžinierstva
• Laboratórium informačných systémov
• Laboratórium počítačových architektúr a bezpečnosti
• OpenLab

Products and services

• Inžiniersky študijný program Informatika (Master's Degree Program in Informatics)
• Aplikovaná informatika (Applied Informatics) Bachelor's Program
• Živé IT projekty (Live IT Projects)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 participants in annual hackathons
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cisco Systems / CNL LaboratorycoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing partnership through the Computer Networks Laboratory (CNL), which serves as the central Cisco Networking Academy in Slovakia. Provides CCNA/CCNP certification training for students.
• Siemens HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on software development in medical domain, healthcare applications, and joint research projects. Students work on medical technology projects including medical imaging and healthcare software systems.
• IT Valley KošicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in organizing Živé IT Projects (Live IT Projects) - the largest practice-oriented student project initiative in Slovakia, connecting students with real company sponsors.
• T-Systems SlovakiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual T-Systems Hackathon organizer, T-UNI project collaboration, and Live IT Projects partner. Provides mentoring, project sponsorships, and direct employment pipeline.
• GlobalLogic SlovakiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in Live IT Projects, mentoring of student teams, hackathon involvement, and graduate recruitment.
• FPT SlovakiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual hackathons, Live IT Projects sponsorship, expert lectures in Current Trends in Informatics course, and summer school programs.
• NESS KDC / NesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLive IT Projects partner providing real company projects and mentors for student teams.
• IBM SlovenskocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLive IT Projects sponsor, IBM TechTalks events, and summer school programs.
• Košický samosprávny kraj (KSK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Lab IT Creativity program - mentoring secondary school students and promoting IT education in the Košice region.
• RMIT University (Melbourne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange and guest lectures. Prof. Dinesh K. Kumar delivered lectures on AI in healthcare and medical device software.
• University of California Irvine (UCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research collaboration in AI/ML, neural radiance fields, and autonomous driving. Doctoral student Matúš Dopiriak delivered lectures on campus.
• University of Padova (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange and joint research initiatives in AI and machine learning.
• Red Hat CzechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLive IT Projects partner providing mentoring and project sponsorship.
• Senacor Technologies AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual hackathons focused on specific technologies like RxJava and smart contracts.
• Košice IT ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry cluster organization facilitating cooperation between universities and IT companies in Košice region. Co-organizer of Živé IT Projects.
• Inovačné centrum Košického krajaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation center supporting Lab IT Creativity program and regional innovation initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, Univerza v Ljubljani ( FRI UL): Regional peer in Slovenia — University of Ljubljana's CS faculty with similar bachelor/master structure, research labs and industry collaboration patterns relevant for V4 cross-border comparison.
• Fakulta elektrotechnická ČVUT (FEE CTU Prague): Regional peer at Czech Technical University in Prague with overlapping electrical engineering and informatics programs, industry-sponsored labs, and comparable student-hackathon culture in the V4 region.
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Budapest University of Technology (BME): Regional peer in Hungary with similar name/scope, offering CS and electrical engineering degrees with industry ties; comparable in size, regional role, and Central European positioning to KPI FEI TUKE.
• Fakultet elektrotehnike i računarstva, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (FER UNIZG): Regional peer in Croatia — University of Zagreb's electrical engineering and computing faculty with similar scope, student project culture, and Central European positioning; useful benchmark for industry-linked curricula.
• Fakulta informatiky Masarykovy univerzity (FI MU): Closest regional peer in Brno, Czech Republic — a leading Central European CS faculty with similar bachelor/master/doctoral structure, industry partnerships and competitive programming tradition; competes for cross-border students.

Direct peers

• Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky UK (Comenius University FMFI): Direct domestic peer — Comenius University's CS/informatics programs in Bratislava compete for the same Slovak high-school talent pool and offer overlapping research labs and industry collaboration.
• Fakulta informatiky a informačných technológií STU (Slovak University of Technology FIIT): Direct domestic peer — the main competing computer science faculty in Slovakia, also offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral CS programs with industry partnerships and a similar curriculum scope to KPI FEI TUKE.

Others

• Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad): Enabling/ecosystem partner rather than competitor — provides the CCNA/CCNP curriculum and framework that KPI's CNL laboratory delivers, making it the direct comparison point for KPI's flagship Cisco Academy program.
• IT Valley Košice: Industry cluster partner in the same Košice ecosystem; co-organizes Live IT Projects and provides the company-sponsor pipeline that defines KPI's industry-facing value proposition.

Emerging players

• Green Fox Academy (Czechia/Slovakia): Emerging private-sector competitor offering short, intensive coding bootcamps in the Czech and Slovak market — targets the same career-changer and entry-level IT talent pool that KPI's new Applied Informatics professional program also addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KPI_FEI_TUKE
• GitHubgithub.com/kpi-tuke
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcJFOmxCzDqIeF76SKw_dnQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/kpi.fei.tuke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/katedra-po%C4%8D%C3%ADta%C4%8Dov-a-informatiky-kpi-fei-tuke
• Instagraminstagram.com/kpi_fei_tuke

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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