Welcome to the
Annual 13th
International
Student
Research
Conference
Unique Research Works
ISRC
Network with Peers
ISRC provides an inclusive plat- form for students at all levels—from freshmen to graduates—to present their scholarly work, representing their institution and their unique research endeavours. Students who choose to submit their research proposal will be selected to present orally during specific 20 minutes long time blocks. Presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings on the ISRC website.
The International Student Research Conference (ISRC), was established in 2015 and is an event for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research. This year’s conference is open to students from all academic majors and welcomes participants from universities across the Czech Republic and beyond.
This conference is a vibrant gathering of bright students, offering presenters the opportunity to engage in Q&A sessions, receive constructive feedback, and network with peers, academics, and professionals from all around the world. It fosters not only the dissemination of knowledge but also the building of meaningful connections across academic and professional spheres.
University of New York
in Prague
Londynska 41, Prague 2
Attend the conference in person or online.
The conference is free of charge and welcomes
everyone!
Both visitors and researchers can register for the event here.
*The registration is mandatory for All presenters and onsite visitors.
Key Note Speakers
2025
Dr. Libby Hladik
Researcher and educator specializing in inclusive education, accessibility, and community engagement for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Dr. Elisabeth Hladik is a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute for Research in Inclusive Education within the Education Faculty at Masaryk University. With a background in theatre (bachelor’s degree) and clinical occupational therapy (master’s degree), she brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to her work. Dr. Hladik’s research is focused on the lives of people with developmental disabilities, such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disabilities. She is currently adapting an Accessibility and Inclusion Toolkit for Cultural Institutions, originally developed with a U.S. Children’s Museum, for broader application. Driven by a commitment to community engagement, Dr. Hladik partners closely with individuals with disabilities and their families to ensure her work fosters meaningful, positive impacts on their health and well-being.
Matyáš Boháček
Czech AI Personality Awards and České Hlavičky Winner
Matyas 'Maty' Bohacek is a student researcher at Stanford University advised by Professor Hany Farid. His research focuses on AI, computer vision, and media forensics. His recent work demonstrated that when generative AI models are trained on their own outputs, they collapse. His method for identifying whether an image was used in AI training enables audits of existing models and promotes more transparent, equitable AI development. Maty also built a deepfake detector for President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and created a deepfake CNN news anchor, which opened a primetime news segment to raise awareness of AI threats. Beyond media forensics, he developed an AI-powered sign language translator, now used in sign language classes at some US universities. His work has been featured in Forbes, CNN, Science, Nature, and the PNAS.
Prof. Dr. Čarna Brković
Cultural anthropologist and Professor of Cultural Studies and European Ethnology
Prof. Dr. Čarna Brković is a distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies and European Ethnology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She completed her bachelor’s degree in European Ethnology at the University of Belgrade and earned her PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester. Prof. Dr. Brković’s groundbreaking research focuses on the intersections of socialism, humanitarianism, and neoliberal capitalism in the Balkans. She is currently finalizing her book manuscript, tentatively titled Worldmakings: Realigning Humanitarianism from Yugoslav Socialism to Neoliberal Capitalism in the Balkans. At the conference, she will present her work, How the Fall of Socialism Changed Humanitarianism: Yugoslav Interventions in the International Humanitarian Debates in the 1970s, shedding light on the critical shifts in humanitarian practices and ideologies during and after the socialist era.
The Student Research Conference is an event organised annually by the University of New York in Prague in collaboration with Empire State College, NY.
