Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Martin Krššák
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Krššák
I.2 - Name
Martin
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., Dr. rer. nat.
I.4 - Year of birth
1986
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská Dolina F2, 84248 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
martin.krssak@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/45805
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3165-0036

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University
II.b - Year
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Charles University
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Theoretical Physics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Bielefeld University
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant professor Univerzita Komenského, Fakulta Matematiky, Fyziky a Informatiky 2025-
Researcher Univerzita Komenského, Fakulta Matematiky, Fyziky a Informatiky 2022-2025
Postdoc Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Fundamental Physics Group 2020-2022
Postdoc Yangzhou University, Center for Gravitation and Cosmology 2019-2020
Postdoc University of Tartu, Institute of Physics 2016-2018

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Group Representations Theoretical Physics Mgr. Physics
Selected Topics in General Relativity Theoretical Physics Mgr. Physics
Quantum Theory of Gravity Theoretical and Mathematical Physics PhD Physics
Theory of Gravity and Cosmology (1) Theoretical and Mathematical Physics PhD Physics
Theory of Gravity and Cosmology (2) Theoretical and Mathematical Physics PhD Physics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
34
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
12
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
23
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
2008
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1517
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1336
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1093
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
33
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

M. Krššák, R. J. Van Den Hoogen, J.G. Pereira, C.G. Böhmer, A.A. Coley, Teleparallel Theories of Gravity: Illuminating a Fully Invariant Approach,

Class. Quant. Grav. 36 (2019) no.18, 183001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab2e1f

arXiv:1810.12932 [gr-qc]

2

M. Krššák and E. N. Saridakis, The covariant formulation of f(T) gravity,

Class. Quant. Grav. 33 (2016) no.11, 115009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/33/11/115009

arXiv:1510.08432 [gr-qc]

3

M. Krššák, Self-Excited Gravitational Instantons

Phys. Rev. Lett. 134 (2025) 20, 201501

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.201501

arXiv:2408.01140

4

M. Hohmann, L. Järv, M. Krššák, Ch. Pfeifer, Modified teleparallel theories of gravity in symmetric spacetimes,

Phys. Rev. D100 (2019) no.8, 084002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.084002

arXiv:1901.05472 [gr-qc]

5

M. Krššák and J. G. Pereira, Spin Connection and Renormalization of Teleparallel Action,

Eur. Phys. J. C 75 (2015) 519

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3749-2

arXiv:1504.07683 [gr-qc]

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

M. Krššák, Self-Excited Gravitational Instantons

Phys. Rev. Lett. 134 (2025) 20, 201501

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.201501

arXiv:2408.01140

2

M. Krššák, Bulk Action Growth for Holographic Complexity

Phys. Rev. D 109, 086002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.086002

arXiv: 2308.04354


3

M. Krššák, Einstein gravity from the Einstein action: Counterterms and covariance

Phys. Rev. D 110 (2024) 10, 104061

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.104061

arXiv:2406.08452

4

V. Gakis, M. Krššák, J. Levi-Said, E. N. Saridakis, Conformal Gravity and Transformations in the Symmetric Teleparallel Framework,

Phys. Rev. D101 (2020), 064024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.064024

arXiv:1908.05741 [gr-qc]

5

E. D. Emtsova, M. Krššák, A. N. Petrov, A. V. Toporensky, On Conserved Quantities for the Schwarzschild Black Hole in Teleparallel Gravity

Eur. J. Phys. C 81 (2021) 743

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09505-x

arXiv:2105.13312 [gr-qc]

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Y.F. Cai, et. al.: f(T) teleparallel gravity and cosmology,

Rept.Prog.Phys. 79 (2016) 10, 106901

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/79/10/106901

2

J. Beltran Jimenez, et. al.: Coincident General Relativity,

Phys.Rev.D 98 (2018) 4, 044048

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.044048

3

J. Beltran Jimenez, et. al.: Coincident General Relativity,

Phys.Rev.D 98 (2018) 4, 044048

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.044048

4

Bahamonde, et. al.: Teleparallel gravity: from theory to cosmology

Rept.Prog.Phys. 86 (2023) 2, 026901

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ac9cef


5

Golovnev, et. al.: On the covariance of teleparallel gravity theories

Class.Quant.Grav. 34 (2017) 14, 145013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aa7830

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

SASPRO2 Marie Curie Fellowship (2022-2025)


2

COST Action CA23130 Bridging high and low energies in search of quantum gravity (BridgeQG)

3

COST Action CA21136 Addressing observational tensions in cosmology with systematics and fundamental physics

4

COST Action CA23115 Relativistic Quantum Information (RQI)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of organizing committee Bangkok Workshop on Gravity and Cosmology, January 22-26, 2024
Member of organizing committee Teleparallel Gravity Workshop 2020 June 15-9, 2020
Member of organizing committee Geometrical Foundations of Gravity 2019 June 17-21, 2019
Member of organizing committee Teleparallel Gravity Workshop in Tartu June 25-29, 2018
Member of organizing committee Geometrical Foundations of Gravity in Tartu August 28-September 1, 2017

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
University of Science and Technology of China No.96, JinZhai Road Baohe District, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China 24.08.2024-22.9.2024 Invitation by Department of Astronomy
University of Science and Technology of China No.96, JinZhai Road Baohe District, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China 31.08.2023-24.09.2023 Invitation by Department of Astronomy

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-02-23