Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Jiří Šilha, PhD.
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
Šilha
I.2 - Name
Jiří
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1983
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth, and Meteorology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
jiri.silha@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://sluzby.fmph.uniba.sk/ludia/silha1
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
13. - physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-1738-531X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava
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
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics
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
Researcher Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava 2017-present
Assistent 1 Astronomical institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland 2013-2017
Researcher Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava 2012-2013

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.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Computers in Astronomy (1) II. Physics
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)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
7
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
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
Astronomical Observations (1) (3-FAA-021/22) Astronomy and astrophysics III Physics
Astronomical Observations (2) (3-FAA-022/22) Astronomy and astrophysics III Physics
Astronomical Observations (3) (3-FAA-023/22) Astronomy and astrophysics III Physics
Astronomical Observations (4) (3-FAA-024/22) Astronomy and astrophysics III 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
95
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
19
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
147
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
57
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
24
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Šilha, J.; Pittet, J.N.; Hamara, M; Schildknecht, T.: Apparent rotation properties of space debris extracted from photometric measurements, Advances in Space Research, Volume 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 844-861, ISSN 0273-1177, (2018).

2

Pittet, J.N.; Šilha, J.; Schildknecht, T.: Spin motion determination of the Envisat satellite through laser ranging measurements from a single pass measured by a single station. Advances in Space Research, Volume 61, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1121-1131, ISSN 0273-1177, (2018).

3

Šilha, J.; Schildknecht, T.; Hinze, A.; Flohrer, T.; Vananti, A.: An optical survey for space debris on highly eccentric and inclined MEO, Advances in Space Research, Volume 59, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 181-192, ISSN 0273-1177, (2017).

4

Tóth, J.; Kornos, L.; Zigo, P.; Gajdos, S.; Kalmancok, D.; Világi, J.; Simon, J.; Veres, P.; Silha, J.; Bucek, M.; Galád, A.; Rusnák, P.; Hrábek, P.; Duris, F.; Rudawska, R.l: All-sky Meteor Orbit System AMOS and preliminary analysis of three unusual meteor showers, Planetary and Space Science, Volume 118, 2015, Pages 102-106, ISSN 0032-0633, (2015).

5

Šilha, J.; Krajcovic, S.; Zigo, M.; Tóth, J.; Zilková, D.; Zigo, P.; Kornos, L.; Simon, J.; Schildknecht, T.; Cordelli, E.; Vananti, A.; Mann, HK.; Rachman, A.; Paccolat, C.; Flohrer, T.: Space debris observations with the Slovak AGO70 telescope: Astrometry, Advances in Space Research, Volume 65, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 2018-2035, ISSN 0273-1177, (2020).

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

Šilha, J.; Krajcovic, S.; Zigo, M.; Tóth, J.; Zilková, D.; Zigo, P.; Kornos, L.; Simon, J.; Schildknecht, T.; Cordelli, E.; Vananti, A.; Mann, HK.; Rachman, A.; Paccolat, C.; Flohrer, T.: Space debris observations with the Slovak AGO70 telescope: Astrometry, Advances in Space Research, Volume 65, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 2018-2035, ISSN 0273-1177, (2020).

2

Zigo, M.; Šilha, J.; Hrobár, T.; Jevcák, P.: Space debris surface characterization through BVRcIc photometry. Advances in Space Research, Volume 72, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 3802-3817, ISSN 0273-1177, (2023).Zigo, M.; Silha, J.; Hrobár, T.;

3

Jevcák, P.: Space debris surface characterization through BVRcIc photometry. Advances in Space Research, Volume 72, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 3802-3817, ISSN 0273-1177, (2023).

4

Žilková, D.; Šilha, J.; Matlovic, P.; Tóth, J.: Space debris spectroscopy: Specular reflections at LEO regime, Advances in Space Research, Volume 71, Issue 8, 2023, Pages 3249-3261, ISSN 0273-1177, (2023).

5

Vovk, M.; Koschny, D.; Frühauf, M.; Gscheidle, C.; Hugentobler, U.; Heumann, V.; Lips, T.; Fritsche, B.; Maigler, M.; Pessina, V.; Šilha, J.; Tóth, J.; Pazderová, V.; Matlovic, P.; Meteoroid ablation simulations with ESA's SCARAB software. Planetary and Space Science, Volume 238, 2023, 105785, ISSN 0032-0633, (2023).

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

Pittet, J.N.; Šilha, J.; Schildknecht, T.: Spin motion determination of the Envisat satellite through laser ranging measurements from a single pass measured by a single station. Advances in Space Research, Volume 61, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1121-1131, ISSN 0273-1177, (2018): Zhou Y., Zhang L., Cao Y., Huang Y., Optical-and-Radar Image Fusion for Dynamic Estimation of Spin Satellites, (2020) IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 29, art. no. 8917816, pp. 2963 - 2976

2

Šilha, J.; Pittet, J.N.; Hamara, M; Schildknecht, T.: Apparent rotation properties of space debris extracted from photometric measurements, Advances in Space Research, Volume 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 844-861, ISSN 0273-1177, (2018): Zhou Y., Zhang L., Cao Y., Wu Z., Attitude estimation and geometry reconstruction of satellite targets based on ISAR image sequence interpretation, (2019) IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 55 (4), art. no. 08490224, pp. 1698 - 1711, DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2018.2875503.

3

Šilha, J.; Krajcovic, S.; Zigo, M.; Tóth, J.; Zilková, D.; Zigo, P.; Kornos, L.; Simon, J.; Schildknecht, T.; Cordelli, E.; Vananti, A.; Mann, HK.; Rachman, A.; Paccolat, C.; Flohrer, T.: Space debris observations with the Slovak AGO70 telescope: Astrometry, Advances in Space Research, Volume 65, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 2018-2035, ISSN 0273-1177, (2020): Priyatikanto R., Mumpuni E.S., Hidayat T., Saputra M.B., Murti M.D., Rachman A., Yatini C.Y., Characterization of Timau National Observatory using limited in situ measurements, (2023) Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518 (3), pp. 4073 - 4083

4

Šilha, J.; Krajcovic, S.; Zigo, M.; Tóth, J.; Zilková, D.; Zigo, P.; Kornos, L.; Simon, J.; Schildknecht, T.; Cordelli, E.; Vananti, A.; Mann, HK.; Rachman, A.; Paccolat, C.; Flohrer, T.: Space debris observations with the Slovak AGO70 telescope: Astrometry, Advances in Space Research, Volume 65, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 2018-2035, ISSN 0273-1177, (2020): Allworth J., Windrim L., Bennett J., Bryson M., A transfer learning approach to space debris classification using observational light curve data, (2021) Acta Astronautica

5

Šilha, J.; Pittet, J.N.; Hamara, M; Schildknecht, T.: Apparent rotation properties of space debris extracted from photometric measurements, Advances in Space Research, Volume 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 844-861, ISSN 0273-1177, (2018): Chen L., Liu C., Li Z., Kang Z., A new triangulation algorithm for positioning space debris, (2021) Remote Sensing, 13 (23), art. no. 4878

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

ESA RPA Grant 4000146796/24/NL/MH/yd "Artificial space objects characterization using laboratory and ground-based optical measurements", 4 consortium members, prime Comenius University Bratislava. 2024 - účasnosť/on-going, Hlavný riešiteľ / Principal Investigator.

2

ESA RPA Grant 4000132460/20/NL/SC – “SlovakSST - Slovak AutomatedSpace Surveillance and Tracking Optical System", 2020-2024, Hlavný riešiteľ / Principal Investigator.

3

ESA RPA Grant 4000126272/18/NL/SC “ImpEuroLEOTrack - Improvement of European Capabilities for LEO Objects Tracking with Optical Passive Sensors", 2018-2021, Hlavný riešiteľ / Principal Investigator.

4

ESA RPA Grant 4000145029/24/D/MRP !Setup, Run, And Collaborate in International Remote Re-Entry Observation Campaigns (ROSIE)", 2024-súčasnosť/ongoing, Hlavný riešiteľ / Principal Investigator.

5

ESA RPA Grant 000143603/24/NL/MH/mp "Small NEO characterization through Spectroscopy", 2024-súčasnosť/ongoing, Riešiteľ / Investigator.

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

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)
NASA Johnson Space Center, Orbital Debris Program Office 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 Marec - August 2011 Slovenská akademická informačná agentúra (SAIA)
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias TF-13, 38205 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Španielsko 25.06.2019-05.07.2019 Erazmus+

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-05-19