Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Peter Fedor, DrSc.
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
Fedor
I.2 - Name
Peter
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr. DrSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1976
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, Bratislava 84215
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
peter.fedor@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4222?do=filterForm-submit&name=Peter&surname=Fedor&university=701000000&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Ecological and Environmental Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4091-8935

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1999
II.c - Study field and programme
landscape use and protection/Environmental sciences: Ecosozology and Physiotactics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
landscape and nature use and protection/environmental sciences
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2005
II.c - Study field and programme
biology/zoology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
landscape use and protection
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Slovak Academy of Sciences
II.b - Year
2022
II.c - Study field and programme
biology/zoology

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2002-2005
researcher Slovak Academy of Sciences 2002-2003
associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2005-2013
professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2019-till now
dean Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2019-till now

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

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
standardization of mathematical modeling of the bioindication potential of Ensifera and Caelifera Lincoln university, Christchurch, New Zealand 2001
synthesis of knowledge on trends in the development of invasive species diversity in the Central European context (with special attention to the Carpathian region) Corvinus university, Budapest, Hungary 2005
synthesis of knowledge on trends in the development of invasive species diversity in the Central European context (with special attention to the Carpathian region) University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2005
artificially intelligent semi-automated invasive species detection systems Victoria College, University of Toronto, Canada 2008

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
General Ecology Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Protection and Use of Natural Resources Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Biodiversity 3 Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Ecology of Ecosystems Ecology and Environmental Conservation II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Bioindication and Biomonitoring Ecology and Environmental Conservation II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Conservation II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Conservation III. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Landscape Use and Protection Ecological and Environmental Sciences
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)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
11
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
6
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
Fieldwork in ecology and biodiversity Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Animal Kingdom and Human Society Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Man as a part of nature Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Globálne problémy životného prostredia Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Global environmental problems Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences

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
337
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
51
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
56
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
22
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1997
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1211
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1018
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
634
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
8
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Spellerberg, Ian F. - Fedor, Peter J.: A tribute to Claude Shannon (1916-2001) and a plea for more rigorous use of species richness, specie diversity and the "Shannon-Wiener" Index. In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. - Vol. 12, No. 3 (2003), s. 177-179. - ISSN 0960-7447

2

Fedor, Peter J. - Malenovský, Igor - Vaňhara, Jaromír - Sierka, Wojciech - Havel, Josef: Thrips (Thysanoptera) identification using artificial neural networks, In: Bulletin of Entomological Research. - Vol. 98, No. 5 (2008), s. 437-447. - ISSN 0007-4853

3

Zvaríková, Martina - Kiseľák, Jozef - Zvarík, Milan- Masarovič, Rudolf - Prokop, Pavol - Fedor, Peter J.: Ecological gradients and environmental impact in the forestdwelling Haplothrips subtilissimus (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) phenotypic variability. In: Ecological Indicators. - Vol. 66, July (2016). - ISSN 1470-160X.

4

Fedor, Peter - Zvaríková, Martina: Biodiversity Indices. In: Encyclopedia of Ecology. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2019. - S. 337-346 ISBN 978-0-444-64130-4.

5

Prokop, Pavol - Zvaríková, Martina - Zvarík, Milan - Pazda, Adam - Fedor, Peter: The Effect of Animal Bipedal Posture on Perceived Cuteness, Fear, and Willingness to Protect Them. In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. - Roč. 9 (2021), s. [1-12], art. no. 81241

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

Prokop, Pavol - Zvaríková, Martina - Zvarík, Milan - Pazda, Adam - Fedor, Peter: The Effect of Animal Bipedal Posture on Perceived Cuteness, Fear, and Willingness to Protect Them. In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. - Roč. 9 (2021), s. [1-12], art. no. 81241

2

Masarovič, R., Zvaríková, M., Marcišová, M., Provaznik, Z. J., Prokop, P., & Fedor, P. (2023). Phenotype “Explosion” in Hercinothrips femoralis (OM Reuter 1891)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae): A Particular Phenomenon for Successful Introduction of Economic Species. Horticulturae9(12), 1327.

3

Fedor, Peter - Zvaríková, Martina: Biodiversity Indices. In: Encyclopedia of Ecology. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2019. - S. 337-346 ISBN 978-0-444-64130-4.

4

Zvaríková, M., Masarovič, R., Zvarík, M., Bagová, K., Procházková, L., Prokop, P., & Fedor, P. (2023). The effect of plant essential oils on the banded greenhouse Thrips (Hercinothrips femoralis [OM Reuter 1891])(Thysanoptera: Thripidae: Panchaetothripinae). Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection130(4), 747-755.

5

Zvaríková, Martina - Prokop, Pavol - Zvarík, Milan - Ježová, Zuzana - Medina-Jerez, William - Fedor, Peter: What Makes Spiders Frightening and Disgusting to People? In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. - Roč. 9 (2021), s. [1-9], art. no. 694569.

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

Yapa, A. T., Thambugala, K. M., Samarakoon, M. C., & de Silva, N. (2024). Metarhizium species as bioinsecticides: potential, progress, applications & future perspectives. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1-23.

2

Soga, M., & Evans, M. J. (2024). Biophobia: What it is, how it works and why it matters. People and Nature6(3), 922-931.

3

Bidell, M. R., Hobbs, A. L., & Lodise, T. P. (2022). Gut microbiome health and dysbiosis: A clinical primer. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy42(11), 849-857.

4

Specht, A., & Crowston, K. (2022). Interdisciplinary collaboration from diverse science teams can produce significant outcomes. PLoS One17(11), e0278043.

5

Bulletin of Entomological Research. - Vol. 98, No. 5 (2008), s. 437-447. 2018 Nazri, A. - Mazlan, N. - Muharam, F.: Research article Penyek: Automated brown planthopper detection from imperfect sticky pad images using deep convolutional neural network: In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 13, No. 12, 2018, art. No. e0208501

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

From conservation of the Norik of Muran - an endangered Central European horse breed to hippotherapy and traditional countryside sustainability - Od ochrany norika muránskeho k hipoterapii a udržateľnému hospodáreniu v krajine. FPA2 3145 The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation project, 2021 – 2023, 100 000 EUR, zodpovedný riešiteľ, leader of the project. The principal challenge of the project supports our effort to afforce applied interactions among 3 primary issues: conservation of an endangered traditional horse breed bred as gene reserves: Norik of Muran (genetic biodiversity conservation), traditional country sustainable use and hippotherapy that utilizes equine movement in a therapeutic way (motivation, activisation and education of people with physical handicap, social disability or other specific needs). This interaction will undisputedly emphasize the essential relationship between biodiversity and human society, that has been developing for centuries as a reflexion of natural, cultural and historical identity.Projekt je premostením ochrany vzácneho národného plemena norika muránskeho a jeho využitia v hipoterapii v tradične a udržateľne využívanej krajine.

2

VEGA 1/0372/24 Potential of essential oil biopesticides in economic thrips (Thysanoptera) integrated control with a special emphasis on climate-change-induced adaptation mechanisms - team member. The presented project is focused on the research of the prospective potential of "green" biopesticide essential oils in the integrated protection of plants against economically important (often allochthonous) species of Thysanoptera (especially Thrips tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis as vectors of pathogenic tospoviruses) in the intentions of ongoing climate change and its specific impacts on adaptation pest mechanisms. Changing ecological conditions show a significant influence on the establishment of resistant lines in the environment of common chemical pesticides. The proposed morphometric analyzes (of linear and geometric nature) based on artificially intelligent determination systems (multilayer perceptron) in an experimentally maintained homotypic set within breeding chambers can point to the detection potential of resistant subpopulations within a wide spectrum of adaptation mechanisms, especially intraspecific variability and phenotypic plasticity.

3

APVV-20-0081 Ecology of sexual selection/ Team member. Models of sexual selection primarily involve Fisher's runaway sexual selection, selection for good genes, handicap principle and sexual conflict. These processes are, however, significantly influenced by global environmental change which cause direct and indirect types of environmental pollution. In this project, we use a well-known model spider species Pisaura mirabilis in which males exhibit conspicuous form of nuptial feeding (male transfer of nutrient to the female) during courtship to test whether environmental change influences evolution of mating behavior. Specifically, we will investigate both direct effects (i.e., heavy metals accumulation) and indirect effects (i.e., decreased prey availability) of environmental pollution on sexual selection. Furthermore, we deal evolutionary questions regarding physiological costs of nuptial feeding to males. Results of this investigation will have broad implications for the evolution of sexual selection in animals under environmental change. 

4

The project corresponds with a brand-new innovative approach and potential of artificially intelligent and semi-automated modules (under artificial neurone networks) in establishing forensic invasion ecology. Our previous research on intraspecific variability discrepancy effect in ex situ identification modules has emphasized new dimensions in specific phenotypic “explosion“ curve of economic Thysanoptera as a key for chronological reconstruction of main invasion phases

5

Phenotypic variability in primary introduction phase of allochtonous economic Thysanoptera as the key problem in optimalization of online RIS (remote identification system) modules in phytosanitary care. VEGA 1/0286/20, 2016 – 2020 - excellent results certificate, zodpovedný riešiteľ, team leader. The project opens new horizons in invasion ecology to solve the problem of phenotypic plasticity in allochtonous economic thrips (Thysanoptera) in the initial phase of their introduction into farmland, which accompanies the optimum phenotype realization to prove the highest population fitness. This phase includes an increase in morphological (morphometric) intraspecific variability with discrepancy effect on automated online RIS (remote identification system) modules in artificially intelligent detection of pathogenic organisms.

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
dean Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava. since 2019 till now
vicedean Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava. 2011 - 2019
chair of the SB Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava. since 2019
member of the SB Comenius University in Bratislava. since 2019
member of the SB Přírodovědecká fakulta Masarykovej univerzity v Brne since 2020

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)
Lincoln university Christchurch, New Zealand 12/2001 invited
University of Silesia Katowice, Poland 2005 invited
Victoria College, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada 11/2008 project
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre Ontario, Canada 11/2010 project
University of la Laguna Tenerife, Spain 9/2013 project

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Member of UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe) Green Academic Footprint (delegate for the Slovak Republic) 2011 - 2019, Advisory Board of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic for CITES (since 2010), member of the Council of the Slovak Republic for Science, Education and Culture (2020), member of the Regional Commission of the Biology Olympiad, chairman since 2012 Slovak Republic, member of the international delegation of the Slovak Republic of the Biology Olympiad since 2012, 2004: chairman of the organizing committee of the international conference Central European Symposium on Orthopteroid Insects. Bratislava, 9.-10.9.2004, 2006: chairman of the organizing committee of the international conference The International Thysanopterological Colloquium dedicated to the 80th birtday of Doc. Ing. Dr. Jaroslav Pelikán, DrSc., a nestor of the European Thysanopterology. Brno, 26.-27.4.2006, 2011: Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference Symposium of Palaearctic Thysanoptera: International Conference. 3rd, Smolenice, 26.-30.9.2011, since 2010 artificially intelligent identification of quarantine and invasive Thysanoptera within the Central Control and Testing Institute of Agriculture (Act on Plant Health Care), 2008 - 2009 EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) in the case of the impact of wind power plants on the geobiont fauna of Invertebrata. Cerová II, Green Energy Slovakia, s.r.o., member of WEON group, a.s., since 2005 identification of ecosozologically significant Arthropoda subject to CITES Act No. 15/2005 Act on the Protection of Species of Wild Animals and Wild Plants

Date of last update
2025-04-04