About me
I recently graduated with an engineering degree in mathematics from the Czech Technical University. During my studies in Prague, I worked on string attractors with Ľubomíra Dvořáková. I then moved into bioinformatics and developed the foundations of a mathematical model of phylogenetic compression with Karel Břinda, while spending a year at ENS Rennes in France.
While at university, I spent several years organizing large educational events for high-school students with FYKOS, primarily running project management and IT support. I also contributed to other outreach projects as operations staff, lecturer, or IT administrator, and I worked for three semesters as a teaching assistant for Linear Algebra at FNSPE CTU.
I'm now drawn to work at the intersection of research management, operations, mathematics, AI safety, and beyond. I find joy in many things, including but not limited to
Research publications
Mathematical model of phylogenetic compression
String attractors of Rote sequences
Operations work experience
Operations Lead at Human-aligned AI Summer School
Annual four-day summer school under the ACS group on current questions in AI alignment research and the broader framings that shape them. I setup and maintained the end-to-end process and automations behind applications and evaluations of participants, set up secure and accessible ways for the rest of the team to incorporate AI into their work, and handled participant communication and event operations.
Core leadership member at FYKOS
Students' group at Charles University organizing several major annual events and international competitions in physics for high-school students. My main involvement:
Fyziklani
International in-person physics competition in Prague, surrounded by several days of accompanying program with lectures, excursions and community-building activities. Participation grew from ~700 to ~1400 students in recent years, with 15-25 nationalities represented annually. I was one of the core project and operations managers in 2022-2025: contributing to scaling the event, developing and operating the underlying IT infrastructure, and managing communications and team support. I was the Head of Team Arrival in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Physics Brawl Online
Online version of Fyziklani, with up to ~6,000 participants from ~70 countries. I took on communications and team support, and helped develop and operate the underlying IT infrastructure.
Experience camps
Week-long camp for 40 selected participants combining physics lectures with team-building games and experiences. I owned the end-to-end organization of the camp of autumn 2022, doing project management and leading 20 other organizers.
Operations staff at PAIR Camp
Annual two-week UK-based international camp for ~25 selected students focused on AI and applied rationality.
IT experience
IT developer & support at FYKOS
Developed, deployed and administered a web application with a participant and event database, competition IT systems, and several static websites supporting the group's events.
Database administrator and organizer at Science Week
One-week event for 150 high-school students aimed at popularizing physics through small-group projects, team-building games and lectures. I maintained the XML database and application process, handled communication with participants and tutors, and administered the event website on the server.
Other engagements
Teaching Assistant in Linear Algebra at FNSPE CTU
Led exercise sessions of the linear algebra course for classes of ~30 students.
Lecturer at Science summer camps for children
Annual two-week summer camp of Charles University for 90 elementary-school children focused on science education. I designed and led physics programs and scientific mini-projects for the participants.
Project supervisor at Science Week
Supervised a group of 3 high-school students on a project on the Calkin-Wilf tree.
Building the Acquainted app
Tiny local app I built for myself with Claude and made it public. I am a good listener but not such a good rememberer.
Other projects published at GitHub.
Contact
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veronika[cat]hendrychova[dog]xyz
- Prague, Czechia