Prof. Karel Pospíšil returns as Director of the Transport Research Centre

The Transport Research Centre has a new director. Prof. Ing. Karel Pospíšil, Ph.D. is returning to lead the institution, a position he previously held from 2007 to 2016.

He joins CDV from his position as director of the Institute of Forensic Engineering at the Brno University of Technology, where in recent years he has focused, among other things, on risk management, strategic management, and building information modeling (BIM).

Karel Pospíšil is one of the leading figures in Czech transportation research. He has been associated with CDV since 2000, when he began working there as a specialist in the field of transportation infrastructure. He gradually held leadership and managerial positions and became the institution’s director in 2007.

During his previous tenure at the helm of CDV, he played a significant role in its transformation into a modern public research institution. Under his leadership, management was reorganized, funding sources were diversified, and research and publishing activities were significantly strengthened. During this period, CDV, among other things, carried out key projects in the field of transportation research and expanded its professional and infrastructural capabilities.

Throughout his professional career, he has long focused on transportation infrastructure, pavement geotechnics, and structural diagnostics. He is the author or co-author of more than a hundred professional publications, has participated in numerous Czech and international projects, and has served on a number of important professional and advisory bodies.

Prof. Pospíšil’s return to the helm of CDV represents both continuity and an opportunity for the institution’s further development in the areas of research, innovation, and transport policy support.