ADRIANA ILAVSKÁ
Adriana is with GARI since May 2018 when she joined as a data researcher. She holds a Master's degree in Mathematical Engineering from Brno University of Technology, Master's degree in International Relations from Masaryk University in Brno and is now pursuing her PhD with main research topic: Conditions of civil wars escalation. In her studies and at GARI, Adriana focuses on applying quantitative methods and machine learning algorithms to research questions from social sciences. In GARI, she and her team focus on implementing quantitative methods and machine learning algorithms; data gathering, analysis and visualisation of the results.
Adriana is with GARI since May 2018 when she joined as a data researcher. She holds a Master's degree in Mathematical Engineering from Brno University of Technology, Master's degree in International Relations from Masaryk University in Brno and is now pursuing her PhD with main research topic: Conditions of civil wars escalation. In her studies and at GARI, Adriana focuses on applying quantitative methods and machine learning algorithms to research questions from social sciences. In GARI, she and her team focus on implementing quantitative methods and machine learning algorithms; data gathering, analysis and visualisation of the results.
As a part-time researcher, Adriana participated in several projects with researchers from Department of International Relations and European Studies at Masaryk University:
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Methodology for the prediction, early warning, and prevention of threats to Czech internal security from regional armed conflicts;
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Development of technical-economic scenarios for the transformation of the Czech heating industry
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Research of selected territorial relations and areas of Czech foreign policy from the point of view of the Czech Foreign Policy Concept.
She cooperates with experts in security, energy security, international relations, and European politics to complement qualitative research with the results of data analysis. Her publications are focused on predicting civil wars from theoretical and practical point of view.
Adriana comes from Važec, small village near the High Tatras, so it is no surprise she loves most of outdoor activities, especially skiing and hiking. She speaks Slovak, Czech and English and in spite of only limited knowledge of Russian language, she likes Russian literature. Adriana believes that today, with so much data available and advanced mathematical tools at hand, social research can advance greatly. She is enthusiastic about exploring new methods for social research and implementing them.