Curriculum vitae
Education and academic qualification * 2000, Ing., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Institute of Solid Mechanics, specialization Applied Mechanics * 2007, Ph.D., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Institute of Solid Mechanics, specialization Engineering Mechanics Career overview * 2003 - present, researcher, IT AS CR v.v.i. * 2004 - present, assistant professor, Inst. of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics, Faculty of Mech. Eng., Brno University of TechnologyScientific activities * Bioacoustics: - computational and experimental modelling of influence of defects and surgical procedures at human vocal tract (effect of tonsillectomy) - FE model of interaction between fluid induced oscillating vocal folds and acoustic procesess in the vocal tract * Sound and vibration: - computational and experimental modelling of high-frequency sound and vibration using SEA method (Statistical Energy Analysis) - analysis of sound and vibration in low and mid-frequency frequency range - Finite Element Method (FEM), Boundary Element Method (BEM), combination of FEM + SEA
Selected publications
* ŠVANCARA, P.; HORÁČEK, J.; HRŮZA, V.: Development of FE Model of Interaction between Oscillating Vocal Folds and Acoustic Space of the Vocal Tract, Proceedings of The 6th Internationl Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics , University of Tampere, pp.163-167, 2008 * LAUKANNEN, A. M.; HORÁČEK, J.; ŠVANCARA, P.; LEHTINEN, E.; WAARAMAA, T.: Perceptual evaluation of FE modelled consequences of tonillectomy: Diffrences between listeners, Proceedings of 7th Pan European Voice Conference, University of Groningen, pp.98-98, 2007 * ŠVANCARA, P., HORÁČEK, J., VOKŘÁL, J., ČERNÝ, L.: Computational modelling of effect of tonsillectomy on voice production, Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, Vol.31, No.3, pp.117-125, ISSN 1401-5439, 2006 * ŠVANCARA, P., HORÁČEK, J.: Numerical Modelling of Effect of Tonsillectomy on Production of Czech Vowels, Acta Acustica united with Acustica, Vol.92,No.5, pp.681-688,ISSN 1610-1928, 2006 * ŠVANCARA, P.; HORÁČEK, J.: FE modelling of effect of tonsillectomy on production of Czech vowels, Inženýrská mechanika - Engineering Mechanics, Vol.12, No.5, pp.347-354, ISSN 1210-2717, 2005 * ŠVANCARA, P.; HORÁČEK, J.: Numerical modelling of effect of tonsillectomy on production of Czech vowels /a/ and /i/, Proceedings of 4th International Workshop : Models and analysis of vocal emissions for biomedical applications MAVEBA, Firenze University Press, pp.151-154, 2005 * ŠVANCARA, P.; HORÁČEK, J.; PEŠEK, L.: Numerical modelling of production of Czech vowel /a/ based on FE model of the vocal tract, The 4th International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics, Laboratory of Audio-Phonology Marseille, pp.163-165,2004 * ŠVANCARA, P. Stanovení faktorů ztrát vazeb u modelů SEA pomocí duální formulace a modální analýzy metodou konečných prvků. Interakce a zpětné vazby, Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR, Praha, pp. 171-178, 2003