Contact

iveta.jancigova (at) fri.uniza.sk

Upcoming events

N/A

Short Bio

• 2021 – current: Adjunct professor at NYU, USA
• 2015 – current: Researcher and lecturer at University of Zilina, Slovakia
• 2012 – 2015: Doctoral studies at University of Zilina, Slovakia, Applied computer science
• 2007 – 2009: Doctoral studies at New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, Computational neuroscience
• 2001 – 2006: Masters Degree at Comenius University, Slovakia, major: Numerical mathematics and optimisation, minor: Probability and statistics

List of publications

• Bohiniková A., Jančigová I., Cimrák, I.: Modeling red blood cell viscosity contrast using inner soft particle suspension, Micromachines, 2021, 12, 974.
• Jančigová I., Kovalčíková, K., Weeber, R., Cimrák, I.: PyOIF: Computational tool for modelling of multi-cell flows in complex geometries, PLOS Computational Biology, 2020, 16(10).
• Jančigová I., Kovalčíková, K., Bohiniková A., Cimrák I.: Spring-network model of red blood cell: From membrane mechanics to validation, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 2020, 92(10), 1368-1393.
• Bachratý H., Bachratá K., Chovanec M., Jančigová I., Smiešková M. and Kovalčíková, K.: Applications of machine learning for simulations of red blood cells in microfluidic devices, BMC Bioinformatics, 2020, 21, Art ID 90.
• Jančigová I.: Computational Modeling of Blood Flow with Rare Cell in a Microbifurcation, Computer Methods, Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Springer, 2020, 518-525.
• Jančigová I.: Impact of an immersed large cell on red blood cell flow through asymmetric micro-bifurcation, 6th International Conference on Computational & Mathematical Biomedical Engineering, 2019.
• Gusenbauer M., Tóthová R., Mazza G., Brandl M., Schrefl T., Jančigová I., Cimrák I., Cell Damage Index as Computational Indicator for Blood Cell Activation and Damage, Artificial Organs, 2018, 42(7), 746-755.
• Bušík M., Jančigová I., Tóthová R., Cimrák I., Simulation study of rare cell trajectories and capture rate in periodic obstacle arrays, Journal of Computational Science, 2016, 17(2), 370-376.
• Jančigová I., Cimrák I., Non-uniform force allocation for area preservation in spring network models, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 2016, 32(10), Art.ID e02757, pp.11.
• Gusenbauer M., Mazza G., Brandl M., Schrefl T., Tóthová R., Jančigová I., Cimrák I., Sensing Platform for Computational and Experimental Analysis of Blood Cell Mechanical Stress and Activation in Microfluidics, Procedia Engineering, 2016, 168, 1390-1393.
• Cimrák I., Bachratá K., Bachratý H., Jančigová I., Tóthová R., Bušík M., Slavík M., Gusenbauer M., Object-in-fluid framework in modeling of blood flow in microfluidic channels, Communications – Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 2016, 18(1A), 13-20.
• Jančigová I., Cimrák I., A novel approach with non-uniform force allocation for area preservation in spring network models, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2015, 1648, Art.ID 210004.
• Cimrák I., Jančigová I., Tóthová R., Gusenbauer M., Mesh-based modeling of individual cells and their dynamics in biological fluids, Applications of Computational Intelligence in Biomedical Technology. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 2015, 606, pp.28.
• Cimrák I., Gusenbauer M., Jančigová I., An ESPResSo implementation of elastic objects immersed in a fluid, Computer Physics Communications, 2014, 185(3), 900-907.
• Cimrák I., Jančigová I., Tóthová R., Recent advances in mesh-based modeling of individual cells in biological fluids, DT 2014 – 10th International Conference on Digital Technologies 2014, Art.ID 6868686, 25-30.
• Tóthová R., Jančigová I., Cimrák I., Energy contributions of different elastic moduli in mesh-based modeling of deformable objects, 10th International Conference, ELEKTRO 2014 – Proceedings, 2014, Art.ID 6848976, 634-638.
• Cimrák I., Jančigová I., Bachratá K., Bachratý H., On elasticity of spring network models used in blood flow simulations in espresso, Particle-Based Methods III: Fundamentals and Applications – Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Particle-based MethodsFundamentals and Applications, Particles 2013, 133-144.

Books

• Computational Blood Cell Mechanics (book website and resources)
• Mathematical Foundations for Computer Science (ISBN 9788055415963)

Supervised theses and projects

• Epidemiological modeling
• Blood flow modeling
• Image processing of videos from biological experiments
• Website accessibility checker
• Methods for cell tracking based on data from videos
• Sentiment analysis in Slovak language (NLP) using neural networks
• Automatic processing and checking of students‘ codes
• Reservation system for programs at children’s library in Zilina
• Airfare price predictions
• Social network for artists
• Optimisation of warehouse logistics

Currently teaching

• Probability and statistics
• Projects with students

Previously taught courses

• Discrete probability
• Mathematical foundations for computer science
• Object oriented programming (in Java)
• Modeling and simulation
• Calculus I and II
• Linear algebra and its applications
• Numerical methods