Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

ORCID

[0000-0001-8237-1275](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8237-1275)

Web

[janpastorek.com](https://janpastorek.com/)

Education

2023–2027

PhD, Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava

2021–2023

Master's degree, Cognitive Science
Comenius University in Bratislava & Universität Wien (joint MEi:CogSci programme with Eötvös Loránd University Budapest and University of Ljubljana)

2018–2021

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Comenius University in Bratislava

2018–2020

Certificate, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Collegium of Anton Neuwirth / St. John's College

2013–2018

Bilingual Gymnasium of St. Edith Stein

Current Position

2023–present

Doctoral Student
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava

Previous Positions

2022–2023

Research Intern, CulturePulse
Agent-based modeling and data analysis

2020–2023

Data Analyst (part-time), DEKK Institute
R&D of data science tools for analyzing social cohesion

2020–2021

High School Computer Science Teacher (part-time), United School of St. Ursula

2020

Scientific Researcher, RCQI – Research Center for Quantum Information, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Reinforcement learning applied to violating CHSH/Bell inequalities in non-local games

Grants, Stipends & Internships

2026

Comenius University grant, Asymmetric depth of graphs of given genus (GUK2026), No. UK/1020/2026

2025

Comenius University grant, Constructions for conjectures regarding asymmetric depth of graphs (GUK2025)

2024

Erasmus+ research visit, TU Darmstadt — Prof. P. Schweitzer's group (Weisfeiler-Leman & partial automorphisms)

2024

Erasmus+ research visit, DTU Copenhagen — Peter Zeman, PhD (Weisfeiler-Leman & partial automorphisms)

2022–2024

Comenius Student Stipend program

2020

Research intern, Slovak Academy of Sciences at QUTE — Reinforcement learning in Quantum Nonlocal games

2019–2022

USSteel Košice University Stipend program

Awards

2024

Laureate, Faculty Student Science Conference — Partial automorphism monoid of graphs and Weisfeiler-Leman

2021

Dean's award for the best bachelor thesis — Reinforcement learning in Quantum Nonlocal games

Teaching & Supervision

2023–present

Linear Algebra; Graphs, Graph Algorithms and Optimization; Discrete Mathematics (1 & 2); Algorithmic Solution of Hard Problems; Logic for Computer Science — Comenius University in Bratislava
Full year-by-year history → [[teaching|Teach & Supervise]]

Supervisor — Bachelor: Vladyslav Peresada (2025), Samuel Varchol (2026), Vladimír Jančár (2026, dean’s award) · Master: Marek Danihel (2027)

Opponent — Matúš Nemčík (2026), Erik Kolesár (2026), Timotea Chalupová (2024)

Publications

Preprints

• Jajcayová, T., Pastorek, J. “Maximal asymmetric depth of graphs”
• Pastorek, J. “Extremal Asymmetric Depth of Planar Graphs and Hidden Near-Mirror Symmetries of IPR Fullerenes”

Conference proceedings

• Pastorek, J. (2026). “AutoGraphForge: Towards Automated Graph Theory Discovery.” ITAT 2026.
• Cingel, V., Jajcayová, T., Pastorek, J. (2024). “Partial automorphisms and level of symmetry of asymmetric graphs.” ITAT 2024, Aachen: CEUR-WS, pp. 162–170.

Full publication list → Output

Talks

6 contributed talks (2024–2026) at CSGT, ITAT, CICM, and Doctoral Colloquia/regional seminars in Bratislava and Košice; 1 invited talk (2026, Mirka Miller’s Combinatorics Webinar Series).

Full list with abstracts → Output

Projects

2026

ITAT CADM — Computational Aspects of Large-Scale Problems in Discrete Mathematics — organizing committee

2025

GEMS — Graph Embeddings and Maps on Surfaces — assisting

2024

ENLIGHT — AI for everyone — co-organizer