FameLab finalist: Life has infinite possibilities, it is always a puzzle, and I’m determined to figure it out!
Author: Matyáš Strnad
Sudha Jakkaladiki Prathyusha, a PhD student at the Faculty of Informatics and Management UHK (FIM UHK), recently participated in the FameLab science popularization competition and got to the finals! She is originally from India and has lived in Hradec Králové since September 2020. We talked about her study interests and life beyond the success in the competition.
Sudha is studying at the Department of Informatics and Quantitative Methods at FIM UHK. Her academic interest revolves around applied informatics, database-centric technologies, machine learning, and fuzzy logic.
“How many numbers can you think of between 0 and 1? I’ll save you some time; there are limitless possibilities. And fuzzy logic is a mechanism that allows us to navigate through this infinity. Let’s say you have four apples, how do you define the intensity of redness of each apple? You will hardly reach real accuracy. Fuzzy logic moderates this uncertainty,” describes Sudha her study topic.
This mechanism is crucial for computational neural networks (used for pattern recognition, image and speech recognition, natural language processing, etc.), but it can be helpful for less complex systems in our daily lives. Human knowledge rarely limits itself to yes (1) or no (0) truths. We often operate with degrees of truth, and fuzzy logic allows us to deal with it.
Sudha is determined to complete her studies at FIM UHK and continue to contribute to scientific insights despite her homesickness. Losing a close family member during her stay in the Czech Republic was devastating, but it strengthened her devotion to science. She’s decided to pursue further knowledge and pass it on to the next generations.
“I owe a debt of gratitude to my colleagues from the university, especially prof. Petra Poulová, assoc. prof. Filip Malý, Dr. Tereza Otčenášková, and many many more. And I have to thank my department and the university for the support in and out of the FameLab competition!” concludes Sudha.
FameLab is an international science communication competition that currently runs in 23 countries worldwide. Contestants have three minutes to present a scientific subject of their choosing. They are not allowed to use a projector. The only props allowed are those they can carry onto and from the stage themselves.
