{"id":114977,"date":"2026-10-20T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/aktuality\/projekt-matsuko-zvitazil-v-sutazi-regiostars-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T09:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:59:47","slug":"matsuko-and-upjs-project-ai-holopresence-wins-regiostars-2026","status":"publish","type":"cpt_aktuality","link":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/actualities\/matsuko-and-upjs-project-ai-holopresence-wins-regiostars-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MATSUKO and UPJ\u0160 project AI Holopresence wins REGIOSTARS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsuko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MATSUKO<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s innovative <strong><em>AI Holopresence<\/em><\/strong> project, developed in collaboration with <strong>Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice<\/strong>, has achieved extraordinary international success &#8211; winning the \u201c<strong><em>Competitive and Smart Europe<\/em><\/strong>\u201d category in the prestigious European <strong>REGIOSTARS 2026<\/strong> competition. Among a record <strong>274 submitted projects from across Europe<\/strong>, not only did the Slovak technology make it <strong>into the top 25 finalists<\/strong> but ultimately <strong>won its category<\/strong>. For the very first time in the competition\u2019s history, a Slovak project reached the finals and immediately took the first place. The project was implemented by MATSUKO in close collaboration with UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice, with support from EU funds totaling more than 604,000\u20ac from <em>the Operational Program Integrated Infrastructure 2014\u20132020<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id114977_0849ce-8b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column114977_fdfce5-ca\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-004-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-004-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-004-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-004-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-004.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column114977_c05a73-eb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-007-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-007-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-007-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-007-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-007.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Fusion of Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Augmented Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winning technology <strong>uses artificial intelligence for photorealistic 3D reconstruction of people<\/strong> in real time. It enables the creation of <strong>three-dimensional representations of people<\/strong> and facilitates remote meetings in an augmented reality environment. <strong>The Institute of Mathematics at the Faculty of Science of UPJ\u0160<\/strong> in Ko\u0161ice contributed to the research and development of machine learning and computer vision technologies, and this collaboration has also resulted in three patent applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>This award is a great honor for us and, at the same time, confirmation that world-class technologies can also be developed in eastern Slovakia. It is the result of close collaboration between our team and mathematicians and computer scientists at UPJ\u0160, and proof that even relatively modest support from the European Regional Development Fund can have a significant impact when the potential of an innovative company and an academic institution are combined,<\/em>\u201d said <strong>M\u00e1ria Vir\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1<\/strong>, CEO of MATSUKO. The project was coordinated by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\">Prof. RNDr. Ondrej Hutn\u00edk, PhD<\/a><\/strong>, on behalf of UPJ\u0160, with a team of experts from the Institute of Mathematics at the Faculty of Science at UPJ\u0160, consisting of:\u00a0 <strong>Assoc. Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mgr. Jozef Kise\u013e\u00e1k, PhD<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Daniel Klein, PhD<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RNDr. Andrej Gajdo\u0161, PhD<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RNDr. Lenka Hal\u010dinov\u00e1, PhD<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mgr. Katar\u00edna Lu\u010divjansk\u00e1, PhD.<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RNDr. Jaroslav \u0160upina, PhD<\/a><\/strong>. Expert guidance during the project\u2019s implementation was provided by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/karta-zamestnanca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. RNDr. Gabriel Semani\u0161in, PhD.<\/a><\/strong>, from the Institute of Informatics at the Faculty of Science at UPJ\u0160.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id114977_b18812-bf alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column114977_fe3fee-be\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-002-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-002-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-002-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-002-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-002.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column114977_1b7375-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column114977_1b7375-75\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-008-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-008-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-008-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-008-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UPJS-MATSUKO-REGIO-008.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next phase, the developers and research teams will focus on integrating photorealistic holograms with artificial intelligence so that they can communicate naturally with people, face-to-face. This technology has significant potential, particularly in the areas of senior care, customer service, education, and healthcare, and both partners have expressed their interest in continuing this successful cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos: European Week of Regions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MATSUKO\u2019s innovative AI Holopresence project, developed in collaboration with Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, has achieved extraordinary international success &#8211; winning the \u201cCompetitive and Smart Europe\u201d category in the prestigious European REGIOSTARS 2026 competition. Among a record 274 submitted projects from across Europe, not only did the Slovak technology make it into the top &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/actualities\/matsuko-and-upjs-project-ai-holopresence-wins-regiostars-2026\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":113900,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"tax_aktuality":[2614,14],"class_list":["post-114977","cpt_aktuality","type-cpt_aktuality","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tax_aktuality-2614","tax_aktuality-aktuality"],"acf":{"acf_link_na_externy_obsah":"","poradie_clanku":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MATSUKO and UPJ\u0160 project AI Holopresence wins REGIOSTARS 2026 - UPJ\u0160 Ko\u0161ice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/actualities\/matsuko-and-upjs-project-ai-holopresence-wins-regiostars-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MATSUKO and UPJ\u0160 project AI Holopresence wins REGIOSTARS 2026 - UPJ\u0160 Ko\u0161ice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MATSUKO\u2019s innovative AI Holopresence project, developed in collaboration with Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice, has achieved extraordinary international success &#8211; winning the \u201cCompetitive and Smart Europe\u201d category in the prestigious European REGIOSTARS 2026 competition. 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