I am a researcher in high-intensity laser–matter interactions, developing and running large-scale numerical simulations that bridge advanced computational methods with experiments at world-class laser facilities.
- Research Scientist III: Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics, Măgurele, Romania.
- Adjunct Associate Professor: Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- External Researcher: Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czechia.
- Scientific curriculum - employment history, educational history, supervised students
- Publications - peer-reviewed papers, conference proceedings
- Former studies - my university theses, outputs of passed courses, presentations, popular laboratory reports (mainly in Czech though)
- Conferences, schools, invited talks, public lectures
- Visualisations of selected numerical simulations of laser plasma phenomena
- Upcoming public appearances:
- 17th-21st April 2026, The 6th International Symposium on High Power Laser Science and Engineering (HPLSE2026), Chengdu, China. Invited talk on Multi-PW laser–driven proton acceleration using a plasma-lens target. Invitation by Dr. Stefan Weber.
- Accepted manuscript:
- 5th January 2026: Andronic, M., Pârvu, M. & Horný, V.: Optimising secondary particles and radiation sources from a highly efficient laser wakefield accelerator, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.
- New published papers:
- 6th December 2025: V. Horný & D. Doria: Multi-PW laser–driven proton acceleration using a plasma-lens target, Scientific Reports, 16, 462.
- 19th November 2025: P. Tomassini et al.: Ultra-High-Brightness and tuneable attosecond-long electron beams with the Laser Wake Field Acceleration, Scientific Reports, 15, 40794.
- 21st August 2025: B. Corobean et al.: Laser–plasma acceleration of quasi-monoenergetic carbon ion beams with the “peeler” scheme, Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 10, 057204.
