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Hello, my name is Emil, living in Prague.

I&nbsp;am a software & systems engineer, teacher and self-taught musician. I&nbsp;also design and build my own hardware.

This is my personal website with articles about problems and projects I&nbsp;am working on. It is generated to static HTML via [Zola](https://www.getzola.org/).

## Contact me

- [&#101;&#109;&#64;&#48;&#120;&#52;&#53;&#46;&#99;&#122;](&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#101;&#109;&#64;&#48;&#120;&#52;&#53;&#46;&#99;&#122;)
- [@irungentoo](https://t.me/irungentoo) on Telegram
- PGP: [0x453A7AE1754BFED2](https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/3B08B7B5F00CCB0370EE3E71453A7AE1754BFED2)

## Work

My primary employment is at [SUSE](https://www.suse.com) as a security QA engineer. I&nbsp;also work (or have worked) as a&nbsp;teacher at several Prague schools. I&nbsp;am currently teaching _Linux System Administration_ and a&nbsp;_Computer Science Seminar_ at [Gymnázium Jana Keplera](https://gjk.cz/), as well as _Linux System Administration_ at [Charles University](https://cuni.cz/UK-1.html).

## Projects & Contributions

Some of my projects are published directly at this website or in Git:

- [git.0x45.cz/em](https://git.0x45.cz/em)
- [github.com/realcharmer](https://github.com/realcharmer)

Many of my projects and activities can also be found at [microlab.space](https://microlab.space), which is a&nbsp;student group at our university (founded by me in 2018) focused on all kinds of technology related projects and research.

I also maintain several [packages](https://repology.org/projects/?maintainer=em%400x45.cz) for [Void Linux](https://voidlinux.org/).

## Public speaking

The following hyperlinks are existing recordings of some of my talks and presentations, most of which took place at [InstallFest](https://installfest.cz) and [LinuxDays](https://www.linuxdays.cz) in Prague.

English:

- [Binary Coverage: Finding Blind Spots In Software Testing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQAxqRM8jc)

Czech:

- [Instalace FHD IPS displeje na ThinkPad X230](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLWDE_mxJP0)
- [>install gentoo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_QrgJ8mBo)
- [Proč si nepamatovat hesla a co jsou to password managery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlUO3fXQzQY)
- [Základy šifrování s GnuPG](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEGvy0od8nM)
- [Modifikace strojů ThinkPad T430 a X230](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60o5ZVQCPcw)
- [Jak si vyrobit použitelný laptop -- Modifikace ThinkPadů X230 a T430](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_SXGbItqbI)
- [Cesta z pekla -- Instalujeme vlastní BIOS na ThinkPad x230](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03G4MchxqYA)
- [PGP Key Signing Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDMCPtjPuGo)
- [RGB Mixer](https://ftp.microlab.space/prednasky/rgb-mixer.mp4)

## Education

Both of my degrees have been obtained from the Faculty of Education at Charles University in Prague, specializing in computer science and education.

My Bachelor's thesis explores static website generators and includes a&nbsp;reference implementation using Zola.

- [Bachelor's Thesis Text](https://dspace.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/152842/130279410.pdf)
- [Defense Results](https://dspace.cuni.cz/handle/20.500.11956/152842)

Master's thesis focuses on implementing a&nbsp;custom ESP32 development board expandable by custom extension boards, along with a&nbsp;set educational materials which can be applied when teaching embedded programing. Both source files and educational materials can be found at [capyboard.dev](https://capyboard.dev) or at [my GitHub profile](https://github.com/realcharmer).

- [Master's Thesis Text](https://dspace.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/196503/120496276.pdf)
- [Defense Results](https://dspace.cuni.cz/handle/20.500.11956/196503)

