Curriculum Vitae

Research focus


Eye-tracking Gaze interactions, Diagnostic eye-tracking, Experiment design
UX Pragmatic & hedonic quality, User interface design, User testing
Cartography Interactive map design, Spatial cognition, Visual analytics of spatial data

Education


2023 – present

Ph.D. Geoinformatics and Cartography

Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia, EU

Real-time eye-tracking in map applications

2021 – 2023

M.Sc. Geoinformatics and Cartography

Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia, EU

Development of a tool for generating sequence charts from eye-tracking data

2017 – 2021

B.Sc. Applied Geography

Masaryk University Brno, Czechia, EU

Thesis: Modelling distribution of European grassland species

International Mobilities & Academic Stays


2025

Invited Research Stay

Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, EU

Implementation of eye-tracking methodology in cartography didactics research

2023

Erasmus+ Blended Mobility Programme

University of Malta, Malta, EU

Geoparticipation and environmental problem solving in innovative pedagogy

2019

Erasmus+ Study Exchange Programme

University of Oslo, Norway, EU

Glacial fieldwork and data analysis in physical geography

Research Project Involvement


2023 – 2025

TAČR – Re-education of dyslexia and development of reading skills using eye-tracking

Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR) · Masaryk University / Faculty of Arts

Programmer and Researcher

2024 – 2028

OP JAK – Excellence in research in the field of digital technologies and wellbeing (DigiWELL)

Operational Programme Jan Amos Comenius (OP JAK) · Masaryk University

Programmer and Researcher

2023 – 2025

GAČR – Identification of barriers in the process of communicating spatial socio-demographic information

Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) · Palacký University Olomouc

Eye-tracking Analyst

2024 – 2025

IGA UP – AI visionaries: Innovative testing methodology for examining religious beliefs

Internal Grant Agency of Palacký University (IGA UP) · Palacký University Olomouc

Technology and Eye-tracking Co-investigator

Bibliography


  1. M. Vojtechovska, S. Popelka (2026). GazePlotter: An open-source solution for the automatic generation of scarf plots from eye-tracking data. Behavior Research Methods. doi:10.3758/s13428-026-02959-5
  2. T. Vanicek, M. Vojtechovska, S. Popelka (2026). A Scoping Review of Eye-Tracking Studies on the Usability Evaluation of Interactive Geovisualisations. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction. doi:10.1080/10447318.2026.2618556
  3. M. Vojtechovska, S. Popelka, P. Kubíček (2025). Gaze controlled maps: scoping review of gaze-based interactions in geovisualisations. International Journal of Digital Earth. doi:10.1080/17538947.2025.2510563
  4. M. Vojtechovska, M. Muczková, S. Popelka (2025). Exploring Gaze Re-Inspection Dynamics with Running Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RRQA). Proceedings of the 2025 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications. doi:10.1145/3715669.3725875
  5. S. Popelka, J. Dorusakova, T. Vanicek, M. Vojtechovska (2025). Mapping Democracy: An Eye-Tracking Analysis of Election Maps. Proceedings of the 2025 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications. doi:10.1145/3715669.3725865
  6. S. Popelka, J. Kominek, M. Vojtechovska (2024). Exploring Geological Map Usability Through Sequence Chart Visualization. Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications. doi:10.1145/3649902.3653520
  7. M. Vojtechovska (2024). Beyond Evaluation: Utilizing Gaze-Based Interactions for Digital Cartography. Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications. doi:10.1145/3649902.3655102
  8. N. Dostálová, P. Pátková Daňsová, S. Ježek, M. Vojtechovska, Č. Šašinka (2024). Towards the Intervention of Dyslexia: a Complex Concept of Dyslexia Intervention System using Eye-Tracking. Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications. doi:10.1145/3649902.3656490

Technical Skills


Programming TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, R, HTML/CSS, SQL
Frameworks SvelteKit, Svelte, Three.js
Eye-tracking Tobii Pro, OGAMA, GazePoint, Pupil Labs, Custom tool development
GIS QGIS, ArcGIS, Leaflet, MapLibre
Languages Czech (native), English (C1)
Michaela Vojtechovska, CC BY 4.0 Last revised 02.02.2026
ORCID: 0009-0003-6881-1758 mail@vojtechovska.com