RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Kelemen, Michal T1 EditorialMechatronics as challenge for higher competitiveness JF Acta Mechanica Slovaca YR 2018 VO 22 IS 3 SP 4 OP 5 DO 10.21496/ams.2018.019 UL https://www.actamechanica.sk/artkey/ams-201803-0001.php AB Michal Kelemen, prof. Ing. PhD. (born in 1974) is a professor of the Department of Mechatronics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Košice, Slovakia. He received M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Technical University of Košice, Slovakia in 1998 and Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics from Technical University of Košice, Slovakia in 2002. He has been awarded in the 1998 "Price of the VolksBank" for the best M.S. graduate and 2007 Price "Scientist of the year". His research interests include mechatronic systems, intelligent robotic systems, measurement of non-electric quantities, and microcomputer systems. He has authored more than 200 journal and conference papers on these topics.