Michal is a research associate at the Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. He is the head of the department of Advanced Data Management at the institute. He is currently mainly involved in projects in the field of data management, protection, and access (Open Science): responsibility for Open/FAIR data activities in the implementation of Open Science Strategy of MUNI; is the leader of the Czech National Open Access Desk within OpenAIRE AMKE (and member of OpenAIRE AMKE Executive Board since 2021). He helps accelerate national-wide activities in research data management in the Czech Republic as a member of the ‘data working group’ of the Czech Research, Development and Innovation Council (‘the R & D Council’), and active participant in the current EOSC implementation activities in the Czech Republic (https://www.eosc.cz/en/). He participates in the National Repository Platform project (https://www.eosc.cz/en/projects/national-repository-platform-for-research-data-os-i-nrp/national-repository-platform) as the leader of work packages focusing on FAIR data services. In the Open Science II project call (https://www.eosc.cz/en/projects/open-science-ii), Michal is participating in activities of implementation of services for Trusted Research Environments for processing of sensitive data.