Acknowledgements

I would like to thank and express my appreciation to Ing. Pavel Kord́ık, Ph.D. for his invaluable contribution throughout the development of this project, as well as the Czech Technical University in Prague for one of the most inspiring periods of my life. Also, a special thanks to Angela Scarselli for her proofreading help. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my family and Bc. Miroslava Horákova ́ for their amazing support. Declaration I hereby declare that the presented thesis is my own work and that I have cited all sources of information in accordance with the Guideline for adher-ing to ethical principles when elaborating an academic final thesis. I acknowledge that my thesis is subject to the rights and obligations stipulated by the Act No. 121/2000 Coll., the Copyright Act, as amended, in particular that the Czech Technical University in Prague has the right to conclude a license agreement on the utilization of this thesis as a school work under the provisions of Article 60(1) of the Act