Dr. Jaroslav Nešetřil is a Professor of Mathematics and the Founder of the Centre for Discrete Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science and its Applications, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Dr. Nešetřil, among other many national and international distinctions, received the Donatio Universitatis Carolinae prize “for his contribution to mathematics and for his leading role in establishing a world-renowned group in discrete mathematics at Charles University”.

In a conversation with students from Simon Fraser University, Brian Krammer, Anmol Anmol Singh, and Amritha Raj Kizhakkeputhukulathil Ramanan, Dr. Nešetřil talks about how the world events in 1963 influenced his decision to go to university, reflects on many contributions that his generation made to the establishment of the theoretical computing science, and shares his views about the relationship between mathematics and art.