
Hi, I’m Adam Virlič, a 17-year-old high school student in Bratislava (Slovakia). I’m passionate about embedded systems, electronics design, and 3D CAD—building solutions that move from schematic, to a working device.
For the past three years I’ve led a CanSat team. Along the way I designed a reusable onboard flight computer suitable for CanSats and small rockets, and handled the full electronics and CAD stack. I presented this flight computer in the Stredoškolská odborná činnosť (SOČ) competition as a sophomore student and placed among the top projects nationwide.
I’m currently collaborating with Faculty of electrical engineering STU on several applied projects. From agricultural monitoring systems, a pulsed surge regulation and generation device, to a smart, solar-enabled battery management system (BMS).
I also contribute to a young startup’s picoballoon project, where we develop meteorological balloon probes that collect weather data and travel thousands of kilometers.



3rd place nationwide
2nd place nationwide
Finalist
For the past three years, I have been heavily involved in the CanSat competition organized by the ESA and the Slovak Space Office.
I am the team leader of the Zochova CanSat Team 3 for the third season, and during this time I have managed a team of six people. This includes task scheduling, team organization, and presenting in various places and stages, one of them being the Vyrtah Space Conference.
Combined with my experience working in a young, motivated startup, this has given me substantial knowledge in team management and project management.
Last year was our best so far — we successfully completed all challenging documentation, presentations, and finished 2nd overall in Slovakia. This year, we are aiming for the top again.
More about ZCT3 here: zct3.eu