  Heavy quarks (charm and beauty) are produced early in the nucleus-nucleus
collisions, and heavy flavor survives throughout the later stages. Measurements
of heavy-flavor quarks thus provide us with means to understand the properties
of the Quark-Gluon Plasma, a hot and dense state of matter created in heavy-ion
collisions. Production of heavy-flavor in small collision systems, on the other
hand, can be used to test Quantum-chromodynamics models. After a successful
completion of the Run-I data taking period, the increased luminosity from the
LHC and an upgraded ALICE detector system in the Run-II data taking period
allows for an unprecedented precision in the study of heavy quarks. In this
article we give an overview of selected recent results on heavy-flavor
measurements with ALICE experiment at the LHC.
