ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING

Anna Kubicka-Sowińska, PhD, eng, arch

Department of the History of Architecture, Art and Technology
Faculty of Architecture

AUTOMATION, ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Łukasz Sterczewski, PhD, eng.

Department of Field Theory, Electronic Circuits and Optoelectronics
Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems

"One area of my current research is new sources for the mid- and far-infrared, using semiconductor lasers and organic nonlinear crystals.

In parallel to these sources, I am developing new optical spectroscopy techniques that will enable miniaturisation and simplification of optical instruments".

• L. A. Sterczewski, and M. Bagheri, "Sub-nominal Resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometry with Chip-Based Combs," Laser & Photonics Reviews 18, 2300724 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202300724.
• L. A. Sterczewski, and J. Sotor, "Two-photon imaging of soliton dynamics," Nature Communications 14, 3339 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39045-9.
• L. A. Sterczewski, M. Fradet, C. Frez, S. Forouhar, and M. Bagheri, "Battery-operated mid-infrared diode laser frequency combs," Laser & Photonics Reviews 17, 2200224 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202200224.

TECHNICAL INFORMATICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Jan Kocoń, PhD, Eng.

Department of Artificial Intelligence
Faculty of Information Technology and Telecommunications

"I’m concerned with the development of artificial intelligence methods in the field of natural language processing. Currently, most of my work focuses on the development of personalised models based on deep neural networks for subjective tasks, such as recognising emotions, offence, humour, overtones, etc. in text.

This research leads to the targeting of artificial intelligence methods to the needs of a specific individual while allowing for the individual characteristics of a person and the context in which the text is evaluated the decision-making process. This work also has practical applications, as the CLARIN-PL project has produced services based on the models developed, which are used by researchers in the humanities and social sciences, as well as by companies involved in areas including media monitoring."

Selected published works:

• Kocoń, J., Figas, A., Gruza, M., Puchalska, D., Kajdanowicz, T., & Kazienko, P. (2021). Offensive, aggressive, and hate speech analysis: From data-centric to human-centered approach. Information Processing & Management, 58(5), 102643. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306457321001333
• Kocoń, J., Gruza, M., Bielaniewicz, J., Grimling, D., Kanclerz, K., Miłkowski, P., & Kazienko, P. (2021). Learning Personal Human Biases and Representations for Subjective Tasks in Natural Language Processing. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM) (pp. 1168-1173). IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9679002
• Kocoń, J., & Maziarz, M. (2021). Mapping WordNet onto human brain connectome in emotion processing and semantic similarity recognition. Information Processing & Management, 58(3), 102530. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306457321000388

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Agnieszka Uryga, PhD, Eng.

Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology

"In my scientific work, I study and describe cerebral autoregulation, cerebral haemodynamics and the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, both in healthy individuals through mathematical modelling and in patients with intracranial pathologies, such as brain injuries and subarachnoid haemorrhages, through the analysis of recorded biological signals.

By using advanced digital signal processing and machine learning methods, I would like to improve the prediction of treatment outcomes and mortality in this group of patients.

I firmly believe that my research will contribute to building the medicine of tomorrow - Medicine 4.0 - personalised and reflecting the synergy between clinical expertise and complex methods for analysing biomedical data and signals."

.Selected published works:

• Uryga A, Kasprowicz M, Budohoski K, Nasr N, Czosnyka M. Predictive value of cerebrovascular time constant for delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2024 Jan 31:271678X241228512. https://doi.org/doi:10.1177/0271678X241228512.
• Uryga A, Kasprowicz M, Burzyńska M, Kazimierska A, Czosnyka M, Nasr N. Association between temporal patterns of baroreflex sensitivity after traumatic brain injury and prognosis: a preliminary study. Neurol Sci. 2023 May;44(5):1653-1663. https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/s10072-022-06579-7.
• Uryga A, Ziółkowski A, Kazimierska A, Pudełko A, Mataczyński C, Lang EW, Czosnyka M, Kasprowicz M; CENTER-TBI High-Resolution ICU (HR ICU) Sub-Study Participants and Investigators; CENTER-TBI High-Resolution Sub-Study Participants and Investigators. Analysis of intracranial pressure pulse waveform in traumatic brain injury patients: a CENTER-TBI study. J Neurosurg. 2022 Dec 23;139(1):201-211. https://doi.org/DOI:10.3171/2022.10.JNS221523.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Filip Formalik, PhD, Eng.

Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Micro- and Nanoengineering
Faculty of Chemistry

"My research focuses on analysing the fundamental properties and potential applications of modern porous materials.

These materials can be used to solve important problems in modern society, such as carbon capture, energy storage, atmospheric water extraction in low humidity regions, separation and catalysis processes and sustainable cooling methods.

I hope that my research will contribute to reducing human impact on the planet."

• Formalik F., Shi K., Joodaki F., Wang X., Snurr R. Q., Formalik F., Shi K., Joodaki F., Wang X., Snurr R. Q. Exploring the Structural, Dynamic, and Functional Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks through Molecular Modeling. Adv Funct Mater 2023, 2308130. https://doi.org/10.1002/ADFM.202308130.
• Rayder T. M., Formalik F., Vornholt S. M., Frank H., Lee S., Alzayer M., Chen Z., Sengupta D., Islamoglu T., Paesani F., Chapman K. W., Snurr R. Q., Farha O. K. Unveiling Unexpected Modulator-CO2Dynamics within a Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework. J Am Chem Soc 2023, 145 (20), 11195–11205. https://doi.org/10.1021/JACS.3C01146.
• Formalik F., Fischer M., Kuchta B. Correlating Phonons and Deformations: A Method for Structural Phase Transformation Analysis in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Cryst Growth Des 2023, 23 (12), 8962–8971. https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.CGD.3C01013.

CIVIL ENGINEERING, GEODESY AND TRANSPORT

Mariusz Szóstak, PhD, Eng.

Department of Building Engineering
Faculty of Civil Engineering

"I am academically interested in issues related to construction project engineering. Primarily construction project management and forecasting the course of actual implementation costs in various construction projects, occupational safety issues, i.e. analysis of the impact of the use of virtual reality (VR) during health and safety training on the level of occupational safety in construction processes, - application of innovative technologies in construction, including BIM technology, 3D scanning, use of unmanned aerial vehicles in construction."

Selected published works:

• Szóstak M., Nowobilski T., Mahamadu A., Caparrós Pérez D. Unmanned aerial vehicles in the construction industry - Towards a protocol for safe preparation and flight of drones. International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems. 2023. 11(2). 296-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIUS-05-2022-0063.
• Szóstak M. Best fit of cumulative cost curves at the planning and performed stages of construction projects. Buildings. 2023. vol. 13(1), 13, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010013.
• Szóstak M., Hoła B., Bogusławski P. Identification of accident scenarios involving scaffolding. Automation in Construction. 2021. vol. 126, 103690, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103690.

MATERIAL ENGINEERING

PAtryk Obstarczyk, PhD, Eng.

Institute of Advanced Materials
Faculty of Chemistry

"An important part of my scientific work is the design, preparation and characterisation of functional and atomically precise nanostructures - noble metal nanoclusters.

Among other things, I use them for interdisciplinary research on multimodal bioimaging of amyloids (structures associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease)."

• Obstarczyk, P.; Lipok, M.; Grelich-Mucha, M.; Samoć, M.; Olesiak-Bańska, J., Two-Photon Excited Polarization-Dependent Autofluorescence of Amyloids as a Label-Free Method of Fibril Organization Imaging. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2021, 12, 1432-1437. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03511.
• Obstarczyk, P.; Lipok, M.; Żak, A.; Cwynar, P.; Olesiak-Bańska, J., Amyloid Fibrils in Superstructures – Local Ordering Revealed by Polarization Analysis of Two-Photon Excited Autofluorescence. Biomaterials Science 2022, 10, 1554-1561. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1BM01768C.
• Obstarczyk, P.; Pniakowska, A.; Nonappa; Grzelczak, M. P.; Olesiak-Bańska, J., Crown Ether-Capped Gold Nanoclusters as a Multimodal Platform for Bioimaging. ACS Omega 2023, 8, 11503-11511. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c00426.

Paweł Sokołowski, PhD, Eng.

Department of Metal Forming, Welding and Metrology
Department of Mechanical Engineering

"My research interests are mainly in surface engineering, including thermal spraying and surfacing processes. I specialise in thermal barrier coating used in gas turbines, among other applications.

In addition, I am interested in all modern manufacturing techniques and issues related to robotisation and advanced diagnostics of manufacturing processes."

• Sokołowski P., Kielczawa T., Musalek R.,Tesar T., Nowakowska M. The behavior of plasma sprayed thermal barrier coating with laser microtextured bond coat under high temperature testing, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 453, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.129095.  
• Nowakowska M., Łatka L., Sokołowski P., Szala M., Toma F.-L., Walczak M. Investigation into microstructure and mechanical properties effects on sliding wear and cavitation erosion of Al2O3–TiO2 coatings sprayed by APS, SPS and S-HVOF, Wear, Vol. 508–509, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204462.
• Kielczawa T., Sokołowski P., Małachowska A. The Influence of Substrate Topography on the Plasma Jet Flow in the Substrate Boundary Layer under Suspension Plasma Spray Conditions: A Numerical Approach, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, vol. 31(1-2), 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-022-01336-w.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, MINING, AND POWER ENGINEERING

Jakub Jurasz, PhD, DSc, ENG.

Department of Water Supply and Sewage Systems
Faculty of Environmental Engineering

"My research is broadly concerned with the integration of non-dispatchable renewable energy sources into the national electricity system.

I place particular emphasis on the occurrence of extreme phenomena such as energy droughts (Dunkelflaute) and the response of the energy system (e.g. in the form of energy prices) to the situation.

My analyses also focus on the possibility of combining different energy sources in hybrid systems (e.g. cable pooling) based on complementary power generation, in particular wind-solar or solar-water systems. In my spare time, I devote myself to literature research on the water-food-energy link in the context of ancient Rome during the Republican and Imperial periods."

Selected published works:

• Jurasz, J., Tomczyk, P., Bochenek, B., Kuriqi, A., Kasiulis, E., Chen, D., & Ming, B. (2024). Solar-hydro cable pooling–Utilizing the untapped potential of existing grid infrastructure. Energy Conversion and Management, 306, 118307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118307.
• Jurasz, J., Guezgouz, M., Campana, P. E., Kaźmierczak, B., Kuriqi, A., Bloomfield, H., ... & Elkadeem, M. R. (2024). Complementarity of wind and solar power in North Africa: Potential for alleviating energy droughts and impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 191, 114181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122379.
• Javed, M. S., Jurasz, J., Guezgouz, M., Canales, F. A., Ruggles, T. H., & Ma, T. (2023). Impact of multi-annual renewable energy variability on the optimal sizing of off-grid systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 183, 113514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113514.

MATHEMATICS

Dariusz kosz, PhD

Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics

"I am interested in harmonic analysis and its relationship with other areas of theoretical mathematics. In my articles I focus on the study of maximal operators in different contexts.

The results obtained are used, among others, to show good boundary behaviour of important objects appearing in ergodic theory, Fourier analysis and number theory."

• González-Riquelme C., Kosz D. BV continuity for the uncentered Hardy–Littlewood maximal operator. Journal of Functional Analysis (2021). doi.org/10.1016/j.jfa.2021.109037
• Kosz D. Sharp constants in inequalities admitting the Calderón transference principle. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems (2023). doi.org/10.1017/etds.2023.59 
• Kosz D., Martínez-Perales J., Paternostro V., Rela E., Roncal L. Maximal operators on the infinite-dimensional torus. Mathematische Annalen (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s00208-022-02385-w 

CHEMICAL SCIENCES

Jan Zaręba, PhD, Eng.

Institute of Advanced Materials
Faculty of Chemistry

"The focus of my research topics is on the characterisation of nonlinear optical pigments, i.e. microcrystalline solids that exhibit nonlinear effects such as two-photon absorption or harmonic radiation generation.

In particular, I am involved in uncovering structural-optical relationships between the non-linear optical properties of coordination polymers, hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, and supramolecular networks.

This research is a signpost in the search for new materials that are useful for non-linear-optical temperature and pressure measurements and those that are capable of switching non-linear response under various external stimuli."

• Rejnhardt P., Zaręba J. K., Katrusiak A., Daszkiewicz M. Deuteration-Enhanced Negative Thermal Expansion and Negative Area Compressibility in a Three-Dimensional Hydrogen Bonded Network, Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 5160–5167. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00870.
• Burger S., Hemmer K., Mayer D. C., Vervoorts P., Daisenberger D., Zaręba J. K., Kieslich G. Designing Geometric Degrees of Freedom in ReO3-Type Coordination Polymers, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 44, 2205343. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adfm.202205343.
• Mączka M., Zaręba J. K., Gągor A., Stefańska D., Ptak M., Roleder K., Kajewski D., Soszyński A., Fedoruk K., Sieradzki A. [Methylhydrazinium] 2 PbBr 4 , a Ferroelectric Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskite with Multiple Nonlinear Optical Outputs, Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 2331–2342. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04440.

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Szymon Zelewski, PhD, Eng

Department of Semiconductor Materials
Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology

"My research interests revolve around investigating the optical and transport properties of new materials for optoelectronics applications, such as hybrid halide perovskites, organic semiconductors and layered crystals.

I am currently developing methods for the non-contact, all-optical study of parameters related to heat transport in semiconductor materials.

I am also conducting experimental work related to the characterisation of thin-film structures of light-emitting diodes, photodetectors and photovoltaic cells, and the results obtained contribute to a better understanding of the factors limiting their performance and set directions favourable for their improvement."

• Zelewski S. J., Nawrot K. C., Żak A., Gładysiewicz M., Nyk M., Kudrawiec R. Exciton Binding Energy of Two-Dimensional Highly Luminescent Colloidal Nanostructures Determined from Combined Optical and Photoacoustic Spectroscopies, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 12, 3459–3464. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00591.
• Tołłoczko A. K., Zelewski S. J., Ziembicki J., Olszowska N., Rosmus M., Woźniak T., Tongay S., Kudrawiec R., Photoemission Study of the Thermoelectric Group IV-VI van der Waals Crystals (GeS, SnS, and SnSe), Advanced Optical Materials 12 (6), 2302049 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202302049.
• Sun Y., Ge L., Dai L., Cho C., Ferrer Orri J., Ji K., Zelewski S. J., Liu Y., Mirabelli A. J., Zhang Y., Huang J.-Y., Wang Y., Gong K., Lai M. C., Zhang L., Yang D., Lin J., Tennyson E. M., Ducati C., Stranks S. D., Cui L.-S., Greenham N. C., Bright and stable perovskite light-emitting diodes in the near-infrared range, Nature 615, 830–835 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05792-4.

MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY SCIENCES

Asha Thomas, PhD

Department of Operations Research and Business Intelligence
Faculty of Management

"My research interests, including knowledge management, leadership, and innovation, drive several exciting research projects. My methodology integrates systematic reviews, qualitative studies, empirical analyses, and the development and validation of scales, ensuring a robust and comprehensive approach.

My other research areas include SMEs, education, and tourism. Notably, my research paper on the tourism resilience framework has been recognized as among the top 1% cited by Web of Science in 2022."

• Verma, R., Arya, V., Thomas, A., Bolognesi, E. and Mueller, J. (2023). Does startup culture in the emerging country grow around societal sustainability? An empirical study through the lens of co-creational capital and green intellect. Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 1047-1074. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-07-2022-0162.
• Thomas, A. and Gupta, V. (2022). Tacit knowledge in organizations: bibliometrics and a framework-based systematic review of antecedents, outcomes, theories, methods and future directions. Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 1014-1041. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-01-2021-0026.
• Sharma, G.D., Thomas, A. and Paul, J.,( 2021). Reviving tourism industry post-COVID-19: A resilience-based framework. Tourism management perspectives, 37, p.100786.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100786.