Research Laboratory

Accredited Laboratory

Supervisor: Dr. Eng. Zbigniew Jóskiewicz
zbigniew.joskiewicz@pwr.edu.pl

lke@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 42 96
              +48 71 320 29 47

Location: building C-15, C-4, rooms 032, 033, 034, 041

The laboratory conducts research in the field of electromagnetic compatibility and shielding
effectiveness. Accredited by the research laboratory of the Polish Centre for Accreditation No. AB
167. The competences of the Laboratory of Electromagnetic Compatibility (LEC) regarding tests of
electromagnetic compatibility and measurements of screening accuracies have been confirmed in a
number of research projects and services. It also boasts the position as a leader among Polish EMC
laboratories and as one of the best equipped EMC laboratories in central and eastern Europe. LEC is
also a leader in the Polish EMC Laboratory Network (EMC-LabNet). The ACS system enables testing
and powering the tested devices with AC voltage of up to 500 V and frequency within a 40-60 Hz
range. The Laboratory also offers measurements of harmonics and light flicker for devices with
currents up to 75 A. The test stands and measuring equipment enable testing the shielding
effectiveness for cables, housings and cabinets, as well as for flat materials and spatial materials and
objects.

Business offer

• EMC research facilities for domestic and foreign companies operating in electrical, electronic and
ICT industries.
• Disseminating knowledge about the importance of issues related to electromagnetic compatibility
and providing technical support to manufacturers of various devices, including consumer electronics,
which are expected to meet the EMC requirements set out in EU directives.
• Organizing national and international EMC conferences, trainings and technical consultations as
well as performing EMC tests.
The laboratory warrants high quality of offered research services, as confirmed by certificates. It also
offers a unique apparatus resource base which is systematically modernized and obtained from its
own funds as well as from national and EU subsidies.

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Research Laboratory

Accredited Laboratory

Supervisor: Prof. Paweł Bieńkowski
pawel.bienkowski@pwr.edu.pl

lwimp@pwr.edu.pl
Contact: tel. +48 71 320 30 87
                    +48 71 320 24 97

Location: building C-5, room 801-803

It is both a research and a calibration laboratory. Being a laboratory accredited by Polish Centre for
Accreditation (certificate No. AB-361), it performs its own original tests as well as tests requested by
external clients and regarding electromagnetic field measurements within the frequency range from 0
to 90 GHz, especially for the purposes of environmental protection and of health and occupational
safety in EMF environments.

The laboratory has the widest range or primary and secondary standards of electromagnetic field
which allows the calibration of EMF measurement devices within the range of up to 90 GHz. The
competence of the Laboratory regarding the generation and measurement of standard
electromagnetic fields is confirmed by the calibration laboratory accreditation No. AP-078 issued by
Polish Centre for Accreditation. The Laboratory offers the calibration of measurement devices and
EMF probes as well as design and development services for systems exposed to EMF – with respect
to both the ongoing servicing of the measurement apparatus (the UTEST series) and technical and
biomedical tests.

The scientific and research works of the Laboratory are documented by more than 50 patents and
several hundred publications, including three monographs on EMF measurements and standards
published in the U.S.

Business offer

• Measurements of electromagnetic fields within the band of up to 90 GHz for the purposes of
environmental protection as well as occupational health and safety issues.
• Tests of electric and electronic devices for human exposure to EMF (PN-EN 62233 and PN-EN
62311).
• Calibration of broadband and selective EMF meters, probes and sensors within the band from
electrostatic and magnetostatic fields up to 90 GHz, in a broad range of standard field strengths.
• As part of R&D works: analyses of EMF distributions in the vicinity of EMF-emitting installations.
• Methods and in-situ solutions for reducing EMF exposure in the industry.
• EMF exposure systems for technical and biomedical tests.
• Designing and developing EMF sensors and measurement devices.

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Research and Teaching Laboratory

Supervisor: Dr. Krystian Wojtkiewicz
krystian.wojtkiewicz@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 601 40 10 20              
Location: building A1-248 (biometric research); D2-302 (image analysis)

The laboratory focuses on issues related to image analysis, augmented reality and new approaches
to business modelling. The equipment of the laboratory allows tasks in the area of 3D mapping of
small and medium-sized objects, analysis of images obtained during a drone flight or in the infrared.

The laboratory enables research in the field of augmented reality (VR, AR). The laboratory is
additionally equipped with an integrated stand for psychophysical measurements, which is based on
the iMotions platform and includes biometric devices for eye tracking, electroencephalography
(EEG), galvanic-skin reaction (GSR), facial expression analysis (FEA), electrocardiography (ECG),
electromyography (EMG) and photoplethysmography (PPG). This equipment enables research, e.g.
on cognitive load and emotions in the context of human-computer interaction.

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Research and Teaching Laboratory

Supervisor: Andrzej Stachno, M.Sc.
andrzej.stachno@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 24 30
Location: building C-3, room 322-323

The research and didactic activities of the laboratory include:
• development and configuration of BMS systems,
• the KNX/EIB programming standard,
• WAGO control systems,
• integration of intelligent building systems: e.g. burglary and assault alarm systems, access control
systems, comfort and energy management systems, remote monitoring systems, lighting control
systems, audiovisual systems and others.

Course participants can learn about the latest technology used in intelligent buildings – they learn
how to develop projects and verify them directly on installed devices. All elements of the KNX system
have been mounted on portable boards, thus enabling the user to freely configure the station and
adapt it to the requirements of a particular task.

The laboratory is additionally equipped with stands which illustrate building automation based on
other popular control systems: Crestron, X10, WAGO PLC, EasySens, Dupline, Luxor. As a result, it
is possible to visualize the operation of individual systems and their integration at the hardware level
or at the BMS (Building Management System) level.

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Research and Teaching

Supervisor: Dr. Piotr Patronik
piotr.patronik@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: +48 71 320 27 59
Location: building C-16, room L2.1

The laboratory is involved in research and teaching activities in the field of:
• computer architecture,
• advanced databases,
• system security and signal processing,
• distributed networks of wireless microcontrollers within the Internet of Things,
• autonomous measurement systems,
• operating systems,
• cybersecurity,
• digital signal processing.

The laboratory has software for virtualization and for programming 32- and 64-bit ARM and x86
microcontrollers and microprocessors (simple and cross-compilers: GCC, GDB, binutils).

The laboratory can perform research in the field of:
• low-level C/assembler and distributed programming,
• issues related to system integrity and security,
• programming microcontrollers for general applications,
• digital signal processing and low-power communications,
• programming of real-time systems for industrial and embedded applications.

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Research

Supervisor: Dr. Bogusław Szczupak
boguslaw.szczupak@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 30 86
Location: GEO-3EM research complex, building L-2

The laboratory conducts research ranging from spectroscopy to the development of new light
sources. The system generates pulses in the femtosecond regime with high peak power, additionally
allowing research in the field of non-linear optics. It can be used in minimally invasive solutions
intended, for example, for medical diagnostics or mine gas detection. The laboratory has an
advanced laser system, which consists of a Ti-type Sapphire oscillator and the accompanying OPO
(Optical Parametric Oscillator) modules, which enable the coverage of the spectral band from 340 to
4200 nm. It has two detectors of single photons in the 300-1700 nm range, equipped with filter
cartridges (monochromator) and a lock-in amplifier for efficiently detecting weak optical signals. The
ability to detect and differentiate between such small changes in light intensity is widely used in
biological techniques (time-resolved fluorescence and infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence anisotropy
spectroscopy) or in telecommunications (especially in the field of quantum cryptography). These
devices allow conducting research in the field of so-called life-sciences, and they also provide an
insight into the field of single photons in the near infrared range.

The laboratory has a high-quality electronic signal generator as well as an optical spectrum and
modulation analyser together with accessories that allow a full analysis of the transmitted signal.
Both the generators and the analyser are adapted to the needs of the dynamically changing
telecommunications market, in which an increasingly important role is played by fibre optic networks
which employ more and more advanced modulations.

The laboratory has equipment that enables the development of a sensor system based on fibre optic
solutions. During the measurement, optical fibres are used as a passive transmission medium. The
system can be used for performing tests in geotechnical structures, engineering structures or in
places with difficult environmental conditions, e.g. in mines. There is also an optical fibre splicer
(3SAE LDS) designed for splicing and processing optical fibre in the range of 80 – 2500 μm. It can be
used to constrict a given section of the optical fibre according to designs, to splice PM fibres
(Polarization Maintaining) and microstructural fibres, as well as to create couplers and lenses.

Business offer

• FTIR and Raman spectroscopic measurements to determine the chemical composition of the tested
material, the degree of similarity with the standard, and to detect the presence of additives or
impurities.
• Optical fibre measurements of engineering objects (measurements of deformation [µε],
displacement [mm], deflection [mm], temperature [°C]) within lengths from 5 mm to 50 km. Sensors
can be installed on the surface or inside the tested object (e.g. concrete or soil).
• Design and development of fibre optic sensors adapted to the needs of the end user.
• Design and development of unique light sources in the mid-infrared range.
• Measurements of the parameters of fibre optic network elements.

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Research and Teaching

Supervisor: Dr. Marek Woda
marek.woda@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 76 27
Location: building C-16, room L2.7

The main area of the laboratory's activity is teaching and research in the fields of:
• human-computer interactions,
• computer graphics,
• data mining,
• animation and simulation of phenomena, objects and systems as well as multimedia – including
virtual and augmented reality,
• analysis,
• modelling and visualization of 3-D scenes,
• processing raster images and video streams,
• association rules,
• data grouping,
• predictive models,
• applications of data mining methods in biomedical problems.

The laboratory serves as a location for seminar and design classes. It is also occasionally used by
the Traf-Barak student research organization. The computer workstations in the laboratory are
provided with programming environments (Visual Studio) and with software for numerical calculations
and machine learning, which can be used to train deep neural networks (including MatLab), as well
as with a SAS-based virtualized data processing environment.

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Research and Teaching

Supervisor: Dr. Tomasz Kapłon
tomasz.kaplon@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 26 51
Location: building C-16, room L2.6

The main area of the laboratory's activity is teaching and research in the fields of:

• databases,
• internet databases,
• software engineering,
• data warehouses and Big Data.

18 computer workstations in the laboratory are provided with specialized software and tools for
designing, modelling and rapid prototyping of databases.

The laboratory can perform research in the field of designing, modelling and rapid prototyping of
databases.

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Research

Supervisor: Prof. Lech Madeyski
lech.madeyski@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 28 86
Location:

The main task of the laboratory is to conduct research projects at the interface of software
engineering and data science, especially machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML/AI), deep
learning and statistical methods. For this purpose, the laboratory cooperates with such companies as
Capgemini (signed cooperation agreement as part of the "Data Science in Software Engineering";
project) or CodeQuest (grant of the National Centre for Research and Development). The laboratory
also cooperates with outstanding scientists from around the world, e.g. in the field of statistics with
prof. Barbara Kitchenham (UK).

Business offer

We are ready to cooperate with both companies and individuals interested in the implementation of
ambitious doctoral, master's and engineering theses in the field of software engineering and/or data
science.

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Research and Teaching

Supervisors: Dr. Krzysztof Halawa
krzysztof.halawa@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 76 25

Dr. Piotr Ciskowski
piotr.ciskowski@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 42 26
Location: building C-016, room L2.2

The main area of the laboratory's activity is teaching and research in the fields of:
• artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic,
• microcontroller programming,
• analysis of experimental data.
The laboratory also hosts seminars and project meetings.
The classes cover the following topics:
• information technology,
• databases,
• decision support,
• designing algorithms,
• computer vision.

The laboratory is used by the Cybertech student research organization, which deals with artificial
intelligence, machine learning and image processing. The computer workstations in the laboratory
are provided with specialized software for: numerical calculations, programming 32-bit ARM
microcontrollers, machine learning along with training deep neural networks (Tensorflow, PyTorch,
Matlab, Statistica, STM32CubeIDE).

The laboratory can perform research in the field of intelligent data processing on hardware platforms
that enable parallel computing with the use of GPU cards, programming ARM microcontrollers, and
machine learning along with training deep neural networks.

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Research and Teaching Laboratory

Supervisor: Dr. Tomasz Walkowiak
tomasz.walkowiak@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 39 96
Location: building C-3, room 229

The main area of the laboratory's activity is research in the fields of:
• deep learning,
• learning deep models,
• analysis and classification of graphic images,
• thematic classification of texts,
• stylometry,
• visualization of multidimensional data,
• explainability of deep models,
• out-of-distribution data detection.
The laboratory also conducts research on data mining, in such aspects as:
• association rules,
• data grouping,
• predictive models,
• data mining methods in applications related to biomedical issues, images and texts in natural
language.

The laboratory can perform research and programming works related to deep models in data
analysis, in particular in graphic images (photos) and texts in natural language (in particular in Polish
and English).

In terms of data mining, the laboratory offers support in the development of multidimensional
reporting systems (OLAP) based on data collected in transactional databases and the development
of multidimensional data models for data warehouses, as well as in the development of ETL (extract
– transform – load) scripts which implement the process of integrating and loading data into the
warehouse. The laboratory also offers a possibility to analyse the results of research conducted
using DNA microarrays (gene expression studies), as well as various types of medical data.

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Research and Teaching Laboratory

Supervisor: Prof. Ewaryst Rafajłowicz
ewaryst.rafajlowicz@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 27 95
Location: building C-3, room 319

The research as well as experimental and implementation works carried out at the laboratory include
the control and monitoring of production quality using industrial cameras operating in visible light and
in infrared. The laboratory is also involved in research and development works on classic techniques
of statistical control and quality improvement based on control charts and industrial experiment
planning techniques.

The room has the following equipment:
• 3 high-resolution industrial cameras,
• a camera with a cooling system for applications in difficult thermal conditions (for example in
metallurgy),
• thermal imaging camera (measurements up to 1000°C, resolution 384x288),
• an industrial computer equipped with 8 processors allowing advanced image stream processing,
• 2 4-processor computers,
• specialized software.

The laboratory also has a modular software vision system that allows a quick verification whether the
vision system will work in a given application (whether it will ensure sufficient accuracy and speed). It
also allows a quick selection of the image processing algorithms that will be needed in the possible
implementation of the system.
The research offer of the laboratory includes designing:
• systems and software for monitoring continuous production processes (e.g. of metals, paper,
pipes),
• discrete manufacturing processes and correct assembly processes.

We are also interested in the use of different types of cameras in scientific research.
Our experience shows that the potential applications of vision systems can be much wider than those
mentioned above and may also involve:

• production of construction materials (monitoring the quality of bricks and ceramic tiles, control of grit
size distribution, etc.),
• supervision of high storage,
• thermal vision diagnostics of the operation of mechanical devices (overheating due to excessive
friction), power systems (losses in transformers and transmission lines), high-power boilers.

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Research

Supervisor: Dr. Robert Borowiec
robert.borowiec@pwr.edu.pl

lta@pwr.edu.pl
Contact: tel. +48 71 3203083

Location: building C-15 CR3, C-5 1002/1003

The laboratory is the test and measurement facility at the Antenna Theory and Computational
Electromagnetics Laboratory. It provides support for experiments performed as part of research
processes in the field of antenna theory and offers measurement and design services for external
entities. It also offers tests of radio devices for compliance with standards and provides antenna
design and measurement services.

The laboratory has a system installed in a 5m x 5m x 11m fully anechoic chamber equipped with a
spherical scanner. Together with the control and measurement apparatus, it enables measurements
of the spatial distribution of the field on the sphere around the tested object. The configuration of the
test stand enables OTA (Over The Air) measurements in accordance with the RED directive for radio
devices in which the antenna is built-in and integral with the transceiver stages of the radio device.
Currently, the station is also able to measure the radiation characteristics of both active radio devices
in the 800 MHz to 18 GHz band and passive antennas up to 40 GHz. Additional equipment in the
form of a set of filters and a measuring mast allows the measurement of out-of-band emissions of
radio devices in the frequency range from 800 MHz to 18 GHz.

The system also enables testing the spatial sensitivity of radio devices operating in the following
systems: WIFI, LTE, GSM 900/1800, UMTS, Bluetooth, IoT, as well as measurements of radio
devices equipped with MIMO 2x2 technology. The maximum size of the tested object is 60x60x60 cm
for radio devices, and 150x150x75 cm for antennas. The maximum weight of the tested object is 100
kg.

The laboratory also has vector circuit analysers that allow measurements of the scattering matrix of
radio and microwave devices in the band from 9 kHz to 67 GHz. Moreover, the laboratory offers
measurements of the permittivity of microwave laminates using a system based on resonance
cavities. It also offers rapid prototyping of printed circuit boards on a mechanical-laser milling
machine, as well as rapid prototyping of plastic housings on a 3D printer with a working area of
0.5x0.5x0.5 m.

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Research

Supervisors: Dr. Łukasz Falas
lukasz.falas@pwr.edu.pl

Dr. Patryk Schauer
patryk.schauer@pwr.edu.pl

Arkadiusz Warzyński, M.Sc.
arkadiusz.warzynski@pwr.edu.pl

Contact: tel. +48 71 320 30 74
Location: building C-6, room 121

The laboratory conducts research and development works in the field of distributed service and cloud
systems, Internet of Things systems, next-generation networks and cybersecurity. The computing
infrastructure consists mainly of two clusters of blade servers with the possibility of GPU
virtualization, of six RACK servers and of hardware disk arrays.

The laboratory has:
• devices for deep inspection of IDS and IPS packets (Intrusion Detection/Prevention System),
• network traffic analysers,
• programmable switches for SDN (Software Defined Network), ICN (Information Centric Network)
and CAN (Content Aware Network), including Pica8, NetFPGA, EZappliance.

The laboratory has a node of the nationwide distributed PL-LAB laboratory which conducts research
in the field of Future Internet, including 5G networks, software-defined networks (SDN), content-
aware networks (CAN) and information centric networks (ICN), and also in the area of the Internet of
Things, Multimedia and Services as well as service and cloud systems. The available network and
computing infrastructure also allows development works aimed at developing services and
applications in the Future Internet infrastructure.

The laboratory focuses on research in the field of distributed service and cloud systems, Internet of
Things systems, next-generation networks and cybersecurity.
Research and development works carried out in the laboratory are interdisciplinary, consistent with
the concept of service science, and consist in combining the competences, experience and
knowledge of the laboratory employees in the field of system analysis, knowledge engineering,
broadly understood IT, management as well as their specialist knowledge in order to achieve an
effect of synergy which would be impossible to achieve without combining the competences from
various fields of science and technology.

The laboratory focuses mainly on the development and practical implementation of innovative
patterns and methods related to the analysis, design and implementation of service and cloud
systems, Internet of Things systems and next-generation networks.

Business offer

The laboratory cooperates with business entities, including on solving specific problems that require
the use of system analysis and decision-making support methods. It also actively searches for funds
which allow the joint implementation of research and development projects with business entities.

Research and development works carried out by the laboratory in cooperation with industry partners
have found numerous applications in the following areas:
• using analytical and IT methods and tools in the requirements analysis, design and synthesis of
decision support systems,
• designing effective methods of collecting and processing data streams for decision support
purposes,
• Internet of Things systems, cloud systems, service-oriented systems,
• optimization of business processes in economic practice,
• application of the developed methods and tools in any field in which a need exists to effectively
collect, transmit, analyse and process data, including to optimize large volumes of various data
streams for decision support purposes, e.g. in transport, production and resource management
processes.

The laboratory is involved in the "National Laboratory of 5G Networks and Services with its
Surroundings” project, which is part of the Polish Map of Research Infrastructure. As part of the
project, the laboratory's potential is expected to be increased in terms of the efficiency of its
infrastructure, its interdisciplinarity of the provided teaching and R&D services.

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