75 student research clubs, organizations, and cultural agencies presented their projects during the autumn edition of the Student Activity Days. Our Faculty's research clubs came with their projects – from chess with AI, through an application for the blind, to a game based on the player's concentration level.

Student Activity Days is the largest festival of student activity at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, held twice a year – in March and October. Students use this opportunity to present their projects, share ideas, and encourage their colleagues to join university organizations.

– This is a unique opportunity to see the results of works which our research clubs perform in garages and laboratories. This is also an occasion for new students to join one of the organizations. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the realization of your ideas and future successes – said Dr. Piotr Górski, vice-rector for student affairs, during the opening ceremony.

In the C13 building, the well-known “Serowiec” – and in front of it – visitors could talk to representatives of as many as 75 student organizations at WUST. They presented, among others, electric vehicles, drones, autonomous boats, and rockets. Visitors could conduct chemical experiments, learn the secrets of 3D printing, discover ways to create plasma, and also participate in prize-winning competitions.

From AI chess to an app for the blind

The event was attended by 10 student research clubs from our Faculty. They included the Algo research club. “We strive to combine theory with practice in everyday applications,” emphasizes Wiktor Jankowski-Ostrowski, a member of Algo.

During the Activity Days, the club presented its flagship project Chess–Mate 2.0. This is a moder, interactive chess system that combines a traditional board with elements of automation and artificial intelligence. The pawns move automatically in it.

Another research club showing their projects was the CyberTech, whose members intend to aid the exploration of the world of AI. It organises courses for beginners and carries out both engineering and research projects.

– We are here to show our application for the blind that offers assistance with navigating the city. It detects obstacles and tells them their location. It is enough to simply attach the phone to your chest. The machine-learning module detects scooters, barriers, or potholes – explains Mikołaj Sadowski, a board member of CyberTech.

Members of Emognition, a recently launched club with an ambition to expand knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, presented their heart authentication project.

“The magic is done using an ECG signal. This signal is person-specific. As such it can help, for instance, in two-factor authentication of bank users,” notes Jan Szyndlarewicz, president of the Emognition Student Research Club.

The Kredek research club invited visitors to its courses. This semester, it's "C# INIT 2025", primarily dedicated to first-year students.

– Registrations are open until Sunday. The course starts already next week. We will mainly teach object-oriented programming or Git. These are the basic topics that every computer science student should know – says Łukasz Czerwiński, vice-president for Marketing at Kredek.

Premiere, quantum computing, and game development

The Neuron Neuroinformatics Research Club – one of our strategic research clubs – premiered its new project during the Activity Days. It's a game called Neurosniper, which is based on the player's focus level.

“Normally, in the game, we aim or shoot using keyboard keys. In our game, this process is controlled with thoughts, thanks to an EEG cap and an app. Sometimes, to make a move, we need to focus more by counting something in our head, on other occasions we need to distract ourselves, for example, by singing songs,” explains Oliwia Borkowska, vice president for promotion at Neuron.

The Qubit research club is one of our Faculty's younger clubs to self-present during the Activity Days. It aims to expand knowledge in the field of quantum computing.

– This area has a huge potential. We have a quantum computer, and a second-cycle study program in Quantum Computer Science is expected to be introduced at our Faculty. At this stage, we just want to present the concept of quantum programming – notes Hubert Siewiera, president of Qubit.

“We open the door to the world of IT” – this is the motto of Solvro, our strategic student research club which was also present at the Activity Days. Its members presented such projects as the ToPWR application.

– It has been developed especially for first-year students. You can use it to find all key information about our university. It has the campus map, parking spaces updated in real-time, and even the menu in the student canteen – enumerates Mikołaj Jałocha, vice president of Solvro.

The TK Games club showed games developed by its members. They also boasted their recent scientific paper and a completed RPG session project led by a large language model.

– Our mission is to promote education about games and game development. You can join us even if you don't have extensive experience, as we offer courses – says Bartłomiej Gawryszuk, president of TK Games.

White Hats is a research club in which you can learn about aspects of cybersecurity and acquire specific skills desired in the IT security job market. It is also involved in spreading knowledge about how to be safe on the Internet.

– During this Activity Days edition, we have a quiz in which the participants can test their knowledge of cybersecurity, a presentation, and a short CTF competition – lists Weronika Walczuk, marketing coordinator at White Hats.

Our WMS_DEV research club, which focuses on creating and maintaining web applications, also had their stand at the event. “Our main goal is to teach students about tools commonly used in the industry and to promote good practices. In addition, our members can develop projects with us that will help them effectively stand out in the job market," says Mieszko Czubiński, vice president of WMS_DEV.

The Activity Days are also a great opportunity for organisations to recruit new members. Therefore, those research clubs which are currently seeking new members, actively encouraged students to join them.