Dr. Wojciech Wodo and Dr. Paweł Zyblewski from our Faculty are among the 24 new members of the University's Academia Iuvenum. The new members will replace their colleagues who have been members of the committee since 2022.
Academia Iuvenum (AI) consists of successful researchers from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (at least one year after obtaining Ph.D. title). Its task is to undertake various initiatives for the University, create a platform for the exchange of scientific ideas, and enable young scientists to express opinions inside and outside the University.
The whole body consists of 48 people. Every year, new 24 people are appointed for a two-year term of office by the Rector, upon the recommendation of the Rector's Committee for Scientific Awards. The new members of Academia Iuvenum will include Dr. Wojciech Wodo from the Department of Fundamentals of Computer Science and Dr. Paweł Zyblewski from the Department of Computer Systems and Networks.
– Joining Academia Iuvenum is an honour for me, I am thrilled to be in this group. On the one hand, I feel proud, and on the other hand – responsible for building a better future for young scientists at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. I want to blaze certain trails and cooperate, proactively and closely, with the University authorities to whom I can now pass the voice of young scientists. It is a certain mission, work, commitment and active participation – this is how I see my role in this body –says Dr. Wojciech Wodo.
Who can join AI?
Academia Iuvenum is open to scientists who obtained a doctoral degree no sooner than one year and no later than seven years before the commencement of the term of office (in the case of employees taking full-time maternity or parental leave, this period is extended by one year for each born or adopted child), who do not have a habilitation degree and who have significant achievements in the scientific discipline they represent.
AI members can count on a number of benefits that are intended to help them focus on their scientific work, including an additional 50 percent pay rise to their assistant professor salary or reducing the teaching load to 120 hours.
They can also benefit from a program of specialized training and workshops on various issues – incl. effectively obtaining grants, project management, public speaking, contacts with the media or the art of argumentation.
– I treat membership in Academia Iuvenum as an opportunity to foster new relationships with young scientists representing a wide range of scientific disciplines. Research on interdisciplinary applications of artificial intelligence – currently focused on architecture and urban planning as well as on mechanical engineering – is for me one of the most interesting aspects of my work and I hope that the time spent at AI will result in new opportunities for cooperation with other faculties at Wrocław University of Science and Technology – says Dr. Paweł Zyblewski.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Wojciech Wodo
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
Department of Fundamentals of Computer Science
He specializes in cybersecurity systems, and he plans to focus on a project regarding attack techniques against FIDO2 hardware biometric authentication devices. He aims to investigate the security of fingerprint scanners used in the context of FIDO2 hardware tokens as a promising and practical approach to a reliable, secure and practical passwordless authentication mechanism.
In the years 2019-2023, he conducted research in the area of the digital banking ecosystem cybersecurity, resulting in the monograph "Security of Electronic and Mobile Banking Systems in Poland. User Research 2019.” The work is a comprehensive approach to examining the payment habits of Poles, their level of awareness of threats from the cyber world, as well as their approach to modern payment methods and biometrics.
His research culminated in the monograph "Analysis of the Digital Identity Ecosystem in Poland, the Degree of Its Implementation and the Use of ID Cards With an Electronic Layer." It reviews information on digital identity ecosystems in Poland, the degree of its implementation and the use of ID cards with an electronic layer.
INFORMATYKA TECHNICZNA I TELEKOMUNIKACJA
Dr. Paweł Zyblewski
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
Department of Computer Systems and Networks
He specializes in artificial intelligence and its application in research related to other disciplines. He believes that this combination is extremely desirable and often constitutes the basis for the development and implementation of interesting interdisciplinary projects, which is why he would like to share his knowledge in this area with other members of the Academy.
He plans to conduct preliminary research related to his project "Modality encoding techniques as a tool for improving the quality of semi-supervised classification", which he intends to submit to the National Science Centre as part of the Sonata competition.
He considers his most significant scientific achievement to be the combination of three research areas, i.e. classification of unbalanced data, analysis of streaming data and dynamic selection of classifiers.
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