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Prof. Sławomir Wiak, PhD, Eng. (Full Professor), currently a member of staff at the Faculty

of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science and Automation at the Lodz University of Technology (graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Lodz University of Technology – 1973). In 1979, he defended his doctoral thesis  entitled “Calculation of transient electromagnetic fields in ferromagnets”. He obtained his habilitation in 1990. The topic of his habilitation thesis was:  “Analysis of transient electromagnetic fields using the finite difference method in the magnetic circuits of electromagnetic transducers”.    In 2002, he was awarded the title of Professor of Technical Sciences.  

Honorary Doctorates: Université d’Artois, Arras, France, and Yaroslav-the-Wise University in Russia.  

Administrative roles:  Founder and Director of the Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems (2007–2023), Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics,

Computer Science and Automation at the Lodz University of Technology (2008–2012), Vice-Rector for Education at the Lodz University of Technology (2012–2016). Rector of the Lodz University of Technology (2016–2020).  

Research specialism: engineering and technical sciences (disciplines: technical computing and telecommunications, as well as automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies).  

Main research areas: information technology, artificial intelligence (VR-AR, expert and database systems, e-learning systems, mechatronic systems).   

Long-term overseas placements: EU scholarship to the University of Pavia, Italy; British Council scholarships to the University of Southampton, UK; Visiting Professor at the University of Pavia, Italy; Université d’Artois, Arras, France; University of Strathclyde scholarship.   

Collaboration with universities (examples): University of Southampton, National Technical University of Athens, University of West Bohemia – Plzeň, University of  

Prague, University of Arras, University of Maribor, University of Pavia, University of Vigo, Czech Academy of Sciences, Middle East Technical University in Ankara (Turkey), University of Valencia and Vigo, Spain, University of Coimbra, Portugal.   

Reviews of papers for international conferences and for renowned scientific publications – over 580. Member of 19 International Scientific Conference Committees.   

Number of publications (author, co-author, editor) – over 350 (articles, conference papers, including 19 monographs and textbooks). Recent monographs:   • Paolo Di Barba and Sławomir Wiak – “MEMS: Field Models and Optimal Design”.    Springer 2020.   

Paolo Di Barba and Sławomir Wiak – Optimal Design Exploiting 3D Printing and Metamaterials, IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology), 2021.

Supervisor for 6 PhD students.

Participation in and leadership of research projects (national and international) – over 25.  Participation in and leadership of projects for industry – over 20. 

Honours and awards: Individual (1987) and Team (1986) Awards from the Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Gold (2011) and Silver (1997) Crosses of Merit, Silver Alexander Volta Medal awarded by the University of Pavia (Italy) to mark the 200th anniversary of Volta’s invention in 1999, Medal commemorating the 600th anniversary of the granting of town charter to the town of Żychlin (2002), Prof. Eugeniusz Jezierski Medal awarded by SEP,

Honorary Badge of the City of Łódź (2000), Medal of Merit for the Łódź University of Technology (2009), Silver Medal for services to the fire service (2011), Medal

from the Université d’Artois, France (2012), the AZS Medal for services to university sport (2015), the ‘Pro Patria’ Medal (2018),  Medal of the 100th Anniversary of Poland’s Regained Independence (2018), Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (awarded by the President

Republic of Poland – July 2020) for outstanding contributions to scientific research, teaching and organisational work; the Dr Zbigniew Białkiewicz Medal, Honorary Member of the SEP (2023); the Medal commemorating the 600th anniversary of Łódź being granted town charter (2024); The Gabriel Narutowicz (1865–1922) Medal of Honour, named after the President of Poland (1922), awarded in 2024.

Membership of Committees and Advisory Groups  

Monitoring Committee for the Technical Assistance for European Funds programme (PT FE 2021–2024) at the Ministry of Development and Regional Funds, Monitoring Committee for the Regional Operational Programme for the Łódź Voivodeship, Anti-Crisis Team of the Conference

Conference of Rectors of Polish Academic Schools (2020–2024), Vice-Chair

the Committee on IT Infrastructure Affairs of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (2020–2024), Ministry of Science and Education Task Force on Implementation Doctorates (since 2020), Advisory Board of the Łukasiewicz Research Institutes Network

(2020–2023), Programme Council of the

of the Future for the Łódź Region (2022–2024), Representative of the Rector of the Technical University of Łódź for Strategic Consultancy (2020–2024), and in 2019 elected to the EUA (European Universities Association) Expert Group on the European Innovation Ecosystem (Expert Group for the European Innovation Ecosystem, twenty members, term 2020–2023), Council for Innovation in Łódź Industry

(2023–2025), Member of the Advisory Panel for the assessment of applications for awards from the Minister responsible for higher education and science (2020–2021), COMPEL (The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) – Member of the Editorial Board (since 2025), Chairman of the Scientific Committee of ISEF (International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering), Member of the Archives of Electrical Engineering Committee (Polish Academy of Sciences – Electrical Engineering

Committee), Member of the Programme Board of the Electrotechnical Review, Member of the Łódź

Scientific Society, Member of the Programme Board of the Electrotechnical

Review, Member of the Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied

Electrical Engineering (PTETiS), Member of the Monitoring Committee for the Technical Assistance for European Funds 2021–2027 programme (KM PT FE), Member of the Scientific Committee of OIPE – International Symposium on Optimization and Inverse

Problems in Electromagnetism, Member of the Scientific Committee SME – International Symposium on Electrical Machines. Member of the Academy of Engineering in Poland (AIP) (since 2024), Member of the Business Council at the Social Academy of Sciences (since 2025).