Priority Research Areas of the Silesian University of Technology - achievements and challenges
Conference programme
15 April - conference in Polish
Topic: Scientific research of the Silesian University of Technology for society and economy
12:00 - 12:15 Inauguration of the conference
12:15 - 13:00 Computational oncology and personalized medicine
- prof. Joanna Polańska PhD, DSc - Coordinator of the Priority Research Area 1 "Computational Oncology and Personalized Medicine", introduction to the substantive scope of POB1
- prof. Ryszard Białecki PhD, DSc - Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology - "Mechanics, the strength of materials, heat and blood flow in the human body"
- prof. Jarosław Śmieja PhD, DSc - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology - "Methods supporting diagnostics and designing therapy protocols "
- Sylwia Bajkacz PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT, Faculty of Chemistry - "Drug analysis and design - modern biomaterials in bioelectronics"
- prof. Marek Gzik PhD, DSc - Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology - "EHTIC European HealthTech Innovation Centre - research infrastructure for the development of personalized medicine"
13:00 - 13:45 Artificial intelligence and data processing
- Paweł Kasprowski PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - coordinator of the Priority Research Area 2 "Artificial intelligence and data processing"
13:45 - 14:30 Materials of the future
- Przemysław Data PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - coordinator of the Priority Research Area 3 (POB3) "Materials of the Future" - presentation of the POB3
- Sławomir Boncel PhD, DSc /Associate Professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology - cooperation with industry within POB3
- prof. Anna Chrobok PhD, DSc - Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology - cooperation with industry within the POB3
- Tomasz Tański PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology - cooperation with industry within the POB3
- Anna Dolata PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - Faculty of Material Engineering, Silesian University of Technology - cooperation with industry within the POB3
14:30 - 15:15 Smart cities and future mobility
- Grzegorz Sierpiński PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - Coordinator of the Priority Research Area 4 "Smart cities and future mobility"
- Piotr Krauze PhD - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology
- Marcin Staniek PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering
- Małgorzata Król PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering
15:15 - 16:00 Process automation and Industry 4.0
- Anna Timofiejczuk PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT, coordinator of the Priority Research Area 5 (POB5) "Process automation and Industry 4.0" - presentation of the POB5
- Marek Wyleżoł PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the |SUT - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Marek Salamak PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
- Roman Czyba PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT - Faculty of Automatic Control. Electronics and Computer Science
- Marcin Januszka PhD - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
- Damian Gąsiorek PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
16:00 - 16:45 Climate and environmental protection, modern energy
- Sebastian Werle PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the Silesian University of Technology - Coordinator of the Priority Research Area 6 "Climate and environmental protection, modern energy"
- Natalia Piotrowska PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics - Climate protection
- Joanna Ferdyn-Grygierek PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering - Environmental Protection
- Artur Nowoświat PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering - Modern energy
16:45 - 17:15 Discussion and summary
16 April - conference in English
Topic: Current challenges for science
12:00:12:15 Introduction
12:15 - 13:00 Personalized medicine today and tomorrow
- prof. Ewa Piętka PhD, DSc - Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology - moderator
- prof. Marek Kimmel PhD, DSc - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, Coordinator of the Computational Oncology sub-area; Professor of Statistics and Bioengineering at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- prof. Marek Łos PhD, DSc - Director of the Biotechnology Centre of the Silesian University of Technology, coordinator of the biomaterials and medical biotechnology sub-area
- prof. Krzysztof Składowski M.D. - Director of the National Institute of Oncology, member of the Advisory Board
- prof. Marcin Grzegorzek - Universität zu Lübeck, member of the Advisory Board (TBC)
13:00 - 13:45 Artificial Intelligence in the Wild: The Big Data Problems or Big Problems with Data?
- Paweł Kasprowski PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT - coordinator of the Priority Research Area 2 "Artificial intelligence and data processing" - moderator
- Michał Boni PhD - Member of the European Parliament of the 8th term, Minister of Administration and Digitization in 2011-2013
- Prof. Wodzisław Duch PhD, DSc - Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń
- Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk PhD, DSc - System Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- prof. Jean-Charles Lamirel - Lorraine Research Laboratory in Computer Science and its Applications (LORIA)
- prof. César Ignacio García Osorio PhD -Universidad de Burgos
- prof. Andrzej Polański PhD, DSc - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology
13:45 - 14:30 Smart materials - challenges and opportunities
- Przemysław Data PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - Coordinator of the Priority Research Area 3 "Materials of the Future" - moderator
- prof. Anna Chrobok PhD, DSc - Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology
- Sławomir Boncel PhD, DSc /Associate Professor - Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology
- prof. Pavel A. Troshin - Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- prof. Małgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny - Queen's University Belfast
- prof. Alexis Rusinek - Université de Lorraine
- prof. Krzysztof Kozioł - Cranfield University
- dr Roland Kalb - Proionic
14:30 - 15:15 Challenges facing the cities of the future
- Grzegorz Sierpiński PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT - Coordinator of the Priority Research Area 4 "Smart cities and future mobility" - moderator
- Mariusz Skiba, Deputy Mayor of the Katowice City
- Piotr Pustoszkin, Head of Global Equipment Delivery, Bombardier Transportation (ZWUS) Polska Sp. z o.o., Bombardier Transportation is a part of Alstom Group
- Marios Ntaflos, Mobility Analytics, Bentley Systems, London, United Kingdom
- Prof. Magdalena Żmudzińska-Nowak PhD, DSc /arch. - Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology
- Prof. Jan Kaźmierczak PhD, DSc - Dean of the Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology
- Marcin Górski PhD - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Director of the Project Management Centre at the Silesian University of Technology
15:15 - 16:00 Industry 4.0 - Society 5.0
- Anna Timofiejczuk PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of the SUT - Coordinator of the Priority Research Area 5 "Processautomation and Industry 4.0" - moderator
- Andrzej Soldaty - Industry 4.0 initiative
- Artur Pollak - President of APA Sp. z o.o.
- prof. Hassan Charaf - Dean of the Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Dr Dominik Rohrmus - Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V. (LNI 4.0), CTO, Siemens
16:00 - 16:45 Challenges for climate protection, environment and modern energy
- Marcin Górski PhD - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Director of the Project Management Centre at the Silesian University of Technology - moderator
- prof. Ryszard Białecki PhD, DSc, Silesian University of Technology, Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- prof. João Castro-Gomes, Professor, Centre of Materials and Building Technologies Research Unit, University of Beira Interior
- Tomasz Gałka PhD, DSc /Associate Professor of The Institute of Power Engineering - Research Institute, Director
- Irka Hajdas PhD - ETH Zurich, Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics
- prof. Helcio Orlande - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Member of the Scientific Council of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer
- prof. Evan Diamadopoulos - Rector of the University of Crete
- prof. Józef Pastuszka PhD, DSc - the Silesian University of Technology, Vice Director for Science of the Centre of Climate and Environmental Protection
16:45 - 17:15 Discussion and summary
