Prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej Świerniak
Professor -Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Contact details
e-mail: Andrzej.Swierniak@polsl.pl
Gliwice, street Akademicka 16
telephone: 32 2372712
room: 430
Schedule
Publication
Scientific activity:
systems engineering, systems biology, control theory, bioinformatics
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ORCID:0000-0002-5698-5721
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Scientific degrees and titles
- MSc in Control Engineering, Silesian University of Technology 1972,
- MSc in Mathematics, University of Silesia 1975,
- PhD in Control Engineering with distinction, Silesian University of Technology 1978,
- DSc (habilitation), Silesian University of Technology 1988,
- state professorship in technical sciences, President of the Republic of Poland 1995.
Educational Activity:
Co-founder of the inter-Department Biotechnology field of study at the Silesian University of Technology; Dean's representative for these studies since 2004.
Lectures in Polish and English in the field of systems theory, control theory, optimization methods, biomathematical modeling, games theory, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, systems biology. Lectures at foreign universities: visiting professor at the University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA, 1989: lectures on algebra for non-mathematical second-cycle studies, lectures on differential equations, individual lectures at various universities (see international cooperation).
Educational distinctions: Golden Chalk in the academic year 1977/1978 and 1978/1979, BiOOscars 2017 for the friendliest lecturer in the field of Biotechnology.
Supervisor of 11 doctorates (5 of mentees already have a post-doctoral degree, including one having the title of professor), reviewer of 31 doctoral dissertations, 10 habilitation theses, 15 applications for the title of professor, 18 applications for promotion to the position of professor at universities (including foreign).
Scientific achievements:
- Inequality and generalized inequality models of uncertainty
- Optimization of anticancer therapy protocols as optimal control problems
- Optimal and robust control problems for piecewise deterministic problems with jumps
- Application of system theory tools in genomics, application of evolutionary games in in cancer population modeling.
Publications: 450 papers (130 in WoS), 3 monographs, 2 academic books, more than 200 talks at international conferences (including 38 invited talks)
Professional career:
Assistant (intern) - Department of Complex Control Systems 1972-1973,
Assistant – Institute of Comprehensive Control Systems 1973-1974,
Assistant lecturer:
- -Department of Real Time Informatics 1974-1977,
- -Department of Automatic Control 1977-1978,
Assistant professor - Institute of Automatic Control 1978-1989,
Scholarship - British Council, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 1982,
Associate professor - Institute of Automatic Control 1989-1991,
Associate visiting professor - University of Mississippi, USA, 1989,
Associate professor at the Silesian University of Technology 1991 - 2000,
Associate professor at the Higher School of Engineering in Opole (second workplace) 1993-1999,
Associate Dean of Faculty,1991-1996,
Full professor, Silesian University of Technology 2000 –
Long term visiting scholar, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2003,
Member of KBN (Team T11) selected 2000 – 2005 (2005-2008 member of the Science Council at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Appeal Team),
Member of Scientific Board of Biomedical Engineering Centre 2001-2019,
Member of Scientific Board of Centre of Biotechnology 2005-2019,
Member of the Scientific Board of the Education Center in Mechatronics 2005-2017,
Member of the Scientific Board of the Biofarma Center 2007-2017,
Chair of System Engineering Group 2004-2017,
Dean's representative for the Biotechnology field of study, member of the Coordination Team for the inter-Department Biotechnology field of study 2004-2019,
Advisor for bioinformatics at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, within the Gene Risk program, 2009-2012,
Senior researcher at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch -Generisk Project 2007-2010,
Editor-in -Chief Archives of Control Sciences since 2010,
Member of Senate of Silesian University of Technology 2005-2017,
Head of Department of Automatic Control at Silesian University of Technology 2007-2019,
Member of Scientific Board of IBIB PAN 2015 –
Member of Scientific Board IPPT PAN 2019 -
Short time visits (2-3 weeks):
- l'Universite de Pau, France 1990, 1993,
- l'Universite de Montreal 1994, visiting researcher
- Rice University, Houston, USA 1994, 1999 visiting professor
- Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Izrael 1993, visiting fellow
- Universita di Padova, Italy, 1998
- Imperial College, London, UK, 2010 (coordination of CTB project)
Scientific Projects:
PI in 8 projects KBN, MNSziW, NCN, NCBiR, and 7 international projects (NATO for Peace, NSF_PAN, PR6, PR7), main contractor in 15 grants (including 5 PBZ), PI in 38 BK projects (directional research)
Distinctions:
- Medal of Silesian University of Technology1997,
- Polonia Restituta Knigth’s Cross 1999,
- SEP Silver Badge of Merit 2002,
- Medal of National Education 2003,
- Medal of Honor of Obrąpalski 2005,
- PTETiS Golden Badge 2009,
- Polonia Restituta Oficer’s Cross 2011,
- Medal of Prof. Fryze 2013,
- Medal of Groszkowski 2016
Minister’s Awards: 1989, 2000, 2021
Rector’s Awards:
- individual awards for research or educational activities – 11,
- team awards for scientific, educational or organizational activities – 29,
Profile in: Golden Book of Polish Science 2000, Golden Book of Technology 2003, 2000, Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century Cambridge, Who is Who in Science,
Scientific Research Committee (KBN) - elected member, T11 Team 2000-2008,
Committee on Automatic Control and Robotics of the Polish Academy of Sciences - elected member 2003-2019,
Committee of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences - elected member since 2007,
IFAC Technical Committtee TC 8.2 – member since 2009,
Fellow of American Mathematical Society (in Recognition of Distinguished Contribution to the Profession) since 2013,
Senior Member IEEE since 2017,
Distinguished Professor of Silesian University of Technology 2013,
Polish Congress Ambassador 2014,
Member of the Scientific Board of IBBE PAS since 2015,
Member of the Scientific Board of IFTR PAS since 2020,
Member of the Central Commission for Degrees and Titles elected 2017-2020,
Member of the Council of Scientific Excellence 2019-2023.
International collaboration
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member since 2017,
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) since 2013,
Member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS),
Member of the Society of Mathematical Biology (SMB),
Permanent Reviewer of "Mathematical Reviews", since 1987, "Zentralblatt für Mathematik", since 1986,
Participant in the work of Scientific Committees of ca. 30 international conferences.
Editorial Boards "Mathematical Problems in Engineering", "Mathematical Biosciences", "Journal of Biological Systems", "International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science", "BioTechnologia"
Editor in Chief “Archives of Control Sciences” (IF: 1.559) since 2010,
Reviewer of ca. 30 international journals, incl. IEEE Trans. AC, IEEE Trans. SMC, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, International Journal of Control, Journal of Theoretical Biology, International Journal of System Science,
Invited lecturer at foreign universities and research institutions (approx. 20 including Oxford University, Cambridge University, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Vanderbilt University Nashville, Strathclyde University Glasgow, l'Universite de Pau, University of Tubingen, Radiobiological Institute of the Organization for Health Research Rijswijk, AO / ASIF Research Institute Davos, Gerad, Ecole de H.E.C. Montreal, Universita di Padova, Technical University of Eindhoven, Cordeliers \ Research Center, Paris) and at international conferences (approx. 15), including at the ICIAM Congress in Vancouver (as the first and so far the only Pole)
Positions: visiting professor (University of Mississippi, USA), visiting senior scholar (Ohio State University, USA), visiting researcher (l'Universite de Montreal, Canada, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel), visiting scholar (University of Oxford, UK),
Member of the Technical IFAC Committees 8.2
Active participation in national authorities of scientific organizations and associations:
Polish Academy of Sciences "Automatic Control and Robotics" (four terms) and "Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering" (fourth term) committees - elected member,
Scientific Research Committee (KBN) 2 terms (and after dissolution – the Science Council of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education) until 2008, member by election,
Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering (PTETiS) - member of the Main Board (2006-2010), vice-chairman of the Gliwice-Opole Branch (since 2004),
Polish Mathematical Society (PTM) – member,
Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (SEP, Gliwice Branch - member of the Board of Experts of the Branch 2009-2014),
Member of CK 2017-2020,
Member of the Council of Scientific Excellence 2019-2023
Social activities:
Member of the Social Council of the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology 2008-2016,
Member of the chapter of the Medal for Merit for the City of Bytom, 2008-2010,
Member of the social council at the Mayor of Bytom 2009-2018,
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Lviv Institute since 2011
Science promoting activities
- Swierniak: Tendencje i perspektywy zastosowań przemysłowych teorii sterowania, Mechanizacja i Automatyzacja Górnictwa, 2001, v.5 (256), 23-36.
- Informatyka z przedrostkiem Bio, Biuletyn Politechniki Śląskiej 2010,
- Swierniak: Rak – rzecz o propagacji błędów w sieciach genowo-komórkowych, Śląskie Wiadomości Elektryczne, 3, 2015, 21-27.
Readings:
- Etapowa poprawa jakości – as part of: Statistical Control Operation Group,
- Cykl komórkowy jako obiekt sterowania - Anniversary session of the SEP Bytom,
- Matematyka starzenia – Bytomskie Towarzystwo Eureka.
Broadcasts:
- Obliczyć raka - regional TV Katowice program, September 1994,
- Na lwowskiej fali – Polish scientists TV Katowice, September 2003,
- Bioinformatyka w Politechnice Śląskiej Radio Plus, April 2012.
Videos:
Nauka i innowacje dla przyszłości Politechnika Śląska 2012.
Organizer or co-organizer of national and international conferences (KKAPD, MPD, KKZMBM, ECMTB)
