Doctoral School of Poznan University of Technology

We would like to invite all doctoral students, especially those studying management and quality studies to the next guest lectures, which will be given by Professor Waldemar Karwowski from University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.


Grand challenges in industrial and systems engineering and future jobs prospects
Date: 29/05/2026
Time: 13.30 - 15.00
Place: Technical Library, Piotrowo 2, room 051
Language: English

Grand challenges for human factors and ergonomics and future jobs prospects
Date: 29/05/2026
Time: 15.10 - 16.40
Place: Technical Library, Piotrowo 2, room 051
Language: English


Short bio of the speaker:
Waldemar Karwowski is Pegasus Professor and Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. He holds an M.S. in Production Engineering and Management from the University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University, USA. He was awarded a D.Sc. in
management science by the Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Warsaw, and received the National Professorship title from the President of Poland (2012).

Three Central European universities also awarded him Doctor Honoris Causa degrees. Dr. Karwowski served on the Board on Human Systems Integration, National Research Council, USA (2007–2011). He is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical Issues in the Ergonomics Science journal, Editor-in-Chief of the Human-Intelligent Systems Integration journal, and Field Chief Editor
of the Frontiers in Neuroergonomics journal. Dr. Karwowski has over 600 research publications, including over 270 journal papers focused on the mathematical modeling of human performance, neuro-fuzzy systems, nonlinear dynamics, human-centered AI, and
neuroergonomics. He is a Fellow of the Ergonomics Society (U.K.), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), Institute of
Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), and served as President of both HFES (2006-2007) and IEA (2000-2003).

He received the William Floyd Award from the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, the United Kingdom, in 2017, and the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award. Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Atlanta, USA, in 2020. He was elected Member of the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL), Orlando, Florida, USA, in November 2020. He also received the Arnold M. Small and Betty Sanders President's Distinguished Service Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in October 2021. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 2023). He received the Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award from IISE (2025).

Serdecznie zapraszamy do udziału w Forum Szkół Doktorskich - Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Naukowej „Rola sztucznej inteligencji w kształceniu i badaniach doktorantów”, organizowanej przez Szkołę Doktorską Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu.

Szczegóły: https://phdschool.put.poznan.pl/artykul/konferencja-forum-szkol-doktorskich

We would like to invite all doctoral students to the guest lectures given by Prof. Amadeo Rodriguez Fernández-Alba from University of Almeria, Spain.

„When more is more in pesticide residue analysis”

Date: 22/05/2026
Time: 15.10 - 18.20
Place: Lecture Centre, Piotrowo 2, room 6
Language: English

Prof. Fernández-Alba has published more than 390 articles in ISI-JCR scientific journals. These publications have received >27.000 citations with an h-index of 91 (Scopus). Editor of 6 books and 17 book chapters. He is the owner of 5 patents. He has supervised 22 PhD Thesis mainly focused on relevant topics related with food and environmental issues.

His participation in International Conferences as invited speaker is abundant (more than 50 invited presentations) and well recognized giving him a relevant international visibility of the research team. He has participated in 16 European contracts or projects within various Framework Programmes (such as 5º-7º and H2020), 30 CICYT national or regional Spanish projects and more than 60 research contracts with national and international companies.

Founder of The Pesticide Residues Group (AGR159) created in 1995 and considered a group of excellence by the Plan Andaluz de Investigation (PAI). Head of the European Reference Laboratory for Pesticide Residues (EURL) accredited under the ISO17025 and 17043. This laboratory is well known worldwide receiving training students from EU and non-EU countries regularly and facilitating the participation in international projects contributing to the last applications based on new developments of mass spectrometric based technologies for the analysis of residues and related contaminants.

Awards and participation in advisory tasks:
• “IWA prize for innovation in the practical realisation of sustainable urban water management” granted by the IWA at the global level within the framework of "2010 Prizes for Excellence in Sustainable Urban Water Management",
• Advisory of the European Committee for Standardization of Methods of Analysis (CEN),
• Advisory of the DG Agri EU Commission,
• Advisory DG SANTE,
• Advisor in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) projects,
• Advisor in Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects.

‼️Rozpoczął się nabór do kolejnych programów Fulbrighta dla osób z polskim obywatelstwem na wyjazd do USA:

🔹 Fulbright Junior Research Award 2027-28,
🔹 Fulbright Research Award at Stanford University School of Medicine 2027-28
🔹 Fulbright STEM Impact Award 2027-28
🔹 Fulbright Polish Studies Award 2027-28

Program Fulbrighta to największy program wymiany naukowej i kulturowej Stanów Zjednoczonych, który w Polsce działa nieprzerwanie od ponad 65 lat i liczy ponad 5000 absolwentów i absolwentek.

Dlaczego warto złożyć wniosek o stypendium Fulbrighta?

✅ Nawiązanie kontaktu z amerykańskimi uczelniami: badania, działalność dydaktyczna czy też rozpoczęcie studiów magisterskich lub doktoranckich;
✅ Poznanie interesujących ludzi;
✅ Zanurzenie się w amerykańskiej kulturze i krajobrazie i wiele innych.

Zostań Fulbrighterem lub Fulbrighterką! Czekamy na Twój wniosek.

👩‍💻👨‍💻 Pierwsze spotkanie informacyjne online już 22 maja o godz. 15:00. Zapraszamy!

➡️ Więcej informacji o programach i planowanych webinarach: https://fulbright.edu.pl/stypendia-do-usa/

We are pleased to introduce the new DAAD programme “Future Network Weimar Triangle: Science for Europe”, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Education and Space (BMFTR). We would be delighted if you could join us in this initiative and invite you to become part of this forward-looking project, or to tell others who might be interested in getting involved!

Aim of the programme
The “Future Network Weimar Triangle” aims to expand the political initiative “Weimar Triangle”, launched in 1991 by the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland, to include a platform for sustainable science (to promote trilateral cooperation between Germany, France and Poland). The programme promotes trilateral cooperation and research between Germany, France and Poland. Our aim is to initiate joint research and scientific projects, to connect young talents and, in doing so, to develop a space for joint solutions to European and global challenges.

Who can apply?
Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines who wish to apply for a research stay in Germany, France and Poland who are working on the following future-oriented topics:
• Technologies for climate-neutral energy production and mobility, as well as climate protection (e.g., fusion technologies, decarbonization of the economy and expansion of renewable energy, energy storage, and cross-border infrastructure)
• Artificial intelligence and digitalization, as well as microelectronics (e.g., strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty, research on AI applications, ethical standards, and cybersecurity; research on innovative, AI-enabled chip applications)
• Security in Europe and the resilience of the scientific system (e.g., knowledge security, research data security; research on countering hybrid threats, risk management; security of key strategic technologies and critical raw materials; science communication)
• Biotechnology and medicine of the future (e.g., resilient agricultural and food systems, innovative diagnostics and therapies, bioeconomy, medical technology, and sustainable health research)
• Challenges, impacts, and benefits of new technologies on and for society (social sciences and humanities research, e.g., on human-machine interaction and the challenges posed by new technologies to the state and society in Europe).

What is being funded?
Researchers from Germany can apply for research stays in France or Poland, whilst researchers from France or Poland can apply for a research stay in Germany. Research projects may be carried out at universities or non-university research institutions.
In addition to promoting mobility, a central component of the programme is the establishment of working groups designed to identify common interests and research areas, support interdisciplinary projects, and build long-term networks. The working groups consist of programme fellows, doctorate candidates, postdocs, relevant DAAD alumni, partners and university faculty, thereby forming an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary community.

How to apply?
The application period is now open; application deadline: 15 June 2026. Information on the requirements, deadlines, and funding conditions can be found at https://www.daad.de/en/the-daad/future-network-weimar-triangle/

Recruitment to the Doctoral School is now open!

The Doctoral School offers the opportunity to develop under the supervision of experienced scientists, access to modern research infrastructure and participation in national and international projects.

Why is it worth it?
- opportunities to pursue your research interests,
- a doctoral scholarship,
- the chance to participate in conferences and contribute to academic publications,
- the chance to develop your teaching and professional skills.

Detailed information regarding the recruitment rules, required documents and deadlines is available at https://phdschool.put.poznan.pl/en/ogloszenie-o-rekrutacji

We encourage you to apply!

Sztuczna inteligencja już dziś zmienia sposób, w jaki się uczymy, prowadzimy badania i funkcjonujemy jako społeczeństwo.

Jak będzie wyglądać ta relacja w najbliższych latach? Na to pytanie spróbuje odpowiedzieć prof. dr Michael O. Hengartner w swoim inspirującym wykładzie „Artificial Intelligence – Education, Research, Society: A New Interplay”, który odbędzie się 14 maja br. o godzinie. 10:30 w sali BT 1.2.3 w budynku Biblioteki Technicznej (CW).

To wyjątkowa okazja, by spojrzeć na AI nie tylko jako technologię, ale jako siłę kształtującą przyszłość edukacji i nauki oraz redefiniującą nasze społeczne interakcje.

Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich zainteresowanych!

Michael O. Hengartner jest prezesem Rady ETH i przewodniczącym Komitetu Wykonawczego Domeny ETH. Ten obywatel Szwajcarii i Kanady urodził się w St. Gallen w Szwajcarii, dorastał w Quebecu w Kanadzie i studiował biochemię na Université Laval. Po studiach doktoranckich na MIT pod kierunkiem laureata Nagrody Nobla H. R. Horvitza przez siedem lat kierował grupą badawczą w Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W 2001 roku został pierwszym kierownikiem nowo utworzonej katedry biologii molekularnej im. Ernsta Hadorna na Uniwersytecie w Zurychu. W latach 2009–2014 był dziekanem Wydziału Nauk Ścisłych, a w latach 2014–2020 rektorem Uniwersytetu w Zurychu. W latach 2016–2020 pełnił funkcję prezesa swissuniversities, szwajcarskiej konferencji rektorów.

Michael posiada tytuł Executive MBA uzyskany w IMD w Lozannie i jest laureatem kilku nagród za badania nad molekularnymi podstawami apoptozy, m.in. szwajcarskiej nagrody Latsis Prize, nagrody Josef Steiner Cancer Research Award oraz honorowego doktoratu Uniwersytetu Sorbonne. W 2010 roku Michael otrzymał nagrodę Credit Suisse Award za najlepsze osiągnięcia dydaktyczne na Uniwersytecie w Zurychu.

Założył i/lub był członkiem zarządu wielu start-upów, w tym firmy biotechnologicznej Devgen NV w Belgii (współzałożyciel w 1997 r.) oraz firmy konsultingowej EvalueSCIENCE SA w Szwajcarii (współzałożyciel w 2008 r.), a od 2020 r. jest niezależnym członkiem zarządu Kudelski Group. W 2022 roku został członkiem zarządu GESDA.

Źródło: https://impactcee.com/impact/2026/pl/speaker/?spk=4411