Research project topics – admission to the Doctoral School in the field of exact sciences and engineering and technology
Below is a list of project topics for which candidates in the fields of science, engineering, and technology are eligible for admission.
The candidate’s task is to select an appropriate topic and then prepare a cover letter justifying their desire to pursue education at the Doctoral School in the appropriate discipline, taking into account the candidate’s research experience, and justifying the research topic for which they are recruiting (max. 12,000 characters, including spaces, excluding bibliographies).
A cover letter is not required for mathematics applications.
Other requirements and documents required for admission are described on the website: https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/rekrutacja-na-rok-akademicki-2026-2027/
List of research project topics approved by the Institute of Computer Science (in brackets the person submitting the topic – future supervisor)
1. Evolutionary generation of artworks (generative artificial intelligence) ( dr hab. Urszula Boryczka). Full information: dr hab. Boryczka
2. A Method for Reducing Data Transmission in Internet of Things Systems Using Distributed Machine Learning Models (dr hab. inż. Bartłomiej Płaczek, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Płaczek
3. Robustness of machine learning models to adversarial attacks (dr hab. Agnieszka Nowak-Brzezińska, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Nowak-Brzezińska
4. Predictive Algorithms for Sampling and Data Transmission Reduction in Mobile Internet of Things Systems (dr hab. inż. Bartłomiej Płaczek, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Płaczek (3)
5. Machine learning for solar irradiance prediction and photovoltaic energy production using local classifier networks (dr hab. Małgorzata Przybyła-Kasperek, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Przybyła-Kasperek
6. Explainable Analysis of Changes in Machine Learning Systems on Data Streams (dr hab. inż. Rafał Doroz, Prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Doroz
Catalog of topics with descriptions in Polish and English
List of research project topics approved by the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (in brackets the person submitting the topic – future supervisor)
1. Auxetic sleeves and medical sleeves with adjustable diameter ( dr hab. inż. Robert Koprowski). Full information: prof. Koprowski
2. Mapping cognitive processes using electroencephalography (EEG) and mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI) from standard experimental setups to a virtual reality (VR) environment (dr hab. Sebastian Stach, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Stach
3. Studying autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity indices and behavioral responses using biomedical signals in response to environmental stimuli in natural environmental conditions using mobile brain and body imaging (MoBI) (dr hab. Sebastian Stach, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Stach (2)
4. Studying episodic facial memory using advanced biomedical signal analysis techniques and facial expression tracking using machine learning (ML) techniques (dr hab. Sebastian Stach, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Stach (3)
5. The influence of sandblasting parameters (pressure, distance, application time and jet angle) on the condition of the enamel surface and dental restorations – in vitro study ( dr hab. inż. Robert Koprowski). Full information: prof. Koprowski
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List of research project topics approved by the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (in brackets the person submitting the topic – future supervisor)
1. Advanced porous nanomaterials with tunable pore geometry and surface chemistry for selective removal of heavy metal ions (dr hab. Mateusz Dulski, prof. UŚ). Full information:dr hab. Dulski
2. Design of advanced nanofungicides: A strategic approach to combating phytopathogenic fungi by synergy effect of biologically active molecules with organic and/or inorganic carriers (dr hab. Mateusz Dulski, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Dulski (2)
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List of research project topics approved by the Institute of Mathematics (in brackets the person submitting the topic – future supervisor)
1. Asymptotic properties of immuno-epidemiological models (dr hab. Katarzyna Pichór, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Pichór
2. Asymptotic properties of population models (dr hab. Katarzyna Pichór, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Pichór (2)
3. Efficient computation the module of Kähler differentials (dr hab. Przemysław Koprowski, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Koprowski
4. Mathematical modelling of gene expression (dr hab. Katarzyna Pichór, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Pichór (3)
5. Ergodic properties of selected classes of non-stationary Markov dynamical systems (dr hab. Hanna Wojewódka-Ściążko, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab.Wojewódka-Ściążko
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List of research project topics approved by the Institute of Chemistry (in brackets the person submitting the topic – future supervisor)
1. Investigation of association processes in systems with different degrees of structural order under variable pressure and temperature conditions (dr hab. Barbara Hachuła, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Hachuła
2. Studies on the properties of aqueous solutions of selected surfactants – amino acid derivatives with a view to their future applications (dr hab. Monika Geppert-Rybczyńska, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Geppert-Rybczyńska
3. CO shuttle Catalysis for Carboxylic Acids Transformation (dr hab. inż. Jacek Nycz prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Nycz
4. Control of energy transfer in phenothiazine-quantum dot hybrid systems for optoelectronic applications (dr hab. Aneta Słodek, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Słodek
5. Control of charge transfer and light emission in donor-acceptor systems based on phenothiazine derivatives for optoelectronic and bioimaging applications (dr hab. Aneta Słodek, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Słodek (1)
6. Modeling of carbon nanosystems with machine learning methods (dr hab. Rafał Podeszwa). Full information: dr hab. Podeszwa
7. Modifications of dye-sensitized solar cells to improve their efficiency and stability ( dr. hab. inż. Ewa Schab-Balcerzak). Full information: dr hab. Schab-Balcerzak
8. Novel fullerene nanomaterials for photoinactivation of microorganisms (dr hab. inż. Maciej Serda, prof. UŚ). PFull information: dr hab. Serda
9. Preparation and testing of the properties of new composite materials for thermochemical and electrical energy storage (dr hab. Tomasz Siudyga, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Siudyga
10. Design and synthesis fluoroquinolone organic salts as new generation compounds with antibacterial and antibiofilm activity ( dr hab. Robert Musioł). Full information: prof. Robert Musioł
11. The role of specific interactions in the stabilization of amorphous active pharmaceutical ingredients in binary systems with low- and high-molecular-weight excipients (dr hab. Barbara Hachuła, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Hachuła
12. Synthesis and investigation of the effect of substituents on keto–enol tautomerism in six-membered structures containing heteroatoms (e.g. N and O), including proton transfer processes in the excited state in both intra- and intermolecular systems (dr hab. inż. Mateusz Korzec, prof. UŚ). Full information: dr hab. Korzec
13. Synthesis and characterization of nanoflowers, nanostars, nanoonions, nano-urchins with diversified chemical composition as advanced functional materials for strategically significant technologies ( dr hab. Marzena Dzida (promotor pomocniczy: dr inż. Anna Kolanowska)). Full information: dr hab. Dzida, Kolanowska
14. Synthesis and properties of IoCarboNanoFluids as a novel class of properties-by-design carbon nanotubes-functionalized multi-ionic systems ( dr hab. Marzena Dzida). Full information: prof. Marzena Dzida
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List of research project topics approved by the August Chełkowski Institute of Physics (in parentheses the person submitting the topic – future supervisor)
1. Analysis of Nonlinear and Multiscale Dynamics of Ion Channels Using Methods of Statistical Physics, Signal Analysis, and Machine Learning (dr hab. Łukasz Machura, prof. UŚ). Full information:
2. Study of Ξ hyperon production in heavy-ion collisions in the NA61/SHINE experiment (dr hab. Szymon Puławski, prof. UŚ). Full information:
3. Study of ultra-peripheral collisions in high-energy interactions in the ALICE experiment at CERN (dr hab. Szymon Puławski, prof. UŚ). Full information:
4. Phase Characteristic of Liquid Crystals Confined in Nanopores under Pressure as a Basis for Designing Smart Materials (dr hab. Zbigniew Dendzik, prof. UŚ). Full information:
5. Glass Formation Pathways: Simulation Studies of Microscopic Molecular Mechanisms under Cooling and Compression (dr hab. Kajetan Koperwas, prof. UŚ). Full information:
6. Ferroptoza – investigating the mechanisms underlying targeted cancer therapy (dr hab. Anna Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz, prof. UŚ). Full information:
7. Geometry vs. Dielectric Permittivity: Exploring First-Order Phase Transition Dynamics in Switchable Dielectrics ( dr hab. Sebastian Pawlus). Full information:
8. Identification of Charged Hadrons in the NA61/SHINE Experiment (CERN) in O+O Collisions at 150A GeV/c (dr hab.. Seweryn Kowalski, prof. UŚ). Full information:
9. Correlation between the finite size and surface effects and their effect on the molecular dynamics of polymers under two-dimensionless nanoscale confinement (dr hab. Magdalena Tarnacka, prof. UŚ). Full information:
10. Relaxation Mechanisms and Self-Organization in Diols: Toward Understanding Supramolecular Architecture ( dr hab. Sebastian Pawlus). Full information:
11. Monte Carlo modeling of the eye cancer brachytherapy system (dr hab. Adam Konefał, prof. UŚ). Full information:
12. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of diffusion anomalies (dr hab. Jakub Spiechowicz, prof. UŚ). Full information:
13. Measurement of polarization induced in the reaction of deuteron breakup in collision with a proton. (dr hab. Elżbieta Stephan, prof. UŚ). Full information:
14. Search for heavy, rarely observed baryonic resonances in proton–proton collisions in the ALICE experiment at CERN (dr hab. Szymon Puławski, prof. UŚ). Full information:
15. Searching for biomass sources for the production of carbon materials with structural features suitable for anodes of ion batteries (dr inż. Karolina Jurkiewicz, prof. UŚ). Full information:
16. Designing the Conductive Properties of Electrolytes Through Structural Nanoorganization ( dr hab. Żaneta Wojnarowska). Full information:
17. Phase transitions in organic ionic plastic crystals for barocaloric applications ( dr hab. Żaneta Wojnarowska). Full information:
18. Dwell-time statistics and long-range correlations in ion channel dynamics: a theoretical reconstruction of functional states. (dr hab. Łukasz Machura, prof. UŚ). Full information:
19. Isospin Symmetry in π⁺/π⁻ + C Reactions Based on Data Collected by the NA61/SHINE Experiment at the CERN SPS (dr hab. Seweryn Kowalski, prof. UŚ). Full information:
20. Driven transport of passive and active matter in complex environments (dr hab. Jakub Spiechowicz, prof. UŚ). Full information:
21. Impact of structure on spintronic, thermoelectric and magnetocaloric properties of materials with cubic structure. (dr hab. Jerzy Goraus, prof. UŚ). Full information:
22. Determination of neutrino oscillation parameters – analysis of atmospheric and beam neutrino data in the T2K experiment (dr hab. Arkadiusz Bubak, prof. UŚ). Full information:
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