Professional activities

About

Maciej Piechowiak obtained his M.Sc. degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of Technology and Agriculture in Bydgoszcz (currently Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology) in 2002 and his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications at the Poznań University of Technology in 2010. Since 2003, he has been working at the Institute of Environmental Mechanics and Applied Informatics at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz as an assistant (currently as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Computer Science).

Dr. Maciej Piechowiak is an author and co-author of dozens of articles published in journals and conference proceedings (with several conference awards). He has served as a Guest Editor and an Editorial Board member of international journals and as TPC member of several international conferences. He was also awarded as head of research teams for inventions at international competitions. His research interests include optimization issues in wireless networks and the Internet of Things. He is a member of the Polish Informatics Society and the IEICE (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers).

Latest activities

• research agenda leader in the project: Utilization of LoRaWAN technology for communication with electric energy meters in the AMI system, POIR.02.01.00-00-0239/16, 2020–2024,
• guest editor of Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences – 2024 (Special Issue, Vol. 72),
• guest editor of MDPI Applied Science. Artificial Intelligence in Life Quality Technologies – 2023 (Special Issue, Vol. 13),
• consultant, technical designer: Forest fire risk monitoring system using low-emission radio transmission, grant no: 03/01/2022/UKW, 2022,
• consultant, technical designer: Distributed reservoir monitoring system using cost-effective low-emission radio transmission sensors, grant no: 03/01/2022/UKW, 2022,
• project leader: Integrated PM 2.5/10 measurement system based on cost-effective sensors and low-emission radio transmission, grant no: 03/01/2019/UKW, 2019.
• guest editor of Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology (JTIT), 1/2019,
• publication chair, TPC: 2018 IEICE Information and Communication Technology Forum (ICTF), Poznan, Poland,
• trainee & graduate: Agile Project Management, Innovative Didactics, UKW, 2018,
• consultant, technical designer: Prototype of unmanned boat for hydromorphological data aquisition, grant no: 03/01/2017/UKW, 2017.

Courses and trainings

Academic courses

• Computer Networks
• Routing and switching in IP networks
• Embedded systems

Certification courses

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNAS)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Publications

1. Mikołajewski D., Czerniak J., Piechowiak M., Węgrzyn-Wolska K., Kacprzyk J. On IIoT and AI-based optimization. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences – 2024, Vol. 72, no 1, art. no e149174, 2024.
2. Mikołajewski D., Czerniak J., Piechowiak M., Węgrzyn-Wolska K., Kacprzyk J. The Internet of Things and AI-based optimization within Industry 4.0 paradigm. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences – 2024, Vol. 72, no 1, art. no e147346, 2024.
3. Musznicki B., Piechowiak M., Zwierzykowski P. Modeling and Analyzing Urban Sensor Network Connectivity Based on Open Data. Sensors – 2023, Vol. 23, iss. 23, art. no 9559, 2023.
4. Piechowiak M., Zwierzykowski P., Musznicki B. LoRaWAN Metering Infrastructure Planning in Smart Cities. Applied Sciences – 2023, Vol. 13, iss. 14, art. no 8431, 2023.
5. Musznicki B., Piechowiak M., Zwierzykowski P. Modeling Real-Life Urban Sensor Networks Based on Open Data. Sensors – 2022, Vol. 22, iss. 23, art. no 9264, 2022.

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