Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA Contact: US office: +1 (574) 631 7072 email: aczajka at nd.edu

Education

D.Sc. (habilitation), Warsaw University of Technology, 2018
Ph.D., Warsaw University of Technology, 2005 (with honors)
M.Sc., Warsaw University of Technology, 2000 (with honors)

Positions

Assistant Professor (since August 2018)
Research Assistant Professor (January -- August 2018)
Visiting Assistant Professor (2016 -- 2017)
Visiting Associate Professor (2014)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Notre Dame, IN, USA
(more information here)

Assistant Professor (since 2002)
Biometrics Laboratory
Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK)
Warsaw, Poland

Assistant Professor (2003 -- 2017)
Biometrics and Machine Learning Group
Institute of Control and Computation Engineering
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Short CV

Received his M.Sc. in Computer Control Systems in 2000 and Ph.D. in Biometrics in 2005 from Warsaw University of Technology (both with the highest honours). He was with Warsaw University of Technology (2003-2017), and since 2002 he is with Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK). Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Notre Dame, IN, USA (fall 2014 and 2016-2017), Research Assistant Professor (January - August 2018), and currently Assistant Professor at Notre Dame. Chair of the Biometrics and Machine Learning Laboratory at the Institute of Control and Computation Engineering (2003-2017). Head of the Postgraduate Studies on Security and Biometrics (2011-2017). V-ce Chair of the NASK Biometrics Laboratory (2006-2015) and a member of the NASK Research Council (2006-2015). Member (2009-) and Chair (2014-) of the Technical Committee on Biometrics of Polish Normalization Committee (PKN). Member of the PKN Technical Committee No. 182 on Information Security in IT Systems (2007-2017). Expert of the ISO/IEC SC37 and CEN TC224 WG18 on Biometrics. Member of the Main Council of the Research Institutes (2015-2016). Associate Member (2002-2005), Member (2006-2011) and Senior Member (2012-) of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.). Active Member of the EAB (European Association for Biometrics, 2012-). Associate Member of the International Association for Identification (IAI).

Further information:

Full Curriculum Vitae
Google Scholar
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Papers

All my papers (with PDFs for recent items) are listed in the general publication page:
zbum.ia.pw.edu.pl/EN/node/22.

Current scientific involvement (selected):

FG 2019 (Finance Co-Chair)
BTAS 2018 (Area Chair - Iris Recognition)
BIOSIGNALS 2018 and 2019 (PC member)
BIOSIG 2018 (PC member)
ICB 2018 (PC member)
ISVC 2018 (PC member)
IEEE Access (Associate Editor)
IET Biometrics (Editorial Board Member)

Teaching

Biometrics (in English): Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014
Biometrics (in Polish): Fall 2006 --> Fall 2015
Computer Vision (in English): Fall 2017, Spring 2016
Introduction to Neural Networks (in English): Fall 2016

Research interest

My scientific interests are centered around biometrics and security for almost 20 years. My work includes designing and development of novel human recognition methods, in particular based on physical characteristics (iris, finger and hand) and presentation attack detection techniques for those biometric modes. I am researching various aspects of stationarity of biometric recognition, including biometric templates aging, post-mortem recognition and immunity of biometric techniques to health conditions. I often design and develop new prototype biometric sensors and software, especially required to conduct non-standard research on iris recognition. In my work I use various computer vision and machine learning approaches, including - where appropriate - deep learning solutions.

Quotes

''It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.''
Harry S. Truman

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
Leonardo da Vinci

Private:

Glider pilot. Yacht skipper. Time permitting: pastel painting, playing classical guitar, photography.