About us

Dr Rafał Jóźwiak

Research Team Leader

Dr Rafał Jóźwiak is a Doctor of Technical Sciences, an academic lecturer, and a specialist in medical information technology. He is an assistant professor and leader of the research team at the Laboratory of Applied Artificial Intelligence at the National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB), and a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science of Warsaw University of Technology. His areas of expertise include the analysis and processing of medical imaging using machine learning methods and techniques, and the creation of modern structural reporting and clinical decision-making support systems. He has extensive experience in teaching. He has collaborated with various research and medical centres on interdisciplinary research and projects at the intersection between technology and medicine.

Dr Piotr Sobecki

Head of the Laboratory of Applied Artificial Intelligence at OPI PIB

Dr Piotr Sobecki is a Doctor of Information Technology (the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science of Warsaw University of Technology). He obtained a master’s degree in information technology at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology and a master’s degree in psychology at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities. In 2018, he served as an expert in the formulation of the principles for the artificial intelligence development strategy in Poland. He has ten years’ experience in the IT sector and joined OPI PIB in 2016. His work at the institute focuses on research, science, and IT projects. His role in the AI4AR project involves conducting research on the analysis of mpMRI prostate scans.

Jakub Mitura, M.D.

Experienced Research Specialist

Dr Jakub Mitura is a research specialist at the National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB) who is responsible for the creation of artificial intelligence models in diagnostic imaging. He is a Doctor of Medicine, a medical resident in nuclear medicine, and a junior research and science specialist at the Medical University of Lublin. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in information technology with a focus on Big Data. He has completed various mathematics, statistics, and cloud computing courses. He is a university lecturer who primarily teaches fundamental medical sciences, such as physiology, anatomy, and genetics. His role in the AI4AR project involves designing models that recognise prostate lesions.

Dr Iryna Gorbenko

Analyst

Dr Iryna Gorbenko is an analyst at the Laboratory of Applied Artificial Intelligence at the National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB). She graduated from the doctoral school of the Faculty of Mechatronics at Warsaw University of Technology, majoring in biomedical engineering. She worked for PMOD Technologies, where she worked on the creation of three-dimensional heart and head models and the implementation of algorithms used to process medical imaging. Her role in the AI4AR project involves designing structural report templates, supervising and verifying the development of a reference mpMRI prostate scan database, and supporting research work.

Ihor Mykhalevych

Developer – Experienced Specialist

Ihor Mykhalevych holds a master’s degree in information technology. A software developer by trade, he shares a passion for teaching IT. He is a member of the research team of the Laboratory of Applied Artificial Intelligence at the National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB), where he is responsible for programming. He specialises in designing web applications; he is particularly interested in structural reporting and clinical decision-making support systems. His research and his ongoing doctoral thesis focus on medical information technology—more specifically, on medical imaging data indexing. In the AI4AR project, he is responsible for developing the structural reporting system, its integration with the DICOM medical imaging data management and archiving system, and supporting research work.

Jan Mycka

Developer

Jan Mycka holds a master’s degree in information technology. He is a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Warsaw University of Technology. He works as a developer at the National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB). His research centres on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods in music. His role in the AI4AR project involves developing the structural reporting platform for mpMRI prostate scans.