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Professor Katarzyna Chałasińska-Macukow


Rector

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Katarzyna Chałasińska-Macukow

DATE OF BIRTH: 20th March, 1946;

STATUS: Married;

NATIONALITY: Polish;

EDUCATION:

1953-1964; Primary and High School in Poland
1964-1970; Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 1970; M.Sc. in Physics (optics), Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1979; Ph.D. in Physics (optics), Faculty of Physics,University of Warsaw;
  • 1988; habilitation in Physics (optics), Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1997; professor in Physics (optics), Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 2002; full professor, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw

POST HELD:

  • 1970-1974; assistant lecturer, Institute of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology;
  • 1974-1979; assistant lecturer, Division of Optics, Institute of Experimental Physics , Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1980-1991; assistant professor, Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1989-1990; head of Information Processing Group, Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1991-1995; deputy director of Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1992- ; professor, Division of Information Optics, Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1992-1996; head of Ph.D. studies, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1995-1996; Vice-Dean, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 1996- 2002; Dean of the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw;
  • 2002-2005; Vice-Rector for Finance and Personnel, University of Warsaw;
  • 2005 - Rector of the University of Warsaw

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 1979 - three months stay (post doctoral position, group of professor Jaques Duvernoy) at the Laboratoire de Physique Générale et Optique, Université de Franche-Comté, Faculté de Sciences et des Techniques, Besançon, France ;
  • 1982-1983 Assistant Professor (two years, group of professor Henry H.Arsenault) Laboratoire de Récherches en Optique et Laser, Dept. de Physique, Université Laval, Québec, Canada;
  • 1984-1988 several stays at Laboratoire de Récherches en Optique et Laser (group of professor H.H.Arsenault), Dept. de Physique, Université Laval, Québec, Canada;
  • 1990 - 3 months stay at Department of Physics, (invited professor, group of professor Maria J.Yzuel), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain;
  • 1991-2003; several stays at Department of Physics, (invited professor, group of professor M.J.Yzuel), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain;
  • 1991-1995; several stays at the Laboratoire de Physique Génerale et Optique (senior scientist, group of dr Christophe Gorecki), Université de Franche-Comté, Faculté de Sciences et des Techniques, Besançon, France;
  • 1995- 2003; collaboration with the group of professor Maria Sagrario Millan, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain.

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE:

Wide experience in information optics: optical/digital information processing, correlation methods in pattern recognition and classification, optics in computing, real-time optical information processing, Fourier optics and holography. Author or co-author more than 90 research papers.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

  • 1999 - 2003; Polish Physical Society, member of Board of Directors (actually vice-president);
  • 1999 - 2005; Polish Committee of Optoelectronics SEP, member of Board of Directors;
  • 1988 - ; Optical Society of America (OSA), member;
  • 1985 - ; The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), member;
  • 1989 - ; Poland Regional SPIE Chapter;
  • 1989 - 1993; Poland Regional SPIE Chapter, member of Board of Directors;
  • 1992-1996; European Optical Society (EOS), member of Board of Directors;
  • 1992- ; European Optical Society (EOS), member of Advisory Committee;
  • 1993-1999; vice-president of International Commission for Optics;
  • 1993-2002; member of ICO Prize Committee (1996-1999; chair);
  • 2000 - ; fellow of IOP (UK);
  • 2003 - ; fellow of SPIE (USA)
  • 2008 - ; president of CRASP (Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland)

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. K. Chałasińska-Macukow, H.H. Arsenault, "Fast iterative solution to exact equation for the two-dimensional phase- retrieval problem", J.O.S.A. A2, 46 (1985);
  2. K.Chałasińska-Macukow, "Generalized Matched Spatial Filters with Optimum Light Efficiency", rozdz. 14 w monografii "OPTICAL PROCESSING AND COMPUTING", pod redakcją H.H.Arsenault, T.Szoplik, B.Macukow, Acad.Press, New York (1989);
  3. K.Chałasińska-Macukow, C.Gorecki, "Optoelectronic implementation of the quasi-phase correlator", Optics Commun. 93, 11-18 (1992);
  4. K.Styczyński, K.Chałasińska-Macukow, J.Campos, M.J.Yzuel, "Minimum-mean- square-error filters for spatially nonoverlapping phase target and input noise", Optics Commun. 127, 325-333 (1996);
  5. K.Chałasińska-Macukow, R.Kotyński, E.Perez, M.Sagrario Millan, "Dual nonlinear correlation: optoelectronic realization and application to pattern recognition", w monografii OPTICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS. THEORY, DEVICES AND APPLICATION, pod redakcją O.P.Nijhawan, A.K.Gupta, A.K.Musla, i K.Shingh, Narosa Publishing House, New Dehli, Indie (1998);
  6. K.Chałasińska-Macukow, "Optical pattern recognition of partially occluded images", rozdz. 19 w monografii INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN OPTICS, pod redakcją A.Guenther, SPIE Press, Bellingham, USA (2002);

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