Specialty
mechanics (mechanics, computational methods, methods of artificial intelligence)

Scientific activity

• PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering obtained in 2004
• habilitated doctor of technical sciences in mechanics (2015)

Research interests

•  optimization, identification
•  evolutionary algorithms (EA), artificial immune system (AIS)
•  optimization of the shape, topology and material of the 3-D structures
•  application of AIS and EA of many mechanical systems

Publications:

Author of over 100 papers, including: 1 monograph, 15 indexed in ISI Web of Science, 23 in other journals, 3 chapters in books.

Monograph: Immune optimization of mechanical structures, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej, Gliwice 2015, s. 1-182, ISBN 978-83-7880-298-3

List of selected publications:

• Poteralski A., Optimization of Mechanical Structures Using Artificial Immune Algorithm, Beyond Databases, Architectures, and Structures (BDAS), Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 424, Springer, 2014, pp. 280-289.
• Poteralski A., Data processing in immune optimization of the structure, Beyond Databases, Architectures, and Structures (BDAS), Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 521, Springer, 2015, pp 309-319.
• Poteralski A., Two types of parameterization of mass density distribution during immune optimization of the 3D structure, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computational Mechanics, the Publishing Office of Czestochowa University of Technology, vol. 13, issue 2, 2014, pp. 105-117.
• Burczyński T., Poteralski A., Szczepanik M., Immune and Swarm Optimization of Structures, Advances in Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control in Engineering and Sciences, Chapter No. 19, 2015.
• Poteralski A., Szczepanik M., Dziatkiewicz G., Kuś W., Burczyński T.: Immune identification of piezoelectric material constants using BEM Inverse Problems. Science and Engineering, Publisher, Taylor & Francis 2011.
• Burczyński, T., Poteralski, A. and Szczepanik, M.: Topological evolutionary computing in the optimal design of 2D and 3D structures. Engineering Optimization, Vol. 39, No. 7, Taylor & Francis 2007, pp. 811 – 830.
• Poteralski A., Szczepanik M., Ptaszny J. , Kuś W., Burczyński T.: Hybrid artificial immune system in identification of room acoustic properties. Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Taylor & Francis 2013.
• Burczyński T., Bereta M., Poteralski A., Szczepanik M.: Immune Computing: Intelligent Methodology and its applications in bioengineering and computational mechanics Advanced Structured Materials, Vol. 1, Computer Methods in Mechanics. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.
• Burczyński T., Kuś W., Długosz A., Poteralski A., Szczepanik M.: Sequential and Distributed Evolutionary Computations in Structural Optimization. ICAISC International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence 3070, Springer 2004.
• Burczyński T., Poteralski A., Szczepanik M.: Genetic generation of 2-D and 3-D structures. Second M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. 2003.
• Szczepanik M., Poteralski A., Ptaszny J., Burczyński T.: Hybrid particle swarm optimizer and its application in identification of room acoustic properties, [in:] Rutkowski L. et al. (eds.): Swarm and Evolutionary Computation (SIDE’ 12 and EC’ 12). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7269, Springer-Verlag, Berlin- Heidelberg 2012.
• Burczynski T., Dlugosz A., Kuś W., Poteralski A., Szczepanik M.: Intelligent computing in evolutionary optimal shaping of solids, [in:] Chu H.W., Savoie M.J., Sanchez B. (eds.): 3rd International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies, Vol. 3, Austin, 2005, pp. 294-298.
• Poteralski A., Szczepanik M., Dziatkiewicz G., Kuś W.: Comparison between PSO and AIS on the basis of identification of material constants in piezoelectrics. ICAISC 2013, Part II, LNAI 7895, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg 2013, pp. 569-581.
• Szczepanik M., Poteralski A., Długosz A., Kuś W., Burczyński T.: Bio-inspired optimization of thermomechanical structures., ICAISC 2013, Part II, LNAI 7895, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg 2013, pp. 79-90.

Membership in academic associations:

• Member of ISSMO (International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization) since 2010
• Member of PACM (Polish Association for Computational Mechanics) since 2005
• Member of IACM (International Association for Computational Mechnics) since 2005
• Member of ECCOMAS (European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences) since 2005

Projects

• Scientific project no N N519 2976 33, finance from MNiSW, entitled: „Immune optimization of physical systems”, 2007-2010, (leader).
• Scientific project no N N519 313835, finance from MNiSW, entitled: “Multidiscyplinary and multicriteria optimization of technical systems” 2008-2011, (contractor).
• Project „Interactive training for engineers INTEREDU” (task: Strength of Materials) within the program “Operational Programme - Human Resources Development”, financed form EU budget - European Social Fund, 2010-2011, (contractor).
• Scientific project no N519 383836, finance from MNiSW, entitled: “Optimization and identification in multiscale problems by means of intelligent systems”, 2009-2012, (contractor).
• Scientific project no N N501 216637, finance from MNiSW, entitled: „Optimization of mechanical structures by means of PSO algorithms”, 2009-2012, (contractor).
• Scientific project no N N507 448334, finance from MNiSW, entitled: „Optimization and identification In composites by means of inteligent techniqes”, 2008-2011, (contractor).
• Scientific project no 4573/T02/2007/33, finance from MNiSW, entitled: ”Application of granular computing in machines designing”, 2007-2009, (contractor).
• Scientific project no 3T11F 00929, finance from MNiSW, entitled: ”Application of grid computing in optimization of mechanical structures”, 2005-2008, (contractor).
• Scientific project no 4T11F00822, finance from KBN, entitled: „Parallel and distributed evolutionary computing in optimal design and identification tasks, 2003-2005, (contractor).
• Scientific project no 4T07A 007 29, finance from MNiSW, entitled: „Application of intelligent computing in the design optimization of materials”, 2005-2008, (contractor).

Teaching and popularizing achievements

• Participation in a project carried out under the Human Capital Operational Programme co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund, entitled "Interactive Engineer Education". My contribution was to develop educational materials for the content of education in the fields of Automation and Robotics,  Mechanical Engineering, Management and Production Engineer and Mechatronics, and also In an interdisciplinary studies: Nanotechnology and Materials Processing Technology, Applied for Computer Science of Materials at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology.
• Participation in a project co-funded by the European Union under the European Social Fund "More attractive activities for the Mechatronics" at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology.
• Participation in the project HORIZON 2020 as an expert regarding the methods of artificial intelligence. It is a funding program for research and innovation in the European Union for the period 2014-2020.o:p>
• I was one of the organizing and leading course Student Association "BEST" in Gliwice: "AI & VR - welcome to the (un) real world" in 2007. The course was attended by students from the best technical universities in Europe. As part of the course, students have the opportunity to learn and use biologically inspired methods (methods of artificial intelligence and virtual reality).
• I was head of the laboratory of Computational Science (years 2013 - 14).
• I am responsible for the process of selecting the topic of the thesis at the Institute of Mechanics and Computational Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology.
• I was leading one of the events under the "NIGHT OF RESEARCHERS" 2013 entitled "Can you control the pads over the phone? Try it yourself!". Devices built using LEGO Mindstorms sets are presented. The kits include technologically advanced elements such as programmable control unit, sensors, servos and many mechanical components. In 2014, once again I conducted one of the events under the "NIGHT OF RESEARCHERS" 2014 entitled "Did Lego robot could be a helper  of James Bond? Perform a secret mission and win a prize! ". Compared to the previous " NIGHT OF RESEARCHERS ", robots have the option of wireless communication with the controller from the installed operating system "Android", allowing remote control of robots, eg. by a computer, smartphone or tablet. In addition, robots are equipped with a camera, allowing the transmission of the image to the control unit.
• I have been the advisor and co-advisor for tens of student realized master of science theses, students realized engineer theses. I was a reviewer for tens of works both as a master of engineering. I was an advisor for several publications realized by the students of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Silesian University of Technology.
• I have participated in 28 international conferences among others in: Finland, Portugal, in Italy, France, Australia, Spain, Japan, Brazil and in Czech Republic.
• I have participated in organizing committee during the scientific conference: International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics, CMM 2003, 3-6 Czerwiec 2003, Gliwice-Wisła.

Reviewer in journals

• Computers and Mathematics with Applications (CAMWA)
• Journal of Computational Science (JOCS)
• Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI)
• Applied Mathematics and Computation (AMC)

Internships in scientific or academic ccenter

• I had a two-week teaching and research internship at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in the United States of America at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Private Sector & Economic Development Program.