Category: Technicians

Tomir Domański, MSc

University Degree:

Applied Physics Faculty of Physics at the Warsaw University of Technology

Biomedical Technology and Physics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Position at ICTER:

Technical Specialist

Description

Tomir Domański graduated with a degree in Applied Physics from the Faculty of Physics at the Warsaw University of Technology. As part of his engineering thesis, he analyzed ECG signals using convolutional neural networks.

He discovered his passion for optical imaging during his master’s studies in Biomedical Technology and Physics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He gained practical skills in working with fiber optic systems and designing optical sensors during an internship at the OnePlanet Research Center in Wageningen and in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics at Amsterdam UMC Hospital in the Netherlands.In his free time, he enjoys cycling, exploring new places, mountain climbing, and sailing on nearby waters.

Agnieszka Kornaszewska, MSc Eng.

University Degree:

MSc in Animal Sciences, Warsaw Univerity of Life Sciences

Position at ICTER:

Animal Welfare Specialist

Research Areas:

animal welfare

Description

Nikodem Czechowski, PhD Eng.

University Degree:

PhD, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Position at ICTER:

Specialist

Research Areas:

Optics, with a focus on microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy

E-mail: nczechowski@ichf.edu.pl
Researcher's ORCID Id: 0000-0002-3830-6553

Nikodem Czechowski PhD. Eng. completed his master’s degree in Technical Physics at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2010. He also defended his PhD in Physics there in 2015. His doctoral research focused on optical spectroscopy of hybrid nanostructures composed of photosynthetic protein complexes and metallic nanoparticles. He subsequently began a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw under his NCN FUGA grant “Exciton spectroscopy in transition metal dichalcogenides”.

After completing his PostDoc in 2017, he transitioned to industry, where he worked for several companies on projects including software development in LabVIEW and Python, electronic device design, embedded systems programming, holographic displays, and medical devices. However, he remained closely connected to the innovation ecosystem, developing software for research confocal microscopes used at the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS.

Currently, he is works with a research and development company focused on machine learning algorithms for the defence sector, where he serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He is also an CapTech non-governmental Expert in the capability and technology development groups CapTech Space, Missiles & Munitions, and Optronics under the European Defence Agency (EDA).

In 2025, he joined ICTER as a Specialist working on the Proof of Concept project ” Retinal display based on two-photon vision for augmented reality” led by Katarzyna Komar PhD, Eng.

In his free time, he is passionate about living history of antiquity, the late Middle Ages, and the early modern period. He is also interested in photography and role-playing games.

Tomasz Gawroński, MSc Eng.

University Degree:

MSc diploma in Automatic Control, Robotics, and Industrial Information Technology, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Position at ICTER:

Technical Specialist

Research Areas:

Robotics, data analysis, machine learning

E-mail: tgawronski@ichf.edu.pl
Researcher's ORCID Id: 0009-0003-4018-2443

In the IDoc Group, Tomasz works on robotics-related issues, with a particular focus on data analysis and the development of machine learning algorithms for robotic systems.

In his free time, he enjoys swimming and listening to heavy metal music.

The photo of Tomasz was taken by Dr. Karol Karnowski.

Mateusz Grochalski, MSc.

University Degree:

MSc in Technical Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

Position at ICTER:

Specialist

Research Areas:

Two-photon vision, vision sciences

E-mail: mateusz.grochalski@ichf.edu.pl
Researcher's ORCID Id: 0009-0008-6752-7938

Mateusz completed his Master’s degree in Technical Physics at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2024. He is currently pursuing his academic career as a PhD student at the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School “Academia Copernicana” at the same university.
At ICTER, Mateusz works in the Physical Optics and Biophotonics Team since November 2024. He is involved in the project “Retinal display based on two-photon vision for augmented reality.”

In his free time, Mateusz enjoys karaoke, playing chess, and cycling.

Patricio Espinoza Guevara, MSc

University Degree:

Electronic, Telecommunication and Network Engineer, Polytechnic of Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Ecuador; Master’s in Photonics from the Warsaw University of Technology

Position at ICTER:

Specialist

Research Areas:

Physical optics, two-photon vision, terahertz radiation

He pursued his Master’s studies remotely during the pandemic at the Universidad de la Rioja (UNIR) in Spain, earning a degree in Educational Technologies and Digital Skills. Afterwards, he continued his education in Poland, obtaining a Master’s in Photonics from the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). Patricio also worked as a technical professor at his alma mater in Ecuador (ESPOCH) and taught Spanish and English in Poland while completing his Master’s degree.

His hobbies are photography, edition of videos and photos, read books, box, mixed martial arts, professional dancer and he is a scout.

Patricio joined ICTER, the Physical Optics and Biophotonics (POB) group as a Specialist in October, 2024, where he is involved in the project “Observation of the visual cycle in vivo using fluorescence with two-photon excitation”.

Krzysztof Gromada, PhD Eng.

University Degree:

Master and Engineer of Robotics, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Mechatronics; PhD, Warsaw University of Technology

Position at ICTER:

Robotic Software Architect

Research Areas:

Software engineering, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence

E-mail: kgromada@ichf.edu.pl
Researcher's ORCID Id: 0000-0003-3125-7661

Krzysztof Gromada received his engineer and master of science diplomas in Robotics from Warsaw University of Technology – faculty of Mechatronics. He started his PhD as Industrial Doctorate for Polish Armament Group, but interrupted his studies after 2 years, when he joined ICTER. In the meantime Krzysztof finalized his thesis by developing localization algorithm for GPS-denied navigation. He defended his doctoral thesis at Warsaw University of Technology as extrinsic student of AEEiTK (Robotics).

He is a researcher focused on synthetic aperture radars imagery processing and autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles navigation.

His professional achievements include the co-development of the PGZ-19R ‘Orlik’ UAV system, next-gen household robot system, and Porsche Taycan electric safety metrology systems.

In his spare time, Krzysztof does acrobatics, builds guitars and other handcrafts (some can be viewed on his personal YouTube channel), but also plays PC games.

Krzysztof joined the IDoc Team in April 2022 in the position of Robotics Software Architect. His main tasks focus on:

 – Software architecture and development at IDOC project.

 – Development of algorithms for robot control, signal processing, and computer vision (including AI).  

– Robotics-related support in the project.

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@madrobotchris.

Adam Kurek, Eng.

University Degree:

Engineering degree from the University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw, Poland

Position at ICTER:

Technical specialist

Research Areas:

Software development for robot arm manipulator

Adam is a computer engineering graduate from the University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw (now the Technical and Artistic Academy of Applied Sciences in Warsaw). He began his professional journey at ICTER as an intern and now continues his work as a technical specialist. In the IDoc project, Adam is responsible for the software for human-computer and computer-human interfaces, as well as device communication itself.
Outside of work, Adam is passionate about taekwondo as well as various sports and e-sports.

Adam’s photo was taken by Dr. Karol Karnowski.