Doctoral and habilitation promotions, the presentation of the Director's Awards, and a special lecture on cybersecurity were the highlights of the ceremonial event held on 3 July 2026 in the Wacław Olszak Auditorium at the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPPT PAN). The ceremony provided an opportunity to recognize the scientific achievements of the Institute's researchers and doctoral candidates while emphasizing the importance of the research carried out at IPPT PAS.
The ceremony was opened by Professor Janusz Szczepański, Director of IPPT PAN, and Professor Zbigniew L. Kowalewski, Chair of the Scientific Council of the Institute. In their opening remarks, they highlighted the importance of advancing scientific research, supporting early-career researchers, and maintaining the Institute's high standards of scientific excellence.
The central part of the event was the conferral of doctoral and habilitation promotions, celebrating researchers who had reached significant milestones in their academic careers. The Director's Awards were also presented in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements and exceptional contributions to the development of the Institute.
The ceremony brought together members of the scientific community, Institute staff, doctoral candidates, and invited guests. Beyond celebrating individual accomplishments, the event underscored the role of IPPT PAN as one of Poland's leading research institutions, conducting internationally recognized research that contributes to scientific progress and technological innovation.
The ceremony concluded with a keynote lecture by Sebastian Kondraszuk, Head of CERT Polska from 2021 to 2024 and currently Cross-Sector CSIRT Cooperation Architect (Computer Security Incident Response Team). In his presentation, "Thirty Years of Cybersecurity – Observations and Perspectives from CERT Polska," he discussed the evolution of cyber threats, shared insights gained through CERT Polska's three decades of experience, and outlined the key challenges involved in strengthening cyber resilience in the years ahead.
Programme:
- Opening of the ceremony and welcome address.
- Address by Professor Janusz Szczepański, Director of IPPT PAN.
- Address by Professor Zbigniew L. Kowalewski, Chair of the Scientific Council of IPPT PAN.
- Doctoral and habilitation promotions.
- Presentation of the IPPT PAN Director's Awards.
- Keynote lecture by Sebastian Kondraszuk: "Thirty Years of Cybersecurity – Observations and Perspectives from CERT Polska."
Doctoral Degrees
- Adam Brodecki, PhD
- Dariusz Kalinowski, PhD
- Rafał Psiuk, PhD
- Anil Antony Sequeira, PhD
- Piotr Jenczyk, PhD
- Michał Milczarek, PhD
- Ved Prakash Dubey, PhD
- Saketh Virupakshi, PhD
- Judyta Dulnik, PhD
- Frederic Grabowski, PhD
- Naira Grigoryan, PhD
Habilitation
- Amrita Jain, PhD, DSc
RECIPIENTS OF THE DIRECTOR’S AWARDS
FIRST-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY: SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025
(alphabetical order)
Individual Awards
- Hossein Darban, PhD, DSc
- Rami Faraj, PhD
- Mohsen Rezaee Hajidehi, PhD
- Oksana Haponova, PhD, DSc
- Dariusz Jarząbek, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Mateusz Kopeć, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Daria Jóźwiak-Niedźwiedzka, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Prof. Zbigniew Kowalewski, PhD, DSc
- Marcin Maździarz, PhD
- Tomasz Mościcki, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Njemuwa Njoku Nwaji, PhD
- Magdalena Osial, PhD
- Filippo Pierini, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc
- Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska, PhD
- Dominik Pisarski, PhD, DSc
- Adolfo Poma, PhD, DSc
- Tomasz Steifer, PhD
- Alexander Streltsov, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Prof. Paweł Sajkiewicz, PhD, DSc
- Prof. Stanisław Stupkiewicz, PhD, DSc
- Anna Zakrzewska, MSc
- Angelika Zaszczyńska, MSc
- Maciej Zawidzki, PhD, DSc
- Tomasz G. Zieliński, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
SECOND-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY: SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025
(alphabetical order)
Individual Awards
- Bartłomiej Błachowski, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Piotr Chudziński, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Ved Prakash Dubey, PhD
- Prof. Michał Giersig, PhD, DSc
- Amrita Jain, PhD, DSc
- Dorota Kołbuk-Konieczny, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Stanisław Kucharski, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Paweł Nakielski, PhD
- Paweł Nałęcz-Jawecki, MSc
- Szymon Nosewicz, PhD
- Eligiusz Postek, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Agnieszka Pręgowska, PhD, DSc
Team Awards
Team: Piotr Korczyk, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Sławomir Błoński, PhD, Tetuko Kurniawan, PhD
Team: Prof. Czesław Bajer, PhD, DSc, Bartłomiej Dyniewicz, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
THIRD-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY: SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025
(alphabetical order)
Individual Awards
- Kamil Bochenek, PhD
- Cezary Graczykowski, PhD
- Naira Grigoryan, PhD
- Prof. Jerzy Rojek, PhD, DSc
- Saketh Virupakshi, PhD
- Katarzyna Zielińska, MSc
FIRST-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS RELATED TO DOCTORAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AT IPPT PAN
- Mateusz Kopeć, PhD, DSc
SECOND-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS RELATED TO DOCTORAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AT IPPT PAN
- Marcin Nowak, PhD
FIRST-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY:
ORGANIZATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025
Individual Awards
- Prof. Tadeusz Burczyński, PhD, DSc
- Rami Faraj, PhD
- Dariusz Jarząbek, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Prof. Bogdan Kaźmierczak, PhD, DSc
- Piotr Kowalczyk, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
- Prof. Tomasz Lipniacki, PhD, DSc
- Prof. Tomasz Lipniacki, PhD, DSc (second award)
Team Awards
Team: Prof. Paweł Sajkiewicz, PhD, DSc, Dorota Kołbuk-Konieczny, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Dariusz Jarząbek, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
Team: Prof. Tomasz Lipniacki, PhD, DSc, Paweł Nakielski, PhD, Prof. Jerzy Litniewski, PhD, DSc
Team: Prof. Jerzy Rojek, PhD, DSc, Prof. Zbigniew Ranachowski, PhD, DSc, Tomasz Katz, MSc, Andrzej Świercz PhD, Błażej Popławski, PhD
Team: Janusz Będkowski, PhD, DSc, Rami Faraj, PhD, Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska, PhD, Agnieszka Pręgowska, PhD, DSc, Zofia Rudnicka, MSc
Team: Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Agata Roszkiewicz-Walczuk, PhD, Njemuwa Njoku Nwaji, PhD, Magdalena Osial, PhD, Adrianna Nowak, BSc, Mateusz Kopeć, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT
Team: Dominik Nowicki, MSc, Paweł Lisowski, PhD, Prof. Michał A. Glinicki, PhD, DSc
Team: Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Agata Roszkiewicz-Walczuk, PhD, Magdalena Osial, PhD, Adrianna Nowak, BSc
Team: Michal Niedzielczyk, MSc, Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Janhavi Sharma, MSc, Ved Prakash Dubey, PhD
Team: Janusz Będkowski, PhD, DSc, Maciej Zawidzki, PhD, DSc, Magdalena Osial, PhD, Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Adrianna Nowak, BSc, Rafał Wiszowaty, PhD, Anita Orłowska-Gałęzia, PhD, Błażej Popławski, PhD, Artur Myczka, Eng, Kamil Opiela MSc, Paula Broniszewska-Wojdat, MSc, Łukasz Fura, PhD, Katarzyna Sendek, MSc, Jan Całka, Michał Niedzielczyk, MSc, Grzegorz Molak, Eng
Team: Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska, PhD, Magdalena Osial, PhD, Anita Orłowska-Gałęzia, PhD, Rafał Wiszowaty, PhD, Błażej Popławski, PhD, Paula Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Angelika Zaszczyńska, MSc, Dorota Kołbuk-Konieczny, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Maciej Zawidzki, PhD, DSc, Beata Niemczyk-Soczyńska, PhD, Judyta Dulnik, PhD, Olga Miler, MSc, Maryla Moczulska-Heljak, MSc, Katarzyna Zielińska, MSc, Ryszard Wojnar, PhD, DSc, Michał Niedzielczyk, MSc, Ewa Wojtiuk, MSc, Julia Pietraszek, Eng
SECOND-DEGREE AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY:
ORGANIZATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025
Individual Awards
- Prof. Barbara Gambin, PhD, DSc
Team Awards
Team: Prof. Tadeusz Burczyński, PhD, DSc, Prof. Michał Giersig, PhD, DSc, Iwona Pokorska-Służalec, PhD, DSc
Team: Mateusz Kopeć, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Magdalena Osial, PhD, Prof. Elżbieta Pieczyska, PhD, DSc, Krzysztof Wieja, MSc, Alicja Kosik-Kozioł, PhD, Paula Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Angelika Zaszczyńska, MSc, Dorota Kołbuk-Konieczny, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Agata Roszkiewicz-Walczuk, PhD, Beata Niemczyk-Soczyńska, PhD, Judyta Dulnik, PhD, Adrianna Nowak, BSc, Maryla Moczulska-Heljak, MSc, Katarzyna Zielińska, MSc, Paula Broniszewska-Wojdat, MSc, Zahra Moazzami Goudarzi, MSc, Kamil Opiela, MSc, Ewa Wojtiuk, MSc
Team: Magdalena Osial, PhD, Łukasz Fura, PhD, Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, MSc, Paula Broniszewska-Wojdat, MSc, Katarzyna Sendek, MSc, Julia Pietraszek, Eng, Kamil Opiela, MSc, Grzegorz Molak, Eng, Adrianna Nowak, BSc, Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska, PhD, Piotr Korczyk, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Dorota Kołbuk-Konieczny, PhD, DSc, prof. IPPT, Angelika Zaszczyńska, MSc, Maryla Moczulska-Heljak, MSc, Tomasz Kowalczyk, PhD, DSc, Michał Niedzielczyk, MSc
THIRD-DEGREE AWARD IN THE CATEGORY:
ORGANIZATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025
Individual Awards
- Piotr Jenczyk, PhD
