Meet the partners of the study programme
Meet the lecturers of the study programme
Agnieszka Walczak
Agnieszka Walczak
Head of the Department of Computer Science and Data AnalysisexpandAbout me
expandLinguist, lecturer, teacher, specialist in project management and team building.
expandMA in English Philology at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań and a graduate of postgraduate studies in project management, management in education and new technologies in education and training. Certified Design Thinking moderator. Member of IATEFL Poland. She deepened her knowledge and skills through participation in trainings and courses, including agile project management methodologies, coaching, tutoring and content marketing.
expandShe shared her experience by designing and conducting trainings and writing popular science articles, incl. on the use of new technologies and agile project management methodologies in education. She managed project teams in state institutions as well as service and sales in the private sector.
expandI’m curious about
expand..what the world would look like if the current educational rules were turned upside down. I am passionate about modern education and building relationships in teams.
expandPrivately, I devote myself to exploring the world through travel and literature, contact with other people without the mediation of the Internet, and gardening and interior design in mini versions.
Tomasz Tyksiński, PhD
You can met me:
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Tomasz Tyksiński, PhD
Deputy Dean for the InternationalisationJerzy Weres MSc, Phd, Professor
ProfessorexpandAbout me
expandA graduate of the Poznań University of Technology (1969-1974) in the field of applications of mathematics in mechanics. He received his degrees of doctor (1979) and habilitated doctor (1992) and the title of professor (2002) in the area of computational science and technology. He represents the field of engineering and technical sciences within the disciplines of: technical information technology and telecommunications as well as mechanical engineering. Language skills: Polish (native), English, French and Russian.
expandHe gained professional experience as an assistant professor at the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1974-1980), as a professor at the Department of Applied Computer Science of the Institute of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań (1980-2017), where he was the head of the Department, deputy director of the Institute for science, head of the university’s IT Center, and the Rector’s representative for networks and information systems. He continues his research and teaching at Collegium Da Vinci, with which he has been associated since 2001, initially as WSNHiD. He also worked at foreign universities – in France (doctoral fellowship at École Centrale, Nantes), Canada (visiting researcher at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) and the United States (visiting researcher at Purdue University, West Lafayette and University of Florida, Gainesville).
expandThe greatest scientific achievements: 1) development of integrated methods for the production of advisory Internet applications for the needs of agri-food and forest management using semantic networks and 3D modeling, 2) development of original algorithms and comprehensive software for the analysis of heat and water transport processes in biomaterials, 3) development of inverse analysis algorithms to identify unknown properties of investigated products.
expandHe is the author of numerous original works. Hirsch index according to Web of Science: 16, number of citations: 550. Leading publications: Weres J., Kujawa S., Olek W., Czajkowski Ł. 2016. Integration of experimental and computational methods for identifying geometric, thermal and diffusive properties of biomaterials. International Agrophysics 30(2): 253-260 and Czajkowski Ł., Kocewicz R., Weres J., Olek W. 2022. Estimation of thermal properties of straw-based insulating panels. Materials, 15, 1073-1084.
expandHe participated in many research projects of such programs and grant agencies as EC 7th Framework Program (“A common data exchange system for agricultural systems – agriXchange” and “FI-PPP project supporting SMEs in the development of smart services and applications for the agri-food sector – SmartAgriFood2″), COST Action, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, NSERC, NCN, etc. Participant, organizer and chairman of scientific schools and international conferences.
expandHe promoted 12 doctors, made 6 reviews for the title of professor, 1 for the title of doctor honoris causa, 19 for the degree of habilitated doctor, 28 for the degree of doctor.
expandHe cooperates with companies from the IT sector. Designed and implemented IT systems and computer networks in didactic and scientific units and agri-food enterprises. He organized and conducted two editions of nationwide training conferences of the Center for the Promotion of Information Technology in Warsaw: “IT Support for University Management – Review of practical solutions”. He has been cooperating with the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center since 1993 in the creation and development of IT infrastructure in the Poznań environment, and participates in training and conferences organized by the Poznań Center (gave lectures: “Tools and services for smart agriculture and food processing”, “Integrated system for supporting determination and analysis of geometric, thermal and diffusive properties of agri-food and forest products”, “Development of IT infrastructure and data processing technology in the light of future challenges in agriculture and food production”).
expandHe is involved in work on the boards of international scientific societies in the field of computer science, such as EFITA, CIGR (IT Section), ASABE, IEEE and ACM, he was also a member of the Computational Sciences Section of the Computer Science Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
expandI’m curious about
expandMemories of Far East cruises, great oceans and Conrad’s seven green isles keep coming back – I graduated from the State Maritime School in Gdynia (1964-1967), and I sailed on ships of the Polish Ocean Lines (1967-1969).
expandI am passionate about painting, sculpture and architecture, as well as literature, history and philosophy of science. I am drawn to processing photographs and my own videos.
expandIt is a great challenge, but also a great joy for me to return to sports I once practiced competitively.
Adam Czajka, BEng, PhD
You can met me:
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Adam Czajka, BEng, PhD
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandIn 1997 he graduated with honors from Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science. He defended his doctorate in the field of “Real Time Systems” in 2000. Member of the Polish Information Technology Society and the American ACM (Association for Computer Machinery, USA). He is an enthusiast of the Business Model Canvas methodology. He was the mentor for startups during “IBM SmartCamp 2014” – IBM Global Entrepreneur program (Warsaw, Poland). His area of interest is wide and includes primarily: Docker microservices, Microsoft.NET, C #, image processing and modern Internet and mobile applications (including IoT and Cloud applications). He participated in the creation of the human eye registration system of the Swedish company Permobil Meditech AB (Sundsvall, Sweden) and the audience viewing system produced by the German company MediaScore GmbH (Cologne, Germany). Currently, he is the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in the German company Di Support GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) and the Managing Director in the Polish software branch of this company. He has been working at Collegium da Vinci since 2003. He lectures for students in the field of object-oriented programming. In her free time, she loves to play board games with sons.
You can meet me
Information Technology
Jarosław Kowalczyk
LecturerAbout me
expandThe dean’s representative for Game and Interactive Media Design at Collegium Da Vinci and lecturer at the Communication Design department at the School of Form in Poznań. Artistic director with many years of experience in the computer games industry in the United States. He worked, among others on the world’s hit games: Medal of Honor and Call of Duty. His experience and interests cover a wide range of game production, in particular: graphic art for games, organization of teamwork and production systems. He lectured and led the Game Art and Design department at the Art Institute in Los Angeles. His best students currently work in the most renowned computer game companies such as Bilzzard, Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Electronic Arts and CD Project Red.
I am curious
expandI am fascinated by human nature – everything that determines our ups and downs. This knowledge is also useful when designing games and UX, or player’s experience. My real passion is conceptual painting for games (concept art).
Tibor Vörös
Tibor Vörös
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandTibor Vörös has over 20 years experience in both academic and corporate environments. He is an enthusiastic and curious individual, who has explored areas ranging from medical approaches and robotics to corporate financial processes. Tibor’s work is mostly related to information systems, and he has taught related topics across the world (Hungary, Poland, Germany, China, India, USA, etc.). Among other items, Tibor spent considerable time on complex finance-driven business simulations and created unique storyboards to help participants experience real life problems in classroom situations. CEEMAN has selected Mr Vörös as the winner of the Innovation in Course Design category for the Champions’ Award 2010. Tibor also took part in various industry campaigns and mid-size EU projects. One may meet him on cross-country runs or trying his skates (old Bladerunners) on the bike paths of Poznan.
Janina Rudowicz-Nawrocka, BEng, PhD
Janina Rudowicz-Nawrocka, BEng, PhD
Director for the Support of Education Faculty of Applied SciencesexpandAbout me
expandA graduate of the University of Technology in the field of Computer Science. She defended her doctoral thesis with distinction in the field of computer science applied in agricultural sciences. For many years she worked in IT departments as a server or network administrator, implementor and trainer. She conducts didactics primarily in the field of operational systems and spatial information systems. Research interests concentrate on the use of information technology and popularization of knowledge and common sense. Author of several dozen scientific and popular science articles on the use of information technology, primarily in agricultural engineering, and co-author of the monograph on meat cattle breeding. Head of the national project on the use of aero laps in monitoring grassland, contractor in European projects concerning the development of the data exchange standard (agriXchange) and applications of Internet solutions of the Future (FIware technology) in the creation of smart applications for the agri-food sector. A member of the Polish Society of Spatial Information, the Polish Society of the Application of Information Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Forest Economy and the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering. Marked by the President of the Republic of Poland with the Bronze Medal for Long-Term Service. Initiator and producer of various social actions. Co-founder and co-editor of the cultural magazine ŌKŌ.
Dagmara Anna Prystacka
Dagmara Anna Prystacka
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandI have been involved in media and corporate communications for over twenty-five years. I was a contributor to Głos Wielkopolski and then editor-in-chief of City Magazine, a monthly published by Agora S.A. For nearly 10 years I worked as a reporter, co-publisher and presenter – first at Business Television, then at Polish Television. For three years I was professionally connected with Enea Group S.A., serving there as a spokesperson and head of the press office. In 2015, I took on the role of press officer at Volkswagen Poznań, representing the corporation’s four production plants in Poland. I am a graduate of political science at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, the London School of Public Relations and an MBA from the Poznań University of Economics. In 2019, I opened my doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at the Adam Mickiewicz University.
Krzysztof Maliński
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandGraduate of Collegium Da Vinci with over 6 years of experience in programming. Today, a game developer who started his career in mobile applications and websites. On a daily basis, he is Team Leader and Lead Unity Developer at Play2Chill S.A. His track record includes many private and commercial projects for personal computers or the Nintendo Switch console. The biggest projects he has participated in are: “Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021” and “Aztecs: The Last Sun” or “Pocket Pool.”
expandI’m curious about
expandI am passionate about games and music. In addition to programming, I develop passions related to music. I compose music for games and implement it in engines. After hours, I am attending a master’s degree in “Composition and Orchestration for Video Games” at the University of Chichester in England.
Przemysław Nowak
Przemysław Nowak
LecturerAbout me
expandComputer science specialist at the Institute of Biosystems Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Poznań. Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Audiovisual Communication at CDV. Owner of a company providing programming services and IT outsourcing. Specialties: management of Windows servers, programming in c++, c#,ASP.net, administration of solutions for companies, courses and training.
Katarzyna Dadek
Katarzyna Dadek
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandI have been programming professionally since 2014. The main focus is on JavaScript-based technologies (Node.js / React.js). I participate in projects conducted in methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and Extreme Programming. I graduated from Creative Management at CDV and since then I have been developing my skills also in areas such as project management, UX and UI design.
Filip Napierała M.Sc. Eng.
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandGraduate of Automation and Robotics at the Electrical Engineering Faculty of Poznań University of Technology. The owner of a company specializing in embedded systems and laboratory prototypes. Specialist in designing new constructions, 3D printing, and prototyping electronic devices.
Robert Tyma M.Sc. Eng.
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandGraduate of Automation and Robotics at Poznan University of Technology. A didactician by choice, passionate about electronics. Specialist in the field of embedded systems. Promoter of Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms. He is also active in industry and business, where he uses his knowledge to carry out the prototyping process of devices. He has several commercially deployed solutions to his credit, where he worked as a prototype engineer.
Alicja Migda
Alicja Migda
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandDesigner with more than 16 years of experience. On a daily basis she works as a Senior Product Designer / Team Leader – with web and mobile applications. In addition, as a UX consultant, she supports several software houses. He conducts trainings, workshops and webinars on the topic of Product Design. Ambassador of the topic of accessible digital product design
Kamila Bilicka
Kamila Bilicka
Intercultural career and entrepreneurship advisor, academic teacher, mentor and soft skills trainer. Entrepreneur.expandAbout Me
expandA graduate of Collegium Da Vinci, majoring in Consulting and Coaching, and postgraduate studies – pedagogical preparation, at the Faculty of Social Sciences. A graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University at the Faculty of Law and Administration.
expandCertified trainer, facilitator and moderator of DiSC, Design Thinking. Agile enthusiast (APMG International Agile PM Foundations) and Scrum (Scrum Product Owner certified by ScrumStudy).
expandShe draws her experience from over 3,000 hours of meetings and cooperation with people who use her help to gain new competences, manage their talents and build their own, tailor-made development path or business strategy.
expand“I am a member of the CDV’s Practicality Center team, which is responsible for cooperation with business, supporting teaching processes and career development of CDV Students and Graduates.
expandOur mission is to promote a proactive attitude and build “bridges” between education and the business environment.
expandAt Collegium Da Vinci, I provide career and entrepreneurship counseling and the subject “Practical skills and professional competences” in Polish and English. I organize, facilitate and moderate workshops, trainings, meetings with employers and conferences. I create a space for cooperation with the Poznań social and business environment for CDV students and graduates.
expandI believe that self-awareness is the inner wisdom and strength of a person that allows him to make the best possible decisions and use his potential, therefore at work I am focusing on people and their potential and support them in building self-awareness and proactive attitude, using a variety of tools and methods tailored to the needs and resources of students.”
Klaudia Bączyk-Lesiuk Ph.D.
LecturerAbout me
expandDoctor of Humanities, literary scholar, journalist, teacher of Polish as a foreign language.
expandGraduate of Polish philology (specialization: journalism and teaching) from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, in 2014 she defended her doctoral thesis with honors at the University of Wroclaw
expandAuthor of the book Creations of Judas in Polish prose of the 20th and early 21st centuries, as well as scholarly articles on comparative studies and glottodidactics.
expandShe has taught at the University of Wroclaw and the V. Stefanyk Carpathian National University, as well as Polish language classes at educational institutions in Ivano-Frankivsk and Odessa. She has been involved in education at various levels for more than a dozen years.
I’m curious about
expandHer main research interests are: international and intercultural communication, Polish language glottodidactics, bilingualism in the Polish-Ukrainian environment, and contemporary apocryphal literature. Privately, she is a lover of: travel (preferably with a backpack), Marvel movies and board games.
Katarzyna Szybiak
Katarzyna Szybiak
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandShe graduated with a degree in mathematics from Poznan University of Technology. She majored in mathematical modeling and data analysis, and her thesis was on population growth over time. She gained experience in banking and education, where she used alternative forms of teaching. She has conducted trainings for teachers on Frenetic methods. She has been a participant in, among other things, a forum for sharing experiences inspired by alternative pedagogy and a congress of innovative mathematics teachers.
Mateusz Samson
LecturerAbout me
expandCurrently, I am a data analyst running my own business in this field and the broader environmental field. I have a master’s degree in environmental protection. For the past 6 years I have been involved in the analysis of environmental data related to global warming. The experience and knowledge gained over these years in this field allowed me to open a doctoral thesis related to micrometeorological data.
expandTo date, my greatest achievement has been working with the European Space Agency on lidar data analysis.
expandMy professional goal is to become a recognized person in the Data Science world. And in business to create my own team of Data Scientists, analyzing complex issues.
I’m curious about
expandMost of the time besides Data science and technological innovations in data analysis, my daily life is filled with music and “bachata sensual” dance classes in couples as well as solo. This is a fresh passion that causes me to breathe for a while and focus on my physical development as well as maintaining my mental fitness, which is important in this industry from my point of view.
expandOn a more personal note, the time I spend with my daughter makes me get up every other day smiling.
expandBardziej prywatnie, czas spędzany z córką sprawia, iż każdego kolejnego dnia wstaję uśmiechnięty.
Adam Owczarkowski PhD
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandHe obtained a PhD in robotics from the Poznań University of Technology. He has many years of experience in designing Internet of Things systems and robotic systems. His work focuses on Python programming and data analytics algorithms based on machine learning and artificial intelligence. He is fascinated by the processes of commercialization of scientific works.
Rainer Bezzina
Rainer Bezzina
LecturerexpandAbout me:
expandM.Sc. Rainer Bezzina is a missionary of the International Catholic SDC Society. He is a Computer Science graduate of the University of Malta, with a masters degree in Information Technology awarded by the University of Hertfordshire.
expandI’m curious about:
expandBeing a fully-qualified teacher, with more than 20 years of experience, he loves to share his passion for programming, web development, networks and other computer related technologies. He likes to meet new people, is fluent in five languages, he led several courses and has worked in a variety of schools, colleges and vocational institutions in Malta, Albania and Poland.
Łukasz Sawicki
Łukasz Sawicki
LecturerexpandAbout me:
expandAbsolwent Mechatroniki na Politechnice Poznańskiej, autor artykułów naukowych z zakresu przetwarzania obrazów i sterowania urządzeń. Pasjonat Internet Of Things (IoT) z wieloletnim doświadczeniem w projektowaniu urządzeń. Lider jak i programista w wielu projektach chmurowych opartych o usługi AWS’a, czy Azure’a.
expandI’m curious about:
expandGraduate of Mechatronics from Poznań University of Technology, author of scientific articles in the fields of image processing and device control. Passionate about the Internet of Things (IoT) with extensive experience in designing electronic devices. I have served both as a leader and developer in numerous cloud projects based on AWS andAzure services, delivering scalable and secure solutions.
Malwina Mrowińska
Marcin Zajdowski
Marcin Zajdowski
LecturerexpandAbout me
expandMy professional profile is based on a solid foundation in computer networks, operating systems and new information technologies, where I combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience. Professionally, I specialize in the implementation of innovative solutions and education, with an emphasis on neurodidactics, which allows me to effectively support learning processes.
expandI’m curious about:
expandI am passionate about new information technologies, which I see as a tool to shape the future and expand horizons. I am fascinated by neurodidactics, because I know that understanding how the human brain works can revolutionize the learning process. For me, personal and spiritual development is a daily journey into myself, where I discover new ways to achieve harmony and fulfillment. Movement is an integral part of my life – I believe that physical activity not only strengthens the body, but also the mind. My interests combine in a unique way, allowing me to continually develop both professionally and personally.
