E²TOP

Marta Kopytowska is studying Civil Engineering. Since childhood, she has been training karate and participating in international events. This allowed her to thoroughly understand the mechanisms behind human movement and how complex the anatomy of limbs is. In the E2TOP programme, she decided to unconventionally combine her interest in body movement with construction, implementing the project "Intelligent Nodes in Steel Structures Utilizing the Earth's Center of Rotation".

Maciej Szulczewski is one of the two winners of the 2nd edition of E2TOP (an equal prize of PLN 6,000 was also received by Wiktor Barańczak). He worked on constructing a pneumatic robot for the diagnostics of the human gastrointestinal system.

The modern world constantly needs new environmental cleanup technologies. Hydrogels, which are being researched in the "Caught in the Net" project by Dawid Bernatowicz, a participant in the 2nd edition of the E2Top program for talented students, can be such a tool.

Sheep or bull? The question may seem peculiar in relation to a student's research in Automatic Control and Robotics. But not when we add that it's about the shape of bicycle handlebars. Their aerodynamics are tested in the E2TOP program by Kornel Zawadzki, a cycling enthusiast.

Wiktor Barańczyk is participating in the E2Top program for the second time. He is studying computer science. He is passionate about artificial intelligence, especially computer vision, which focuses on understanding and analyzing images. He likes computer games and sudoku.

The compromise between functionality and concern for the environment is an important aspect of scientific research. This also applies to mass-produced packaging, the production, use, and disposal of which are quite a challenge. Konrad Stefaniak, a student of Chemical Technology, participant of the E2TOP programme, is trying to take it on.

The stock market is associated with high risk, so any tool that improves safety is worth its weight in gold. Using artificial intelligence, Agata Świetlik, a second-year student of Applied Computer Science at the Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics, is working on a new solution. As a participant in the E2TOP program, she is pursuing an individual study program. She is the vice-chair of the artificial intelligence section of a student research group - SKN KINo.

The 2nd edition of E2TOP, or Excellence in Engineering: Talents in Research with Opportunities Programme, is underway. It offers the opportunity for individual development to talented TUL students, who, under the supervision of a mentor, carry out their research project. In the following interviews, we will present the participants of E2TOP. The first one is Anna Walczak, a student of Automation and Robot Control, designing interactive jewelry.