KIJANKA Lab

Piotr Kijanka, D.Sc., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Piotr Kijanka is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics at AGH University of Krakow. He earned his Ph.D. in Automation and Robotics from AGH University of Krakow and completed one-year research training at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD), where he worked on ultrasound applications in non-destructive testing. He also completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, focusing on ultrasound elastography techniques. His research group develops advanced ultrasound-based imaging methods, with a particular emphasis on elastography. He has developed innovative approaches for analyzing shear wave motion to obtain quantitative images of tissue stiffness, which were recognized among the top methods (1st and 3rd place) in the Elastography Challenge at the 2024 IEEE UFFC Joint Symposium in Taipei, Taiwan (September 2024).

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Ramin Almasi, Ph.D.

Holds a Ph.D. in Computer science (University of Isfahan, 2022) and is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the AGH University of Krakow. His research focuses on biomedical image and signal processing, including deep learning for automatic microaneurysm detection in retinal OCT images; image registration for enhanced diagnostic capabilities; developing novel computational methods for Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to non-invasively assess tissue viscoelastic properties. His specific work in SWE involves creating algorithms to improve the accuracy and precision of stiffness and attenuation measurements, which is vital for characterizing tissues like the liver.

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Wiktor Jachym, M.Sc.

I am a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at AGH University of Krakow. My research focuses on the development of novel signal processing methods for biomedical data analysis, with the goal of enhancing the accuracy and interpretability of Shear Wave Elastography. I am actively engaged in the scientific community as a Council Member of the IEEE Ultrasonics Student Volunteer Council. Since December 2024, I have also held the position of Chairman of the Council of PhD Students at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Krakow. Outside of academia, I am a passionate horse enthusiast, with a particular interest in carriage driving.

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