Prof. Edward Layer and Ph.D. Krzysztof Tomczyk from Cracov University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering have published a monograph Measurements, Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems edited by prestigious editorial company Springer.

This book discusses an analog-to-digital system intended to dynamic measurement, particularly for non-electrical quantities. The construction and properties of measurement sensors are analyzed in detail, as these represent the primary components for all measurement systems. Procedures for signal noise reduction are presented based on the time window function and a digital Kalman filter. Also covered in this book are the methods of modeling, model development and identification procedures on the basis of measurement data.

The theory of maximum errors is applied in order to determine mapping errors of models in case of non-standard input signals. This is based on signals maximizing the chosen error functional. The existence and attainability of such signals is proved and the algorithms for their determination are presented.

Detailed calculation methods, based on dedicated numerical procedures are demonstrated, which allow the integral-square error as well as the absolute error to be determined.

The problems presented in the book are relevant to a wide range of applications where there is a requirement to determine the accuracy of indeterminate dynamic signals such as occurs in the fields of engineering, medicine, biology, physics etc.

This book will interest researchers, scientists, engineers and graduate students in many disciplines, who make use of measurements, modelling and computer simulation.

Marian Kampik, Ph.D., D.Sc.

By the resolution of the Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, obtained the higher doctor's degree (DSc) in technical sciences on April 13th, 2010, on the basis of the DSc dissertation Digital Sources of Low-Frequency Standard AC Voltage.

His research is focused on ac and dc voltage and current standards, thermal converters, calibration systems, precision digital waveform synthesis and precision amplification of ac and dc signals. He is member of Polish Society of Sensor Technology, Metrology Commission of Polish Academy of Sciences (division Katowice), Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Electrotechnics, Section of Fundamental Metrology Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation Sciences of Polish Academy of Sciences and Association of Polish Electrical Engineers.

Tomasz Tarasiuk, Ph.D., D.Sc.

By the resolution of the Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, obtained the higher doctor's degree (DSc) in technical sciences on April 21th, 2010, on the basis of the DSc dissertation Estimation of Power Quality in Ships' Electric Power Systems with Use of Digital Signal Processors.

His research is focused on the power quality in ships' systems, particularly its measurement methods and development of dedicated Instrumentation. He is member of IEEE and Polish Association of Measurement, Automatics and Robotics.

Wojciech Toczek, Ph.D., D.Sc.

By the resolution of the Council of the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, on 11th May, 2010, he obtained higher doctor's degree of technical science, on the basis of the DSc dissertation Strategies of testing and diagnostics of analogue electronic circuits.

His research is focused on the testing and fault diagnostics of electronic circuits and systems, particularly on methods and aids of fault diagnosis of analogue and mixed signal electronic circuits. He is member of Section of Quality and Diagnostics Engineering of Committee Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation of Polish Academy of Sciences.

Jerzy Pluciński, Ph.D., D.Sc.

By the resolution of the Council of the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, on 14th December, 2010, he obtained higher doctor's degree of technical science, on the basis of the DSc dissertation: Optics of highly scattering random media.

His research is focused on measurement of highly scattering random media, tissue optics, low-coherence interferometry, optical coherence tomography, polarimetry, and fiber optic sensors. He is member of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, PSP - Photonics Society of Poland, and PTFM - Polish Society of Medical Physics.

Janusz Janiczek, Ph.D., D.Sc.

By the resolution of the Council of the Faculty of Electronics Wroclaw University of Technology, on 15th December, 2010, he obtained higher doctor's degree of technical science, on the basis of the DSc dissertation: Approximation and the correction of the measuring transducer's transfer function.

His research is focused on the method which, basing on measured data, allows to establish a multivariable transducer transfer function. Special method for needs of approximation of functions many variables was worked out, which supported by the kriging method permit on obtainment from set precision the multiparameter transfer function of measuring transducers.