Interdisciplinary Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

the member of AI Alliance

Objectives of the Centre

Its overall objective is to do research, run R&D projects, and deliver competences in AI and CS.

Securing

national and international grants in consortia with universities and economic environment units

Providing expert services

or economic, scientific, and administrative environment units

Integrating

environments focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity

Collaboration

with public administration and socio-economic environment in the implementation and dissemination of machine learning methods, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity technologies

Implementation

of research
and development projects in collaboration with economic environment units

Contact point

for economic, scientific, and administrative environment units

Collaboration

with scientific centers
and other artificial intelligence and cybersecurity centers

Staff development

through dedicated training for the economic environment, technological expertise, student education, implementation doctorates, technological workshops, national and international conferences

Center competencies

Security of systems: IoT, networks, big data, communication security between unmanned vehicles
Machine learning methods in applications for detecting anomalies in network traffic
Risk estimation in smart city installations and critical infrastructure, architecture of multi-modal data integration, methods of multi-modal data analysis, evaluation and improvement of data quality, building large multi-modal data repositories (data warehouses, data lakes, big data technologies)
Courses and workshops in the field of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity

Machine learning and artificial intelligence methods in medical applications, including medical image recognition and disease risk estimation
Statistical methods and machine learning in building predictive models of energy consumption
Machine learning methods in text analysis, sentiment analysis, and detection of so-called fake news
Machine learning methods in engineering applications, including autonomous vehicles, robotics in transport, robotics and IoT in sustainable agriculture, real-time image recognition
Methods of automatic emotion recognition

Our Projects

Implemented projects

Intelligent Cybersecurity Platform for Technical Security Systems – project goal: development of an IT solution supporting the security of military infrastructure, funded by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) – “New Technologies in the Area of Security and Defence of the State” Programme (PERUN), budget: 23 134 567.00 PLN, end user: Ministry of National Defence
PIAST AI Factory – project goal: development of a national AI ecosystem in Poland through the PIAST AI Platform, providing AI-optimised infrastructure, tools, and services to support adoption across sectors including industry, healthcare, public administration, agriculture, and transport, funded by the European Commission under the EuroHPC programme (HORIZON), budget: 13 000 000.00 EUR
EdgePL – Pilot Implementation of an Edge Nodes System in Poland – project goal: defining the technical and formal conditions for launching a national edge nodes system in line with the EU “Digital Decade” policy, including the development of a pilot network of 32 edge nodes across the country, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, budget: 10 944 264.00 PLN
SEIKO – Strategic Education & Interdisciplinary Knowledge Orchestration – project goal: strengthening international academic cooperation through the development of joint research, education, and networking activities with The University of Electro-Communications (Japan), funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) – Strategic Partnerships Programme, budget: 2 198 553.00 PLN
FOSSBot4AI (Teaching AI to Higher Education Students Using an Open-Source and Open-Design Educational Robot) – project goal: providing a project-based approach to teaching Artificial Intelligence and educational robotics in higher education, including the development of an open-source educational robot, learning resources, and a virtual simulator, funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme (Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education), budget: 250 000.00 EUR
IMPACT – Innovative International Programmes in AI, Cybersecurity and ICT – project goal: development and implementation of modular, international education programmes in AI, cybersecurity and ICT, enhancing digital competencies, supporting micro-credentials, reducing student drop-out, and increasing internationalisation of education through flexible online and hybrid learning formats, funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) – SPINAKER Programme, budget: 1 193 172.00 PLN
Enhancing IoT Systems Security – project goal: development of methods and tools to improve the security of IoT systems in smart cities, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data through best practices, network design, and testing platforms, funded by NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, budget: 339,800 EUR
ARPresence (Meta): Meta company grant within the European Metaverse Research Network – project goal: use of augmented virtual reality to improve the quality of life for people prone to social exclusion
Use of virtual and augmented reality in rehabilitation: Meta company grant, in collaboration with the Medical University of Poznan