The Technical University of Lodz came into being on the 24th
of May 1945. In 1969 the new branch of the Technical University
of Lodz was established in Bielsko Biala.
The Technical University of Lodz provides teaching courses in
over 20 different disciplines with 60 specialisation. Since October
1993 there has been introduced a new teaching course: Electromechanical
Engineering, Organisation and Management and Telecommunications,
where teaching is conducted in English. Since October 1997 there
has been introduced a new teaching course where teaching is conducted
in French: "Gestion et Technologie". It has been organised
jointly by Polish and French authorities.
The main fields of research are equivalent to the teaching specialisation
at particular institute and departments. Master theses and doctor's
dissertations are strictly connected with the current lines of
research carried out at the Technical University of Lodz. Some
of the research work is financed by the Committee of Scientific
Research or by the industry. There are many research themes carried
out in close co-operation with the universities abroad, and they
are partly sponsored by international foundations. The overall
numbers of students amounted to 20.400.
The Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering covers a
wide spectrum of knowledge, among them microelectronics, computer
science and power electronics. In this project the Department
of Microelectronics and Computer Science headed by prof. Andrzej
Napieralski will contribute in Microsystems Design and Simulation
taking into account the 3-dimensional and multi-domain modelling
of sensors and microelectronic structures, particularly from the
temperature point of view.
Main areas of scientific activities of the Department include:
Teaching activities include Electronics and Telecommunication,
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering branches. The Department
has modern educational laboratories created during 5 TEMPUS projects:
JEP 2031 and 4343, JEN 02031-93, CME-01059-95 and SJEP-09159.
As an effect of the latter, the ASIC Design Centre (ADEC) has
been created, with the purpose of technology transfer for small
and medium enterprises.
The Department has the leading position in Poland in VLSI design
and Microsystems technology and organises the yearly international
conference "MIXED DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
- MIXDES".
Since 1991, DMCS has been the EUROCHIP and later the EUROPRACTICE
member. Since 1994, it has participated in the international scientific
projects: ESPRIT - BARMINT (Basic Research for Microsystems Integration),
NATO grant: "Advanced computer tools for thermal analysis
of power cables", and two COPERNICUS projects: "New
Methods for Thermal Investigation of Integrated Circuits - (THERMINIC)"
and "Promotion of System Design Training and Information
Centres in CCE/NIS - (SYTIC)". In addition, currently the
Department takes part in eleven research projects with grants
from Polish Committee of Scientific Research (KBN).
Since 1991, the Department has co-operated with Motorola, involving
several scientific contracts. The most spectacular effect of this
co-operation was the scientific thermal measurements and simulation
laboratory and educational microprocessor laboratory, both established
in 1995.
The international co-operation of the Department involves participation
in scientific committees of many international conferences, membership
of the IEEE, and the co-operation with universities and research
centres in Belgium (Univ. of Ghent), Canada (Ontario Hydro and
Université Trois Rivières), Czech Republic (Motorola
Roznov), Denmark (Technical University of Denmark), England (York
University and Bournemouth University), Estonia (Tallin Technical
University), France (LAAS-CNRS, ENSEEIHT, AIME and INSA in Toulouse,
ECL and ECAM in Lyon, ENST, ISEP and Université "Pierre
et Marie Curie" in Paris, University of Nantes (IRESTE) in
Nantes and TIMA/INPG in Grenoble), Finland (VTT Helsinki, Helsinki
and Lappeenranta University of Technology), Germany (TU Darmstadt,
Technische Universitaet Muenchen and Univ. Karlsruhe), Holland
(Eindhoven Univ. of Technology), Hungary (TU Budapest and Semiconductor
Physics Laboratory Rt. (SEMILAB)), Ireland (NMRC Cork), Italy
(Univ. of Pavia), Scotland (University of Strathclyde), Spain
(UPC, CNM, Semiconductors S.A and UB in Barcelona and Universitat
de Seville in Seville), Sweden (University of Kalmar), Ukraine
(State University of Lvov), USA (CFDRC Huntsville, Alabama, University
of Arizona, Carnegie Mellon University) and Yugoslavia (University
of Nis).
Key persons involved in the project:
Andrzej Napieralski
He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from TUL in 1973 and
1977 respectively, and D.Sc. (habilitation) degree in electronics
from Warsaw University of Technology (Poland) in January 1989,
and in microelectronics from Université de Paul Sabatié
(France) in May 1989. He received the title of Professor 1995,
and become the Tenured Professor in 1999. He was co-ordinator
of 7 TEMPUS, 2 INCO-COPERNICUS, 1 ESPRIT, 1 NATO projects and
14 National Research Grants. He is author or co-author of over
300 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings,
19 books and textbooks, 14 chapters in books, 2 patents and over
70 scientific reports and expertises. He was the supervisor of
13 PhD thesis and 2 of them received the price of the First Minister
of Poland. Since July 1985 until September 1991, he has been a
member of the research team on power devices at the CNRS LAAS,
Toulouse, and Visiting Professor at the INSA of Toulouse. Since
October 1991 he has been Professor at TUL. From 1992 until 1995
he was the Vice-Director of Institute of Electronics, and since
1996 he has been Director of DMCS. Since 1990 he has been Senior
Member of IEEE. In 2000 he was appointed as the Chair of IEEE
Poland ED Chapter.