Marian Wysocki, PhD, DSc



Department of Computer and Control Engineering
Rzeszow University of Technology
Wincentego Pola 2
35-959 Rzeszow, Poland

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  • BSc in electrical engineering from Rzeszow University of Technology (1972)
  • MSc in electrical engineering from Warsaw University of Technology (1974)
  • PhD in control engineering from AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracov (1979)
  • PostDoc University of Stuttgart, Institute of System Dynamics and Control (prof. E.D. Gilles, prof. M. Zeitz), 1980/1981
  • DSc (habilitation) in control engineering and robotics from AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracov (1990)

  • University professor of computer and control engineering
  • Head of research group Computer Vision and Optimization
  • Head of the Department of Computer and Control Engineering, Rzeszow University of Technology (2000-2002, 2012-2018)
  • Chairman and deputy-chairman of the Poland Chapter of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (2009-2014)
  • Vice-rector for education (1993-1996)


Image processing and recognition; Machine Learning; Human –computer interaction; Hand gesture and sign language recognition; Computational intelligence; Optimization and game theory; Control theory and automation


Optimization methods; Intelligent computer systems; Control of continuous processes; Project management (earlier also Computer vision, Parallel processing, Process control systems)


  • MSc: over 120 completed
  • PhD: 7 completed, 1 in progress

  • IEEE (senior member), IEEE Societies: Computer, Communication, Control, Education, Computational Intelligence, Signal Processing, Systems, Man and Cybernetics
  • Association of Polish Electrical Engineers
  • Polish Image Processing Society
  • Polish Artificial Intelligence Society
  • Polish Project Management Society/ International Project Management Association

  • M. Wysocki (Ed.): Advanced information systems – case studies of selected issues, RUT Press, 2020 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki, T. Kapuściński: Vision systems, UR Press, 2013 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki, T. Kapuściński, J. Marnik, M. Oszust: Vision-based hand gesture recognition, RUT Press, 2011 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki: Multidimensional control systems: Design of control systems with state space methods, RUT Press, 2004 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki: Computational methods in optimization, RUT Press, 2004 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki, J. Marnik, T. Kapuściński: Computer vision, RUT Press, 2004 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki, B. Kwolek: Parallel processing with transputers, RUT Press, 1994 (in Polish)
  • M. Wysocki: Determining strategies in linear-quadratic Stackelberg games, RUT Press, 1989 (in Polish)

  1. K. Sidor, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Human Activities Using Depth Maps and the Viewpoint Feature Histogram Descriptor, Sensors, 2020, 20(10), 2940.
  2. T. Kapuściński, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Signed Expressions in an Experimental System Supporting Deaf Clients in the City Office, Sensors, 2020, 20(8), 2190.
  3. D. Warchoł, T. Kapuściński, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Fingerspelling Sequences in Polish Sign Language Using Point Clouds Obtained from Depth Images, Sensors, 2019, 19, 1078.
  4. T. Kapuściński, J. Marnik, M. Oszust, D. Warchoł, M. Wysocki: A system that facilitates communication among deaf and hearing people and the way supporting such communication, Patent, The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, UP RP NR 231664, WUP 03/19.
  5. T. Kapuściński, J. Marnik, M. Oszust, D. Warchoł, M. Wysocki: Commercialization of scientific research - Vision-based systems SyKoMi and BlinkMouse supporting people with disabilities, [in:] Selected problems of management in knowledge-based economy - entrepreneurship and innovative behavior, (M. Makowiec, B. Mikuła, A. Pietruszka-Ortyl, Eds.), Cracow University of Economics, 2018, 205-217 (in Polish).
  6. M. Oszust, T. Kapuściński, D. Warchoł, M. Wysocki, T. Rogalski, J. Pieniążek, G. Kopecki, P. Cieciński, P. Rzucidło, A vision-based method for supporting autonomous aircraft landing, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 2018, 90, 6, 973-982.
  7. A. Bożek, M. Wysocki: Off-Line and Dynamic Production Scheduling-A Comparative Case Study, Management and Production Engineering Review, 2016, (1), 21-32.
  8. D. Warchoł, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Hand Postures Based on a Point Cloud Descriptor and a Feature of Extended Fingers, Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems, 2016, 10(1), 48-57.
  9. T. Kapuściński, M. Oszust, M. Wysocki, D. Warchoł: Recognition of Hand Gestures Observed by Depth Cameras, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2015, 12(36).
  10. A. Bożek, M. Wysocki: Flexible job shop with continuous material flow, International Journal of Production Research, 2015, 53(4), 1273-1290.
  11. A. Bożek, M. Wysocki: Solutions evaluation in job shop scheduling with critical operations structure analysis, Automation of Discrete Processes; Theory and Applications, (A. Świerniak, J. Krystek, Eds.), Gliwice 2014, vol. 1, 37-48 (in Polish).
  12. T. Kapuściński, M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Hand Gesture Recognition Using Time of Flight Camera and Viewpoint Feature Histogram, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 230, Intelligent Systems in Technical and Medical Diagnostics, (J. Korbicz, M. Kowal, Eds.), Springer, 2014, 403-414.
  13. T. Kapuściński, M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Dynamic Hand Gestures Observed by Depth Cameras, Workshop Proceedings of IAS-13, 13th Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous Systems Padova (Italy) July 15-19, 2014, ISBN 978-88-95872-06-3 pp. 354-359.
  14. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Recognition of signed expressions using visually-oriented subunits obtained by an immune-based optimisation. International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling and Management 6 (2), 2014, 202-216.
  15. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Some Approaches to Recognition of Sign Language Dynamic Expressions with Kinect, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 300, Human-Computer Systems Interaction: Backgrounds and Applications 3 (Z.S. Hippe, J.L. Kulikowski, T. Mroczek, J. Wtorek, Eds.), Springer, 2014, 75-86.
  16. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki:, Recognition of Signed Expressions Using Symbolic Aggregate Approximation. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 8467, (L. Rutkowski, M. Korytkowski, R. Scherer, R. Tadeusiewicz, A. Zadeh, J. Żurada, Eds.), Springer, 2014, 745-756.
  17. A. Bożek, M. Wysocki: CPNT-Jade Framework - Developing Agent-based Control of Discrete Event Systems, Proc. Of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, ICAART 2013, Barcelona, Spain, SciTePres, 2013, 184 -189.
  18. T. Kapuściński, M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Signed Dynamic Expressions Observed by ToF Camera, Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, Arrangements and Application, SPA 2013, Conf. Proc., Poznań 2013, 291-296, ISBN-13. 978-83-62065-15-8 (IEEE Xplore).
  19. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Recognition of Signed Expressions Observed by Kinect Sensor, Proc. of the 10th IEEE Int. Conf. on Advanced Video and Signal-Based Surveillance, AVSS 2013, 978-1-4799-0703-8/13 (IEEE Xplore).
  20. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Polish Sign Language Words Recognition with Kinect, Proc. of the 6th Int. Conf. on Human System Interaction, HSI 2013, Sopot, IEEE, ISBN 978-1-4673-5636-7 (IEEE Xplore).
  21. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Clustering and Classification of Time Series Representing Sign Language Words, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7895, ICAISC 2013, (L. Rutkowski, M. Korytkowski, R. Scherer, R. Tadeusiewicz, L.A. Zadeh, J.M. Żurada, Eds.), Springer, 2013, 218-229.
  22. A. Bożek, M. Wysocki: Prototypical Agent-Based Algorithm for Dynamic Production Scheduling, [in:] Production management – Contemporary approaches – Selected aspects, (Ł. Hadaś, Ed.), Publishing House of Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, 2012, 165-178.
  23. A. Bożek, M. Wysocki, T. Żabiński: Flow Profile Propagation Method for Modelling and Simulation of Production with Continuous Processes, Innovations in Management and Production Engineering, Part III Production Management, Production, Orders Scheduling, (R. Knosala, Ed.), Publishing House of The Polish Soc. for Production Management, Opole 2012, 193-205.
  24. J. Marnik, S. Samolej, T. Kapuściński, M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Using Computer Graphics, Vision, and Gesture Recognition Tools for Building Interactive Systems Supporting Therapy of Children, Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing 98, Computer Systems Interaction: Backgrounds an Applications 2 (Z.S. Hippe, J. Kulikowski, T. Mroczek, Eds.), Springer, 2012, 539-553.
  25. M. Oszust, M. Wysocki: Modelling and Recognition of Signed Expressions Using Subunits Obtained by Data-Driven Approach, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7557, AIMSA 2012, (A. Ramsay, G. Agre, Eds.), Springer, 2012, 315-324.


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