Areas of expertise
Biography
Rafal P. Jastrzebski received the M.Sc. degree in microelectronics from the Technical University of Lodz, Poland, in 2002, and the D.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Lappeenranta- Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland, in 2007. Currently, he is an Associate Professor (tenured) at the University of Turku and Docent with LUT University. From 2013 to 2018, he was an Academy Research Fellow. From 2009 to 2011, he served as an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher.
Experience includes:
ISO Member
IEEE Senior member
Visiting Associate Professor / Visiting Research Fellow in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Engineer / research assistant working on a grant / stipend (Electrical Engineering / Automation) at DESY, Germany
Assistant working on a grant / stipend (Electrical Engineering / Microelectronics), Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Short research visits at multiple universities, such as MIT, United States, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland, Virginia State University, United States, Technical University of Krakow Poland.
Teaching
UTU Administrative responsibilities
- Automation Engineering BSc Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Science (Technology), 2023-2024 | Opinto-opas 2022-2024 (utu.fi) in 2023 and delegated to othrs in 2024.
- MDP in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Systems Automation, MSc (2023-)
- MDP in Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent Electric Powertrain Systems, MSc (2023-)
- Microelectronics Lab ICT-C
- Automation lab KTK
Courses Taught
- Fundamentals of Electrical and Automation Engineering (2023) Responsible teacher at UTU
- Basics of AMBs and bearingless motors (summer school: 2022,2023) Responsible teacher at LUT
- Basics of Robust Control (summer school: 2022,2023) Responsible teacher at LUT
- Digital Control Design (2007-2023) Responsible teacher at LUT
- Diploma Work Project 2008-2022 (as MSc supervisor) at LUT
- Bearingless motors and AMBs (2016,2018,2019) Responsible teacher at LUT
- High Speed Machines (2010) One of lecturrers at LUT
- Embedded Control (2004-2009) Teaching assistant at LUT
- Programming in VHDL (2002) Teaching assistant at LUT
Research
Core research relates to all aspects and components of magnetic levitation systems, high-speed rotors, and bearingless motors as well as application of optimal control methods.
Resent research activities are aligned with the strategy planned for the Automation team at UTU Automation Technology | Automation (utu.fi).