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1 Curriculum Vitae Personal information: Name: Marek Kraft Date of birth: 23 August 1980 Address of residence: Os. Orła Białego 6 m Poznań, Poland Phone numer: address: marek.kraft@put.poznan.pl Education: Post-graduate studies R&D project management The Poznan School of Banking (WSB), Poznan, Poland 2013 PhD in Control and Robotics in the field of Image processing Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland Graduated with honours Thesis: Design and Implementation of the FPGA Multiprocessor System for Mobile Robot Ego-motion Estimation from the Sequence of Images MsC in Control and Robotics in the field of Control Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland Thesis: Design of the components of a functional electrical stimulator for the rehabilitation of patients with walking dysfunctions Professional experience: now Adjunct professor in the Institute of Control and Information Engineering, Poznan University of Technology Internship in the Maly Inzynier company Task: The development of an interactive, intelligent, environment-aware mobile robot for demonstration and promotion purposes Internship in the Viresco company Task: The assessment of the market potential of the company products in design and identification of possible funding options Internship in the Maly Inzynier company Task: The development of an interactive mobile robot for demonstration and promotion purposes Internship in the UTAL company Task: The development of a machine vision system for license plate manufacturing quality control Research and teaching assistant in the Institute of Control and Information Engineering, Poznan University of Technology

2 Research projects: Investigator in in the research project nr 2013/09/B/ST7/01583 New simultaneous localization and mapping method with RGB-D data for precise navigation of autonomous robots in complex environments funded by the Polish National Science Centre Investigator in in the research project nr 2011/03/N/ST6/03022 New concept of the network of smart cameras with enchanced autonomy for automatic surveillance systems funded by the Polish National Science Centre Investigator in in the research project nr N/ST7/05940 The generalized, multirobot framework for an augmented, visual simultaneous localization and mapping system funded by the Polish National Science Centre Main developer in the research project nr N N : Implementation of a fast embedded system for image analysis using FPGA technology, for application in mobile systems funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Developer in the research project nr N N : An autonomous walking robot with a multisensor perception system for patrol missions in complicated indoor and ill-structured outdoor environments funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Main developer in the research project nr 3 T11E041 27: A new control system for functional electrical stimulation applied to the rehabilitation of locomotion functions for patients with muscle group strokes funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Awards and achievements: Scholarship within the project Scholarship support for PhD students specializing in majors strategic for Wielkopolska's development, Submeasure Human Capital Operational Programme, co-financed by European Union under the European Social Fund 2011 Laureate of the Scientist in business enterprise internships for scholars programme organized by the Poznan City Council in the Sub-measure Human Capital Operational Programme, co-financed by European Union under the European Social Fund 2009 Granted the Best lecturer award from the Student Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology 2008 now Supervisor of the Xilinx University Program initiative at the Institute of Control and Information Engineering, Poznan University of Technology Supervisor of the student s scientific organization CybAiR

3 2006 Distinction in the Open Door contest for the best MSc theses organized by the Polish State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled People Promotional activities: 2013 Shows and demos during the Researcher s Night 2011 Shows and demos during the Researcher s Night 2010 Shows and demos during the Researcher s Night 2005 now Numerous multi-lecture open courses for the CybAiR student science organization, topics of which include: embedded systems, computer vision, electronics Co-founder and co-organizer of the CybAiRBot annual robotics festival at the Poznan University of Technology Memberships, committees and reviews: Memberships: IEEE (Signal Processing Society) International Carnivorous Plants Society Committees: International Conference on Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems Organizing Committee, Program Committee (2013) International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, special session Pattern recognition and image processing in robotics Organizing Committee (2012) Conference reviews: International Conference On Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (2012, 2013) International Conference on Computer Recognition Systems (2013) International Conference on Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (2013) Journal reviews: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (2012, 2013, 2014) Journal of Infrared Physics and Technology (2010)

4 Skills: Language: Polish (native), English (fluent), German (basic) Programming: Other: C/C++, Matlab, Python, VHDL embedded system design, FPGA design, PCB layout, test and measurement equipment List of publications: 1. Schmidt A., Kraft M., The Impact of the Image Feature Detector and Descriptor Choice on Visual SLAM Accuracy, in Image Processing & Communications Challenges 6, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 313 (1), 2015, pp Kraft M., Nowicki M., Schmidt A., Skrzypczynski P., Efektywne wykorzystanie danych RGB-D w systemie samolokalizacji na podstawie cech punktowych, Prace Naukowe Politechniki Warszawskiej, Elektronika, 194(1), 2014, pp Schmidt A., Kasiński A., Kraft M., Fularz M., Domagała Z., Calibration of the Multi-camera Navigation Benchmarking Registration System for Visual Navigation Benchmarking, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 11(83), 2014, pp Schmidt A., Kraft M., Fularz M., Domagała Z., Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping with Direct Orientation Change Measurements, in Man-Machine Interactions 3, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 242, 2014, pp Walas K., Schmidt A., Kraft M., Fularz M., Hardware implementation of ground classification for a walking robot, in Proceedings of 9th Workshop on Robot Motion and Control (RoMoCo), 2013, pp Schmidt A., Fularz M., Kraft M., Kasiński A., Nowicki M., An indoor RGB-D dataset for the evaluation of robot navigation algorithms, in Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 8192, 2013, pp Horla D., Lewandowski R., Schmidt A., Kraft M., Giernacki W., Active Vibration Reduction System Optimal Control Using Linear Matrix Inequalities with No Directional Change in Controls 15(6), Wiley, 2013, pp Schmidt A., Kraft M., Fularz M., Domagała Z., On Augmenting The Visual SLAM with Direct Orientation Measurement Using The 5-point Algorithm, Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems JAMRIS 7(1), 2013, pp Schmidt A., Kraft M., Fularz M., Domagała Z., Comparative Assessment Of Point Feature Detectors And Descriptors In The Context Of Robot Navigation, Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems JAMRIS 7(1), 2013, pp Schmidt A., Kraft M., Fularz M., Domagała Z., The Registration System For The Evaluation Of Indoor Visual Slam And Odometry Algorithms, Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems JAMRIS 7(2), 2013, pp Kraft M., Fularz M., Kaczmarek P., Schmidt A., A Hardware System For Muscle Force And Tiredness Estimation From Electromyographic Signal, Pomiary, Automatyka, Kontrola, 07/2012, pp FPGA Implementation of the Robust Essential Matrix Estimation with RANSAC and the 8- Point and the 5-Point Method, Fularz M., Kraft M., Schmidt A., Kasiński A., Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol (Facing The Multicore Challenge II), 2012, pp

5 13. Marek Kraft and Adam Schmidt, Simplifying SURF Feature Descriptor to Achieve Real-Time Performance, volume 95 of Advances in Soft Computing, pp , Springer, FPGA implementation of a multiprocessor system performing the RANSAC algorithm, M. Fularz, M. Kraft, Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola nr 8, 2011, pp Marek Kraft, Implementation of the Robot Ego-Motion Estimation Algorithm in FPGA Circuits, Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola, no. 8, 2011, pp M. Kraft, A. Kasiński, Implementation of the Robot Ego-Motion Estimation Algorithm with FPGA Circuits, Proc. Of the 10th IFAC Workshop on Programmable Devices and Embedded Systems, Pszczyna, 2010, pp Schmidt A., Kraft M., Kasiński A., An Evaluation of Image Feature Detectors and Descriptors for Robot, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol (Computer Vision and Graphics), 2010, pp M. Kraft, Combined software-hardware implementation of the RANSAC algorithm for fundamental matrix estimation, Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola, nr 7, 2010, pp M. Kraft, M. Fularz, Hardware implementation of background subtraction algorithm, Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola, nr 7, 2010, pp M. Kraft, Perspektywy wykorzystania reprogramowalnych układów cyfrowych w systemach wizyjnych robotów mobilnych, Pomiary Automatyka Robotyka, nr 2, Marek Kraft, Michał Fularz, Comparison of hardware implementations of two popular corner detectors, Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola 08/2009, pp , Sigma NOT 22. Piotr Kaczmarek, Andrzej Kasiński, Marek Kraft, Przemysław Mazurkiewicz, A reconfigurable system for movement rehabilitation and diagnostics with FES, Proc. of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, BIODEVICES, pp , Funchal, Portugal Marek Kraft, Adam Schmidt, Andrzej Kasiński, High-speed image feature detection using FPGA implementation of FAST algorithm, Proc. Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP 2008), Madeira, Portugal, pp , Marek Kraft, Andrzej Kasiński, System wizyjny wspomagany rekonfigurowalnym układem sprzętowym, Prace Naukowe. Elektronika: Problemy Robotyki Tom I / Politechnika Warszawska. 2008, No. 166, pp Marek Kraft, Andrzej Kasiński, Morphological Edge Detection Algorithm and Its Hardware Implementation, volume 45 of Advances in Soft Computing, pp , Springer, Marek Kraft, FPGA Implementations of Image Processing Algorithms for Real-Time Computer Vision Systems, Studies in Automation and Information Technology, Vol. 32, pp , Wydawnictwo Poznańskiego Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk, Marek Kraft, Andrzej Kasiński, Improved Median Filter Using Conditional Technique and Its Hardware Implementation, Proc. of the 15th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO'2007), Poznań, Poland, pp , Marek Kraft, Andrzej Kasiński and Filip Ponulak Design of the Spiking Neuron Having Learning Capabilities Based on FPGA Circuits, Proc. of the 3rd IFAC Workshop on Discrete-Event System Design, DESDes'06, Rydzyna, Poland, pp , Piotr Kaczmarek, Przemysław Mazurkiewicz, Marek Kraft, Functional Electrical Stimulation System - Hardware and Application Issues, Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Signals and Electronic Systems ICSES 2006, pp , Łódz, Poland, Andrzej Kasiński, Marek Kraft, The Design of a Compact LIF-Neuron Circuit in FPGA to Enable Implementation of Large-Scale Spiking Neuron Networks with Learning Capabilities, Proc. of the 8th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing ICAISC 2006, Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, Zakopane, Poland, pp , 2006.

6 31. Marek Kraft, Filip Ponulak and Andrzej Kasiński. FPGA Implementation of ReSuMe Learning in Spiking Neural Networks, Proc. of EPFL LATSIS Symposium 2006, Dynamical principles for neuroscience and intelligent biomimetic devices, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp.97-98, Number of citations according to Google Scholar: 68 (H-index: 4)