Finland
Rafal Piotr Jastrzebski (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in microelectronics from the Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland, in 2002, and the D.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Lappeenranta, Finland, in 2007. He worked as researcher in Poland, Germany, Japan, and Finland. He is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Turku (UTU), Turku, Finland. At UTU he is responsible for curricula planning and teaching in BSc Automation Engineering, in MSc Industrial Systems and MSc Electric Powertrain programs/tracks. His research interests include mechatronic systems, digital control, optimal control, energy applications, active magnetic bearings, magnetic levitation systems, bearingless machines, electric machines design, electric drivetrains. Dr. Jastrzebski was an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher from 2009 to 2011 and an Academy Research Fellow from 2013 to 2018. UTU Administrative responsibilities Automation Engineering BSc in 2023, 2024 and delegated to others in 2024. Automation Engineering, MSc Track: Electric Powertrain Systems 2023- Automation Engineering, MSc Track: Industrial Systems Engineering, 2023-2026 Courses Taught ATEK0028 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (2025-) Responsible teacher at UTU ATEK0019 Fundamentals of Control Engineering (2025-) Responsible teacher at UTU ATEK0020 Magnetic Suspension and Levitation Systems (2026-) Responsible teacher at UTU ATEK0012 Model-Based Optimal Control (2027-) Responsible teacher at UTU ATEK0030 Project course in automation engineering (2026-) at UTU ATEK0001 Fundamentals of Electrical and Automation Engineering (2023-2024) 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 Work profiles https://www.utu.fi/en/people/rafal-jastrzebski https://www.lut.fi/en/profiles/rafal-jastrzebski
Modelling and control of electromechanical systems
Some leaves of absence / some part time
Few short and long term visits up to 8 months at a time