**About the Editors**

#### **Adam Pi ´orkowski**

Adam Piorkowski obtained a PhD in computer science in 2005. In 2015, he obtained a ´ post-doctoral degree in biomedical engineering, and in 2019, he became a professor at AGH in Krakow. He has been involved in medical image processing since 2003. He is particularly interested in segmentation, normalization and textural analysis of this type of data. He has been involved in medical image processing since 2003. He is particularly interested in segmentation, normalization and textural analysis of this type of data. He conducts scientific projects generally related to medical informatics. He is also an active programmer.

#### **Rafał Obuchowicz**

Rafał Obuchowicz currently works in the Department of Radiology of the University Hospital, Krakow, and heads the Imaging Diagnostics department at Lux Med, Krakow. His professional interests are focused on the problems of focal change detection and shape detection in various radiological techniques using classical methods and deep learning machine algorithms. The result of the work undertaken in this direction is the NCBiR project: "XR-AI A diagnostic browser for radiology with computer-aided use of artificial intelligence," of which he is the originator and head of the medical team. He also has a professional interest in analyzing image quality using MR and X-ray techniques, resulting in the completed habilitation procedure entitled: "Analysis and parametrization of information in selected techniques of radiological diagnostics." His hobbies include environmental psychology, history, ecology, and urbanization, and he is the husband of Barbra and father of Isabella and Wiktor.

#### **Andrzej Urbanik**

Andrzej Urbanik is a Senior Professor in the Department of Radiology at Jagiellonian University Medical College. He was awarded the title of Radiology Specialist in 1991 and was appointed the Head of the Chair of Radiology (Jagiellonian University Medical College) in 1998. Until 2022, he was the Head of the Radiology Department of the University Hospital, Krakow. During this period, he also served as the Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the University Hospital in Krakow. Moreover, he founded the Electroradiology field at the Medical Faculty of the University of Rzeszow. He has produced 344 publications during his scientific activities, including peer-reviewed ´ Polish and international journal articles, book chapters, and video/CD films. He has published 716 abstracts of presentations at Polish (459) and international (257) congresses, has supervised the completion of 24 doctoral theses, and is the tutor of four professors. Furthermore, he supervises five habilitation programs and is the head of specialization internships for 18 doctors.

#### **Michał Strzelecki**

Prof. Michał Strzelecki has been employed at the Institute of Electronics, Lodz University of Technology (TUL) since 1988, and since 2007 has been a Full Professor. In the years 2004–2019, he was Deputy Director of the Institute for Teaching and Research. He also served as Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering, TUL until 2020. His scientific interests include the processing and analysis of biomedical signals and images, data analysis methods, and artificial intelligence. In particular, he is interested in issues related to image texture analysis and the applications and hardware implementations of artificial neural networks. He also works on the development of software aimed at support of medical imaging diagnostics. Within these interests, Prof. Strzelecki conducts extensive cooperation with domestic and foreign medical universities on the construction and development of systems supporting the diagnostic process. He has participated in numerous international research programs, including COST B21, BM1103, TD1007 (a member of the Management Committee), DGF, 7FP and projects funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) and the National Centre for Research and Development (Poland). He is the author and co-author of more than 200 scientific publications. In 2006–2008, he was employed at the Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea as a Visiting Professor.
