Izabela LubowieckaView profile
Professor
Prof. Izabela Lubowiecka serves as a Professor at the Department of Structural Mechanics within the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology. Her office is located in the Main Building (room 467A) with contact details including email lubow@pg.edu.pl and phone (58) 348 64 08. She maintains an active research profile with current projects and recent publications through 2025. Her research spans computational biomechanics with specific focus on abdominal wall mechanics, hernia repair systems, and temporomandibular joint analysis. She integrates structural engineering principles with medical applications through advanced computational modeling, uncertainty quantification, and machine learning techniques. Key methodologies include Self-Organising Maps for biomechanical data clustering and digital image correlation for in vivo strain analysis, targeting improvements in medical device design and surgical outcomes. Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate consistent interdisciplinary work bridging engineering and clinical medicine. Core themes include mechanical compatibility optimization of hernia implants, failure analysis of surgical mesh systems, and machine learning applications for identifying biomechanically similar tissue regions. This research emphasizes patient-specific modeling through uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis to address clinical challenges like hernia recurrence. Prof. Lubowiecka secures significant research funding through national programs: Mechanics of anterior abdominal wall in optimisation of hernia treatment : OPUS project (UMO-2017/27/B/ST8/02518) since 2018 3D-JAW : TMJ modeling for dental applications (POIR.04.01.02-00-0029/17-00) since 2017 Geometric-strength analysis of historical carpentry joints : OPUS project (UMO-2015/17/B/ST8/03260) since 2016 She leads a research team collaborating with medical professionals on translating computational biomechanics into clinical solutions for hernia repair and dental prosthetics, with emphasis on practical implementation of research findings.



