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The Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences has been published bimonthly by the Division IV Engineering Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences since the establishment of PAS in 1952. The journal is peer-reviewed and issued in electronic format. It aims to publish original, high-quality papers from multidisciplinary engineering sciences, with preferred topics including:

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  • Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology,
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Abbreviated title: Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci.
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Editorial Board 2023-2025

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A. Rogalski, Military University of Technology

Honorary (Past) Editor-in Chief:

T. Kaczorek, Warsaw University of Technology

M.P. Kaźmierkowski, Warsaw University of Technology

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B. Błachowski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAN

M. Mrozowski, Gdansk University of Technology

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Artificial and Computational Intelligence

B. Sawicki and S. Osowski, Warsaw University of Technology

Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology

P. Ładyżyński, Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering PAN

Civil Engineering

L. Czarnecki, Building Research Institute, ITB, Warsaw

Ł. Sadowski, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Control, Robotics and Informatics

J. Klamka and A. Babiarz, Silesian Technical University

J. Stefanowski, Poznan University of Technology

Electronics, Telecommunication and Optoelectronics

M. Mrozowski, Gdansk University of Technology

P. Kryszkiewicz, Poznan University of Technology

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Thermodynamics

B. Błachowski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAN

G. Zboiński, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery PAN and University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Materials Science and Nanotechnology

P. Zięba and P. Czaja, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science PAN

Power Systems and Power Electronics

J. Rąbkowski and M. Jasiński, Warsaw University of Technology

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R. Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, USA

Xu Binshi, China Association of Plant Engineering, Beijing, P.R. China

F. Blaabjerg, Aalborg University, Denmark

C. Cecati, University of L’Aquila, Italy

A. Cichocki, RIKEN Institute, Tokyo, Japan

M. David, National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France

R. Ebner, Materials Centre Leoben, Leoben, Austria

E. Fornasini, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

L.G. Franquelo, University of Sevilla, Spain

M. Gad-el-Hak, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

M. Giersig, Free University of Berlin, Germany

D. van Gemert, Catholic University Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

L. Keviczky, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

V. Kučera, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

R. Kennel, Technical University Munich, Germany

T.A. Kowalewski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAN

E. Levi, Liverpool John Moore University, UK

G. Maier, Technical University of Milan, Milan, Italy

K.F. Man, City University of Hong Kong,

R. Maniewski, Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering PAN

H.A. Mang, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria

H. Mihashi, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan

S. Mindess, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

D.A. Mlynski, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

A.S. Nowak, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

K. Ohnishi, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

A. Öberg, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

W. Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Canada

M. Razeghi, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

J. Rodriguez, University of Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

J.V. Sloten, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

B.M. Wilamowski, University of Auburn, Alabama, USA

A.L. Yarin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Du Xiangwan, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China

J. Żurada, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, USA

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Katarzyna Łasak, e-mail: Katarzyna.Lasak@pan.pl

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Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4

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Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4 | 1
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2 Computer Science vs. COVID-19
Aneta Afelt , Aleksander Byrski , Victor Calo , Tyll Krüger , Lech Madeyski , Wojciech Penczek
Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4 | e138096 | DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.138096
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Bibliography

  1.  Ł. Czekierda, F. Malawski, R. Straś, K. Zieliński, and S. Zieliński, “Leveraging cloud environment flexibility to smoothen the transition to remote teaching during covid-19 pandemic – a case study,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137934, 2021, doi: 10.24425/ bpasts.2021.137934.
  2.  A. Gryszczyńska, “The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on cybercrime,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137933, 2021, doi: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137933.
  3.  W. Jamroga, D. Mestel, P. Roenne, P. Ryan, and M. Skrobot, “A survey of requirements for covid-19 mitigation strategies,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137724, 2021, doi: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137724.
  4.  M. Gruda and M. Kędziora, “Analyzing and improving tools for supporting fighting against covid-19 based on prediction models and contact tracing,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137414, 2021, doi: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137414.
  5.  A. Bobowski, J. Cichoń, and M. Kutyłowski, “Extensions for apple-google exposure notification mechanism,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137126, 2021, doi: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137126.
  6.  M. Kozielski et al., “Enhancement of covid-19 symptom-based screening with quality-based classifier optimisation,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137349, 2021, doi: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137349.
  7.  M. Paciorek, D. Poklewski-Koziełł, K. Racoń-Leja, A. Byrski, M. Gyurkovich, and W. Turek, “Microscopic simulation of pedestrian traffic in urban environment under epidemic conditions,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137725, 2021, doi: 10.24425/ bpasts.2021.137725.
  8.  M. Łoś, M. Woźniak, I. Muga, and M. Paszyński, “Threedimensional simulations of the airborne covid-19 pathogens using the advection- diffusion model and alternating-directions implicit solver,” Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci. Tech. Sci., vol. 69, no. 4, p. e137125, 2021, doi: 10.24425/ bpasts.2021.137125.
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Authors and Affiliations

Aneta Afelt
1
Aleksander Byrski
2
ORCID: ORCID
Victor Calo
3
Tyll Krüger
4
Lech Madeyski
4
ORCID: ORCID
Wojciech Penczek
5
  1. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
  2. AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
  3. Curtin University, Perth, Australia
  4. Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
  5. Institute of Computer Science, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
3 Leveraging cloud environment flexibility to smoothen the transition to remote teaching during COVID-19 pandemic – a case study
Łukasz Czekierda , Filip Malawski , Robert Straś , Krzysztof Zieliński , Sławomir Zieliński
Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4 | e137934 | DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137934
Keywords: cloud COVID-19 pandemic collaboration remote teaching online classes
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Abstract

Cloud-based computational environments can offer elastic and flexible services to wide audiences. Małopolska Educational Cloud was originally developed to support the day-to-day collaboration of geographically scattered schools with universities which organized online classes, led by university teachers, as an amendment to face-to-face teaching. Due to the centralized management and ubiquitous access, both the set of services provided by MEC and their usage patterns can be adjusted rapidly. In this paper we show how – during the COVID-19 pandemic – the flexibility of Małopolska Educational Cloud was leveraged to speed up the transition from in-class to remote teaching, both in the classes and schools which were already involved in the MEC project, and newly added ones. We also discuss the actions that were required to support the smooth transition and draw conclusions for the future.
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Authors and Affiliations

Łukasz Czekierda
1
Filip Malawski
1
Robert Straś
1
Krzysztof Zieliński
1
ORCID: ORCID
Sławomir Zieliński
1
  1. AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
4 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybercrime
Agnieszka Gryszczyńska
Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4 | e137933 | DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137933
Keywords: cybersecurity cybercrime social engineering phishing identity theft COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by a cyber pandemic, involving changes in the modi operandi of perpetrators of various crimes, and an infodemic, associated with the spread of disinformation. The article analyses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybercrime and presents the latest research on the number of cybercrime cases in Poland and their growth dynamics. It determines the factors that contribute to the commission of a crime and prevent easy identification of criminals. It also suggests the legal and organisational changes that could reduce the number and effects of the most frequently recorded cyberattacks at a time of COVID-19. Particular attention is paid to legal problems of the growing phenomenon of identity theft, and the need to ensure better protection of users from phishing, including through education and proactive security measures consisting in blocking Internet domains used for fraudulent attempts to obtain data and financial resources.
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Agnieszka Gryszczyńska
5 A survey of requirements for COVID-19 mitigation strategies
Wojciech Jamroga , David Mestel , Peter B. Roenne , Peter Y.A. Ryan , Marjan Skrobot
Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4 | e137724 | DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137724
Keywords: COVID-19 mitigation strategies specification multi-agent logic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced virtually all aspects of our lives. Across the world, countries have applied various mitigation strategies, based on social, political, and technological instruments. We postulate that multi-agent systems can provide a common platform to study (and balance) their essential properties. We also show how to obtain a comprehensive list of the properties by “distilling” them from media snippets. Finally, we present a preliminary take on their formal specification, using ideas from multi-agent logics.
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