Welcoming the guests, Prof. Marianna Jacyna, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Transport at the Warsaw University of Technology, emphasized the importance of cooperation with industry and responding to the needs of partners. This translates, among other things, into incorporating topics that address current market and broader environmental challenges into educational programs, ensuring that students are equipped with up-to-date knowledge. The Dean also highlighted the importance of having a strong laboratory base in the education of future experts and the significant role the new laboratory will play in that process.

“In all our educational programmes—both in the Transport field and in our two new post-graduate programmes—we are introducing or integrating topics related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, which today shape the way we perceive transport. When we think about transport, it is the 'backbone' of the economy. This laboratory will enable us to equip future engineers in transport and transport systems with new knowledge, including knowledge that will help counter crisis-related and cybersecurity threats,” said Prof. Marianna Jacyna.

Prof. Marianna Jacyna, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Transport at the Warsaw University of Technology

According to Prof. Robert Zalewski, PhD, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, for the Warsaw University of Technology—as a university engaged both in research and in educating future personnel—educating students in the area of security is of great importance.

“Physical threats, cyber threats, and social threats resulting from migration and destabilisation are current issues, and unfortunately, we will be facing them in the near future. We believe that, although we will be prepared, we will not have to apply this knowledge in practice, and that—as a country—we will be able to avoid these threats,” said Prof. Robert Zalewski.

Prof. Robert Zalewski, PhD, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs

Col. Jarosław Cymerski, PhD, from the State Protection Service, explained that security is an issue that concerns everyone, and each of us bears responsibility for the safety of the state. He emphasized the crucial role of training future experts and equipping them with comprehensive knowledge—something the newly opened laboratory at the WUT is designed to support.

“Building state resilience requires cooperation—not only in the fields of education, science, and development, but also in terms of the practical knowledge that must be acquired. We are meeting at a university that shapes students. Students are those representatives who should possess this knowledge both theoretically and practically. They should know how to manage systems, how to operate them, and in doing so, contribute to the protection of national security. The laboratory being established is a tool that offers the opportunity to build professional personnel who, thanks to their competencies, will be able to properly manage and oversee elements of critical infrastructure. This is a key element in responding to the challenges facing the security system—not only in terms of critical infrastructure itself, but also in terms of the broader national security system,” emphasized Col. Cymerski.

Col. Jarosław Cymerski, PhD, from the State Protection Service

Ignacy Góra, PhD, President of the Office of Rail Transport, thanked the authorities of WUT's Faculty of Transport for responding to market needs as well as to the challenges and threats emerging in the field of transport.

“I am deeply convinced that there is real potential for this system to be applied in the railway sector as well—in the space of rail transport. Identifying threats, assessing risks, and taking appropriate action based on those two elements are incredibly important. It is also essential that we, as institutions and entities operating in the railway and transport market, do not waste time on training future personnel merely in how to identify these threats, but instead ensure that we already have a well-prepared personnel.”

What is the JAŚMIN system?

Adam Dynasiński from TELDAT pointed out that the Warsaw University of Technology is the tenth scientific unit—and the first technical university in Poland—where the company has installed a laboratory for the Automated Multilevel Crisis Management System JAŚMIN. He briefly introduced the system and its capabilities, and discussed the significance of the laboratory in the context of developing the competencies of WUT students.

“This is the first technical university to be equipped with such a laboratory. The system is designed to support institutions and services involved in the full spectrum of crisis management: prevention, response, and control of unforeseen situations. The system installed here enables students to engage in civil planning, organize operations, manage road, critical, and energy infrastructure, monitor and conduct analyses, as well as acquire video streams and all the data and information needed to prevent crises, manage them effectively, and mitigate their consequences,” explained Adam Dynasiński.

The expert emphasized that the system is useful for all uniformed services in the country, for crisis management centers, and for ministries. It is a multilevel system—operating at all levels, from municipal to national. It addresses various types of threats, including floods, fires, earthquakes, mass events, and critical infrastructure failures. Importantly, the system has the capability to integrate other systems already in operation—it functions as a tool that collects data from other systems and serves as a single, central source supporting the supervision of crisis situations.

Among the most significant events in which the JAŚMIN system was used were the response efforts during the flood that struck southern Poland last year and the migration crisis following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. One of the system’s key advantages is the ease of uploading and transferring data, which allows it to be immediately shared with all relevant services. Another strength is its adaptability—the system’s capabilities can be tailored to new tasks. For example, its ability to record and catalogue historical monuments proved helpful during the flood response.

“The system allows for the reception of data from a wide range of other systems: satellite sources such as Copernicus and POLSA, road information from the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA), and data related to the railway network. Based on this information, it becomes easier to manage an operation, resources, and assets. This enables us, while controlling a response operation, to supervise even our own vehicles involved in the mission—and to have everything displayed on a single map layer during monitoring,” added Adam Dynasiński.

The system is designed in such a way that it can exchange data with military systems and process it within the civilian system for use by uniformed services. It also features an analytical module for processing various types of data. Additionally, thanks to a mobile application integrated with the system, it allows users to share their location, transmit video signals, and communicate via a chat module.

After the ceremonial ribbon-cutting, event participants had the opportunity to test the new laboratory. It will be connected with other laboratories at the Faculty of Transport—the Laboratory of Railway Traffic Organization and Management of Intermodal Terminal, and the Simulation and Teleinformatics Laboratory for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). As a result, students will have an even broader opportunity to apply the system's capabilities in their training process.