Jarosław Szóstka

Poznań University of Technology

Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications

ul.Polanka 3

60-965 Poznań

Poland

e-mail: jaroslaw.szostka@put.poznan.pl

Jarosław Szóstka received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Poznań University of Technology in 1990 and 1996, respectively. His main areas of interest are:

  • radio communication system design
  • antennas
  • radio wave propagation
  • microwaves
  • electromagnetic compatibility
  • cable TV
  • RF electronics.


He is the author of the books: "Waves and Antennas" (in Polish; 1st edition 2000, 2nd edition 2001, 3rd edition 2006, 500 pages), "Microwaves" (in Polish; 1st edition 2006, 350 pages), "Line-of-sight radio-relay  links" (in Polish; 1st edition 2011, 190 pages) and "Wireless Metrology" (in Polish; 1st edition in 2021, 320 pages). He is also the co-author of the US patent (8,856,850), the EU patents (EP 2519015 B1 and EP 2384015 B1) and the Polish patents (P.219681 and P.227094) concerning the method of tagging signals used for leakage detection and measurement in cable TV and xDSL networks.


Co-operation with industry

- co-operation with General Motors Research and Development Center, Warren, MI, USA - vehicle antennas

- research engineer in Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni (currently TIM Lab), Turin, Italy - microstrip antennas

- design of the national trunked radio system (MPT1327) and microwave links for 33 districts of the Central Energy Plant System (Zakłady Energetyczne) in Poland

- co-operation with the cable TV operator ELSAT, Poznań, Poland
- digital TV, electromagnetic compatibility,  return path interactive services, cable TV measurements, professional trainings of CATV technicians and engineers

- co-operation with KABELKOM, Bielsko-Biała, Poland - the head of the accredited measurement laboratory (propagation measurements - the first and only accreditation in Poland and probably in Europe, leakage measurements from cable TV networks), digital TV, electromagnetic compatibility, development of StealthExplorer - automatic leakage measurements and leakage meters, DVB-T/H and WiMAX measurements, propagation measurements (e.g., for MOTOROLA, TP EmiTel), integration of measurement systems, return path interactive services, cable TV measurements, professional trainings of CATV/DVB-T/H technicians and engineers


- co-operation with  TELE-COM, Poznań, Poland - design of trunked radio systems (analog and digital), DVB-T/H systems, GSM, microwave links, broadcasting stations, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) systems, measurements of antenna installations and radio equipment, consulting in the area of radio communications and electromagnetic compatibility

- professional courses, presentations, projects on radio communication, microwaves, antennas, propagation, electromagnetic compatibility, digital TV for the biggest Telecom operator (Telekomunikacja Polska SA, TP EmiTel), Lucent Technologies, the mobile phone operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (ERA GSM - currently T-Mobile), the government agency Office of Telecommunications and Post Regulation (currently Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej -  Office of Electronic Communication), cable TV operators (UPC Poland/Switzerland/Norway/France/Ireland/Hungary, Multimedia), public TV (Telewizja Polska S.A.), OSP POLPAGER (SFERIA network), DVB-H operator (INFO-TV-FM)

- interpreting of technical presentations  and translations of technical books, user's manuals, brochures, catalogues, etc.
- technical opinions (including Police and courts) on electronic equipment (radio, TV, radio communication and cable TV systems), measurements of electromagnetic fields (for occupational & environmental  hazard assessment, leakage from cable TV, radio coverage)