Malgorzata Kurcjusz-Gzowska PL
https://pl.linkedin.com/in/malgorzata-kurcjusz
Pilsudskiego | 05-091 Warsaw
Małgorzata focuses on the application of artificial intelligence (AI), parametric design and Building Information Modelling technologies within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. Her work explores computational and data-driven methods to support more sustainable and performance-oriented design processes. She is interested in integrating simulation, optimization techniques and machine learning into the early stages of engineering and design workflows.
Education
2022-present PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Research focus: AI in AEC industry, thesis: “Adaptation of selected structural and material optimization methods in the parametric and algorithmic design of contemporary architectural forms”
2024-present Master of Data Science Candidate, Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology, thesis: “Automatic generation of architectural floor plans using artificial intelligence”
2017-2024 Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, specialization: Structural Engineering
2020-2022 Master of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, finished with honours and excellent grade, specialization: Information Architecture
2016-2020 Bachelor of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology
2014-2016 International Baccalaureate
Employment
2024-present Structural Technician, Cundall, automation of processes, parametric scripts, Building Information Modelling
2023-2024 Junior Structural Technician, Cundall, parametric scripts, Building Information Modelling
2022-2023 BIM Engineer, Gulermak, Building Information Modelling – metro M2 in Warsaw
2021-2022 Assistant Architect, Aecom, Building Information Modelling
2018-2022 BIM Modeller, M2 Krzysztof Iżel
Teaching and Advising Experience
2024-present Research Assistant, Institute of Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Teaching courses: Computer Aided Designing Processes, BIM, BIM in Civil Engineering, BIM - Integration of Design Processes, Structural Design Basics, Wood Design in BIM, AutoCAD, Civil Engineering.
International Cooperation - Academic Mobility and Research Stays
Completed:
2026 Fulbright Junior Research Award 2025-2026, Research Stay at University of California, Berkeley, USA, “Enhancing Sustainability through Building Information Modeling (BIM)”, 26.02-25.06.2026
2025 “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Design: Exploration of Data Types and Methods of Processing”, Own Scholarship Fund of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Research Stay at the Lisbon School of Architecture of Lisbon University, 19.06-18.09.2025
2025 “Ethics & Epistemology of AI” (Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme) at Technical University of Berlin 28.04-2.05.2025 (onsite) and 7.05-11.06.2025 (online)
2021-2022 SUGAR Global Innovation Course project, Warsaw University of Technology/San Francisco State University, 1.10.2021-1.06.2022 (the project was carried out online, with two research stays)
2021 PBL project, AEC Global Teamwork at Stanford University, 15.01-20.05.2021 (the project was entirely carried out online due to the Covid-19 pandemic).
Awarded:
2026 DAAD Research Scholarship, “Using Artificial Intelligence tools to support the reconstruction of historic buildings based on incomplete Historical Building Modelling (HBIM) data”, at Hochschule Mainz – U of Applied Sciences, 15.09-14.12.2026
2026 NAWA Bekker, research stay at University of Cambridge, “AI-Powered Floor Plan Design: Learning Spatial Adjacency Patterns Using Deep Neural Networks”, 8.08-7.11.2026
2026 PROM NAWA, “Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Computational Design”, University of Stuttgart, 20-24.07.26
Scientific Conference Presentations (as Presenting Researcher)
• Kurcjusz, M. (2025) Parametric Tools for Adaptive Structural Design - A Comparison of Grasshopper and Dynamo, Innovative Structural Systems in Architecture, Wrocław 14-15.11.25
• Kurcjusz, M., Stefańska, A. (2025), The Impact of Geometry on Solar Gain in Energy-Efficient Parametric Architecture, Digital Architecture Research DARe, Bialystok University of Technology, Białystok 4-6.06.25
• Kurcjusz, M. (2025), Increasing Energy Efficiency Through Machine Learning in Architectural Design Optimisation, GreenAI Nexus, Sharad Institute of Technology College of Engineering, India 26.04.25, Keynote Speaker
• Kurcjusz, M. (2024) Modeling and forecasting the impact of suburbanization on light pollution using artificial intelligence: Case study of valuable natural areas in Warsaw, IV Interdisciplinary Conference „Warszawa w świetle badań naukowych”, University of Warsaw, 28-29.11.2024
• Kurcjusz, M., Stefańska, A. & Vaverkova, M. (2024). Exploring the impact of artificial intelligence for sustainable engineering: A review of current directions. 5th Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE 2024). Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 5.07.2024
• Kurcjusz, M., Stefańska, A., Pasternak, G., & Koda, E., (2024) Comprehensive Analysis of Light Pollution in Urbanized Areas: A Case Study in Warsaw, 5th International Conference On Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials And Sustainable Engineering EGRWSE-2024, 4.07.24
• Kurcjusz, M. (2024). Impact of light pollution on the natural environment. 6th Polish National Conference "The natural environment as an area of research". Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, 27.05.2024
• Kurcjusz, M. & Stefańska, A. (2024) Selected aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in architectural design. ARCHRESCI (Architecture Research Science). Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 20.04.2024
• Kurcjusz, M., & Stefańska, A. (2023). The use of artificial intelligence in light pollution analyses. Redefining Cities in View of Climatic Changes 2023. Warsaw University of Technology, 8.12.2023
• Kurcjusz, M. (2022). Form. Function. Structure, 2022, 2nd International Conference on Interactive Design, Architecture and Engineering (ICIDAE 2022), Warsaw University of Technology, 25-27.05.2022
• Szmołda K., Kurcjusz M. & Buczkowska J. (2021). The Interdisciplinary Approach to Free-Form Canopies Optimisation in Terms of Geometrical and Structural Logic Design, 2nd International Conference on Building Science, Technology and Sustainability (ICBSTS 2021). Warsaw University of Technology, 27-29.10.2021, awarded 1st place for Excellent Oral Presentation
Poster Conference Presentations
• Kurcjusz, M., & Januszkiewicz, P. (2024). Poster presentation, Application of the R-CNN Algorithm for Street Light Detection as a Light Pollution Estimation Tool, ML in PL 2024
Research Grants and Projects
Principal Investigator (PI):
• “AI-Powered Floor Plan Design: Learning Spatial Adjacency Patterns Using Deep Neural Networks” at University of Cambridge, awarded and planned for 8.08-7.11.2026
• „Enhancing Sustainability through Building Information Modeling (BIM)”, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 26.02-25.06.2026
• „AI for Utilities and Urban Building Management” in collaboration with the capital city of Warsaw, 1.01-31.12.2026
• “Disaster Tracker” development of an AI-driven system for predicting extreme weather events and generating actionable safety recommendations based on ERA5 data, supporting climate risk awareness and decision-making, PI: Kurcjusz, M, Team: Jakimiuk, A., Zieliński, D., 2025
• “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Design: Exploration of Data Types and Methods of Processing”, 19.06-18.09.2025
• „Modeling and forecasting the impact of suburbanization on light pollution using artificial intelligence: Case study of valuable natural areas in Warsaw” in collaboration with the capital city of Warsaw, 1.11.2023-31.10.2024
• Cundall Digital Challenge for a parametric script optimizing the arrangement of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of buildings. PI: Kurcjusz-Gzowska, M., Team: Nowak, K., Mikulska, K., 2023
• "The Challenge that Unites", Builder for Future. Design of a footbridge over the railway tracks of the Western Railway Station in Warsaw and an urban design of the surrounding area. PI: Kurcjusz, M., Team: Klonecka, A., Racięcka, H., 2021
WUT Rector Grants – Contractor Role:
• Contractor of the Rector's Grant of the Warsaw University of Technology (2022/2023): Energy recycling, analysis of selected aspects of energy recovery from a highly urbanized environment, in the Structural Architecture Scientific Club, grant manager: Anna Stefańska
• Contractor of the Rector's Grant of the Warsaw University of Technology (2020/2021): Development of an academic project of a transport hub modeled on the Central Communication Port, in the Structural Architecture Scientific Club, grant manager: Sylwester Gładyś
Honors and Awards
• NAWA Bekker 2026
• Fulbright Junior Research Award 2025-2026
• Scholarship of the capital city of Warsaw for PhD Candidates (2025/2026)
• Finalist (Top Ten) of the European Universities Competition on Artificial Intelligence to Promote Sustainable Development and Address Climate Change, Team Leader, 2025
• Finalist of the 17th Nationwide Intercollegiate Young Masters Competition, Team Leader, Poland, 2025
• Finalist (1 out of 10) of Student Nobel 2025 in Technical Sciences, Poland
• NASK (Research and Academic Computer Network) Scholarship 2025 - Club of Digital Opportunities
• 2nd place in the team competition for the concept design of the modernisation of the SGGW Water Centre building and its surroundings, 2025
• Scholarship of the capital city of Warsaw for PhD Candidates (2023/2024)
• Top 5 Featured Work IDOCOS (Innovative Doctoral Courses for sustainability) - Digital Transformation Course for Doctoral Students - Implementing BIM Digital Transformation For Sustainable Development Through Projects In Architecture, 2023
• 3rd place in the international company competition Cundall Creative Fest 2023 in the Out of the Box Innovation category for a project written in Python using AI: “Cundall_AI_Bot”.
• 1st place in the international company competition Cundall Digital Challenge 2023 for a parametric script optimizing the arrangement of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of buildings. Team Leader
• Finished master's in architecture with Honors and Excellent Grade
• 1st distinction in the national competition, 2021, "The Challenge that Unites", Builder for Future, Team Leader
• Finalist of the national Young Design 2021 - Lem Year competition. Institute of Industrial Design, Warsaw.
• Warsaw University Technology Rector's scholarship for outstanding academic achievements in years: 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
Other significant achievements
Mentoring programs:
• Mentee at Girls Go Science! program by Perspektywy Women in Tech, 2025
• Mentee at Top Minds, Mentoring Program 2024 implemented by the Polish-American Fulbright Commission and the Top 500 Innovators Association. Mentor: prof. Ph.D. Maciej Capiński
• Mentee at Tech Leaders, Mentoring Program organized by Women in Technology Poland Community, 2024
University Science Clubs
• Founding member of the University Science Club of Structural Architecture at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (2023-24)
• Member of the University Science Club of Structural Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology (2021-23)
• Member of the University Science Club of Data Science at the Warsaw University of Technology (from 2023)
Others
• Project Management course by University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw (Navoica)
• AIDEAS course on AI Agents and practical applications in industry by Generator Pomysłów
• COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Member CA223145: „Architectural and Urban Ambiances of European Cities”
• COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Member CA22137: „Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network”
• Participation in the Interdepartmental Interdisciplinary BIM Project at the Warsaw University of Technology, 10/2020-02/2021
• Participation in the "Critical Sustainability" course in the summer semester 2021 at Technical University of Berlin
Community Involvement
• Mentor at the PBL Project, AEC Global Teamwork at Stanford University 2023-2024 and 2025-2026.
• Mentor at the SGGW with initiative “Your Start in a PhD”, 2026.
• Assisted in organizing the 5th Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials, and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE) 2024 Conference.
• Donated watercolor paintings to charity auctions to support various causes.
• Volunteered as a youth mentor, providing care for children and teenagers during summer and skiing camps.