Dr Borys Łukasik works as Head of Aircraft Propulsion Systems Department at Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, the Polish National Research and Development Center for Aeronautics. Łukasik’s mission is to develop institute’s competencies in the field of advanced aircraft propulsion systems, with the main focus on hybrid/electric propulsions, rotating detonation engines and others. Dr Łukasik is also a project leader of the Boundary Layer Ingesting Fan research program.

In addition to the prior responsibilities he serves as a co-chair of NATO AVT Research Task Group 310 ‘Hybrid/Electric Aircraft Design and STAndards for Research and Technology (HEADSTART)’.

Dr Łukasik is a member of Polish Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, as well as a member of European Aeronautics Science Network.