Stanisław Szweda, PhD, DSc, professor at the KOMAG Institute from 2011 is employed at the KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Gliwice, Poland, at the Advisory Team. Silesian University of Technology, Mining and Geology Faculty graduate: MSc (1974), PhD (1981), DSc (2005). From 1974 to 2017 was employed at the Mining and Geology Faculty of Silesian University of Technology. Research interests: analysis of the strain and stress state of mining machine elements, selection of powered roof support for local geological and mining conditions, determination of static and dynamic load of shield supports in a longwall. As a member of scientific team, he has been awarded medals at 7 prestigious innovation exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He is the author and co-author of 6 monographs, over 70 articles in domestic and foreign scientific journals and over 70 papers at national and international conferences. He gained 11 patents.