Robert Banasiak earned a Ph.D. in environmental engineering at Wrocław University of Life Sciences in 2000 (thesis title: 'Suspended sediment transport in open channels'). From 2000 to 2008, he worked at Ghent University in the Hydraulics Laboratory, and since 2010, he has been working at the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, initially in the Centre for Flood Modelling, currently in the Hydrology and Water Resources Management Unit. His main research areas are sediment transport in rivers and sewers, hydraulic engineering, flood hazard and risk management, and hydraulic modeling. Dr. Banasiak obtained a habilitation degree in 2016. He is the author of over 60 scientific papers and numerous technical reports.