Dr. Barbara Lednicka, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland. She received her M.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Gdańsk in 2003 and earned a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (Oceanology) from the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2014. She has also completed postgraduate studies in Research and Development Project Management, Risk Management in the Offshore Extractive and Wind Energy Industry, and Offshore Wind Energy. Her research interests focus on aquatic environments, ocean optics, remote sensing of marine and inland waters, water quality assessment, environmental monitoring, and optical properties of natural waters. She has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications in leading international journals, including Remote Sensing, Scientific Reports, Optics Express, Sensors, Water, Oceanologia, and TransNav. Her recent research has concentrated on remote sensing reflectance modelling, bio-optical and inherent optical properties of water bodies, optical detection of oil pollution, Monte Carlo radiative transfer modelling, and the application of remote sensing techniques to aquatic ecosystem monitoring. Dr. Lednicka has participated in several national and international research projects, including SatBałtyk and NORDFLUX, as well as projects related to marine environmental monitoring and offshore wind energy development in the Baltic Sea