Piotr Malkowski graduated as a mining engineer in 1993. Now, he holds a professorship at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resources Management (former Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering) in the Department of Geomechanics, Civil Engineering and Geotechnics. He deals with rock mechanics, rock engineering, underground mining, mining support, ground control and rockbursts. He is the expert of the Polish State Mining Authority in rockbolting, rockburst hazard analysis, and pit-shaft lining design. He is the co-author of over 350 projects and reports on coal mines. He is also the author and co-author of 6 monographs and over 210 papers. Section Editor in Archives of Mining Sciences journal. The member of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Editorial Board.