The Kaunas University of Technology community expresses its sincere condolences to the family during this painful and sorrowful time following the passing of a long-standing university employee, Director of the Prof. K. Baršauskas Ultrasound Research Institute, Professor at the faculty of Electrical and Electronics engineering, and a member of the University Senate, academician Prof. Dr. Liudas Mažeika.
Liudas Mažeika was born on November 2, 1953, in Kaunas. In 1976, he graduated from Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (renamed Kaunas University of Technology in 1990) with a specialization in Applied Mathematics and worked at the Department of Computing. Starting from 1981, he served as a junior research fellow at the Ultrasound Institute.
He successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in the field of technology sciences in 1986.
From 1987 to 1989, he held positions as an assistant and associate professor at the Department of Theoretical Radio Engineering. From 1989 to 2001, he served as an associate professor at the Department of Theoretical Radio Engineering. Starting from 2002, he worked as a professor at the Department of Telecommunications and later at the Department of Electronics Engineering.
On March 25, 2009, he was honored with the title of professor of technology sciences.
From 2014 to 2016, he served as the head of the Numerical Modeling Laboratory at the Prof. K. Baršauskas Ultrasound Research Institute. From 2016 until his passing, he held the position of the Director of the Prof. K. Baršauskas Ultrasound Research Institute. Additionally, he worked as a senior research fellow at the Numerical Modeling Laboratory.
In 2016, Prof. Dr. Liudas Mažeika was awarded the Lithuanian Science Award in the field of technology sciences for his series of works titled ‘Ultrasonic Measurement, Monitoring, and Diagnostic Technologies for Extreme Conditions’ (co-authored with academician Prof. habil. Dr. Rymantas Jonas Kažys).
He has been a full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences since 2016.
From 2018 to 2020, he was a member of the University Strategy Committee.
Areas of scientific work: ultrasonic measurements and non-destructive testing, digital signal processing, numerical modeling.
He conducted scientific research and actively contributed to the development of new measurement methods and technologies through collaborations with national and international partners in various international research projects and commissioned works.
