Hometown: Bodaczow, Poland
Faculty mentor: Gary Christensen, PhD, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Degree program and anticipated graduation date: PhD in electrical and computer engineering, May 2025

Michal Brzus is developing medical imaging tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to allow these innovative technologies to reach health care settings sooner. In partnership with Hans Johnson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Brzus creates robust software to process medical images while integrating seamlessly into existing large-scale hospital systems. He is collaborating with Aaron Boes, professor of pediatric neurology, to develop a fully automated, AI-based system to provide rapid, personalized prognoses for stroke patients. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a hospital setting, this tool could guide health care decisions and improve patient outcomes, especially in rural or underserved areas that lack access to expert-level stroke care. Brzus’s work aims to give every stroke patient the benefit of the most advanced, personalized care possible, saving lives around the world.

After graduation, Brzus plans to pursue entrepreneurship, blending his technical and communication skills to bring his tool to patients in hospitals on a large scale.

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