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Marcin Malecha is a researcher specializing in automated composite manufacturing, robotics, and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) production processes, with a particular focus on advancing aerospace manufacturing through intelligent automation. His work addresses one of the aerospace industry's central challenges: reducing the high production costs associated with composite materials while maintaining their exceptional mechanical and weight-saving properties. Malecha's most significant contributions lie in developing robotic and sensor-aided systems for handling and draping large, flexible carbon fibre textiles — notoriously difficult materials to manipulate at scale. His research on cooperating robots for lay-up processes and autonomous preforming systems has helped establish viable pathways toward fully automated composite part production, including rear pressure bulkheads for aircraft. His 2020 paper on process orchestration systems for large composite manufacturing remains his most cited work, garnering 7 citations, while several 2019 publications collectively demonstrate a productive period of foundational research. More recently, Malecha has explored human-robot cooperative assembly through the DrapeBot project, designing smart workcells where robots assist human operators in producing complex carbon fibre parts efficiently and safely. His body of work, though emerging, represents meaningful progress in making advanced composite manufacturing more economical and scalable for next-generation aerospace applications.