Nikita Zychowska is a student of Artificial Intelligence at Johannes Kepler University Linz, passionate about applying AI solutions to the fields of astrobiology and space medicine.
Since 2023, Nikita has been contributing as a citizen scientist in a European Space Agency (ESA) crowdsourcing initiative — STARS (Systematic Threat Analysis of Radiation from Space). Within this project, she has been analyzing scientific literature on the effects of ionizing radiation on the central nervous system (CNS) using the SyRF (Systematic Review Facility) tool. Her work supports the ESA Space Medicine Team in improving medical protocols for long-duration space missions.
Since 2020, she has been an active member of the Polish Astrobiology Society.
In October 2024, she was a panelist at the NASA Space Apps Hackathon, discussing youth’s role in the future of the space sector.
She actively broadens her knowledge by attending numerous international lectures and workshops, including events organized by NASA, ESA, and the University of Aberdeen (2021). In 2021, she completed a 3-day astrobiology seminar hosted by the Mars on Earth Project Community, followed by participation in the Life and Space 2021 conference, where she presented on the topic of human health in microgravity. In 2020, she took part in the Mars City Design Prize, developing a healthcare concept and plan of hospital for a future Martian colony.
Her long-term goal is to thanks AI, combinate space medicine, and astrobiology to help address the real challenges of space health and life sciences beyond Earth.