Jakub Szczepanski is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology and since 2016 a Vice-Dean for Scientific Research. Architect, historian of architecture and monuments’ conservator.

His research focused on the history of both Gdańsk and Baltric Sea cities’ architecture as well as monuments’ conservation and the contemporary problems of cities. Parallelly with the academic work on the GUT, he supervised conservation works in Gdańsk (i.e. St. John's Church, Old Town Hall, Great Mill, Market Hall) and in Tallinn, Estonia. He also works for NGOs (i.e. Committee for Local Initiatives and Urban Movement Congress).