Jacek Blazewicz

Jacek Blazewicz is a distinguished Polish academic affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences (Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry) since 1999. He has held prominent positions at Poznań University of Technology (PUT) from 1987–2022, including Director of the Institute of Computing Science, and served as Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznań (1994–1999).

• Professor (1999–present), Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Professor (1987–2022), Institute of Computing Science, Poznań University of Technology
• Professor (1994–1999), Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adam Mickiewicz University

His research focuses on applying mathematical and algorithmic tools to model complex systems in industrial, computational, and biological domains. He pioneered advancements in scheduling algorithms and bioinformatics, particularly in DNA sequencing and RNA structure modeling.

Blazewicz has received numerous international accolades, including the IEEE Fellowship (2013), Copernicus Prize (2012), and the EURO Gold Medal (1991). He has also been recognized with 8 Awards from the Polish Ministry of Science (1979–2017).

• Editorial roles: Editor of leading journals and Springer series of Handbooks in Information Systems
• Leadership: Chair of over 30 international conferences
• Grants: Principal Investigator for research projects valued at 60 million euros since 1991