Janusz Kacprzyk

Janusz Kacprzyk is a Full Professor at the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (1970–present, full-time). He concurrently holds part-time professorships at WIT – Warsaw School of Applied Information Technology and Management (since 1998), the Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements (PIAP) (since 2007), and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cracow University of Technology (since 2010). He is an IEEE Fellow (since 2006) and IFSA Fellow (since 1997), a Full Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2010), and Foreign Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (since 2013) and the Spanish Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (since 2007).

Education

• M.Sc. in Automatic Control and Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
• Ph.D. in Systems Analysis, 1977
• D.Sc. in Computer Science, 1991

Research Interests

Professor Kacprzyk’s research exploits modern computational and artificial intelligence techniques—especially fuzzy logic—to address uncertainty, imprecision, and human-centric reasoning in systems. Core themes include:

• Multivalued and fuzzy logic for uncertainty modelling
• Natural-language-based system representation and reasoning
• Data mining and linguistic summarisation of large data sets for decision support
• Flexible database querying with imprecise or bipolar user preferences
• Computational models for group decision making, social choice, voting, and consensus reaching
• Multistage optimal fuzzy control via dynamic programming

These strands converge on real-world applications in ICT, mobile robotics, business analytics, and finance.

Scientific Awards & Distinctions

• 2014 WAC Lifetime Achievement Award in Soft Computing
• 2013 IFSA Award for Outstanding Academic Contributions and Lifetime Achievement
• 2010 Medal of the Polish Neural Network Society
• 2007 IEEE CIS Silicon Valley Chapter Pioneer Award
• 2006 IEEE CIS Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award
• 2006 Kaufmann Award and Gold Medal (SIGEF & FEGI)
• 2000 AutoSoft Journal Lifetime Achievement Award
• Fellow, IEEE (2006–)
• Fellow, IFSA (1997–)
• Foreign Member, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2013–)
• Full Member, Polish Academy of Sciences (2010–)
• Foreign Member, Spanish Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (2007–)

Leadership & Service

• President, Polish Operational and Systems Research Society (PTBOiS), since 2007
• Past President, International Fuzzy Systems Association (IFSA), 2009–2011
• Member, Administrative Committee (AdCom), IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, since 2010
• Member, Award and Fuzzy Pioneer Committee, IEEE CIS, since 2010
• Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, 2010–2013

He has held visiting appointments in the USA, Italy, UK, Mexico, and China, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of six Springer book series and two journals, while sitting on the editorial boards of approximately 40 further journals.