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Janusz Kacprzyk

Janusz Kacprzyk is a Polish engineer and mathematician who works on fuzzy logic, and he is a Fellow of EurAI, the European Association for Artificial Intelligence. He graduated from Warsaw University of Technology in 1970, and he is a professor at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 2006 he received the Kaufmann Award and Gold Medal for work on fuzzy logic in economics and management. He led the International Fuzzy Systems Association as its president in 2009–2011, and he became the laureate of the annual IFSA Award in 2013. In 2025 he was elected a Fellow of the International Core Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Timeline

  1. 1947

    Engineer and mathematician

    He is born in 1947, and he is a Polish engineer and mathematician.

  2. 1970

    Studying automatic control

    He graduates from Warsaw University of Technology in 1970 with a master's degree in automatic control and computer science. He works as a professor at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1970.

  3. 2006

    The Kaufmann Award and Gold Medal

    He receives the Kaufmann Award and Gold Medal in 2006 for work on fuzzy logic in economics and management.

  4. 2007

    Chief editor of a journal

    He works with the Industrial Institute for Automation and Measurements (PIAP) from 2007 as chief editor of a journal.

  5. 2009–2011

    President of IFSA

    He leads the International Fuzzy Systems Association as its president in 2009–2011.

  6. 2013–2014

    IFSA Award and EurAI fellowship

    He becomes the laureate of the annual IFSA Award in 2013. He is named a Fellow of EurAI, the European Association for Artificial Intelligence, in 2014.

  7. 2025

    Fellow of the International Core Academy

    He is elected a Fellow of the International Core Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2025.

  8. As of October 2026

    A full professorship at AGH

    He is a professor of computer science at the Systems Research Institute, and he holds a full professorship at the AI Center of AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow since 2021.

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  1. Janusz Kacprzyk - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Professor Janusz Kacprzyk's homepage - Systems Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences ibspan.waw.pl. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Janusz Kacprzyk | IEEETV ieeetv.ieee.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. International awards for Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk - Sieć Badawcza ŁUKASIEWICZ – Przemysłowy Instytut Automatyki i Pomiarów PIAP piap.lukasiewicz.gov.pl. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk infus.itu.edu.tr. Checked 14 October 2026.