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Researcher

Krzysztof Kozłowski

Also known as Krzysztof Roman Kozłowski

Krzysztof Kozłowski was a Polish automation and robotics researcher at Poznań University of Technology whose research addressed robot modeling and control. He studied mathematics and electrical engineering, earned an electrical-engineering doctorate, and pursued robotics research in Los Angeles and Braunschweig before completing his habilitation in 1992. He coauthored books on robot modeling, task planning, and control, and led a project to develop control methods for assembling an astronomical telescope. At Poznań, he directed the Institute of Automatic Control and Robotics and SkyLab, served on national and conference committees, and received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2019. He became a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2020 and died in 2021.

Born
1951
Died
2021
Works
12
Citations
21
h-index
3
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1972–1973

    Mathematics and electrical engineering

    At Adam Mickiewicz University, he completes a mathematics degree in 1972. He earns an electrical-engineering degree at Poznań University of Technology in 1973.

  2. 1979–1980

    Doctorate and UCLA research

    He earns an electrical-engineering doctorate at Poznań University of Technology in 1979. He undertakes postdoctoral research at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1979–1980.

  3. 1991–1992

    Braunschweig research and habilitation

    He undertakes a DAAD research stay in Braunschweig in 1991–1992, working on robotics and process control. He completes his habilitation in automation and robotics at Poznań University of Technology in 1992.

  4. 1996–2006

    Books on robot modeling

    He coauthors Modelowanie i identyfikacja w robotyce in 1996, Planowanie zadań i programowanie robotów in 1999, and Modelowanie i sterowanie robotów in 2003. His selected 2006 publications include Robot Motion and Control and Robotyka w Polsce.

  5. 2015–2020

    Robot control and telescope assembly

    From July 2015 to December 2019, he leads a Polish National Science Centre project on new control methods for robotized assembly of a 0.5-metre astronomical telescope. By 2020, his work includes control algorithms for inspection, mobile, heating-pipe, hospital, laparoscopic, and knee-rehabilitation robots.

  6. December 2015–December 2020

    Committee service and state honor

    He serves on Poland's Central Commission for Titles and Degrees from December 2015 to December 2020. He joins the Polish Control Conference Program Committee in 2017 and receives the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2019.

  7. 2019–2020

    SkyLab and institute leadership

    From 2019, he directs Poznań University of Technology's SkyLab astronomical observatory. By 2020, he directs the university's Institute of Automatic Control and Robotics.

  8. 2020–2021

    Polish Academy membership and death

    He becomes a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2020 and dies in 2021.

Career

  1. 2019–2020Poznań University of TechnologyDirector
  2. 2015–2020Central Commission for Titles and DegreesMember
  3. 1979–1980University of California, Los AngelesPostdoctoral researcher

Education

  1. 1979Poznań University of TechnologyDoctorate in electrical engineering
  2. 1973Poznań University of TechnologyElectrical-engineering degree
  3. 1972Adam Mickiewicz UniversityMathematics degree

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Universal Multiaxis Control System for Electric Drives2012 · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics · 8 citations
  2. Parametric programming of industrial robots2015 · Archives of Control Sciences · 6 citations
  3. Study of Orientational Order in Uniaxial Liquid Crystal Phases by Means of Optical Spectroscopy Methods1999 · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals/Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 3 citations
  4. Identification of friction in a robotic astronomical 0.5-m telescope mount2019 · IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES) · 1 citations
  5. Kinematic Simulator of e-Knee Robo that Reproduces Human Knee-Joint Movement2019 · International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control · 1 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 21 October 2026.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of California, Los Angeles. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes University of California, Los Angeles. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.
  3. Universities keep AI researchers for a median of 6 years, compared with 2 years at frontier labsIncludes University of California, Los Angeles. Across 15,811 dated work stays (6,529 people), median role tenure runs from 6 years at universities to 2 years at frontier labs. We compare all five organization types, starting decades from the 1970s to the 2020s, and the organizations that keep people longest.
  4. People shaping AI work at a median of 3 organizations over a career: 3 for university starters and institute and lab starters, versus 2 for company startersIncludes University of California, Los Angeles. Across 6,853 people shaping AI with a dated work role, we estimate a median of 3 parent organizations over a career (mean 3.6), comparing role groups, starting sectors and starting decades from the 1950s to 2020–2026.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Krzysztof Kozłowski (inżynier) – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia pl.wikipedia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Kozłowski | Oddział PAN w Poznaniu poznan.pan.pl. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Projekty finansowane przez NCN | Narodowe Centrum Nauki projekty.ncn.gov.pl. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. KKA 2020 kka.p.lodz.pl. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Program Committee kka2017.kaib.agh.edu.pl. Checked 21 October 2026.