PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Witold Pedrycz

Witold Pedrycz works on computational intelligence, with fuzzy modelling, neurofuzzy systems, and granular computing for human-centric systems. He received an M.Sc. in 1977, a Ph.D. in 1980, and a D.Sci. in 1984 from the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, and he joined the University of Alberta faculty in 1998. He was president of the International Fuzzy Systems Association and of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, and he served as general chair of NAFIPS in 2004. In 2012 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2013 he received a Canada Council for the Arts Killam Prize and the IEEE Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award. As of October 2026 he is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alberta and is also with the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Works
3,385
Citations
97,922
h-index
134

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 17 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1977–1984

    Degrees in Gliwice

    He receives an M.Sc. in 1977, a Ph.D. in 1980, and a D.Sci. in 1984 from the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice.

  2. 1995

    Visiting from Manitoba

    From June 1995 to July 1995 he is a visiting researcher from the University of Manitoba at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, for a course on fuzzy sets in intelligent systems.

  3. Since 1998

    Faculty at Alberta

    Born in Poland, he joins the University of Alberta in 1998 as a faculty member and researcher in electrical and computer engineering.

  4. 2004

    President of two societies

    He is president of the International Fuzzy Systems Association and of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society. In 2004 he serves as general chair of NAFIPS.

  5. 2007–2012

    Wiener award and academies

    In 2007 he receives the Norbert Wiener Award. In 2009 he is elected a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and in 2012 he is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

  6. 2013

    Killam and pioneer awards

    He receives a Canada Council for the Arts Killam Prize in 2013. The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society gives him the Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award in 2013.

  7. 2024–2025

    Knowledge-oriented machine learning

    In July 2024 he discusses knowledge-oriented machine learning and granular computing. In November 2025 he is professor and Canada Research Chair in computational intelligence at the University of Alberta, and editor-in-chief of Information Sciences and of WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at Alberta

    He is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta and an IEEE Life Fellow, and he is also with the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In Fall Term 2026 he teaches fuzzy sets in human-centric systems, including fuzzy neural networks and fuzzy clustering. His research concentrates on distributed and collaborative fuzzy modelling, neurofuzzy systems, and granular computing.

Sources and credits

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  1. Witold Pedrycz – BIO – CISIM Conference pb.edu.pl. Checked 16 October 2026.
  2. Witold Pedrycz | University of Manitoba - Canada bv.fapesp.br. Checked 16 October 2026.
  3. Witold Pedrycz, Doctor of Science honoris causa must.edu.mo. Checked 16 October 2026.
  4. Researcher Directory: Future Energy Systems futureenergysystems.ca. Checked 16 October 2026.
  5. Two UAlberta researchers honoured with Killam Prize ualberta.ca. Checked 16 October 2026.
  6. Past Recipients - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society cis.ieee.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  7. Special Interview with Prof. Witold Pedrycz oaepublish.com. Checked 16 October 2026.
  8. Witold Pedrycz - University of Alberta Directory apps.ualberta.ca. Checked 16 October 2026.
  9. Keynotes-ICNC-FSKD 2025 icnc-fskd.imnu.edu.cn. Checked 16 October 2026.