PeopleofSuperintelligence

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Zygmunt Vetulani

Zygmunt Vetulani is a computational linguist and AI researcher at Adam Mickiewicz University, where he is a Senior Professor and leads its Computational Linguistics group. He studied mathematics at AMU, earned a doctorate at the University of Warsaw in 1977 under Wiktor Marek, and later studied Romance philology at AMU. A Humboldt Foundation fellowship took him to Bielefeld, and he received the Ministry of National Education Award in 1990. He led AMU's Department of Information Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence from its 1993 founding, initiated the Language and Technology Conferences in 1995, and coauthored work on PolNet 3.0, a Polish WordNet extended with verb valency and noun-verb collocations. In 2025, he coedited a volume on human language technology.

Now at
Department of Artificial Intelligence
Born
1950
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Timeline

  1. 1950–1973

    Mathematics at Adam Mickiewicz University

    Born in 1950, he studies mathematics at Adam Mickiewicz University from 1968 to 1973.

  2. 1973–1977

    A doctorate in Warsaw

    In 1973, he begins work at Adam Mickiewicz University. In 1977, he earns a doctorate at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics under Wiktor Marek.

  3. 1980–1989

    Romance studies and a Humboldt fellowship

    From 1980 to 1982, he studies Romance philology at AMU. An Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship takes him to the University of Bielefeld from 1987 to 1989.

  4. 1990–1995

    Habilitation and AI leadership

    In 1990, he completes a habilitation at AMU's Faculty of Neophilology and receives the Ministry of National Education Award. In 1993, AMU's Department of Information Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence opens at its Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science under his leadership. He initiates and organizes the Language and Technology Conferences in 1995.

  5. 2006

    Professor of technical sciences

    In 2006, he receives the title of professor of technical sciences in computer science.

  6. 2016

    Extending PolNet

    In 2016, he coauthors a paper on PolNet 3.0, a Polish WordNet whose extension adds valency information for simple verbs and noun-verb collocations through manual and machine-assisted methods.

  7. 2025

    A human language technology volume

    In 2025, he coedits Human Language Technology as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguistics with Patrick Paroubek and Irakli Kardava.

  8. As of October 2026

    Senior Professor and group lead

    As of October 2026, he is a Senior Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University and leads its Computational Linguistics group in the Department of Artificial Intelligence. His research spans computational linguistics and artificial intelligence.

Career

  1. Since 1973Adam Mickiewicz UniversitySenior Professor, Department leader
  2. NowDepartment of Artificial IntelligenceGroup lead

Education

  1. 1990Adam Mickiewicz UniversityHabilitation
  2. 1977University of WarsawPhD
  3. 1973Adam Mickiewicz University

From the biography.

  1. 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 Zygmunt Vetulani. 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.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Adam Mickiewicz University. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Adam Mickiewicz University. 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.
  4. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Warsaw. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Biogram | Wydział Matematyki i Informatyki wmi.amu.edu.pl. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Vetulani Zygmunt | CMST cmst.eu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Zakład Sztucznej Inteligencji | Wydział Matematyki i Informatyki wmi.amu.edu.pl. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Zygmunt Vetulani - ACL Anthology aclanthology.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Human Language Technology as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguistics – 2025 press.amu.edu.pl. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. prof. dr hab. Zygmunt Vetulani | Wydział Matematyki i Informatyki wmi.amu.edu.pl. Checked 20 October 2026.