Meet us

We operate in the research and development sector.

We build computer systems and create software for the science and higher education sector to share up-to-date and comprehensive information and data.

Our computer systems are designed comprehensively –

From methodology and technological aspects, to the gathering and verification of information (organisation of processes, exploration of resources with the use of semantic analysis and artificial intelligence tools), to the aggregation and visualisation of data. Our most important systems include: the Integrated System of Information on Science and Higher Education (POL-on), the Uniform Anti-plagiarism system (JSA), the electronic proposal submission service I (ZSUN I), the electronic proposal submission service II (ZSUN II) and the Polish Graduate Tracking System (ELA).

We employ over 200 IT experts.

Programming languages used by our software developers include JavaScript, Java, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, jQuery. As highly specialised professionals, they have been recognised for their solutions at programming contests, including at PolEval 2019, AI&NLP Workshop Day, and Workshop for Doctoral Students and Young Researchers in Information Technology 2018 (WDSIT 2018), in addition to an international competition organised by the network of plagiarism detection experts.

We provide services mainly to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Our computer systems organise and integrate data concerning higher education and science in Poland, and the results of our research projects and analyses are used by the Ministry of Science as a tool to support the decision-making process. Other important entities to which our services are offered include two central research funding agencies: the National Science Centre (NCN) and the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR).

Everything we do is based on interdisciplinarity.

Our research is conducted in six laboratories, bringing together professionals from many fields; apart from information technology experts, our team is composed of economists, sociologists, lawyers, statisticians and psychologists. This fusion of different scientific approaches is conducive to in-depth analysis of research issues and drives innovation. Our key areas of research include: machine learning algorithms, natural language processing algorithms, sentiment analysis, neural networks, discovering knowledge from text data, human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-assisted decision making systems and artificial intelligence.

Management

Director

Dr. Jarosław Protasiewicz

An experienced researcher, lecturer, and IT professional with many years of experience in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence

He acquired his master’s degree at the Białystok University of Technology and doctoral degree at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Both theses concerned artificial neural networks.

His research interests include software design and development, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has extensive IT experience as a software developer, designer, and project manager.

Since 2005, Jarosław has been employed by the National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB), where he initially served as a software developer and designer. Then, as an assistant professor, he established and managed the Laboratory of Intelligent Information Systems—the largest laboratory of the institute. Currently, he serves as the head of OPI PIB.

He is also an experienced academic teacher who is responsible for lectures in software development and machine learning at the Warsaw School of Information Technology.

Deputy Director
of Software Development

Marek Michajłowicz

Deputy Director of the National Information Processing Institute responsible for software development. He is also the project manager for the Integrated System of Information on Science and Higher Education (POL-on). He is a member of the advisory team for open scientific resources at the Ministry of Education and Science.

He received a master’s degree in sociology at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science at Warsaw School of Information Technology under the auspices of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He completed postgraduate studies in Business Informatics at Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and MBA Kaizen Industry 4.0 postgraduate studies at Business School, Warsaw University of Technology.

He has many years of professional experience and holds certificates in information system analysis. His professional interests include agile project management, software design and development and organisational culture management.

Deputy Director
of Administration

Joanna Kuszlik-Cichosz

Joanna joined the National Information Processing Institute in 2010. Initially she worked as part of the Polish-Swiss Research Program team. In 2012 she assumed the position of system project coordinator, and in 2015 became the manager of the Project Coordination and Social Communication Unit.

Between 1998 and 2008 she worked for the Cooperation Fund Foundation, where she was the head of the unit responsible for subsidies for Polish non-government organisations and participated in handling Phare and pre-accession funds.

She is a graduate of Warsaw University with a degree in sociology.

Deputy Director
of Finance

Konrad Stachurski

Konrad joined the National Information Processing Institute in 2008. Initially employed as an accounting specialist, he later became an independent accountant, eventually ascending to the post of deputy chief accountant. After being appointed chief accountant in 2018, he was responsible for the finances, taxes and accountancy management of the institute.

He has many years’ professional experience in finance and accounting, and holds an accounting certificate awarded by the Minister of Finance, as well as a chief accountant certificate.

He is a graduate of the Faculty of Finance at Kraków University of Economics; he also completed postgraduate studies in corporate accounting and finance at Poznań University of Economics and Business. He began his professional career in 2001 as an accounting specialist in the private sector.

Our mentor

Long standing director
and reformer

Olaf Gajl PhD

Dr. Olaf Gajl is a mathematician, Master of Science in construction, and doctor of technical sciences

After being appointed to the position of director of the National Information Processing Institute in 2005, he set himself the goal of computerising the science sector, which he pursued until 2019. A promoter of innovation. A pioneer of the Polish internet. A man whose door was always open.

Between 2005 and 2007 he served as the undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, responsible for collaboration between the science and business sectors and for implementation of structural funds for science and higher education.

Employed in companies operating new technologies sector, he held the positions of president, development director and general director. He co-founded the BT (Business and Technology) software enterprise, which was acclaimed by Computer World magazine as the fastest growing IT company in Poland.

A graduate of the Lodz University of Technology and the University of Lodz. He served long-term internships in France (University of Paris VI), and worked as an associate professor at Grenoble University.

Scientific Council

The Scientific Council of the National Information Processing Institute, as an advisory and opinion-forming body, comments on matters concerning the scientific activity of the institute, including the professional development of scientific and technical and research staff.

The scope of the Scientific Council’s activities is detailed in the Act on Research Institutes. Council meetings are held at least twice a year. The council is also able to work outside of the meetings, which makes it possible for the it to make decisions and hold consultations beyond officially convened sessions.

Council composition (2020–2024 term):

Professor, PhD, DSc Tomasz Jasiński – Chairman of the Scientific Council OPI PIB
Professor, PhD, DSc Tomasz Szapiro
Professor, PhD, DSc Sławomir Zadrożny
PhD Marcin Kardas

PhD Marcin Kraska
PhD Tomasz Bzukała
PhD Grzegorz Kądzielawski
PhD Wojciech Kamieniecki

PhD Marcin Mirończuk
PhD Agata Kopacz
PhD Piotr Rodzik
PhD Aldona Tomczyńska

MSc Zbigniew Bohdanowicz
MSc Rafał Poświata
MSc Luigi Lai
MSc Małgorzata Grębowiec