Prof. Ann Nowé

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium  

Prof. Ann Nowé graduated from the University of Ghent in 1987, where she studied mathematics with optional courses in computer science. She then became research assistant at the University of Brussels where she finished her PhD in 1994 in collaboration with Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. The subject of her PhD is located in the intersection of Computer Science (A.I.), Control Theory (Fuzzy Control) and Mathematics (Numerical Analysis, Stochastic Approximation). After a period of 3 years as senior research assistant at the VUB, she became a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders (F.W.O.). Nowadays, She is a professor both in the Computer Science Department of the faculty of Sciences as in the Computer Science group of the Engineering Faculty.

Prof. Antoni Ligęza

AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland  

Prof. Dr. Antoni Ligęza, Graduated from Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics and Electronics (present: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, WEAIiIB), AGH – University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland; received M.Sc. in electronics/automatic control in 1980. After completing Doctors Studies he received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science (1983), and the habilitation (docent degree; polish: Dr habilitowany) in 1994 in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence, both from the EAIiE Faculty at AGH. In 2006 he received the professor title from the President of Poland, prof. Lech Kaczyński. His main research concern Knowledge Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) including knowledge representation and inference methods, rule-based systems, automated plan generation, technical diagnostics, logics and logic programming, constraint programming, systems science and recently – eXplainable Artificial Itelligence. Some most important original research results include development of backward plan generation model (1983), independent discovery of dual resolution method for automated inference (1991), the concepts of granular sets and relations (2000), granular attributive logic (2003), diagnostic inference models in the form of logical AND/OR/NOT causal graphs (1995) and Potential Conflict Structures (1996). He was visiting researcher/professor at Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (1988), LAAS, Toulouse, France (1992, 1996), Universite de Nancy I, France (1994), University of Balearic Islands, Spain (1994, 1995, 2005,2015), University of Girona, Spain (1996, 1997), and Universite de Caen, France (2004, 2005, 2007, 2016). He published (as author and co-author) more than 300 research papers, including monography Logical Foundations for Rule-Based Systems Springer, 2006 (author), and Knowledge-Driven Computing, Springer, 2008 (co-editor and co-author). Co-founder and former vice-president of the Polish Artificial Intelligence Society (PSSI; member society of EurAI). In years 2012-2016 Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Informatics and Biomedical Engineering at AGH, Kraków. At present co-organizer and scientific leader of the KRaKEn Research Team in Artificial Intelligence (kraken.edu.pl).

Prof. Mieczysław Lech Owoc 

Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland  

Prof. Mieczyslaw L. OWOC, PhD habilitatus in Economics, is emeritus professor of Business Informatics at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, and former Director of Business Informatics Institute. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and research in databases and intelligent systems and chosen aspects of knowledge management and business intelligence. He has authored over 160 publications mostly oriented on artificial intelligence methods and knowledge management topics. His current research is in modern information technologies useful in education, including Big Data with focus on knowledge validation and knowledge management. Professor Owoc took a part in several international projects focused on managerial knowledge, life-long learning and business informatics educational aspects. He had internships in European universities (France, Belgium, Ireland, Russia and Belarus). Prof. Owoc was a supervisor of over 3 PhD thesis and 300 of bachelor and master diplomas. He is a member of many programming committees and a reviewer of international conferences and journals.