1. Personal & Academic Summary
Dominik Ślęzak is a distinguished researcher and professor in Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Rough Set Theory, Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery. He has a broad academic and industry background, contributing to foundational research as well as applied analytics and scalable data exploration methods.
He has held academic positions internationally, founded analytical software ventures, and engaged in numerous collaborative projects spanning EU-funded research and commercial deployments.
2. Education
M.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Warsaw, Poland (1996)
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Warsaw, Poland (2002)
Supervisor: Prof. Andrzej Skowron
D.Sc. (Habilitation), Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences (2011)
3. Professional Experience
Full Professor, Institute of Informatics, University of Warsaw (current)
Chief Scientist, Security On-Demand (commercial analytics & cybersecurity backend)
Early roles included Assistant Professor at Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology and University of Regina (Canada)
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at QED Software and Infobright (analytical database technologies)
4. Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD)
Rough Set Theory & Information Granulation
Data Mining & Scalable Analytics
Decision Support & Interpretability
5. Scholarly Contributions
Professor Ślęzak has co-authored 200+ scientific papers, co-edited 30+ books and conference volumes, and holds multiple patents related to data compression, clustering, and analytics technologies.
His work appears in top journals and conferences, with publications on topics such as rough sets, attribute reduction, clustering, granular computing, and decision valuations.
6. Honors & Professional Activities
Fellow, International Rough Set Society (IRSS) (Outstanding Service Award)
President, International Rough Set Society (2012–2014)
Associate Editor for journals including Brain Informatics and Information Sciences
Vice-President, Polish Artificial Intelligence Society
IEEE CS Technical Committee on Intelligent Informatics – leadership roles