Representatives of local government, business from the ICT industry and representatives of other business entities have become members of the 24-person Advisory Board at our Faculty. The term of office of the Board expires in 2024.

At the first online meeting, the members of the Advisory Board elected the chairman. The new chairman is Jakub Mazur, deputy mayor of Wrocław. He will be accompanied by two deputy chairpersons: Kamila Cioś from Google and Maciej Dziedzic from Nokia.

The biggest and leading Faculty

– It is a very important moment for all of us. I am glad that the Faculty managed to gather such a noble group, representing so important institutions, companies, but also important people – said Prof. Arkadiusz Wójs, rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

He expressed hope that with the participation of such an excellent group, broadly understood ICT will be developed in the areas of both staff training and research development.

- The Faculty is the largest centre of this type in the country, in terms of the number of fields of study, students and the staff. The faculty is the largest not only in the literal sense, but also as a leading intellectual, research and academic centre – said the rector.

Relations with the environment important for the Faculty

On the other hand, Prof. Andrzej Kucharski, dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, placed the greatest stress on how he envisions cooperation with the Advisory Board.

– Universities are not completely independent entities. Our goal is not only to do important research or to teach students. In an industry such as ours, i.e. in ICT, relations with the socio-economic environment are important – said the dean.

The Faculty is a community of scientists and students in the socio-economic environment

He admitted that he personally does not like either the perception of the university as a resource base for the socio-economic environment in which the student is a product, or the customer approach, where students or the socio-economic environment are the university's clients.

I support another view: a university is a community of scientists, researchers and students. We want to add another element to this community, i.e. the socio-economic environment – said Prof. Andrzej Kucharski.

He explained that cooperation can take place on many levels: research and teaching, but also in the area of internships and apprenticeships.

– I encourage you to look for a common field for such cooperation, which is actually already taking place. I mean, among others, implementation doctorate programs, which are pursued within the research areas of the university and partly of the industry. There is cooperation at the student level, i.e. writing diploma theses jointly with entrepreneurs or local governments. There is cooperation with student research clubs, on particular projects or the organization of apprenticeships and internships for our students. What I mean is a win-win cooperation. We provide students with internships. Students can establish professional relationships and see what life is like after graduation. In turn, the Board members can take a look at the students and look for future candidates for your companies – said the dean.

The professor added that the Faculty wants to offer students not only what he considers important, not only what the students want from the Faculty, but also what the future employer considers important. And it can take place in many fields.

– So far, it has been a good practice for the classes to be held by company representatives, in the form of non-compulsory classes, where students can learn new skills or broaden their interests. It is also possible to include certain activities in the study programs. This, of course, requires an appropriate formal environment, but we offer such activities where students benefit from classes held by representatives of the industry as part of their studies, which means that they can experience not only the academic world, but also the practical and professional world. What is more, we are constantly trying to improve our study programs and here I will be asking you for help, reviewing preparing these programs with us – said Prof. Andrzej Kucharski.

At the end, the dean encouraged members of the Advisory Board to come up with new initiatives and to support the Faculty in various aspects. He added that he is very pleased with the composition of the Board.

The Faculty wants to respond quickly to the challenges posed by the changing reality

Prof. Tadeusz Więckowski, head of the Department of ICT and Telecommunications, believes that the creation of the new Faculty is a response to the challenges posed by the reality of the 21st century.

– The 21st century is known as the industrial revolution. It is associated with telecommunications and ICT networks, the Internet, Industry 4.0, communication systems, 5G, and the Internet of Things. There is a need for specialists and engineers educated in a more interdisciplinary manner. Modern solutions, artificial intelligence, digitization of industry, which is a big challenge, means that we need slightly different professionals – said Prof. Więckowski.

That is why the Faculty sets itself as a goal to closely cooperate with the local government, as well as with the economic environment and with the industry.

– We would like it to be a very modern faculty, open to the challenges posed by the rapidly changing reality. We must react quickly to these challenges, to this reality. We would like the University and the Faculty to play a significant role not only in the region that is closest to us but also in the country – said Prof. Więckowski.

The Advisory Board of the Faculty includes:

Sylwia A. Bielawska, Ph.D., Deputy Mayor of Wałbrzych

A graduate of Polish philology at the Pedagogical University in Zielona Góra, as well as editing and publishing at the University of A. Mickiewicz in Poznań. She obtained a doctorate in bibliology at the University of Wrocław and an MBA in Community Management at the Kraków School of Business and the University of Economics.

She started her professional career as a librarian. In the years 2001–2008 she worked at the Angelus Silesius University Publishing House, and later she took the position of the director of the University Library and Publishing House. Since 2018, he has been the deputy mayor of Wałbrzych, where she is responsible for education, culture, sport, health and social affairs.

She is a co-initiator and editor of the "Nowa Kronika Wałbrzyska", a coordinator of publishing projects, and a co-organizer of scientific conferences. Also, she authored monographs, 51 articles in the field of readership studies, library management, regional books and book history.

– I welcome the invitation to the Board as an honour, but also a challenge. I am interested in having a real impact on the development of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, in analysing current issues related to higher education and in formulating new challenges for the academic community – says the deputy president.

She is also a lover of yoga and good music. Interested in the development of vocational education.

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Kamila Cioś, Learning Program Manager & Adoption Lead Google Cloud

A graduate of the University of Wrocław and of sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Warsaw University.

With Google for 13 years. Currently a Learning Program Manager for Google Cloud.

She also cooperates with universities both in Poland and in the EMEA region. Her professional experience is primarily related to the management of regional and global programs and projects. She was previously involved in projects related to Google Ads and cooperation with suppliers. Knowledge management in organizations and education are two of her favourite areas and objects of her current interests.

At Google, she is also involved in internal and external Corporate Social Responsibility and DE&I initiatives. Enthusiast of innovative cross-sector projects, e.g. WrOpenUp, operating in Wrocław since 2012.

The voluntary sector is her sector of choice since high school, because volunteering is her second nature.

– She accepted the invitation to RS WIT, because close cooperation between universities and businesses is even more necessary in the current dynamically changing world. The cooperation will enable those involved to better recognise the needs of the organization, to meet the demand for specific competences on the labour market, but above all to understand the world around us, and it is this world that we are all responsible for. Such a space for cooperation creates the possibility of a better dialogue, of mutual inspiration and of finding best solutions – says Kamila Cioś.

Privately, a dog lover. In her free time, she devotes herself to the art of ceramics.

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Adam Czekalski, Workforce Strategy Manager at Credit Suisse

A graduate of computer science at the Faculty of Electronics, WUST. A leader supporting the work of IT departments in many aspects, owing to an international experience gathered in industries ranging from telecoms, through e-commerce to banking. He is also a programmer, a software architect, a leader of projects, teams, departments or human resources strategies.

He specializes in forming new teams, building competences and optimizing the operation of the organization.

Since 2016, he has co-developed the IT department of Credit Suisse in Poland. Occasionally a lecturer and a jury member of student project competitions.

– I accepted the invitation because for over a dozen years I have been promoting extensive cooperation between businesses and universities, inter alia by joint projects, lectures and valuable internships, for the sake of building a local ecosystem necessary for sustainable development.

Privately, a father of two teenagers, and a fan of dynamic books full of riddles. A passionate chess player, he actively spends his time in the mountains or practicing various sports.

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Daniel Dziadek, President of Transition Technologies–Control Solutions Ltd.

A graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and of postgraduate studies at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Smart Power Grids. He also completed a post-graduate course Economic and Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Wrocław University, and MBA post-graduate studies at the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development.
In the years 2000 – 2018, on behalf of Transition Technologies S.A. he was a manager of many projects related to automation in the field of DSC systems both in Poland and abroad. From 2006, he managed the branch of Control Solution Centre in Wrocław. From 2014, he was the Director for Strategic Projects.

Since July 2018, he has been working as the president of Transition Technologies – Control Solutions Sp. z o.o. in Wrocław.

The president has also been involved in the cooperation with WUST for many years, including in organizing student internships, developing topics for master's theses and supervising on behalf of the sponsor, Transition Technologies – Control Solutions Sp. z o.o., the competition for the best master's thesis in the field of modern TTCS-HiTech technologies organized at three WUST faculties. He also participates in the work of the commission evaluating the theses and awarding prizes or the inauguration of the academic year.

As a representative of Transition Technologies – Control Solutions Sp. z o.o., he is a member of the Advisory Board at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, WUST, and since 2021 he has been the chairman of this Board. Moreover, he is a member of the Quality Assurance in Education committee at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

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Maciej Dziedzic, Head of R&D Department at Nokia

A graduate from the Faculty of Computer Science and Management at Wrocław University of Science and Technology and from Management, IT and Finance in English at the University of Economics in Wrocław.

He started his career as a programmer in 2006. From 2007 he worked at Nokia in the following positions: Embedded Software Engineer, Faults Coordinator, team manager.

Currently, he works as Head of the R&D Department (since 2015) dealing with LTE and 5G technologies and is a member of the management team of the Nokia Technology Center in Wrocław.

He has over 15 years of experience in the area of software development as well as in project and team management.

– I am convinced that my active participation within the Faculty's Advisory Board will contribute to the development of the Faculty and to a better cooperation with the economic environment. I am therefore glad that I was invited – says Maciej Dziedzic.

Privately, he likes to spend his time travelling by bike and playing board games – especially chess.

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Adam Gonczarek, Ph.D., co-founder and chief technology officer at Alphamoon

A graduate from Wrocław University of Science and Technology, where he obtained a doctorate in computer science, specializing in machine learning, and then worked as an assistant professor until 2019.

He is an experienced leader of Artificial Intelligence teams, a contractor and a consultant in many research and development and commercial projects, both for large enterprises and for start-ups.

He is a co-author of scientific papers published in leading journals such as Bioinformatics and Applied Soft Computing, and presented at workshops during prestigious conferences, including ICML and NeurIPS.

He is also a co-founder and CTO at Alphamoon – a Polish company developing AI and intelligent automation technologies for enterprises.

– I accepted the invitation to the Faculty's Advisory Board to share the experience gained in the industry – says Adam Gonczarek.

In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, hiking and orienteering.

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Zdzisław Jóśków, President of PRODUS S.A.

A graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

He has been running the PRODUS S.A. company since 1989, as both its president and vice president.

The company carries out tasks related to the use of data transmission systems and industrial automation systems to ensure the security of facilities.

Mr Jóśków is an author of numerous publications in the field of data transmission security. He has participated in many meetings and conferences on the implementation of innovative solutions and technologies in the information industry.

Together with Wrocław University of Science and Technology, he is a member of the group that designs wireless solutions for data transmission in underground facilities.

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Łukasz Kincel, programmer and leader of the Nomtek Labs team

A graduate of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

During his studies, he was involved in the activities of the Wireless Group research club.

He worked as a developer of mobile applications in two Wrocław start-ups in the conference and culinary industry.

Since 2014, he has been cooperating with Nomtek from Wrocław. Previously, he was a programmer and a team leader, member of the R&D department, and since 2020 he has been managing the in-company R&D department – Nomtek Labs.

– My company and I personally are honoured with the possibility to cooperate with the Faculty as a member of its Advisory Board. We ran several editions of internship and apprenticeship programs, during which students took part in internal projects in our department. On many occasions, we have been positively surprised by the commitment and independence of young people who were determined to solve difficult project tasks. We are joining the Board because we care about the development of our region and we would like Wrocław to be increasingly perceived as an innovative place and a cradle of talents – says Łukasz Kincel.

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Tomasz Kowalczyk – NeuroSYS Sp.z o.o.

He graduated from computer science at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

He started his professional career as a programmer, then a software architect, and then a project manager in Wrocław-based IT companies providing services both in the country and abroad.

A long-time member of ITCorner, an association of technological companies from all over Poland.

Associated with the IT industry for over 15 years. Founder and CEO of NeuroSYS – an IT company specializing in developing software based on AI and Machine Learning algorithms.

Co-founder of two start-ups: Samelane.com and nsFlow.com, which help enterprises in digital transformation and knowledge management.

– As an unfulfilled scientist, I always try to stay close to science and innovation. That is why I was pleased to take a place on the Faculty's Board – says Tomasz Kowalski.

In his spare time, he pursues his life-long passion – paragliding.

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Mateusz Lenar, CTO at VBA sp. z o.o.

Graduated from the Faculty of Computer Science and Management at Wrocław University of Science and Technology in 1999. Holds the Award of the Distinguished Graduate of the University.

Manager and specialist in the IT sector. The manager and co-owner of IT companies since 1999.

Since 2008, CTO at VBA sp. z o.o. In the years 2000-2008, he was a researcher and teacher at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He authored over a dozen scientific publications. He was awarded the "Best Paper Award" at the International Conference on Knowledge Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems 2005 in Melbourne. Since 2019, director for scientific research commercialization at the technological investment fund Lantan Capital.

Professionally, he focuses on the planning and management of interdisciplinary IT projects for large enterprises as well as on R&D projects and on the commercialization of their results. He organizes trainings and lectures in the area of planning and managing technological projects. Member of the Polish Information Processing Society.

– I accepted the invitation to the Faculty's Board, because I have never cut my relationship with the academic community, especially with my Alma Mater, where I have many friends. I care about intensive cooperation between technical universities and Polish business, because I see potential synergies in such cooperation – says Mateusz Lenar.

Privately, he is passionate about skiing and traveling. He enjoys playing bridge and strategic board games.

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Ryszard Łach, Head of Business Unit, Cloud – Unity Group

A graduate of computer science at the Faculty of Electronics ,WUST, and an MBA from WSB University. Currently, he is responsible for business development in the area of Cloud Infrastructure and for the development of cloud competences in Unity Group.

From the beginning of his professional career, i.e. since 1997, he has been fascinated by the world of Open Source and how Internet technologies affect people's lives. He combines effective management with extensive engineering experience. Ryszard Łach has been associated with Unity Group since 1998, which is almost from the beginning of its parent brand, Internet Designers. This is where he also created the technological branch of the company, working as a systems engineer and architect. He built a team of DevOps and SysOps engineers specializing in cloud solutions for the eCommerce industry.

In business, he mostly values open communication, partnerhip and cooperation.

– For several years, I have observed a growing demand for experts on the local IT market and great opportunities for educated young people. At the same time, I can see how quickly the technologies we use to develop solutions are changing, and I know that the greatest value is in experts who have solid engineering foundations. I believe that a large university, such as Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, can have a significant impact on increasing the availability of technical staff. Despite the progressing globalization, the companies operating in our area are and will be the beneficiaries of the university's local activities. At the same time, the business located here attracts future students. So, how not to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the Faculty's Advisory Board and to work on improving this synergy – says Ryszard Łach.

Privately, he is the father of three teenagers. In his spare time, he is devoted to outdoor activities: from water sports (canoes, sails), through mountain sports (skiing, hiking), to golfing and gardening.

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Jakub Mazur, deputy mayor of Wrocław

He is a graduate from the Faculty of National Economy at Wrocław University of Economics and Business and from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Wrocław. He also holds an Executive MBA from Apsley Business School in London.

He has 20 years of experience in running a business. He has worked in various companies: the economy sector, corporate and strategic consulting, company and start-up formation. He is an entrepreneur and a promoter. He participated in several IPO processes on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. He is an expert in the following areas: e-commerce, strategy, branding, creating and implementing new business concepts and companies, IPO, IT, energy market.

He is co-author of the success of the European Capital of Culture 2016 in Wrocław.

Since 2018, he has been the deputy mayor of Wrocław responsible for the Department of Strategy and Development. He represents the city in national and international associations and institutions. He is also responsible for preparing and implementing documents of strategic value to the city, to the agglomeration and to the region in the 2050 perspective.

The operational scope of the vice president is: digitization, spatial planning, architecture and construction, monument conservation, economic development, energy projects, sustainable development, waste policy, supervision over key municipal companies, cooperation with key investors, investment projects.

Privately, he is a husband and a father of two daughters.

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Tadeusz Nawracaj, Honorary President of the Wrocław Council of the Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations NOT

A graduate of the Faculty of Engineering and Economics at Wrocław University of Economics and Business.
He started his professional career in a cooperative housing association in the Wrocław Fabryczna District Board of Residential Buildings and in the Polish Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians, Hydrobudowa – Wrocław.

In the early 1980s, he was a founding member of the "Design and Cost Estimation", Work Cooperative where he was the president of the management board. In the years 1990-1996 he was the president of the management board of "Probudex" sp. z o.o. From 1997, he was the president of the management board of the Wrocław Investor's Office PZITB sp.z o.o. This office acted as a substitute investor, leading the reconstruction of the Polish Theatre and investments such as the renovation of the session room of the Wrocław City Hall, the construction of the County Office in Wrocław, of building C-13 of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and renovations of the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Książ Castle, of the District Court – Wrocław Podwale, of the Land and Mortgage Register Court at Komandorska St. in Wrocław, of the National Court Register at Poznańska St., or of the National Museum in Wrocław. The last investment is the construction of the new Music School at Piłsudskiego St. (formerly Łowiecka St.) and winning the competition for the design and construction of the Nicolas office building at Św. Mikołaja St. operated by Inter-System.

For 24 years he was the President of the Polish Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians in Wrocław and for one term he was the president of the ZG PZITB in Warsaw.

In the years 2013-2020 he was the president of the board of the Wrocław Council of the Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations NOT. In the years 2002-2005 he was a member of the Organizational Committee of the Professional Association of Civil Engineers.

In the years 1994-2000, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Cukrobank Bank, later BISE, now Getin Bank. In the years 2012-2018 he was a member of the management board of Archicom, in the years 2014-2018 – a member of the convent of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at WUST.

– I accepted the invitation to the Advisory Board as in my professional work since the 1980s I have focused on the use of IT in construction. I want to use my experience in my work for the Faculty, by implementing my favourite motto by Staszic: "To be useful to the nation," says the president of NOT.

When not working, he is interested in old clocks, which he tries to bring back to life, and he also collects paintings – mainly of Silesian painters and of the Young Poland period. He is interested in the monuments of Lower Silesia.

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Dariusz Ostrowski, managing director of Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency SA

A graduate from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Wrocław University of Science and Technology and from postgraduate studies in the fields of: law, financial management, social communication, human resources management, as well as quality management and regional development.

From 1990 to 2000, commander of the Lower Silesian Banner of the Polish Scouting Association. In the years 1995-2008, director of the Department and the Office of the Mayor of Wrocław and his representative for the Integrated Management System. His experiences also include consultations on the implementation of the local government reform in Ukrainian cities.

Since 2007, the president of the board, and currently the managing director of ARAW SA, a municipal company responsible for foreign investments, entrepreneurship development and start-up animation. Its owing to his personal involvement that IBM and B/S/H (Bosch) invested in Wrocław. The development of the "Study in Wroclaw" program is also the result of his efforts.

In his spare time he likes to cook with passion but healthy food. He is eager to travel and visits various places not only in Poland.

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Wiesław Paluszyński, president of the Polish Information Technology Society and vice president of the Polish Chamber of Information and Communication Technology

A graduate of the Faculty of Electronics of Warsaw University of Technology and post-graduate studies at Warsaw School of Economics and the National Defence University.

Professionally, he has been long dealing with the issues of ICT security, and currently of cybersecurity. He worked in the state administration, he was, inter alia, a department director at the National Security Bureau, and since 2003 he has been running his own consulting company, Trusted Information Consulting sp.z o.o. He was a member of the Computerization Council at the Ministry of Interior and Administration, and the Digitization Council at the Ministry of Digitization. He chairs the Telecommunications and Cybersecurity Competence Council.

An expert in the field of audits and implementations of standards in the field of Information Security Management. Co-author of publications in the field of cryptography, participant in research projects related to electronic signature solutions and to Public Key Infrastructure.

– I accepted the invitation to the Board because I have been cooperating with the scientific community of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in joint research projects, and the issue of educating IT staff is close to me. Moreover, Wrocław has a special place in my life, because my family comes from Lviv – says Wiesław Paluszyński.

In his spare time, he likes to read books, especially history books. In addition, he takes care of the memory of the scout battalions "Zośka" and "Parasol", which took part in the Warsaw Uprising.

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Sebastian Pietrzak, head of the key clients department at IBM

A graduate of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He completed his technical education at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology with an MBA degree obtained from Warsaw School of Economics and Université du Québec à Montréal.

His main goal has always been to use technology to meet the most demanding business requirements. At IBM, he is responsible for the development of business and for cooperation with key clients on the Polish and Baltic markets in the area of IBM Software.

– For over 20 years, in my professional career I have had the opportunity to work both as a specialist and as a manager, being responsible for designing, creating, selling and implementing modern IT solutions for corporate clients from various sectors of industry. That is why I understand how important it is to educate specialists properly, and that is why participation in this Board is even more interesting for me – says Pietrzak.

He is passionate about automation implemented in the areas of IT operations (AIOps) and Telecommunications which use modern solutions based on Artificial Intelligence. He is a promoter of advanced ICT solutions offered by IBM in the area of IBM Telco Cloud.

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Krzysztof Raszczuk, investment advisor to the management board

A graduate of computer science at the Faculty of Computer Science and Management, WUST.

He has worked at InsERT S.A. since 1997. He has completed many projects, incl. the Subiekt. He was a programmer team leader and a product manager, and is currently an investment advisor to the management board.

– I accepted the invitation to the Faculty's Board, because since 1997 I have been involved in various activities at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, especially in those related to the Faculty of Computer Science and Management. Now I hope to continue interesting joint ventures with the new Faculty of Information and Communication Technology – says Krzysztof Raszczuk.

He puts the family first. He is involved in social initiatives, providing his support in the areas he knows best. He is interested in the history of Poland and in sports. He prefers active leisure – he swims and jogs. He has a chopper and that's his idea of riding a bike.

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Łukasz Ronka, manager at Dolby Laboratories

A graduate of computer science at the Faculty of Computer Science and Management, WUST.

He has been working in the IT industry for over 20 years, moving through career stages from a serial programmer to a project manager.

Currently a manager at Dolby Laboratories, involved in the creation of the dolby.io communication platform.

For over 10 years he has been actively involved in IT education as a programming trainer in one of larger training companies in Poland.

He is interested in many areas: broadly understood IT (AI, design, programming, security, DIY hardware), literature (mainly non-fiction), photography (analogue, documentary).

However, he spends most of his free time with his family and mountain biking near Wrocław or in more distant locations.

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Piotr Słoniński, Country Leader Volvo Group Digital & IT Poland

A graduate of Computer Science at the University of Wrocław. He has been working for 20 years at Volvo – a leading supplier of the most desirable and effective transport and infrastructure solutions in the world. At Volvo, he held managerial positions in the areas related to digital transformation and IT in Poland and at the headquarters in Sweden.

Currently, he is head of the Volvo Group Digital & IT branch in Poland – one of the key software development and digitization centres for the Volvo concern. He is proud that most of the vehicles and services offered by the Volvo Group for customers around the world are equipped with IT solutions prepared and built by the Volvo Group Digital & IT team in Poland.

A long-time member of ABSL (Association of Business Sector Leaders), a leading organization representing the modern business services sector in Poland.

– I am honoured to participate in the Faculty's Advisory Board, because I strongly believe in effective, natural, inspiring and mutually beneficial cooperation between the academic community and business – says Piotr Słoniński.

Privately, he is passionate about mathematics, cycling, mountain trips, distant and close cultures, and good literature.

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Stanisław Słowik, President of AKSEL Sp. z o.o.

A graduate of the Faculty of Electronics at WUST. After graduating, in the 1980s he worked in the mining industry, including as a mining rescuer. In 1990, he became a co-founder of AKSEL, in which he is the president of the management board.

AKSEL deals with the design and construction of radio communication networks and systems, mainly for services related to public safety and for transport companies. Since 1993, the company has been an authorized partner of Motorola, and over the last few years it has been the leader in this group.

– I accepted the invitation to the Board, because although I belong to the generation of "radio enthusiasts" raised surrounded by analogue technologies, I understand and support the development of technology and digitization in electronics. I closely follow and implement trends that appear on the market. I understand the importance of refining the latest technologies and what consequences a dysfunctional radio communication device or system can have. It is high time to take action related to the further development of digitization at the highest possible level – says president Słowik.

He is passionate about amateur radio. In 1971, he received the Amateur Radio Permit and the call sign SP 7 FAD. This year it has been 50 years since his passion started. Over time, the president's passion has turned into a profession that he has been doing for 30 years! He also enjoys hiking, biking, sailing and skiing. And he is enthusiastic about exploring the world.

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Zbigniew J. Traczyk, CEO at Kyndryl Customer Innovation Center

A graduate of electronics at Warsaw University of Technology. He also holds an MBA from Henley Business School (Great Britain) and a Master Certificate in project management from George Washington University. He is a graduate of PMI Leadership Institute Masters Class. Before taking up the position of CEO of Kyndryl/IBM Client Innovation Centre, he managed IBM Infrastructure Services Delivery in 15 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

He has over 30 years of experience in IT services, project, program and portfolio management. Currently, He is the CEO of Kyndryl Customer Innovation Center, where he manages a team of over 5,000 specialists providing IT infrastructure services around the world from three locations in Poland. In his professional career, he has led many complex international projects in the financial, ICT and government sectors.

However, for 20 years he has been actively involved in building the profession of project manager in Poland. In the years 2012-2014 he was a member of the global management board of Project Management Institute. Between 2007 and 2010 he was a PMI mentor in the EMEA region. In the years 2005-2006, he participated in the development of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. He was also a member of the Steering Committee of the PMI Community Transformation Project in 2005 and 2006. He is the founder of the PMI Poland Chapter and was the president of the branch in 2003-2006. He is an active member of PMI and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate holder.

– Participation in the Board of such an important faculty at Wrocław University of Science and Technology is very important for Kyndryl Poland due to the common goals of building a market of professional IT services. Kyndryl is one of the largest employers in the IT services sector in Poland, and many graduates from the university are our employees. We find the cooperation with Wrocław University of Science and Technology very important and we hope to continue to employ excellent graduates of the Faculty – explains president Traczyk.

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Grzegorz Wołodko, CEO at Capgemini Software Solution Center in Wrocław, management board member at Capgemini Polska

A graduate of computer science at the Faculty of Electronics, WUST. While still a student, he started working as a software developer in one of Wrocław's computer companies.

In 2004, he co-founded the Wrocław branch of the dynamically developing Capgemini company – Capgemini Software Solutions Centre, which is one of the largest software development companies in Lower Silesia. The recipients of the services provided are reputable clients from Europe and the USA. In 2020, Grzegorz Wołodko became head of Capgemini Software Solutions Centre.
Over his long career in the IT industry, he had the opportunity to work in international IT projects and to cooperate with clients representing various industries, including financial, public, retail, telco, automotive etc.

– I consider the invitation to the Advisory Board a distinction and an opportunity to support the development of an important faculty of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, which has been educating many Capgemini employees for years – he says.

Privately, he likes to spend time with his family and is a fan of endurance sports.

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Janusz Wrobel, president of the management board at Neurosoft sp. z o.o.

A graduate of computer science at the University of Wrocław.

Founder and co-owner of the Neurosoft company. In the years 1980 – 2004, he worked in various countries and on different continents as a president, manager, or consultant in the field of IT, business development, optimization of logistics and production processes.

Since 1992, the president and co-founder of Neurosoft, a company specializing in artificial intelligence technologies, in particular in natural language processing, image processing, and speech synthesis and analysis. Member of the board of ITS Polska, responsible for foreign cooperation.

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Adam Zawisza, vice-president of the management board at BonaSoft Sp. z o.o.

He graduated from the Faculty of Electronics at Wrocław University of Science and Technology and from Warsaw School of Economics. For many years, he was an employee of the IT Department at WUST.

For 15 years he has been working in the IT sector and successfully supporting the activities of private companies and public sector entities, offering his knowledge and experience in the field of IT, creating and developing his own companies operating in this area.

As an entrepreneur whose companies develop and implement software for universities, health care units or offices, he gives students and graduates of Wrocław University of Science and Technology the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience through internships and apprenticeships, offering employment and the possibility of professional development.

– I accepted the invitation to the Advisory Board of the Faculty with great satisfaction, because professionally I see a huge demand for ICT specialists in the labour market. Moreover, as a former employee of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, I care about Wrocław University of Science and Technology and its prestige – says Adam Zawisza.

Privately, he is a husband and a father of two daughters. He likes to spend his free time actively, with family and friends. His passion is motorization and historical literature, especially pertaining to the Second World War period.