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Jan M. Zytkow(September 9, 1944 - January 16, 2001)
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EDUCATION:
1967 M.S. in Theoretical Physics,
The University of Warsaw
1970 M.A. in Philosophy, The University of Warsaw
1972 Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science, The University of Warsaw
1979 Habilitation, The University of Warsaw (a degree higher than Ph.D.; this
degree is important
in Poland, Germany and
many other countries in proceeding with the academic career).
About 170 papers; co-authored a
book, co-edited three books,
edited three conference proceedings and special issues of two journals.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Knowledge discovery in databases.
Large-scale representation of knowledge in intelligent info. systems.
Automated discovery in a science laboratory, Foundations of machine discovery
and learning.
Autonomous intelligent robots: robot arm, mobile robot, robot-scientist.
Real-time intelligent learning system 'Automated Pilot'.
Software engineering in artificial intelligence. Reusable AI software.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPED:
Discovery systems: FAHRENHEIT, 49er,
GALILEO, GELL-MANN, STAHL, MENDEL.
BOGEY: Tactical manager (automated pilot) that learns from experience.
TARGET: system for target recognition.
Many software systems in machine learning and discovery, logic, project
management.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Undergrad, MS, Ph.D. students):
Artificial Intelligence;
Discovery of Knowledge in Databases; Machine Discovery; Databases;
Distributed AI systems; Expert Systems; Lisp; Prolog; Productions Systems;
Machine Learning;
Autonomous Intelligent Robot; Vision and Pattern Recognition; Automata and
Formal Languages;
Intro to Programming; CS Theory; Data Structures, Algorithms, and Program
Design;
Intro to Computer Science; Logic; Philosophy of Science; MS and PhD Theses.
POSITIONS HELD:
1972 - 1980 Adiunkt
(Assist. Prof.), Philosophy of Science, The University of Warsaw.
1981 - 1986 Docent (Assoc. Prof.), Philosophy of Science, The University
of Warsaw.
1982 - 1984 Associate Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology,
Carnegie-Mellon University.
1984 - 1987 Associate Professor, Computer Science, Wichita State
University.
1988 - 1990 Visiting Professor, Computer Science, George Mason
University.
1992 - (Fall) Visiting Professor, Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon
University.
1987 - 1997 Professor, Computer Science, Wichita State University.
1997 - Professor,
Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:
1980 - 1981 Vice-director,
Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University.
1996 - 1997 Chair, Computer Science Department, Wichita State University.
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS:
Visiting Scholar: Humboldt
Univ., Berlin, Oct. 1975; Moscow State Univ., May-Jun. 1979.
Univ. of Salzburg, Feb-May, 1981; Carnegie-Mellon
Univ., Jan. 1985, July 1985, July - Aug. 1986
British Council Scholarship, London School of Economics, 1982.
Invited Speaker and lecturer (incomplete list): Inter-University Center,
Dubrovnik, Yugosl. 1980, 1982;
Summer School of Machine Learning, Urbino,
Italy, July-Aug. 1989; 3rd Chinese Workshop on
Machine Learning, 1991; Harbin Institute
of Technology, 1991; Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1991;
Fudan Univ., Shanghai, 1991; International
Banach Center, Warsaw, Poland, 1991;
GMD, Germany, 1992; Naval Research Lab.
1993; Intelligent Info. Systems Workshop, Poland, 1993;
European Workshop on Machine Discovery,
Blanes, Spain, 1993; Intern. Workshop on Rough
Sets and Knowledge Discovery, Banff, Canada,
1993; ENEA, Rome, Italy, 1994; Rough Sets
conf. Tokyo, 1996; Summer School on Theory
of Knowledge, Warsaw, 1997; Yamaguchi conf. 1997.
Award of the Minister of Higher Education in Poland for distinguished
research and teaching, 1980.
Distinguished Teaching Award of the President of the Univ. of Warsaw,
2 times.
International Mathematical Olympiad - Represent Poland in 1962.
REFEREE, EDITOR, PROGRAM COMMITTEES:
Referee for journals
(incomplete list): Machine Learning; IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man
& Cybernetics;
Int.J. on Pattern Recognition & AI; J.
Intelligent Info Systems; Phil. Sci.; J. Data Mining & Knowledge
Discovery; Studia Filozoficzne; Behavioral
& Brain Sci.; Phil. & Computing; Fundamenta Informaticae.
Referee for Funding Agencies: NSF; Nat'l Endowment for the
Humanities; Louisiana Board
of Regents; British Council for the
Humanities; So. African Foundation for Research, NSERC;
Editorial Board: Foundations of Science, Filozofia Nauki, Data
Mining and Knowledge Discovery;
Program Committee for about 70 conferences (incomplete list):
Machine Learning Conferences
ISMIS Symposia, Intern. AIDA Conf., Tools
for AI Conf.; Intern. Rough Sets Workshops;
Knowledge Discovery in Databases conf.;
Pacific Rim Intern. AI Conf.
5th Int. Conf. on Computing and
Information, IDA Conf. KDD and data Warehousing Conf.
Program Committee Chair: Int. Workshop on Machine Discovery,
Aberdeen U.K., Round-Table on
Abstract Intelligent Agents, Rome, Italy;
Int. AIDA Conference; PKDD Conferences.
SPONSORED RESEARCH SINCE 1985:
1985 - 1986
Boeing Military Aircraft and Kansas Advanced Technology Comm.
$43,218
System for Target Recognition
Principal Investigator (PI)
1986
Boeing Military Aircraft and Kansas Advanced Technology Comm.
$67,482
Tactical Planning
PI
1986 - 1988
US Army Research Office
$385,966
Learning Mechanisms for Intelligent Control Systems
PI
1989 - 1991
Office of Naval Research
$95,000
Automated Discovery in a Science Lab
PI
1988 - 1990
DARPA
$600,000
Intelligent Explorer
Co-PI
1989 - 1990
Navy Personnel Research and Development Center
$36,245
A Prototype Discovery System to Analyze Navy Training Data
PI
1990 - 1992
Office of Naval Research
$177,071
Database Explorer
PI
1993 - 1994
Office of Naval Research - DEPSCoR
$65,230
Automated Discovery Laboratory
PI
1992 - 1995
Army Corps of Engineers/CRREL
$297,624
Statistical Evaluation of SWOE Data
Co-PI