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Since April 1971 he performed research in the areas of bio-cybernetics, automatic control engineering, and computer science. In 1975 he was awarded the Ph.D. degree, and in 1981 the degree of Doctor of Sciences (Doctor Habilitatus). In 1986 he became Associate Professor and in 1991 Full Professor at the AGH University of Science and Technology. He has written over 600 scientific papers, published in prestigious Polish and foreign scientific journals, as well as numerous conference presentations - both national and international. Prof.

Sinead O’Gorman is the European Director at Scholars at Risk (SAR). Based in the UK, Ms. O’Gorman leads SAR’s international outreach efforts, including the design and implementation of SAR’s strategy for Europe, establishing national and regional SAR sections and increasing global participation in SAR’s protection and prevention activities.Ms. O’Gorman previously served as Deputy Executive Director at Scholars at Risks’ New York office, and has over 15 years’ experience in higher education, development cooperation and human rights. Prior to joining SAR, Ms.

Sociologist and PhD Candidate affiliated at the Jagiellonian University where she is leading the research “Disability, motherhood, care. Reproductive autonomy and motherhood experiences of women with disabilities in Poland”. Her main interests are located in the fields of gender, disability studies and qualitative and participatory methodology. As a researcher she has been working in various scientific projects tackling social exclusion to reduce inequalities. In 2017 she published book “Różnym Głosem. Rodziny z wyboru w Polsce”[“In different voices.