Jan Węglarz
Jan Węglarz is a Polish computer scientist. His current research focuses on operations research.
He studied at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, where he graduated mathematics in 1969, and later on Poznań University of Technology, when he received title from automatics in 1971. He started work there in 1971. He received a doctorate in 1974, and habilitation in 1977. In 1988 he received the title of professor. Member of Polish Academy of Sciences, member-co-founder of Polish Information Processing Society, member of American Mathematical Society, Operations Research Society of America, member of Poznan Chapter of Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters. Author of 12 monographs in Computer Science, Operation Research, Decision Theory, etc. Author of more than 200 articles. He discovered the so-called two-phase method, but since he published his discovery in a Polish journal, the discovery was largely overlooked abroad. He refused many offers to move to the West and opted for his own research team in Poland.
He participated in the development of Elwro Polish computers.
In 1991, he was awarded the EURO Gold Medal, the highest distinction within Operations Research in Europe. In 2018 he received the EURO Distinguished Service Award. He was awarded the decorations of Knight's Cross, Officer and Commander in the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Between 1997-1998 he was President of Association of European Operational Research Societies.
He received honorary degrees from several Polish institutions:
Szczecin University of Technology , AGH University of Science and Technology, Częstochowa University of Technology , Poznań University of Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology , University of Silesia , University of Zielona Góra.
