History and research activity of the Institute
Research topics
The institute carries out fundamental and applied research as well as PhD level education in the following domains:
- systems analysis
- intelligent data analysis and knowledge discovery
- computational intelligence, theory and applications
- optimization methods
- systems modelling
- computer-based decision support systems
- operational research
- stochastic methods in decision making
- statistical quality control and reliability theory
- mathematical methods in risk analysis and finances
- systems analysis applications in environmental protection, health care, urban infrastructure, regional development issues, agricultural systems, etc.
Staff
The Institute employs in total over 100 employees, including over 60 researchers. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences has a right to confer the scientific degrees of a Doctor (PhD) and a Doctor of Science (DSc) in the Engineering and Technology domain, in the following disciplines:
- automation, electronic and electrical engineering
- information and communication technology
History of the Institute
Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (SRI PAS) was established by the Decree No 9/76 of the Polish Academy of Sciences Board and started its activities on December 1, 1976. The Institute evolved from the following predecessor institutions:
- Department of Automatic Control PAS (Zakład Automatyki PAN), 1954 – 1962
- Institute of Automatic Control PAS (Instytut Automatyki PAN), 1962 – 1971
- Institute of Applied Cybernetics PAS (Instytut Cybernetyki Stosowanej PAN), 1971 – 1973
- Institute of Organization and Management PAS & MSHET (Instytut Organizacji i Kierowania PAN i MNSzWiT), 1973 – 1976