Piotr Sankowski

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Director of IDEAS Research Institute and Professor at University of Warsaw
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Conference 2026

02.06.2026
Home Stage
13:25 – 14:05

Panel: EU’s Tech Problem: Why We Win at Research but Fail at Commercialisation

Europe Innovation
Speaker:
Mats Agervi, Combient
Claudia Alsdorf, Schwarz Digits
Verena Pausder, German Startup Association
Piotr Sankowski

Piotr Sankowski is a professor at the Institute of Informatics, University of Warsaw, where he received his habilitation in 2009 and where he received a doctorate in computer science in 2005. His research interest focuses on practical application of algorithms, ranging from economic applications, through learning data structures, to parallel algorithms for data science. In 2009, Piotr Sankowski received also a doctorate in physics in the field of solid state theory at the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 2010 he received ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant, in 2015 ERC Proof of Concept Grant, in 2017 ERC Consolidator Grant, and in 2023 another ERC Proof of Concept grant. He was a president of IDEAS NCBR – a research and development centre, operating in the field of artificial intelligence and digital economy. Currently, he serves as a director of IDEAS Research Institute, which continues the mission. Piotr Sankowski is also a co-founder of the spin-off company MIM Solutions.

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