TOCS 2026

Witold Pedrycz

Professor, IEEE Life Fellow, University of Alberta, Canada.

Research field: Computational Intelligence; Fuzzy Modeling and Granular Computing; Knowledge Discovery and Data Science; Pattern Recognition; Data Science; Knowledge-Based Neural Networks; Control Engineering.

Witold Pedrycz (Life Fellow, IEEE) received the M.Sc., Ph.D., and D.Sc. degrees from the Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, in 1977, 1980, and 1984, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Sariyer/Istanbul, Turkey, and also the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has published numerous papers in these areas; the current H-index is 125 (Google Scholar). He is 82 on the list top-h scientists for computer science and electronics (https://www.guide2research.com/scientists/) (link is external). He is also the author of 21 research monographs and edited volumes covering various aspects of computational intelligence, data mining, and software engineering. His research interests include computational intelligence, fuzzy modeling and granular computing, knowledge discovery and data science, pattern recognition, data science, knowledge-based neural networks, and control engineering. In 2012, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2007, he received the Prestigious Norbert Wiener Award from the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. He was a recipient of the IEEE Canada Computer Engineering Medal, the Cajastur Prize for Soft Computing from the European Centre for Soft Computing, the Killam Prize, the Fuzzy Pioneer Award from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, and the 2019 Meritorious Service Award from the IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Society. He is vigorously involved in editorial activities. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Information Sciences, the Editor-in-Chief of WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (Wiley), and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Granular Computing (Springer) and Journal of Data Information and Management (Springer). He is a member of a number of editorial boards of international journals.

Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, IEEE Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia.

Research field: Design and Performance Analysis Of Diversity Combining Techniques; Mimo Techniques; Multi-Hop/Cooperative Communications Systems; Optical Wireless Communication Systems; Cognitive Radio Systems; Green Communication Systems and Networks.

Mohamed-Slim Alouini was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1998. He served as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota then in the Texas A&M University at Qatar before joining in 2009 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) where he is now the Al-Khawarizmi Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Alouini is a Fellow of the IEEE and OPTICA (Formerly the Optical Society of America (OSA)). He is currently particularly interested in addressing the technical challenges associated with the uneven distribution, access to, and use ofinformation and communication technologies in rural, low-income, disaster, and/or hard-to-reach areas.

Artur Czerwinski

Assistant Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland.

Research field: Quantum Communications; Quantum Optics; Quantum State Tomography; Quantum Information Theory; Free Space Optics.

Dr. Artur Czerwinski received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, in 2018, specializing in Mathematical and Quantum Physics under the supervision of Prof. Andrzej Jamiołkowski. His doctoral research focused on the characterization of quantum resources, with his dissertation titled "Applications of Selected Algebraic Methods to Quantum Tomography of Open Systems." During his Ph.D. studies, he also conducted research at the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 2019 to 2022, he worked at the Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, contributing to the project "Applications of Single-Photon Technologies," led by Prof. Piotr Kolenderski. His research involved theoretical studies on quantum state tomography, open quantum systems, and time-bin encoding, as well as contributions to the technology project "Satellite Controller of Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs," where he evaluated the quality of a source of entangled photon pairs. He subsequently held a postdoctoral position at the Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw (2022–2023), working on a project in quantum optical technologies. His responsibilities included a comprehensive analysis of the efficiency of a satellite-based optical key distribution protocol under the influence of atmospheric turbulence. Currently, Dr. Czerwinski is an Assistant Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, working in the Single Photon Applications Laboratory. He is actively involved in projects funded by the European Space Agency, including "Space-Based Links for the Quantum Internet" and "CCSDS Standardized Ranging for Optical Communication Terminals." Dr. Czerwinski has authored over 35 impactful publications and has received accolades such as the Outstanding Reviewer Award from IOP Publishing (2023) and the Minister of Education and Science Scholarship (2022). In addition to his expertise in Quantum Physics, he holds a Master's degree in Economic Sciences and has a strong interest in economic theories that utilize advanced mathematical methods and modeling.