Background
Szymanski, Boleslaw Karol was born on April 22, 1950 in Paslek, Poland. Arrived in the United States, 1982. Son of Kazlmierz and Aniela Marta (Langer) Szymanski.
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Szymanski, Boleslaw Karol was born on April 22, 1950 in Paslek, Poland. Arrived in the United States, 1982. Son of Kazlmierz and Aniela Marta (Langer) Szymanski.
In 1968, Bolesław Szymański won Gold Medal at the X International Mathematical Olympiad in Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Institute of Informatics of Personal Area Networks, Warsaw in 1976. He pursued an academic career at, University of Aberdeen, and University of Pennsylvania. He has been with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy.
New York, since 1985.
In 1999, Doctor Szymański was elected an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow for his contributions to parallel computing and distributed computing and in 2003 he received the Wiley Distinguished Faculty Award. In 2007, Professor Szymański received the Claire and Roland West. Schmitt Distinguished Professorship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 2009, Doctor Szymański received the Wilkes Award and Medal for the best paper published in volume 52 of Computer Journal.
Also, in 2009, he was elected a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and joined Division IV of Technical Sciences there.
Assistant professor Warsaw Polytechnic Institute, 1973-1975. Researcher Institute of Science Technological and Economic Information, 1975-1978, division head, 1979-1982. Postdoctoral fellow Aberdeen University, England, 1978.
Visiting assistant professor University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1982-1985, associate professor computer science, 1985-1989, professor computer science, 1990—2007, Claire and Roland Schmitt distinguished professor, since 2007, acting chairman, 1993—1994. Associate dean information technical Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1997—2001, director Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking, since 2003. Founder/chairman board directors Premonitia, Inc., Boston, 2000.
Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer Optimaret, Inc., Latham, New York, 2004. Chief science officer Computer Command & Control Company, Philadelphia, 1984—1987. Consultant General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, 1987—1990, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1992—1996, Cardiomag, Inc., Schenectady, New York, since 2001, International Medical Programs, Albany, since 2003.
EPL parallel computer language expert witness United States Congress, Washington, 1987. Expert United Nations Industrial Development Office, Vienna, 1990—1996.
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Also, in 2009, he was elected a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and joined Division IV of Technical Sciences there.
Married Emilia Haraf, December 15, 1973. Children: Peter Rafal, Witold Andrew.