Institute of Computer Science Warsaw University of Technology Information

The Institute of Computer Science is one of the six Institutes within the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology. The Institute's main research areas include computer graphics, computer systems' architectures, software engineering and information systems. The Institute of Computer Science is one of a few academic institutions in Poland with the longest tradition in computer research & development and education. Its history goes back to the year 1953 when the Division of Communications and Radio Equipment was established at the Faculty of Communications (so was called our Faculty then). In 1955, the Division has designed and build one of first electronic computers in Poland. It was called UMC1 (acronym for the Universal Digital Machine ) and featured vacuum-tube technology. In 1963 the Division was extended and renamed (according to its main activity) into the Division for of Mathematical Machines. In 1970, because of major reorganisation of the University, the Division was transformed into Institute for Construction of Mathematical Machines. Finally, in 1975 the Institute was re-baptised into the Institute of Computer Science. The teaching in the field of computing and computers was started early, so that the first few MSc degrees in Computer Science were granted in 1962. So, over last several decades more then 2500 computer professionals have been graduated from the Institute. From the very beginning up to 1978 the Division and then Institute was headed by the late Professor Antoni Kiliński. In 1997, for his professional contribution into the field he was posthumously honoured with "Computer Pioneer Medal" awarded by IEEE Computer Society. Many former staff members of the Institute are employed in well known Universities in USA, Europe and Australia.