IRENEUSZ CZARNOWSKI is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Gdynia Maritime University. He gained a doctoral degree in the field of computer science at Poznan University of Technology and a postdoctoral degree in the field of computer science at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. Since 1998 is associated with Gdynia Maritime University, currently is a professor of computer science in the Department of Information Systems, Gdynia Maritime University. His main research interests are related to the use of artificial intelligence methods in decision support systems and data mining. His research activity is concerned with machine learning, data reduction for machine learning and data mining. His scientific work also focuses on research in the field of optimization methods and applications of agent systems. He has published over 100 papers internationally. Between 2016 and 2020 he was serving as the Vice-Rector of Research of the Gdynia Maritime University. He is also a member of IEEE and, since 2021, he is the Chair of the Polish Branch of IEEE System, Man and Cybernetics.