Boleslaw Mikolajczak
Computer science educator
Born Jun. 30, 1946, Poznan, Poland; came to U.S., 1986; son of Walenty and Maria (Piechocka); married Urszula (Hajdrowska); children: Maciej, Wojciech.
Education: Master of Sciences (M.S.) (in control engineering), 1970, Ph.D., 1974, Dr. hab. 1979, (both in computer science), Technical University of Poznan; Master of Science (M.S.) (in mathematics), 1972, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan.
Career: adjunct, 1970-74, assistant prof., 1974-79, associate prof., 1980-86, Technical University of Poznan; visiting prof., 1986-87, associate prof., 1987-91, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth; associate prof. (computer science), 1991-93, prof., 1993 -, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Author: Transformations of Automata and Computational Complexity of some Problems in Automata Theory, 1988; co-author, editor, Algebraic and Structural Automata Theory, 1991; 8 other books, 6 patents, over 40 articles on computer science; reviewer, Mathematical Reviews, since 1976.
Member of: Association for Computing Machinery; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Computer Society; American Mathematics Society.
Honors: Outstanding Research awards, Polish Ministry of Science and Technology, 1980, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1981, 1984; Outstanding Teaching Award, Polish Ministry of Higher Education, 1982; listed in: Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in Science and Industry, 1990-91, 1991-92.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German.
Hobbies: personal computers, sports, outing.
Office: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996