Zdzisław Bubnicki (born 17 June 1938 in

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, died 12 March 2006 in

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) was a Polish

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, a specialist in the fields of

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and

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. His main scientific interests concerned:

decision theory Decision theory or the theory of rational choice is a branch of probability theory, probability, economics, and analytic philosophy that uses expected utility and probabilities, probability to model how individuals would behave Rationality, ratio ...

control theory Control theory is a field of control engineering and applied mathematics that deals with the control system, control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the applic ...

system identification The field of system identification uses statistical methods to build mathematical models of dynamical systems from measured data. System identification also includes the optimal design#System identification and stochastic approximation, optimal de ...

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, and

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, complexes of operations, and methodology of computer systems. He obtained a degree of Master of Science in 1960 at Faculty of Electronics at

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. Since 1962 he moved to Wroclaw where he worked at Wroclaw University of Technology. In 1964 he achieved a Ph.D. degree, and in 1967 - a Doctor of Sciences degree. Several years later, in 1973 he became an assistant professor and in 1979 - a professor. For many years he was a chief of Institute of Control and Systems Techniques at Wroclaw University of Technology. Since 1986 he became a correspondent member of

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(PAS), and since 1994 - a real member of PAS. Prof. Bubnicki was a supervisor of 44 Ph.D. dissertations, and now 16 of them are professors. Results of his work had a big influence on the control and decision theory. Especially so called uncertain variables, that are extensions of

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, was one of his biggest contributions to the field of computer science. He was honoured with many Polish and international rewards, e.g. Krzyż Kawalerski i Krzyż Oficerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, IFIP medal. He is a doctor of honoris causa of following universities:

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, Poznan University of Technology,

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Books written by Zdzisław Bubnicki

# "Identyfikacja obiektów sterowania", PWN, Warszawa, 1974 # "Identification of Control Plants", Elsevier, Amsterdam-Oxford-New York, 1980 # "Wstęp do systemów ekspertowych", PWN, Warszawa, 1990 # "Podstawy informatycznych systemów zarządzania", Wydawnictwo Politechniki Wrocławskiej, Wrocław, 1993 # "Uncertain Logics, Variables and Systems", Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2002 # "Analysis and Decision Making in Uncertain Systems", Springer-Verlag, London, 2004 # "Teoria i algorytmy sterowania", PWN, Warszawa 2002, 2005 # "Modern Control Theory", Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005

References

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