Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences

The Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences is a research institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

About the Institute
The institute is located at 8 Śniadeckich Street in Warsaw. It was established on November 20, 1948 as the National Mathematical Institute and in the same year the Mathematical Devices Group (Pol: Grupę Aparatów Matematycznych) was established there, and this can be considered the beginning of computer science in Poland. In 1952, it was incorporated into the structures of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The institute conducts doctoral studies in the field of mathematics.

Branches
It is a national institution and, in addition to the headquarters in Warsaw, there are six branches in other Polish cities.
 * Warsaw: director – prof. dr hab. Łukasz Stettner
 * Gdańsk: head – prof. dr hab. Tomasz Szarek
 * Katowice: head – prof. dr hab. Ryszard Rudnicki
 * Kraków: head – dr hab. Michał Kapustka
 * Poznań: titular professors: Jerzy Kaczorowski
 * Toruń: titular professors: Tomasz Rychlik and Piotr Śniady
 * Wrocław: head – dr hab. Adam Nowak

Awards
The Institute presents the following awards:


 * Kamila Duszenki Award
 * Stefan Banach Medal
 * Award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of mathematics
 * Kazimierz Kuratowski Prize
 * Marek Wacławek Foundation Awards