Piotr Sankowski is a Polish IT specialist. In 2005, he obtained a PhD in computer science, and in 2009, he obtained a postdoctoral degree in computer science and a PhD in physics. He completed postdoctoral internships at ETH Zurich and La Sapienza University in Rome. He is the author of 100 publications in the field of computer science and 20 in physics. His research achievements include several significant contributions in the field of optimisation and algorithms. He is the first Pole to receive four grants from the European Research Council (ERC): Starting Grant (2010), Proof of Concept Grant (2015), Consolidator Grant (2017) and Proof of Concept Grant (2023).
From 2021 to 2024, he was the president of IDEAS NCBR, a new research and development centre operating in the field of artificial intelligence and the digital economy. He is currently the director of the IDEAS Research Institute. From 2015 to 2021, he was the president of the spin-out company MIM Solutions (http://mim-solutions.pl). The company was established as a result of his first ERC PoC project and is involved in the commercialisation of algorithmic market models. In 2021, the company began work on two of its own Femtech products, which are being commercialised under the MIM Fertility brand. In addition, MIM Solutions has been included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 CE and EMEA Technology Fast 500 Winners rankings. Finally, since 2023, MIM Solutions has been a member of the Business Advisory Board as part of the EU Global Gateway strategy.
