Professor Jan Węglarz is the director of Institute of Computing Science of Poznan University of Technology since 1990. He was born in 1947 in Poznan. He studied at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan, where he graduated in mathematics in 1969. He received a doctorate in 1974, and habilitation in 1977. In 1988 he received the title of professor.

Professor Węglarz is a member of Polish Academy of Sciences, and also member of American Mathematical Society, Operations Research Society of America, member and co-founder of Polish Information Processing Society. He received honorary doctorates from several Polish institutions, including Szczecin University of Technology and AGH University of Science and Technology.

The title will be awarded during a ceremony held in Poznan City Hall on 29th June, which is the day of the city patrons – saint Peter and saint Paul.