CONSORTIUM REPRESENTATIVES
President of the Board:
Prof. dr hab. Aleksander Bursche
Professor, archaeologist and numismatic, lecturer at the University of Warsaw and other prestigious higher schools in Europe and the USA, a fellow of Wolfson College in Oxford, American Academy in Rome and German Institute of Archaeology, the Vice-president of the Programme Council of Copernicus Science Centre and a member of the Steering Committee of the European Coin Find Network. His research interests focus on ancient world’s contacts with Barbaricum, ancient numismatics, popularization of archaeology and management of cultural heritage. The creator and co-organizator of the Archaeological Fair in Biskupin. A participant of many international research projects, currently including NCN “Maestro” of the National Centre of Science “Migration Period between Odra and Vistula” (www.mpov.uw.edu.pl) and the National Program for Development of the Humanities “Roman coin finds from Poland and territory associated historically with Poland”. He used first digital humanities tools in his doctoral dissertation defended in 1988. Awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland with a Polonia Restituta order “for significant achievements in research and archaeological education and in the protection and promotion of Polish cultural heritage.”
Vice-President of the Board:
Mgr inż. Tomasz Parkoła
Tomasz Parkoła is the Director of Network Services Division at Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center. He manages R&D teams delivering innovative technologies for health & medicine, education, governmental agencies & public institutions as well as cultural heritage & digital humanities. He has been involved in a number of R&D and infrastructure projects, e.g. Dariah.lab Poland, Dariah.hub Poland, ERIHS.pl, OPERAS, HERIFORGE, Europeana, LUMEN, GRAPHIA, 3DBigDataSpace, 3D-4CH, SSHOC, OSCARS. He oversees a team of 80+ professionals with expertise on AI & analytics, data management & discovery, long-term archiving & workflows, cloud & DevOps, UX/UI research & design, frontend & backend as well as QA & support services. He is a board member in the IMPACT Centre of Competence, a co-head of DARIAH-EU's VCC on E-infrastructure, a chair of the OPERAS-PL consortium board and a vice-chair of the DARIAH-PL consortium board. He is an author or co-author of several dozens of scientific and popular science publications. He holds several professional certifications, e.g. PMP®, PMI-ACP, UX-PM, Six Sigma.
National Representative:
Marta Stawicka
Delegate of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to the General Assembly of DARIAH-ERIC.
National Coordinator:
Dr Karolina Brylska
Media expert, political scientist, graduate of the Institute of International Relations and the Institute of Journalism at the University of Warsaw, PhD in social sciences with a specialization in media studies. She defended her doctoral dissertation titled "Threat in Public Communication", prepared under the supervision of Professor Jerzy Bralczyk. She was a recipient of the Socrates-Erasmus scholarship, within which she studied at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (Sciences Po). She serves as Deputy Head of the Media Research Laboratory at the University of Warsaw. Coordinator and researcher in projects related to media content and audience reception. Author of publications on media message content, media language, and media narratives in contemporary press. Public speaking and media presentation coach.
