• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Chair of Logic: Assistant Professor (2002 – present), Teaching Assistant (1998 – 2002)

• The Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Warsaw, contracted lectures: “Logic” (2006 – present)

• Warsaw Academy of Computer Science, Management and Administration, contracted lectures: “Logic”, “Logic for Engineers” (2002 – 2007)

• Warsaw Academy of Management SIG, contracted lectures: „Practical Logic” (2002 – 2006)

Research Interests

1. Argumentation and persuasion theory

2. Aristotle's rhetoric

3. Critical thinking

4. Representation of knowledge and beliefs

5. Modal logics, especially - epistemic, probabilistic, multivalued and dynamic approaches

6. Multiagent systems (Artificial Inteligence)

7. More information about my research in the project managed together with Magdalena Kacprzak you can find on the website: http://perseus.ovh.org/.
   

Publications

1. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: Perseus. Software for analyzing persuasion process. Proc. of Concurrency, Specification and Programming, 2008 (accepted for publication).
2. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski. Investigation into properties of persuasion systems. Proceedings of Workshop on Logics for Agents and Mobility (LAM'08). 2008 (accepted for publication).

3. "A Logic for Reasoning about Persuasion". Fundamenta Informaticae. 85(2008) IOS Press (accepted for publication, with Magdalena Kacprzak).

4. "Aristotle, Rhetoric and Probability". Proceedings of 3rd Tokyo Conference on Argumentation, 2008 (accepted for publication, with Magdalena Kacprzak).

5. "Modeling Persuasiveness: change of uncertainty through agents' interactions". Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications. IOS Press 2008 (accepted for publication, with Magdalena Kacprzak and Paweł Rembelski).

6. "Logical Model of Graded Beliefs for a Persuasion Theory". Annales of University of Bucharest. Series in Mathemathics and Computer Science. LVI 2007 (with M. Kacprzak).

7. “A Logic for Reasoning about Persuasion”. Proc. of Concurrency, Specification and Programming. 1(2007): 75-86 (with M. Kacprzak)

8. “Change of beliefs as a result of a discussion. Philosophical foundations of the logical model for persuasion”, In: Halina Święczkowska (ed.), Freedom and tolerance, p. 101-116, Białystok 2007 (with M. Kacprzak, in polish)

9. “What does a logician know about the European Union? Formal models of knowledge”. Legal Studies. Ius et Praxis: Civilization. Europe. Globalization. 02 (2007): 83-88, WSIZiA, Warsaw (in polish)

10. “How to persuade to the process of European Integration? Remarks on the logic of rhetoric”. Legal Studies. Ius et Praxis. 01 (2007):68-73, WSIZiA, Warsaw (in polish)

11. “Persuasion. Practical face of logic”. Croatian Journal of Philosophy: Epistemology. VI(17): 343-362, Kruzak d.o.o., Croatia, 2006.

12. “Towards a Multi-Valued Logic for Argumentation”. Proc. of Concurrency, Specification and Programming. 2(2006): 162-173 (with M. Kacprzak) [PDF]

13. “Applications of Logic to the Argumentation Theory in the Process of Decision-Making”. Annals of the Collegium of Economic Analysis. 15(2006): 11-30, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw (in polish).

14. “Nicholas Rescher, Common Sense: A New Look at an Old Tradition”. Review in Studia Philosophiae Christianae. 42(2006)1: 284-290, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw 2006 (in polish)

15. “Argumentation from Semantic and Pragmatic Perspective”. The Logic of Social Research. Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric. 7(20): 127-147, Bialystok 2004 [abstract]

Workshops and Conferences

Future: 

1. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: Perseus. Software for analyzing persuasion process. CS&P2008 (Workshop on Concurrency, Specification and Programming), Gross Vaeter near Berlin (Germany), Sept 28 - Oct 1, 2008.

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   Katarzyna Budzynska & Magdalena Kacprzak: Is a formal rhetoric possible? VIIIth Polish Philosophical Congress, Warsaw, Sept 15-20, 2008

2. Katarzyna Budzynska & Magdalena Kacprzak: The Formal Theory of Persuasion: where philosophy meets logic. ECAP 6 (Sixth European Congress of Analytic Philosophy), the European Society for Analytic Philosophy, ESAP (organizers), Cracow (Poland), Aug 21-26, 2008.

3. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: Investigation into properties of persuasion systems. LAM'08 (Workshop on Logics for Agents and Mobility) organised as part of ESSLLI 2008 - the European Summer School on Logic, Language and Information (4 - 15 August, 2008), Hamburg (Germany), Aug 4-8, 2008 Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: Persuasion, Perseus and Marketing. The Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, June 5, 2008

4. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: Modeling Persuasiveness: change of uncertainty through agents' interactions. COMMA'08 (2nd International Conference on Computational Models of Argument), Toulouse (France), May 28 - 30, 2008. 

5. Katarzyna Budzynska & Magdalena Kacprzak:  Dynamics of beliefs in argumentation executed in open and uncertain environment, International Conference on Argumentation as a Cognitive Process, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun (Poland), May 15-17, 2008

6. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: Implementation of PERSEUS system, Seminar hosted by Professor G. Mirkowska, Department of Algorithmics, Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, 21.04.2008

7. Katarzyna Budzynska, Magdalena Kacprzak & Pawel Rembelski: A formal theory of persuasion - challenges and perspectives. Cognitivistic Group of Warsaw University, Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University, April 5, 2008

8. "A Logic for Reasoning about Persuasion". 16th International Workshop on Concurrency, Specification and Programming, CS&P'2007, Humboldt University of Berlin, Warsaw University, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Łagów, Poland, 27-29.09.2007 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

9. "Formal Representation of Beliefs Gradation: probabilistic, multi-valued and graded modalities approaches". 2nd Conference on Technologies of Knowledge Exploration and Representation, Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok Technical University and The Department of Logic, Informatics and Philosophy of Science, University of Bialystok, Holny Mejera, Poland, 5-9.09.2007 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

10. "Philosophy as an Art of Critical Thinking and Good Arguments". Summer School of Philosophy: Workshop for High-School Students. Teaching Section of Polish Association of Philosophy, Warsaw, 2.07.2007

11. "Application of Persuasion Theory in Computer Science", Seminar hosted by Professor G. Mirkowska, Department of Algorithmics, Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, 20.06.2007 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

12. “How to change somebody’s mind? Modeling a Process of Convincing”. Applications of Logic in Philosophy and Foundations of Mathematics, Wroclaw University, Opole University and University of Silesia at Katowice, Szklarska Poreba, 7-11.05.2007 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

13. “Argumentation Theory Based on Logic of Graded Beliefs”. International Conference: Applications of Algebra XI, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, The Jan Dlugosz Academy in Czestochowa, Zakopane, 5-11.03.2007 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

14. "Arguments as actions". Seminar hosted by Professor G. Mirkowska, Department of Algorithmics, Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, 10.12.2006 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

15. “Modeling the gradation of beliefs in multi-valued logic”. Cognitivistic Group of Warsaw University, Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University, 18.11.2006 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

16. “Logical representation of beliefs change in view of discussion about freedom”. Workshop on Freedom and Tolerance (Philosophy of Politics), The Stanislaw Staszic School of Public Administration in Bialystok, University of Bialystok, Warsaw Association of Science, Bialystok, 9-10.11.2006 (with Magdalena Kacprzak)

17. “Towards a Multi-Valued Logic for Argumentation”. 15th International Workshop on Concurrency, Specification and Programming, CS&P'2006, Humboldt University of Berlin, Warsaw University, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Wandlitz, Germany, 27-30.09.2006 (with Magdalena Kacprzak) [text]

18. 6th International Conference on Argumentation, University of Amsterdam, International Society for the Study of Argumentation, Amsterdam, 28-30.06.2006

19. “The logic of probabilistic beliefs”. Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University, 7.06.2006 (with Konrad Zdanowski)

20. “Argumentation as a cognitive process. Formal representation of beliefs under dispute”. Cognitivistic Group of Warsaw University, Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University, 27.05.2006

21. “The logic of graded beliefs”. Seminar: Logic and Cognition, Institute of Philosophy,  Warsaw University, 10.03.2006

22. “Argumentation, Inference and Reliable Decision-Making”. 1st Workshop in Mathematical Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, 5.11.2005

23. Trends in Logic III: International Conference in memoriam of Andrzej Mostowski, Helena Rasiowa, Cecylia Rauszer, Warsaw University, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, WSIiE TWP in Olsztyn, Polish Japanese Institute of Information Technology in Warsaw, Bialystok University of Technology, University of Bialystok, Ruciane Nida, 23-25.09.2005

24. Workshop in Philosophy and Linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 19-21.11.2004

25. The State of Play Conference, New York Law School, New York, 28.10.2004

26. Cognitive Systems as Representational Systems, The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 29-30.09.2004

27. “Logic and Argumentation”. John von Neumann's Birth Centenary Conference: Computational Power for Social Research. Von Neumann's Hints – VI Workshop in Logic, Computer Science and Philosophy of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Bialystok, The Leon Kozminski Academy, Zakopane,  30.11- 4.12.2003

Organizations

1. The Critical Thinking Community

2. International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA)

3. Polish Association for Logic and Philosophy of Science

4. Polish Association of Philosophy

5. Research group Perseus

International Visits

1. 07-08.2005 Visiting Scholar in Center for Cognitive Science, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, United States