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Konrad Maj, Ph.D., is the Head of SWPS University’s HumanTech Center for Social and Technological Innovation.

His research interests include new technologies (artificial intelligence and metaverse), social influence, and innovations, in particular Human-Robot-Interaction (HRI). He authored numerous articles published in academic journals.

From 2013 to 2016 he held the post of Representative of the Vice-Rector for Research, and was responsible for commercialization of research results and social innovations.

Dr. Maj is the Head of the HumanTech Meetings 1 and HumanTech Meetings 2 projects, an educational initiative exploring the link between social sciences and new technologies.

He collaborates with the Dutch Research Council (NWO) where he reviews grant applications. He is a member of the Expert Group on Technology and Democracy of the Stefan Batory Foundation, the Committee on Metaverse of the Digital Poland Association (Cyfrowa Polska), and the Program Council of the Digital Economy Congress (Kongres Gospodarki Elektronicznej).

He completed numerous study visits at various innovation centers, including the Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, the ID+ Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture at the University of Averio, Portugal, and Design Factory at Aalto University, in Finland.

In 2021, Dr. Maj was named one of the top 25 alumni of the 25th Jubilee of SWPS University.