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Social psychologist, Head of the HumanTech Meetings project, initiator and Head of the HumanTech Center for Social and Technological Innovation.

In his research and teaching he focuses on social influence, media psychology and innovations. Recently, he has been working on a Human-Robot-Interaction (HRI) project.

From 2013 to 2016 he held the post of Rector’s Representative for Research, focusing on practical application of research results and social innovations.

He visited numerous 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, to exchange expertise and best practices.

Author of articles about innovation, education and commercialization of research results.

He also specializes in communication coaching, including media training, presentation, negotiations and business communication.

At SWPS University, Konrad teaches social psychology, psychology of social influence, and social innovation.