Królewski is a research and teaching employee at AGH,[4] where since 2010 he has been conducting classes and lectures on the Internet, mobile technologies, and UX/UI.[5] He has been preparing a PhD thesis.[11] He is the brand ambassador of the Academy.[5] He is also a mentor of the Polish Development Fund network.[12] In 2019, on the occasion of the AGH University's 100th anniversary, Królewski was honored the title of "AGH Graduate Junior 2018."[5]
Królewski is the co-originator of the "Data Science in Business and Administration" doctoral studies organized by the Faculty of Computer Science and Electronic Economy of the Poznań University of Economics.[13]
In 2013, HG Intelligence was established to create a platform for analytics and automation of business processes called "Synerise" that combined big data with artificial intelligence mechanisms.[16][17] Królewski became the president of the company's management board.[18] In 2016, the company rebranded itself after its own platform.[19] It is one of the fastest growing enterprises in Poland – in 2019 it was valued at USD 85 million (PLN 323.5 million), and its value is still growing,[12][20] in 2022 it announced an investment of USD 23 million.[21][22][23] Królewski is a supporter of releasing some software in open-source form, an example of which is the open library Cleora.ai.[24]
Królewski has been described "one of the most promising young Polish businessmen in the technology industry." According to Forbes, he is a "visionary computer scientist who in many respects resembles the young Bill Gates."[25] Królewski considers himself a “technological determinist and optimist.” He never wants to be a millionaire or billionaire,[26] he spends 80 percent of his private income on education, sports and charities.[25][27]
In early 2019, Królewski was the initiator of a rescue operation that saved Wisła Kraków from bankruptcy,[29][30][31][32][33][34] as well as the originator of the crowdfunding issue of shares of Wisła Kraków, pioneering in Polish sports, during restructuring and searching for a strategic investor.[29][35][36][37] The offered shares constituted 5.1 percent. all the company's shares, which meant that the club was valued at PLN 74.4 million.[38] 40,000 shares were put up for sale, each worth PLN 100. Within 24 hours, they were purchased by 9,124 investors through an equity crowdfunding platform Beesfund,[39][40] earning the club PLN 4 million.[12][41]
In March 2019, Królewski became vice-chairman of Wisła's supervisory board, a position he held until 2021.[42] In April 2020, he became Wisła's co-owner,[8] along with the footballer Jakub Błaszczykowski, and Tomasz Jażdżyński, president of Gremi Media (publisher of the news outlets Rzeczpospolita and Parkiet).[43][44] The three granted a bridging loan to the club of PLN 4 million, each supporting PLN 1.33 million.[45][46] The funds were used to repay the club's debts to players.[47]
In November 2022, the supervisory board of Wisła Kraków appointed Królewski as the president of the club's management board.[6][48] In December 2022, Królewski took over a majority stake in the club.[7][49][50][51] In January 2024, based on match statistics, he used AI tools to select Wisła's new coach, Albert Rudé.[52][53][54]
Social activities
Królewski is the creator and originator of the nationwide educational project "AI Schools & Academy", the first artificial intelligence teaching program in Polish kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Polish history. Launched in 2018, the project was financed by Synerise business partners:[27][55]Carrefour, CCC, Ernst & Young, IDC, Media Expert, Microsoft, Orange Foundation, Oriflame, Bank Pekao, Photon, PZU, and Żabka.[56][57][58] Physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists conduct special classes in 1,500 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools.[25][59] Outstanding students and teachers are awarded scholarships.[60][61] The project was appreciated by experts.[62]
In 2017, Królewski along with the Synerise co-founders Baluś and Kochmański was included in the “New Europe 100” list of eastern Europe's brightest and best citizens changing the region's societies, politics, or business environments, according to Res Publica, along with the International Visegrad Fund, Google and the Financial Times.[71][72]
Królewski was included on Ernst & Young's list of the 30 most promising technology entrepreneurs in the world.[73] In 2018, he was honored with the Special Jury Award in the Polish edition of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award competition, for combining scientific activities with entrepreneurship.[74] The same year, Królewski won an award in the competition Digital Shapers, distinguishing outstanding tech personalities by the Digital Poland Foundation.[75][76][77] He was also selected to Ernst & Young startup program EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs for businesses that focus on disruptive fields.[78]
In 2019, as part of the AI Awards competition, Królewski received the title of AI Person of the Year.[79]
Private life
Królewski comes from a Lemko family from Hańczowa in the Low Beskids.[2][28] He is married to Aleksandra Królewska.[80]
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Jarosław Królewski, Paweł Sala, E-marketing. Współczesne trendy. Pakiet startowy, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2023 ISBN9788301215156
Jarosław Królewski, Krzysztof Rybiński, Algokracja. Jak i dlaczego sztuczna inteligencja zmienia wszystko?, Dom Wydawniczy PWN, 2023 ISBN9788301228750
Jarosław Królewski, Szymon Łukasik, Mateusz Smęt, Generating Textual Descriptions for Recommendation Results using Fuzzy Linguistic Summaries, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISBN978-1-5090-6020-7
Jarosław Królewski, Entrepreneurship in startups: the social implications of the Internet revolution in small and medium-sized enterprises, ESA 2013: Crisis, critique and change: Torino, 28–31 August 2013: abstract book / European Sociological Association (ESA), University of Torino. Department of Culture, Politics and Society. – [Torino: University of Torino] ISBN978-88-97523-49-9
Potencjał Internetu i jego (nie)wykorzystanie w kontekście potrzeb osób niepełnosprawnych – [The potential of the Internet and its (non)use in the context of the needs of people with disabilities] / Jarosław Królewski, Tomasz Masłyk, Ewa Migaczewska, Maria Stojkow, Dorota Żuchowska // W: Polscy niepełnosprawni: od kompleksowej diagnozy do nowego modelu polityki społecznej / pod red. Barbary Gąciarz, Seweryna Rudnickiego. – Kraków: Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014. – (Wydawnictwa Naukowe / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie; KU 0555), ISBN978-83-7464-701-4
Przyszłość Łemków w Polsce – szanse i zagrożenia w subiektywnej wizji przedstawicieli społeczności łemkowskiej – The future of Lemkos in Poland – opportunities and threats in the subjective vision of the Lemkos community representatives / Jarosław Królewski // Studia Humanistyczne AGH = Contributions to Humanities AGH, ISSN2084-3364
The Poles in the Scottish labor market: the influence of culture of organization on the psychosocial conditioning of work attitude / Jarosław Królewski // W: Economy in changing society: consumptions, markets, organizations and social policies / ed. Maria Nawojczyk. – Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011, ISBN978-1-4438-2699-0
Using Big Data in innovation research – Używanie Big Data w badaniach nad innowacjami / Maria Nawojczyk, Jarosław Królewski // Zagadnienia Naukoznawstwa; ISSN0044-16192016 t. 52 z. 4, s. 431–449.