The PP-RAI 2026 Conference being the 7th one in the series was organized at AGH University of Krakow in Poland. It brought together nearly 350 researchers and practitioners from some of the most renowned universities and research institutions in Poland and from abroad. The participants had an opportunity to exchange knowledge among distinguished researchers, such as keynote speakers Marco Dorigo, Holger Hoos, and Christian Napoli, top AI-researchers from Poland, and a vast community of PhD/MSc students. It is worth noting that one of the most renowned researchers, a founder of AI in Poland, Prof. Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, also delivered a very emotional and unique lecture. The topics discussed during panel discussions, poster sessions, and oral presentations covered a broad spectrum of AI-related research areas. These included deep learning, natural language processing, image and video analysis, high-performance computing, large language models (LLMs), and generative AI, among many others.

Aleksander Byrski received Ph.D. in 2007 and D.Sc. in 2013 from AGH University of Krakow and professor title in 2020. He works at the position of deputy-dean of Faculty of Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow. He has been working in the area of computational intelligence for over two decades, his research interests include innovative metaheuristics and agent based computing.

Piotr A. Kowalski is a professor AGH at the Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, as well as at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Data Science from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2009. In 2018, he received D.Sc. in Artificial Neural Networks from the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His research interests are in information technology and focus on intelligent methods (neural networks, fuzzy systems, and nature-inspired algorithms) applied to complex systems and knowledge discovery.

Joanna Jaworek-Korjakowska, Professor at the Computer Science Faculty, Director of the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence at the AGH University in Kracow, Poland. In 2019 she obtained Habilitation in the field of technical sciences with emphasis in artificial intelligence and in 2026 the Professor title. She is an expert at the Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE) as well as an alumnus of the TOP 500 Innovator programme at Stanford University, USA. She has been involved in several national (NCN, NCBiR) and international research projects including EPSRC, FAST Healthcare Network Plus, DAAD, National Institutes of Health and NAWA Spinaker, Bekker programs. Prof. Jaworek has been awarded Bekker Fellowship to conduct research at the Stanford University, USA. Her main research interests focus on computer vision, data mining, artificial intelligence especially deep learning methods, anomaly detection as well as clustering.

Leszek Rutkowski received his M.Sc., Ph.D., and D.Sc. degrees from the Wrocław University of Technology, Poland, in 1977, 1980, and 1986, respectively, and the title of professor in 1995. He is a professor at AGH University of Krakow and at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His research interests focus on various aspects of artificial intelligence, including LLMs, stream data mining, and computer vision.

Janusz Kacprzyk received his Ph.D.. in 1977 and D.Sc. in 1990 from Polish Academy of Sciences and the professor title in 1997. He is a professor at AGH University of Krakow and the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and at PIAP Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements. His research interests include computational and artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, systems and control, in particular for developing multi-step plans in complex environments, as well as decision making and operations research, flexible databases, etc..

Marek Kisiel-Dorohinicki received Ph.D. in 2001 and D.Sc. in 2013 from AGH University of Krakow and professor title in 2021. He works at the position of Dean of Faculty of Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow. He has been working in the area of computational intelligence, focusing on agent based computing and metaheuristics but also he has significant experience in realization of R&D projects i.a. in the area of support for criminal intelligence.