Photographs from selected conferences and journeys.

Włodzisław Duch | Department of Informatics | Nicolaus Copernicus University

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Australia | Austria | Belgium | Campuchea | Canada | China | Cruise Ship | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Egypt | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Italy | Japan | Kenya | Korea | Cuba | Lithuania | Luxemburg | Macedonia | Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Mediterranean Criuz | Myanmar | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Poland | Oman | Phillipines | Portugal | Quatar | Russia | Seychelles | Singapore | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Switzerland | Taiwan | Thailand | Turkey | United Arab Emirates | USA |

Fireworks light paintings |Kaleidoscope with my head | Our cats | August on our tarasse | Phuket diving | Other interesting photos.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk and other birds on our tarrace
A few photos on Pinterest | more wonders of our terrace |

Poland

  1. 2020/03: Warszawa, Hilton hotel, 12th TIME Economic Forum.
  2. 2019/11: Warszawa, Pałac Kultury i Nauki, Komitet Naukoznawstwa PAN.
  3. 2019/10: Politechnika Wrocławska, PP-RAI.
  4. 2019/10: Brainstorm. SKN Neuropsychologii i Psychofizjologii UW.
  5. 2019/09: Kraków, Zjazd Fizyków Polskich.
  6. 2019/09: Warszawa, WSISiZ; Warszawski Festiwal Nauki.
  7. 2019/08: Warszawa, 12th INCF Congress on Neuroinformatics, Photos on Flickr
  8. 2019/06: Zakopane, ICAISC 2019.
  9. 2019/05: Krakowskie Konwersatorium Fizyczne, Komisja Układów Złożonych PAU.
  10. 2019/05: 14 Poznańskie Forum Kognitywistyczne.
  11. 2019/04: Uniwersytet Łódzki.
  12. 2019/04: Poznań, Studio Polskiego Teatru Tańca.
  13. 2019/03: Warszawski Oddział Societas Humboldtiana Polonorum.
  14. 2018/10: Poznań, Conference PP-RAI.
  15. 2018.10: Gdańsk, X International Scientific Symposium, Psychological, Genetic and Neurological Aspects of ASD Diagnosis.
  16. 2018/09: Kraków, International Neuroinformatics Coordination (INCF PL) Meeting, XII Polish Cognitive Science Society Meeting.
  17. 2018/09: Sopot, European Forum of New Ideas.
  18. 2018/06: Zakopane, ICAISC 2018 and Cracow School of Theoretical Physics.
  19. 2018/05: Szczecin, XVI Zjazd Polskiego Towarzystwa Medycyny Nuklearnej.
  20. 2018/04: Uniwersytet Szczeciński. Międzyuczelniana Konferencja i VI Dzień Mózgu.
  21. 2018/03: Opole, 3rd International Scientific Conference on Brain-Computer Interfaces.
  22. 2017/06: SHP-Limits of knowledge, Krakow + Fireworks over Vistula river.
  23. 2017/06 Kolokwia Psychologiczne, Bydgoszcz.
  24. 2017/06: ICAISC 2017, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, Hotel Mercure Kasprowy, Zakopane
  25. 2017/04: Wrocław-Pawlowice, II Ogólnopolska Konferencja O edukacji inaczej - edukacja oparta na dowodach.
  26. 2017/03 Tydzień Mózgu i KRON, czyli Kreatywne Rozmowy o Nauce, Białystok.
  27. 2016: 11 Polish Cognitive Science Society Conference, Białystok.
  28. 2016: Klub Profesora, Piwnice, Toruń.
  29. 2014: Warszawa - Wilanów
  30. 2013, October: Golden Fall - Palace in Łężany near Olsztyn | private UKN photos |
  31. 2012: Poznań | Licheń | Wrocław - IFER, Granice Nauki | Festiwal Nauki i Sztuki, Toruń | ICAISC Zakopane,
  32. 2011: April, Neurorehabilitation, Torun, April 2011 | Gdańsk | Wrocław
  33. 2010: Nov. Współczesna nauka a nowy ateizm. KUL, Lublin, Poland;
  34. 2010: June, Bioinformatics in Torun, BIT 2010;
  35. 2010: June, Welt ohne Grenzen, SHP Congress;
  36. 2010: June, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, Zakopane.
  37. 2010: May Argumentation as a cognitive process, Toruń, May 2010
  38. 2010: April, Mirror Neurons, Toruń, April 2010
  39. 2006: June, ICAISC Zakopane,
  40. 2005: May, IV Konferencja Polskiego Towarzystwa Kognitywistycznego, Torun,
  41. 2005: Sept, The 15th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN), an official yearly conference of the European Neural Network Society, Warsaw, 10-14 Sept. 2005, co-chaired by Janusz Kacprzyk and myself. Pictures are on Photobucket and here: Sunday (tutorial day) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday, workshops in Torun |
  42. 2005: Bachotek workshops, Poland, May 2005: soon ...
  43. 2004: 7th Int. Conf. on AI and Soft Computing (ICAISC), Zakopane, June 2004, soon ...
  44. 2002: Conference of the Polish Cognitive Society, board meeting, Toruń, 16-17.09.2002
  45. 2002: June International Conference on Neural Networks and Soft Computing, Zakopane
  46. 2002: BIT'02, BioInformatics Workshop, Torun 5-7.06.
  47. 2000: Intelligent Information Systems Conference, Bystra, June 2000: Opening | and banquet |
  48. 2000: Neural Networks and Soft Computing Conference V, Zakopane, June 2000: Opening and plenary session | Discussions and rainbows | Evenings | Posters | Banquet | Babia Góra (after the conference) |
  49. 2000: 60 birthday of Jacek Karwowski, 23 March 2000
  50. 1999: EANN'99, Warsaw, 12-15 September 1999, Participants lecturing and sightseeing tour
  51. 1998: Toruń, Poland, September 1998 Pictures from "American Neopragmatism: A Conference Honoring Hilary Putnam's Philosophy"
  52. 1998: Toruń, Poland, March 1998 Many pictures from FAMO and special session "Fizyka u progu III tysiąclecia".
  53. 1998: A few pictures from special session  on neural networks and machine learning, a part of the "Open systems and Information Dynamics" conference.

Singapore

Slide show - 12.04.2013
2013: July/August: Singapore Sands, Cloud Forest (restricted access)
April: Singapore Aquarium | Singapore City |

Main attractions: Botanic Garden | Chinatown | Chinese Garden | Jurong Bird Park + Sentosa Island | Sentosa Aquarium | Marina Sands Integrated Resort | Marina Sands Gardens by the Bay | SSO in Gardens by the Bay + fireworks | SCO in Botanic Gardens (YouTube) | ZOO
City views: | Singapore City | Bonsai in Suntec City | Bugis + more Bugis
Singapore off road: | Bukit Timah park | Dempsey Road antiques | Jungle | Raffels Marina
Singapore monasteries: | Lian Shan Shuang Lin Si Monastery, see also Wiki entry | Kong Meng San Phor Kark See (Bright Hill), see also Wiki entry
A few events: | Chingay Parade | Taipusam celebrations | Night Voyage concerts and shows (Aug. 2011) | Horse race, Stewart's Cup in Turf Club (June 2012)

  1. 2011: Night on the town, dinner with friends in Clark Quey and Marina (June 2012)
  2. 2011: photos on Facebook | February and June-October | June - seefood in Orang Asli restaurant, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, just accross the strait
  3. 2010: Singapore, July-Sept 2010 - NTU Campus, Botanic Gardens, Dempsey Rd, Kranji, Sunghei Buloh, treetop walk near McRitchie
  4. 2009, Oct | 2008, Dec | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 ... still only on my disk.
  5. Cognitive Science Symposium, Singapore, Sept 2005
  6. 2003, my first year in Singapore on sabbatical. NTU Campus: NTU Campus | Polish prime minister 2003 visit.
  7. 2001: few selected photos | a few more | and the rest.

Japan

  1. 2024.07: Yokohama | Tokio | Kamakura, Hiratsuka | Hakone |
  2. 2018, Oct, Kyushu: Miyazaki and Tokio
  3. 2016, April: Tokyo and RIKEN BSI
  4. 2010, July: RIKEN BSI, Uni Tokyo, TIT, Tamagawa Uni, Hitachi Advanced Labs...
  5. 2007, Dec: Tokyo, Kitakyushu and Aso-san, Visiting RIKEN |
  6. 2005 Dec/Jan 2006: soon ...
  7. 2004, Oct: Tokyo, Yokohama and Fuji area, family photos
  8. 2003, May-June: Kyoto | Imadate | Eiheiji | Osaka | Nara
  9. 2000, April : Hanami time | Tokyo and Yokohama | Kamakura | Hakone | Hakone sculpture garden |
  10. 1998, Oct/Nov: taking part in the ICONIP'98 Congress in Kitakyushu. After ICONIP I have visited RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Toyohashi Univeristy, Nagoya University, Meiji University,  and Kyoto University.
    Some photographs from the flight | life in Japan | Tokyo - life in metropolis | Eiheiji branch, famous temple in Tokyo | Toyokawa - famous temple near Toyohashi | weekend (14-15.11) in Mojiko (near Kitakyushu) | weekend (14-15.11) in Kyoto.
  11. 1996, Fall: I have spent the last 3 month of 1996 at the Kyushu University of Technology (KIT), Iizuka, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. A few pictures: in the 5-minutes-on-bike neighborhood of the KIT | Views from KIT building and photos of Ishikawa's group | Views from the Iizuka Valley
  12. 1994, Fall: I have spent the last 3 month of 1994 in Tokyo

China

  1. 2024, November, Chengdu, Sichuan
  2. 2023, November: Changsha. ICONIP 2023 | Kaifu Temple | Yuelu Academy and Mountain | Orange Island | Zhangjiajie Day 1 | Zhangjiajie Day 2
  3. 2015: Beijing.
  4. 2013: October: Hangzhou and Xixi | Wuzhen | Dalian and neighborhoods | Dalian aquarium
  5. 2010, Dec: Third International Symposium on Information Science and Engineering, Shanghai(ISISE 2010); IISA 2010, Ganzhou, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology,; Fudan University; Jao Tong University
  6. 2010, August : Urumchi, Xinjang, Western China
  7. 2009, Nov: Shanghai and Hangzhou: Lingyin monastery, close to West Lake.
  8. 2009, July: Yunan trip, Kunming | Kunming Minority Village | Kunming Western Hills | Kunming Minority Museum | Stone Forest near Kunming | Xinhuangbana | Dai Minority Village | Botanic Garden | Elephant Valley | Jungle walk |
  9. 2008, Aug: Xinjang, Wester China, Urumchi | Kashgar | Karakorum Highway | Heavenly Lake | Turpan | Dunhuang |
  10. 2007 June: Tibet. Various pictures from Lhasa | Potala - Dalaj Lama palace | Norbulinga - Dalaj Lama summer palace | Chagpo Ri near Potali | Jokhang | Jokhang kora | Ramoche | Drolma Lakhang | Sera monastery | Sera-kora+Pabonka | Drepung monastery | Ganden monastery | Thurpu monastery | Nam-tso lake | Art of Tibet | Tibet Show |
  11. 2005, July: Yunan, including Kunming, Dali, and Shangri-la. People | Nature | Strange things | Cities, temples, buildings |
  12. 2001, Nov: ICONIP'2001 in Shanghai. Hong Kong and Shanghai |
  13. 1998, Oct: Beijing, taking part in the Neural Networks and the Brain '98 Conference in Beijing.  First I took a ship  from Shimonoseki to Quingdao, than a train to Beijing. More pictures from China are here.

USA

Not too many photos from the USA, I should add newer ...

  1. 2019, June: USA, OakRidge, largest US national lab, with fastest supercomputers in the world.
  2. 2011, July: Silicon Valley, IJCNN
  3. 2009, Feb: Cincinnati
  4. 2008, March: Memphis, TN
  5. 2007, Aug: Florida: Orlando, Everglades, Miami, Key Largo and Key West.
  6. 2007: Hawaii Sharks
  7. 2007, Feb: Ice storm in Ohio
  8. 2005, June: Ohio, USA
  9. 2003, July: IJCNN 2003 Conference, Portland
  10. 2002, May: Visiting Children's Hospital Research Foundation | Visiting Bayer Diagnostics lab in Terrytown, near New York |
  11. 2002, May: World Congress of Computational Intelligence, Honolulu, Hawaii. WCCI photos | Some fun on Oahu | Some fun on Big Island |
  12. 1999, July, IJCNN'99, Washington D.C. The biggest conference on NN this year. Some participants | more participants | time off in Washington
  13. 1998, May: Alaska, taking part in the WCCI Congress. Take a look at a few pictures from this trip: WCCI'98 in Anchorage, Alaska | Polish connection | discussion panel, | Other People | People-1 | People-2 | People-3.
  14. 1988, Los Angeles ...
  15. 1980-82, Los Angeles ...

Other countries (alphabetic)

Australia:

Austria:
2015.04, Vienna

Belgium:

Campuchea: Siem Reap, 8/2006, more Siem Reap 2012.

  • 2025.07: Egypt, Marsa Coraya

    Canada WCCI Vancouver, July 2006: soon ...

    Cuba: Varadero, Cuba, Feb/March 2023, more here

    • Cyprus: Limassol, ICANN2009 in September

    Czech Republic: ICANN2008: Prague, Sept 2008.

    Egypt:

    Finland:

    France:

    Germany

    Greece:

    Hungary: IJCNN/FUZZ/ICANN, Budapest, July 2004, soon ...

    Hong Kong:

    India:

    Indonesia:

    Italy:

    1. 2019.06: Italy, Trento.
    2. 2019.11: Italy, Triest
    3. 2013: February/March. Italy, Padova | Venice
    4. 2010: June, CHIST-ERA Conference in Rome,
    5. 2007: April, Florence
    6. 2007/07: Sardynia
    7. 2007: Dec, Rome
    8. 2006: May, Milano
    9. 2000, July, International Joint INNS/IEEE Conference on Neural Networks), Como, Italy. Como, opening and evening reception | Garden Party | Poster sessions and some participants | TNN meeting | and NNTC meeting | Como and Lugano area |

    Kenya:

    Korea:

    Lithuania
    2017.10, Vilnus

    Luxemburg
    Jan 2009 |

    Macedonia:

    Malaysia:

    1. 2012: Malezja, Kuala Lumpur
    2. 2009: Workshop in Putrajaya, Oct. 2009 | auto slide show, workshop organized by Crystal group, University of Malaysia.
    3. 2006: Diving in Aur, Malaysia, 11/2006
    4. 2006: Aug, diving in Tioman
    5. 2004: Melaka
    6. 2003: KL and Genting Highlands
    7. 2003: diving in Tioman |
    8. 2003: Sibu island | more Sibu | Sibu coral reef |
    9. 2003: Redang island | more Redang |
    10. 2003: Penang
    11. 2003: Langkawi, Malaysia | some underwater photos.

    Maldives:

    Mauritius:
    2017.02: Mauritius

    Malta

    Mediterranean Cruise!

    Myanmar

    Nepal: 2007: Kathmandu, July: Kathmandu | Buddhist places | Hindu places |

    The Netherlands: Gent, The Netherlands, Nov 2008 |

    New Zealand:

    Norway: At the end of April 1999 I was invited to Norway. Oslo, and driving around in Norway.

    Oman: Muscat, Oman, Shangri-La.

    Philipines Dec 2005: soon ...

    Portugal

    Quatar:

    Russia:
    Moskov, January 2008: Several pictures from Moskov |

    Seychelles:
    Underwater | Mahe | Plaże

    South Africa: 2003: Sept. South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference, Johanessburg. University of Pretoria | Lion and rhino safari | Lesedi village | Monte Cassino | Varia |

    Spain:

    Sri Lanka: 2010, Sept: Tour around the island, a few panoramas.

    Switzerland:

    Taiwan: 2005: Oct. ICONIP in Taipei

    Thailand:

    Turkey:

    The United Arab Emirates.

    Cruise on the SuperStar Virgo, Dec. 2006

    Other interesting photos:
    Flight over Siberia, 3 May 2000 | A few strange photos

    Last modification 22.07.2016, by Wlodzislaw Duch; my local homepage