Jaroslaw Kowalski, M.Sc., MBA – IT Systems Architect & Smart Mobility Strategist
Jaroslaw Kowalski is a senior IT manager and systems architect with over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing complex IT ecosystems and leading multidisciplinary teams at national and international levels. His expertise focuses on transportation systems, including road infrastructure, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), airports, rail, and integrated Smart City platforms.
He played a key role in the development of Poland’s National Traffic Management System (2018), where he was responsible for overall system architecture and preparation of technical documentation for national procurement processes. More recently, he co-developed the Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility Strategy for the City of Gaziantep, Türkiye (2025), designing a comprehensive ITS ecosystem for a metropolitan area of two million residents, including system architecture, hardware–software integration, and cross-domain interoperability.
Previously, Jarosław, as technical manager, developed technical documentation and ICT architecture for 200 systems for the new airport (CPK – Port Polska). As chief IT architect, he was responsible for systems at Polish Railways (PKP Informatyka) and managed IT at PKP Intercity, a long-distance carrier.
Jaroslaw combines strong analytical foundations with strategic digital transformation expertise. He graduated from the University of Warsaw (interdisciplinary studies in mathematics and natural sciences), completed postgraduate studies in IT Management at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), and holds an MBA in Innovation and Data Analytics from the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His executive training includes Digital Transformation (Cambridge), AI Solution Design (MIT), and Airport Planning (Incheon Aviation Academy, South Korea).
He brings to Smart City masterplanning a systems-level perspective, ensuring scalability, interoperability, cybersecurity readiness, and long-term technological sustainability.
His contribution to the consortium provides end-to-end system architecture expertise – ensuring interoperability, scalability, cybersecurity readiness, and coherent integration of mobility, data, and digital platforms into a future-proof IT ecosystem.