# Tomasz Kapela

> Polish computer scientist

**Wikidata**: [Q102303183](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102303183)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tomasz-kapela

## Summary
Tomasz Kapela is a Polish computer scientist and academic affiliated with Jagiellonian University. He holds a doctorate and has an established scholarly record indexed in multiple bibliographic and authority databases (Scopus, zbMATH, MathSciNet, VIAF).

## Biography
- Nationality: Poland
- Education: Doctorate, Jagiellonian University; doctoral advisor: Piotr Zgliczyński
- Known for: Work as a computer scientist and academic, with research registered in major bibliographic databases
- Employer(s): Jagiellonian University
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
Source material does not list individual paper titles, patents, software projects, or founding of companies. The concrete, verifiable contributions recorded for Tomasz Kapela in the provided data are his academic qualification (doctorate) and the presence of his scholarly output in major indexing and authority systems. He is identified in bibliographic and authority databases that track academic publications and authors: MathSciNet (MR author ID 723984), Scopus (author ID 6508122395), zbMATH (author id kapela.tomasz), VIAF (ID 459144782735637495290), and the National Library of Poland MMS record (9810699472505606). He also appears in national researcher registries (Polish scientist ID 130421; ludzie_nauki_id k0BPA04tbzK) and in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (IDs 103502, 103500). These entries document and make discoverable his research outputs, academic lineage (doctoral advisor Piotr Zgliczyński), and institutional affiliation with Jagiellonian University. The available records therefore establish Kapela as an active, indexed contributor to computer science scholarship, although specific publication titles and years are not provided in the source material.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Tomasz Kapela?
A: Tomasz Kapela is a Polish computer scientist and academic affiliated with Jagiellonian University who holds a doctorate.

### Q: Where is Tomasz Kapela affiliated?
A: He is affiliated with Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.

### Q: What has Tomasz Kapela published?
A: The provided material does not list specific publication titles or years. His research is indexed under author identifiers in Scopus (6508122395), zbMATH (kapela.tomasz), and MathSciNet (MR 723984).

### Q: Who supervised his doctoral studies?
A: His doctoral advisor is listed as Piotr Zgliczyński.

## Why They Matter
Tomasz Kapela matters to his field because his academic credentials and the presence of standardized author and authority identifiers make his scholarly work discoverable and citable within international research infrastructures. Entries in Scopus, zbMATH, MathSciNet, VIAF, and national library systems create persistent links between his name and his academic outputs, facilitating literature searches, citation tracking, and integration into bibliometric and library services. His doctorate from Jagiellonian University and recorded doctoral advisor establish an academic lineage that situates him within the mathematics/computer science research community (as reflected by Mathematics Genealogy Project entries). Because the source material documents his institutional affiliation and multiple bibliographic identifiers, Kapela contributes to the accumulation and organization of computer science knowledge in Poland and internationally. Without such indexed records, his work would be harder to discover, attribute, and integrate into subsequent research; the identifiers and institutional ties therefore amplify the reach and durability of his contributions even when individual publication details are not available in the provided material.

## Notable For
- Affiliation with Jagiellonian University (academic employer and alma mater)
- Holder of a doctorate; doctoral advisor: Piotr Zgliczyński
- Indexed author in MathSciNet (MR 723984), Scopus (author ID 6508122395), and zbMATH (kapela.tomasz)
- Authority and library recordings: VIAF ID 459144782735637495290 and National Library of Poland MMS ID 9810699472505606
- Registered in national researcher systems (Polish scientist ID 130421; ludzie_nauki_id k0BPA04tbzK)

## Body

### Identity and demographics
- Name: Tomasz Kapela (native-language form: Tomasz Kapela).
- Citizenship: Poland.
- Sex/gender: Male.
- Native language: Polish.
- Instance of: Human.
- Occupation: Computer scientist.

### Education and academic training
- Educated at: Jagiellonian University.
- Academic degree: Doctorate (doctoral degree recorded in source material).
- Doctoral advisor: Piotr Zgliczyński.

### Institutional affiliation
- Affiliated with: Jagiellonian University (Poland).
- Jagiellonian University metadata is present in the source material (institution inception and headquarters details recorded for the university).

### Bibliographic and authority identifiers
- MathSciNet (MR) author ID: 723984.
- Scopus author ID: 6508122395.
- zbMATH author id: kapela.tomasz.
- VIAF ID: 459144782735637495290.
- National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810699472505606.
- Polish scientist ID: 130421.
- ludzie_nauki_id (new): k0BPA04tbzK.
- MR author identifiers and mathematics genealogy project IDs: 103502, 103500.
- These identifiers link Kapela to tracked scholarly outputs in international and national bibliographic systems.

### Research record and visibility
- The available records show that Kapela's scholarly output is indexed and discoverable across multiple platforms used by researchers, librarians, and bibliometric systems.
- Specific publication titles, dates, and descriptions are not provided in the source material.

### Maintenance and classification
- Entry is maintained by WikiProject Mathematics (as noted in the source metadata).
- Language of work and personal metadata: Polish is listed as his native language.

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## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project
2. Polish Science
3. People of Science
4. Virtual International Authority File