Tomasz Walkowiak is a scientist working in the field of machine learning. He is one of the leading designers of the concept and architecture of the CLARIN-PL Language Technology Centre, which is built upon parallel, distributed, and efficient text processing. It processes several millions of user requests each year. He was awarded the 2020 Steven Krauwer Award for CLARIN achievements. Tomasz Walkowiak consistently serves as a member of program committees and as a reviewer for Machine Learning and NLP-related international journals and scientific conferences. Additionally, he is an editor of 10 monographs and has authored or co-authored over 210 papers published in international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings.