Institute Team
The Sir Roger Penrose Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences operates as an interdisciplinary research and technology laboratory combining fundamental research, the development of technological concepts, and systemic analysis of technological and civilizational processes.
The structure of the Institute’s team reflects this model of activity and comprises three complementary areas: scientific leadership, the research team, and the analytical-editorial team responsible for preparing the Institute’s publications and reports.
Katarzyna Anna Paruzel
Independent Researcher
Theoretical Physics · Mathematical Foundations · Information-Theoretic Models
Katarzyna Anna Paruzel is an independent researcher working at the intersection of theoretical physics, mathematical foundations, information theory, and formal models of reality. Her research focuses on structural approaches to fundamental problems, with particular attention to the relations between information, geometry, matter, time, and the stability of complex systems.
Her work develops theoretical frameworks in which physical and mathematical problems are analyzed not only through local equations or isolated configurations, but through the global organization of relations, thresholds, invariants, and transition structures. This approach underlies her research on regular black-hole interiors, curvature-defined transition surfaces, horizon-threshold geometry, discrete dynamical systems, and information-based models of physical reality.
Within the Institute, her research activity includes the development of original theoretical architectures, preparation of analytic manuscripts, coordination of interdisciplinary research directions, and the construction of reproducible research records through DOI-based publication, computational documentation, and selected formal-verification pathways.
Her current research interests include regular and rotating black-hole geometries, curvature thresholds, limits of classical geometric description, foundations of mathematical physics, formal proof architectures, information-theoretic ontology, discrete dynamical systems, twistor-inspired structures, and the role of information in the organization of physical reality.
Michał Izaak Paruzel
Independent Research Fellow
Theoretical Physics · Computational Verification · Formal Methods
Michał Izaak Paruzel is an independent research fellow working in theoretical physics, computational verification, and formal methods. His research interests include quantum mechanics, field theory, gravitational models, quantum fluctuations, vacuum structure, nonlocal effects, and the role of informational organization in the coherence of physical laws across scales.
His work at the Institute focuses on the theoretical and computational analysis of models in fundamental physics, with particular emphasis on regular black-hole interiors, curvature thresholds, horizon structures, and the transition between classical geometric description and effective regimes. He contributes to the development, checking, and validation of analytic and computational components of the Institute’s research programmes.
His contributions include computational verification, numerical validation, dimensional-consistency checks, independent review of curvature and horizon calculations, support for reproducible research workflows, and preparation of formalization-oriented structures for selected mathematical and physical results.
He also contributes to the Institute’s interdisciplinary analytical work, including the Report K* series, which studies systemic thresholds, structural risks, and stability limits in science, technology, and complex social systems.
His broader interests include the history and methodology of science, the structure of theoretical models, and the development of rigorous interdisciplinary research practices.
Analytical and Editorial Team
Editorial Board of Report K*
The Editorial Board of Report K* is responsible for preparing the Institute’s monthly analytical publication devoted to the long-term consequences of technological development for social, economic, and political systems.
The tasks of the editorial team include coordinating the work of authors, developing systemic analyses, preparing quantitative forecasts, and editing texts published in successive issues of the report.
The editorial team works with the Institute’s researchers and external experts, integrating technological analyses, systemic models, and empirical data into coherent analytical studies.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Sir Roger Penrose Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences serves as a consultative forum supporting the development of the Institute’s research programmes and analytical methodologies.
The Board’s responsibilities include, in particular, consulting on research directions, assessing the methodological coherence of scientific projects, and supporting the development of the interdisciplinary research approach that forms the foundation of the Institute’s activity.
The Board has an advisory role and does not participate in the day-to-day management of the Institute. Its function is to support the development of research programmes and to help maintain a high methodological standard in the analyses and projects carried out by the Institute.
The Sir Roger Penrose Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences operates according to an open model. In addition to its permanent team, the Institute collaborates with external researchers — including physicists, mathematicians, neuroscientists, psychologists, and specialists from other fields — within the framework of specific research projects and scientific publications.
The scope of each collaboration is defined on a project-by-project basis and relates to specific research questions, analyses, or publications. This model allows the Institute to maintain a high level of specialization, research flexibility, and full intellectual independence.