Graduate of Philology (Ethnolinguistics) at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and of Translation Studies at the Jagiellonian University. He also studied at the University of Latvia as a scholarship holder. Currently a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Humanities of the Jagiellonian University, preparing a dissertation on translation strategies for proper names from Polish into Polish Sign Language (PJM). Active translator and interpreter of English and Polish Sign Language (PJM).

Research Interests

• Translation Studies and Sign Linguistics
• Onomastics
• Sociolinguistics
• Accessibility for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences
• Audiovisual Translation

Memberships

• Association of Polish Sign Language Interpreters (STPJM)
• International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
• European Society for Translation Studies (EST)

Publications

List of publications in Jagiellonian University Repository.

Projects and grants

1. Co-Investigator & Scholarship Grantee in the project ‘The impact of creative captions on viewers' cognitive processes and emotional responses to video content. Empirical research’, led by Dr Monika Zabrocka-Śliwka, National Science Centre (NCN): 2024/55/D/HS2/01868 (SONATA-20).
2. Researcher in the project ‘Supporting hearing-impaired young people in the reception of audiovisual media using artificial intelligence – analysis of emotional and cognitive reactions (pilot study)’, led by Dr Grzegorz Kata at the WSEI University in Lublin.
3. Principal Investigator of the research project ‘Changes in Polish Sign Language (PJM) Onomastics’, funded under the Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University (Research Support Module).
4. Consultant for the report ‘National Census of Polish Sign Language Interpreters 2023 in Poland’, edited by Dr Aleksandra Kalata-Zawłocka, published by the Association of Polish Sign Language Interpreters (STPJM): ISBN 978-83-973376-0-2.
5. Project Contractor in the project ‘Enhancing the Organisational Capacity of the Krakow University of Economics through the Implementation of a New Quality of Services for International Students’, funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA): PPI/WTP/2020/1/00026 (Welcome to Poland).

Major conferences with papers

1. 2025. ‘Między zmianą a stałością. Nazwy własne w polskim języku migowym (PJM) – implikacje dla teorii i praktyki przekładu’ (co-author: Joanna Huczyńska). II Kongres Polskiego Przekładoznawstwa, Poznań, Poland.
2. 2025. ‘Changes in Polish Sign Language (PJM) Naming: The Perspective of Lecturers and Interpreters’ (co-author: Joanna Huczyńska). European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters Conference – Translating Culture, Lisbon, Portugal.
3. 2025. ‘Unlocking Audiovisual Media for All: How AI-Generated Subtitles Enhance Audience Engagement and Emotional Connection’ (co-authors: Monika Zabrocka-Śliwka, Grzegorz Kata, Wiesław Poleszak). 4th Consortium for Translation Education Research Congress, Kraków, Poland.
4. 2025. ‘Kreatywny przekład audiowizualny a odbiór treści przez osoby głuche. Wstępne wyniki badań eksperymentalnych’. Młoda Lingwistyka Migowa, Warsaw, Poland.
5. 2024. ‘Changes in Onomastics of Polish Sign Language in the Perspective of Sustainability’. 28th International Conference of Onomastic Sciences, Helsinki, Finland.
6. 2023. ‘Rola rozwoju kompetencji zawodowych w praktyce tłumaczeniowej – przypadek polskiego języka migowego’. Młoda Lingwistyka Migowa, Warsaw, Poland.
7. 2023. ‘Professional Paradox: About the (Un)equal Balance of Rights and Duties of Signed Language Interpreters in Poland’ (co-author: Aleksandra Kalata-Zawłocka). European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters Conference – Rights, Right?, Thessaloniki, Greece.