(Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland)
Bożena HOŁA. Professor of Civil Engineering at Wrocław University of Technology, Poland. She has spent over 35 years doing research on construction process modeling, the managerial approach and safety and health protection at construction site. She is the author and co-author of three books, over 100 other publications as well as a lot of research and technical reports.

She is a member of Division of Building Engineering Processes of Polish Academy of Sciences (KILiW PAN) and Polish Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians (PZiTB). She is also a member of the Board of Civil Engineering Faculty and Building Engineering Institute. She was awarded the Gold Medal for Long Service granted by the President of Republic of Poland. She was also awarded by  Minister of Building and Building Material Industry, Minister of  Infrastructure, and repeatedly by Rector of Wrocław University of Technology, Dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering and Director of Institute of Building Engineering.