STUDENT SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE

"Engineering, digitization and innovative technologies in logistics systems’ management"

17th of January, 2025 (Mežkalna 9, Riga)

In scope of scientific and practical conference organized by RAI the students will present the results of their scientific research in the field of international transport services – challenges and trends in the spheres of aircraft technical maintenance management, logistics organization and planning, including safety issues of different types of transport technologies and innovations in engineering sciences.

Purpose of the conference:
To convene a discussion on the application of innovative and prospective management methods for aircraft technical maintenance, engineering equipment as well as research in logistics and international transport.

Conference topics:
1. Digitalization in science, education and industry: flexible neural networks, generated artificial intelligence, RISC-V and cloud technologies.
2. Trends and innovations in the transport industry: automation, Flexible logistics, Lean manufacturing logistics, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial intelligence, Digital twins, Blockchain, on-demand warehousing, autonomous transport.
3. Innovative methods for planning and organizing of international transportation.
4. Strategic management challenges and solutions in the transport industry.
5. Transport logistics. Economics. Marketing.
6. The problem of truck driver shortage in Europe.
7. Analysis and development of the "Rail Baltica" railway infrastructure project.
8. Logistics systems and supply chains in the context of globalization.
9. Traffic flow modelling and improvement.
10. Transport process management systems.
11. Modern concepts of integrated approaches to continuous risk management.
12. Transport safety, risks, and  human factor.
13. Analysis of financial and economic activities of transport companies in modern conditions.
14. Innovative development of aviation transport technologies.
15. Innovations in green technology: green architecture, new energy generators, EVs, energy storage devices, hydrogen.
16. Aircrafts and aerodynamics. Structural strength and safety.
17. Flight safety and  human factor in aviation.
18. Technical operation of aircraft.
19. Aircraft design and advanced materials.
20. Engineering solutions for future transportation.
21. FPV, BVLOS drone design and development.
22. Analysis of hydrogen engine use prospects.
23. Prospects for hybrid and electric motors in aviation.
24. Development trends in innovative air traffic management technologies.
25. Direct hydrogen combustion in aero engines.
26. Multi-MW fuel cell propulsion systems for hydrogen-powered aircraft.
27. Sustainability and use of renewable energy resources in transport.
28. Information technology. Cybersecurity.
29. Mechatronics and robotics.
30. Electrical energy transmission systems based on optical fiber lines for communication network construction.

Conference sections:
Section I Transport. Logistics. (section leader K. Savenkovs, I. Petuhovs,).
Section II Engineering. (section leader V. Reiskarts, K. Nechval).

Working languages of the conference: Latvian, English.

Chairman of the organizing committee of the conference:
Dr. oec. K. Savenkovs.

Members of the Conference Organizing Committee:
Dr. sc.comp. V. Reiskarts
Dr. sc. ing. K. Nechval
Dr. sc. ing. I. Petuhov
I. Geža

Members of the scientific committee:
Dr. sc. ing. A. Melnis
Dr. sc. ing. I. Arandas
Dr. oec. K. Savenkovs
Dr  sc.comp. V. Reiskarts
Dr. sc. ing. D. Ulanovs
Dr. sc. ing. K. Nechval
Dr. sc. ing. I. Petuhov
Dr. sc. ing. V. Orehovs
Dr. sc. ing. J. Mingalev

PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF THE PUBLICATION FOR THE CONFERENCE

TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF PUBLICATIONS

Publications of 2-3 pages in Latvian or English, drawn up in accordance with the requirements and in electronic form, are submitted by the 16th of January 2025, by uploading to a folder in PDF format (submission of the publication).

Аnd also sending to library@rai.lv in Word format.

Requirements for the design of publications

Structure of publications:
• name, surname of the author and co-author (12pt, Bold), for example: Jānis Bērziņš, Pēteris Kalniņš (scientific adviser)
• institution represented (12 pt, Normal)
• title of the publication (14 pt, Bold, All Caps)
• annotation of up to 200 characters in the language of publication and in English (12 pt, Italic)
• publication text: introduction, purpose, methods and materials, results, conclusions (12 pt, Normal)
• list of literature (10 pt, Normal)

Layout requirements: volume of publications is up to 3 pages. The publication is printed in A4 format in one column, the distance from the top, bottom and side edges is 2.5 cm, Word text editor, Times New Roman letters, letter size 12 pt, line spacing 1. Each paragraph begins with an indentation of 1.5 cm. Pages, tables, figures are numbered (in Arabic numerals). Links to the source in the publication are required. In this case, the number of the source in the given list and pages in the source referred to by the author of the publication are indicated in square brackets, for example, [1; p.15].
Sources in the list of references are numbered in the order of their inclusion in the text of the publication. Literature sources are formatted in the specified order (see sample), indicating the page or pages that the author used in the publication. If the author did not use a specific quote, indicate the total number of source pages. The list of references indicates only those sources to which the author refers in the publication.

Sample:
1. Dimmock C., Walker A. (2000) Developing Comparative and International Educational Leadership and Management А cross - Cultural Model. School Leadership and Management (20), p. 143-160
2. Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology (1998) Helms S., Schneider r., (Eds) Berlin: De Gryter, 800 p.
3. Mūžizglītības politikas pamatnostādnes 2007./2013. gadam. (2007) [tiešsaiste] Ministru kabineta 2007. gada 23. februāra rīkojums Nr. 111. [skatīts 12.12.2013.] Pieejams: http://www.izm.gov.lv/Dokumenti/IZM_130207_Muzizgl_politikas_pamatnost_2007-2013.do

CONFERENCE PROGRAM