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On October 8, 2025, the State University of Management hosted the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference "Ensuring the Country's Food Security through the Creation of Software and Hardware Complexes and Intelligent Platform Digital Solutions in the Agro-Industrial Complex."
The conference focuses on a major research project, "Ensuring the Country's Food Security through the Creation of Software and Hardware Complexes and Intelligent Platform Digital Solutions in the Sphere of Developing Full-Life-Cycle Agro-Industrial Technologies," implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Agreement No. 075-15-2024-542).
The conference focused on ensuring food security through the implementation of digital and robotic technologies in the agricultural sector. Held in a hybrid format, the event brought together over 200 participants, including project partners, industrial partners, relevant international partners, international scientific and educational organizations, Russian and international scientists, IT solution developers, and representatives of government agencies and agribusiness. A collection of abstracts from the conference presentations will be published online and in print.
The conference began with a plenary session, opened and moderated by GUU Vice-Rector Maria Karelina:
"We are honored to host this landmark event, which I am confident will become the starting point for many interesting and important initiatives. Such a representative lineup of conference participants is the best proof that the topic of food security and digital transformation of the agricultural sector is highly relevant."
Otari Didmanidze, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, and head of a major research project at SUM in the field of agriculture, welcomed the audience. He expressed his delight that the conference was organized at SUM and briefly outlined the importance of the research project he leads at our university. He noted that seven of the 11 scientists working on its implementation are young professionals.
"The project's main idea is to establish a closed and completely independent agricultural production cycle. A platform-based approach to implementation and a strong, capable team of young scientists led by SUMU Rector Vladimir Stroyev will enable us to achieve all our goals on time," said Otari Didmanidze.
Professor Zakhid Godzhaev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Doctor of Engineering Sciences, identified production criteria that "cry out loud and force us to implement artificial intelligence." These include high energy and material costs per unit of output, low productivity, and low yield per unit of area. The professor pointed out that to improve these indicators, it is necessary to upgrade the equipment fleet, convert it to automated electric drives, develop adaptive control systems, expand monitoring of planting areas, and introduce state standards for the application of AI in agriculture.
Andrey Ronzhin, Director of the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, and Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented the developments of his research center, including agricultural drones for use on land, in the air, and in water. Specifically, his St. Petersburg colleagues have successfully adapted AI to combat the Colorado potato beetle. The expert also highlighted the challenge of certifying cutting-edge agricultural technologies.
Maxim Chekusov, Director of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center, PhD in engineering, Associate Professor, and Honorary Worker of the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation, expressed his delight at collaborating with the State University of Management, as he is a graduate of the latter. He described the activities of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center, which has become the largest landowner among scientific organizations, manages 1,100 head of dairy cattle, and is involved in the breeding of 14 crops. Maxim Chekusov acknowledged that it is extremely difficult to attract young people to tractor work today, so unmanned technologies seem the only alternative for agricultural development.
Professor Alexander Makarov, Vice-Rector for Research and Strategic Development Programs at Udmurt State University and Doctor of Economics, described the joint work with SMU on a major project in the agricultural sector as challenging but productive. It yielded interesting and significant scientific results. For Udmurt State University, the prospect of creating a subsector for agricultural waste recycling is particularly important.
Irina Bukharina, a Doctor of Biological Sciences and Professor at Udmurt State University, noted the particular relevance of collaboration with the State University of Management in light of the country's ongoing implementation of the federal circular economy project. The professor discussed Udmurt State University's work in this area, specifically on the use of insects in the recycling of agricultural waste.
After the plenary session, the following sections of the conference took place: – State policy and economic mechanisms for ensuring food security; – Digital intelligent platform solutions and big data in the agro-industrial complex; – Software and hardware systems and robotic technologies in the agro-industrial complex; – Personnel for the modern agro-industrial complex.
Professor Magomed Magomedov of the State University of Management delivered the opening keynote address. Particular attention was paid to the current state and prospects for improving food security in Russia. The presentation generated lively interest and discussion among the participants.
In his presentation, Professor Yassin Al-Husban of Al-Isra University in Aman discussed an integrated aquaponics system for sustainable feed production in Jordan. He warmly welcomed the participants, thanked the State University of Agriculture for the opportunity to speak at the conference, and expressed hope for joint international projects.
Nikita Kukharenko, a leading accreditation expert at the Belarusian State Accreditation Center, spoke about current trends in standardization and certification in the agricultural sector in the context of market globalization and digital transformation. His colleague from Belarus emphasized the need to ensure the food sovereignty of EAEU countries by increasing the competitiveness of agricultural products in the global market.
Roman Klyuev, a leading researcher at the N.V. Melnikov Institute for Integrated Mineral Resource Development of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented a report on the pressing issue of energy supply for autonomous industrial facilities, including in agricultural production. The expert's proposals will be useful for projects being implemented by our university.
Vladimir Makarov and Sergey Zhukov, colleagues from the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University and the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Engineering and Economics, shared their achievements in the design of chassis for autonomous ground-based mobile agricultural complexes.
Sergey Korchagin, Nikita Andrianov, Elena Dogadina, Natalia Bespalova, and Rima Gorokhova from the Financial University presented their findings in the fields of machine learning, computer vision, and robotics in the modern agricultural sector.
Our colleagues from the Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, Andrey Kovalev, Alexey Kutyrev, Mikhail Chaplygin, and Kirill Dmitriev, presented preliminary results of a major joint research project with the State University of Management (GUU) on the development of modules for managing carbon-neutral agriculture, waste management, and modern digital technologies in agricultural production.
The State University of Management thanks all participants of the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference "Ensuring Food Security for the Country Based on the Development of Software and Hardware Complexes and Intelligent Platform-Based Digital Solutions in the Agricultural Sector" who responded to our invitation and found the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience.
Productive work at the plenary session and sections, lively and constructive dialogue, new business contacts, and, of course, brilliant ideas and results will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the effectiveness of our university's scientific and educational activities.
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