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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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On November 17 and 18, 2025, the 7th All-Russian Forum "Advanced Digital and Manufacturing Technologies" was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The annual expert event was organized by SPbPU's Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering."
Traditionally, the forum has become a platform for systematic discussions on current topics of digital transformation in industry, the application of advanced digital and manufacturing technologies, the implementation of knowledge-intensive R&D commissioned by and for high-tech enterprises, the formation of inter-industry and cross-market consortia, and the discussion of new, effective business models in the face of uncertainty and changing economic and geopolitical realities.
This annual event is important for our university and, I hope, significant for the entire expert community. This year, in particular, has seen the country begin implementing an updated strategy for scientific and technological development, and the national development goals for Russia have been formulated—technological leadership and the creation of a sustainable and dynamic economy. Several large-scale state projects and programs are aimed at achieving these goals. One of the most significant for us is the updated "Priority 2030" program, which sets a course for technological leadership, noted SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy.
The forum began with a plenary session, where Alexey Borovkov, chief designer of the key scientific and technological development area at SPbPU, "System Digital Engineering," and director of the SPbPU "Digital Engineering" School, read a welcome address from Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Importantly, the forum's thematic tracks, focused on systems digital engineering, new materials, and artificial intelligence, are fully aligned with the strategic priorities of Russia's scientific and technological development. Discussing current issues in engineering education, digital transformation of industry, and regulatory frameworks will facilitate the development of concrete solutions and the identification of new growth areas, the minister stated in his welcoming address.
The plenary session was moderated by Alexander Fertman, Director of the Department of Science, Technology, and Education at the Skolkovo Foundation.
In his address, Vladimir Knyaginin, Vice Governor of St. Petersburg, highlighted key trends in engineering development and current requirements for engineering training. Vladimir Dozhdev, Director of the Digital Technologies Department of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, also presented a report at the plenary session, "On State Support for the Implementation of Digital Technologies in Industry." Alexander Ivanovsky, General Designer of Power Machines JSC, spoke about the development of the company's product line using digital technologies. Viktor Duranichev, Deputy General Director for Digital Engineering at Centrotech-Engineering LLC, presented a report, "On the Joint Activities of the SPbPU PSI and Centrotech-Engineering."
Alexey Borovkov, in turn, provided a detailed account of Polytechnic University's activities in his report, "Systems Digital Engineering—the Foundation for Ensuring Russia's Technological Leadership."
The report presented the results of the SPbPU's Digital Engineering School's activities, the development of the key scientific and technological area of "Systemic Digital Engineering" based on a qualified partnership model, analyzed the markets for digital twin technologies, artificial intelligence, and systemic digital engineering, and described significant groundwork for the implementation of a specialized business process for digital certification of products and systems in the high-tech industry.
In addition, an open meeting of the Technet working group of the National Technology Initiative was held at the forum.
Alexey Borovkov presented key results of the SPbPU Technet Infrastructure Center's program for 2022–2025 and drew the audience's attention to the center's extensive expert and analytical work, which contributes, among other things, to improving the regulatory framework to remove barriers hindering the development and implementation of advanced technological solutions.
At the roundtable discussion "Digital Engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry. Digital Engineering—An Inevitable Step in the Energy Sector," participants emphasized the special role of digital twin technology in the petrochemical and other energy industries. The importance of human resources was raised, as was the need to accelerate the development of world-class competencies among industry specialists to effectively implement new technologies in production.
The roundtable discussion "The Digital Educational Environment of the University of the Future: Integrating Education, Science, Business, and Technology" explored key areas for transforming educational platforms, including the implementation of artificial intelligence and data analytics, the development of individualized educational pathways, and the role of strategic partnerships between universities and IT and EdTech companies.
An expert discussion on the challenges of implementing artificial intelligence tools in the real industrial sector took place at the roundtable discussion "Strong Artificial Intelligence in Industry."
On the second day of the forum, plenary sessions dedicated to engineering analysis software being developed in Russia were held with the participation of the SPbPU PSI and the Computational Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab®)—a strategic partner of the SPbPU PSI and one of the main developers and general distributors of the CML-Bench® Digital Platform for the Development and Application of Digital Twins. As is now tradition, speakers at the forum's plenary sessions included specialists from leading Russian vendors, such as TESIS LLC, Fidesis LLC, Computational Mechanics LLC, KADFlo LLC, ASCON JSC, LS-Technologies LLC, and others. This year, the engineering software sessions were held with the wide participation of representatives from key members of the RazvITie IT consortium.
During the sessions, key updates and functional capabilities of new releases of the CML-Bench® digital platform for the development and application of digital twins and partner software products were presented.
One of the forum's key events was the roundtable discussion "UAS Certification." The discussion focused on the practical challenges faced by industry participants, including the excessively long timeframes and high costs of equipment certification.
The complementarity and tight integration of streaming data processing, machine learning, predictive analytics, and digital modeling to solve complex optimization and automation problems in industry, energy, transportation, and healthcare were discussed at the session "Application of Modern Methods and Technologies in Systems Engineering and Digital Modeling."
The event program included 17 roundtables and 25 sessions. In total, the forum brought together over 350 representatives from industrial organizations, private businesses, public development institutions, the education system, government agencies, and scientific and educational institutions—all those directly involved in shaping the current scientific, technical, and industrial agenda aimed at ensuring Russia's intellectual, technological, and economic sovereignty, achieving national development goals of technological leadership, and creating a sustainable and dynamic economy.
The forum was held with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, grant to support projects to popularize science and technology as part of the Decade of Science and Technology.
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