VI International Conference on Agriculture Digitalization and Organic Production (ADOP 2026)

June 1 – 5, 2026, Kaliningrad, Russia

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Purpose

The aim of the conference is to consolidate interdisciplinary knowledge in the fields of agriculture, biology, robotics, information technology and economics to solve urgent problems of digitalization of organic livestock and crop production based on the achievements of fundamental science and the best practices of agricultural companies.

Organizers

КГТУ логотип

Kaliningrad state technical university (KSTU, Kaliningrad, Russia)

СПб ФИЦ РАН логотип

St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPC RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia)

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Language

The official languages of the conference are English and Russian.

Important Dates

February 01, 2026
submission of full papers
March 15, 2026
notification of acceptance
April 01, 2026
camera-ready paper submission and registration
June 01–05, 2026
conference dates

Keynotes Lecturers

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Otari Didmanidze

Head of the Department of Tractors and Automobiles Institute of Mechanical and Power Engineering named after V.P. Goryachkin, Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

Lecture Title:

Hybrid Tractor as an Energy and Digital Accelerator for the Technical Transformation of the Agro-Industrial Complex

Abstract:

Out of over 5,200 tractors annually produced in Russia, approximately 90% have a capacity exceeding 220 hp. These are vehicles of traction class 4 and above. At the same time, 63% of them are tractors with a capacity exceeding 380 hp, and produced just at two plants – PTZ and Rostselmash.

The predominance of machines of such power is associated with the initial and, by current standards, irrational trend in the development of tractor construction by increasing capacity and energy saturation. This approach does not allow for optimizing the energy consumption and leads to negative environmental and economic consequences. Current development trends require a systematic departure from the tractor idea as a purely mechanical object, with a transition to a digital object configured to work in the external information field. Only a hybrid tractor of a small traction class, owing to its active adaptive functions, can raise an idea of the impact object and operate these data in a general information flow, thus, allowing it for an inclusion in the concept of a digital twin of an agricultural enterprise. This is a necessary technological step towards the development of fully autonomous unmanned robotic systems and the transition to proactive resource conservation in agriculture.

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Alexander Bryukhanov

Director of IEEP - branch of FSAC VIM, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

St. Petersburg, Russia

Lecture Title:

High-Tech Technical Systems for Ensuring Environmental Safety of Processing and Use of by-Products of Animal Husbandry

Abstract:

In Russia, more than 500 million tons of secondary organic resources are generated annually, of which less than 50% is returned to agricultural turnover in the form of by-products of animal husbandry and crop production. This leads to loss of soil fertility, potential harvest, and risks of environmental pollution. The solution to this problem requires the introduction of high-tech technologies and digital systems that ensure the effective involvement of livestock by-products in a closed-loop economy in the form of highly effective organic and organomineral fertilizers with soil-restoring properties.

According to minimal estimates, the introduction of high-tech technologies for involving livestock by-products into agricultural turnover as highly effective fertilizers will increase the gross grain harvest by 12 million tons per year, and the ecological and economic effect of reducing the risks of environmental pollution and improving the health of citizens is estimated at 500 to 1,500 billion rubles.

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Maria Karelina

Vice-Rector of The State University of Management, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor

Moscow, Russia

Vladimir Filatov

Leading Researcher at the Laboratory of Reverse Engineering of The State University of Management, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

Moscow, Russia

Denis Serdechny

Associate Professor of the Department of Innovation Management, Senior Researcher at the Department of Scientific Activities of the Office for the Coordination of Scientific Research of The State University of Management, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

Moscow, Russia

Lecture Title:

Digital Integration of Full-Cycle Agricultural Economic Systems while Ensuring Food Security

Abstract:

Digitalization of processes and the introduction of automated control systems are becoming an integral part of the development strategy of the modern agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation. Modern technologies make it possible to optimize production processes, improve product quality and strengthen competitiveness in the global market. According to research, digitalization can increase agricultural productivity by 20-30% in the coming years.

However, the level of digitalization in the Russian agro-industrial complex remains heterogeneous: existing digital solutions are disparate systems that are not integrated into a single lifecycle of the agro-industrial complex economic system. This highlights the need to develop a comprehensive digital model of the full-cycle agro-industrial complex economic system.

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Azret Kochkarov

Deputy Director for Innovation, Research Centre of Biotechnology RAS; Professor of the Artificial Intelligence Department, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; Professor of the Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering Department, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University)

Moscow, Russia

Lecture Title:

Experience in the Application and Prospects of Using AI in Agrobiotechnology

Abstract:

The article considers current trends in digitalization and intellectualization of the production direction of agriculture. It offers an analysis and experience of using artificial intelligence technologies when working with autonomous vertical farms, as one of the types of urban agricultural production in an autonomous artificial and controlled environment. A number of issues requiring further research to improve the efficiency of urban agricultural production are highlighted.

The issues of changing the growing time, size, weight, concentration of required (useful) substances, and the content of secondary metabolites of plants grown in controlled and managed conditions of autonomous urban agricultural production are considered separately. A synergetic hypothesis of "plant stress management" is also proposed, as identifying order parameters in managing the vegetation (development) of plants to achieve target indicators of their productivity.

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Vladimir Belyaev

Head of the Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technology, Altai State Agricultural University, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Barnaul, Russia

Lecture Title:

Status and prospects for the introduction of digital technologies to grow crops under the changing climate (Altai Krai example)

Abstract:

Modern conditions of production development require increasing efficiency in the use of agro-climatic potential of farms based on the latest advances in agricultural technologies. One such area is the development and implementation of digital crop technologies. The Alrai Krai is successfully implementing a digital weather data service based on a network of more than 100 field soil stations, which allows to carry out current analysis of the conditions of plant development in the fields and make operational management decisions.

Technologies for differentiated application of seeds and fertilizers according to field productivity zones based on task-maps are used. Work is being carried out on the differentiated use of plant protection products, identification of weeds, diseases and pests based on technical vision. The implementation of digital solutions, combined with the use of the latest technology, varieties, seeds, fertilizers, and plant protection products, makes it possible to increase the efficiency of land use by 1.5-2 times, ensuring the long-term economic sustainability of farms.

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Viktor Klimov

Vice-Dean for Research of Faculty of Biotechnology and Fisheries, K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (FCU), Candidate of Technical Science

Moscow, Russia

Alexey Nikiforov-Nikishin

Dean of Faculty of Biotechnology and Fisheries, K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (FCU), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor

Moscow, Russia

Lecture Title:

Automatic Segmentation of Hepatocyte Nuclei in Fish Liver Histological Images Using the U-Net Convolutional Neural Network.

Abstract:

Histological analysis of fish livers is an important tool for assessing their health and monitoring the impact of aquatic pollutants. This paper presents the results of the development and validation of an algorithm for the automatic segmentation of hepatocyte nuclei in digital histological images of fish livers. The algorithm is based on a U-Net convolutional neural network, which is widely used as an effective tool for solving biomedical segmentation problems.

A dataset of rainbow trout liver histological sections was prepared and labeled for training the model. Implementation of this tool can improve the objectivity and productivity of research in ichthyopathology and ecotoxicology.

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Elena Ulrikh

Director of the Chemical Analytical Resource Center of Kaliningrad State Technical University, Doctor of Technical Sciences

Kaliningrad, Russia

Lecture Title:

Processing of White Lupine into Biotechnological Products for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Seafarers

Abstract:

The main method of obtaining squalene from white lupine seeds will be the Soxlet extraction method. This method of isolation is quite effective, simple, economical, and promotes the release of a lipid complex. This method can be used for almost unlimited volumes and types of plants.

It is planned to use methods of enzymatic hydrolysis, ultrafiltration, ultracentrifugation and nanofiltration. Purification and separation of the lipid complex is planned to be carried out by gas chromatography, which is a modern method of purification and separation of lipids to fatty acids and squalene. The combined use of the proposed innovative effective methods for obtaining, separating, purifying and evaluating the quality of the lipid complex will make it possible to obtain a biologically valuable component for creating a biologically active food additive. The qualitative and quantitative composition of the new biologically active additive will be determined using an effective and promising method for the study of raw materials and foodstuffs – capillary electrophoresis. The creation of a ready-made biologically active additive based on squalene obtained from white lupine is planned to be carried out using modern methods of biotechnological processing of agricultural, food and pharmaceutical products.

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Paper Submission

All papers must be submitted through the online system.

Submitted papers must not be under consideration by another conference, previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere.

Authors must submit for review an English-language paper of 10–12 pages, formatted in the Springer publisher style and containing the following sections:

  • abstract (180–200 words)
  • keywords (at least 5 words and phrases)
  • introduction
  • main part
  • conclusion
  • acknowledgement (if necessary)
  • reference list

Accepted papers must be personally presented by the authors at the conference.

No more than two papers are allowed from one author.

Registration

Participation in the video conference is free of charge.

Conference Proceedings

The accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the ADOP conference in English in Springer SIST series of books indexed in SCOPUS (Q2) and Springerlink.

Venue

The ADOP 2026 Conference will be held in a hybrid format:

  • in videoconference format,
  • on the basis of the Kaliningrad state technical university.

Address:

KSTU, 1, Sovetsky Av., Kaliningrad, Russia.

Past Events

First International Conference on Agriculture Digitalization and Organic Production (ADOP 2021), June 05-07, 2021, St. Petersburg- Proceedings of ADOP 2021

Second International Conference on Agriculture Digitalization and Organic Production (ADOP 2022), June 06-08, 2022, St. Petersburg - Proceedings of ADOP 2022

Third International Conference on Digitalization of Agriculture and Organic Production (ADOP 2023), June 05-07, 2023, St. Petersburg - Proceedings of ADOP 2023

Fourth International Conference on Digitalization of Agriculture and Organic Production (ADOP 2024), June 05-08, 2024, Minsk - Proceedings of ADOP 2024

Fifth International Conference on Digitalization of Agriculture and Organic Production (ADOP 2025), June 03-06, 2025, Barnaul

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