Bialystok University of Technology Presented the AGROTECH Project at a Conference in China

02-04-2025

Four men pose in front of a blue CACML 2025 conference banner in a room with rows of chairs and tables set with water bottles and conference materials

Researchers from Bialystok University of Technology presented the results of a research project on self-diagnostics for agricultural machinery at an international conference in China. It was an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience on the international stage.

The project entitled Autonomous diagnostic system for agricultural machinery with a telemetry platform supported by artificial intelligence algorithms was implemented by a team of specialists from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Arkadiusz Mystkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng. In cooperation with the company SaMasz and the Metal Processing Cluster, the researchers developed a system that facilitates the planning of maintenance operations, thereby extending the lifespan of agricultural machinery.

The research results were presented at the prestigious CACML 2025 conference, held at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. The programme included over 60 presentations on the latest trends in AI technologies. Scientists, lecturers, engineers and researchers working in the fields of algorithms, computer science and machine learning used the conference as a platform to exchange views, share specialist knowledge and experience, present research findings, and discuss challenges and future development directions in their respective fields.

– The conference participants represented various scientific institutions from around the world. It was extremely valuable to learn which artificial intelligence models are being applied in different projects, said Assoc. Prof. Arkadiusz Mystkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng. – It is worth noting that we were the only ones to present a paper showing the application of artificial intelligence in diagnostic systems for agricultural machinery. China, with its evolving DeepSeek AI model, is currently at the forefront of countries developing advanced AI systems. We had a unique opportunity to see this first-hand.

Doctoral candidates and staff of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology took part in the international Asia Conference on Algorithms, Computing and Machine Learning: Mateusz Sewioło, MSc Eng, Krzysztof Tarasiuk, MSc Eng, Paweł Kusznier, MSc Eng, and Assoc. Prof. Arkadiusz Mystkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng. The trip was part of the ‘PROM – short-term academic exchange’ programme implemented at Bialystok University of Technology and funded by the European Union. The programme is coordinated by the Erasmus+ and NAWA International Projects Office.

The researchers presented the paper entitled Neuroevolution-based convolutional neural networks application to fault diagnosis of rotary agriculture machine, prepared as part of the AGROTECH project in collaboration with SaMasz. The presentation received special recognition, and the speaker, Mateusz Sewioło, MSc Eng, was awarded the Best Presenter certificate of the conference.

AI technologies will also be applied by researchers from Bialystok University of Technology in a new project entitled AGRO-AI, aimed at monitoring, diagnosing and testing agricultural machinery using artificial intelligence algorithms. The team is again led by Assoc. Prof. Arkadiusz Mystkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng. The project partner, SaMASZ Sp. z o.o., applied for funding from the European Funds for Podlaskie.
The CACML 2025 conference, held from 28 to 30 March, is listed among the events supported by the IEEE. The conference proceedings are published in the IEEE Xplore database (ISBN: 979-8-3315-4314-3) and indexed in EI Compendex, Scopus and CPCI (ISTP).

by mr

Photos courtesy of Assoc. Prof. Arkadiusz Mystkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng.