The 2nd EAI International Conference on Automation and Control in Theory and Practice: ARTEP 2024 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)

This book presents the proceedings of the EAI International Conference on Automation and Control in Theory and Practice (ARTEP 2024), held in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia, February 7-9, 2024. The aim of the conference was to meet the experts in the field of control, industrial automation and ICT in the industry from universities, colleges, and practice. The conference aims to draw attention to modern trends in the field, to enable experts, pedagogues and scientific researchers to present the results achieved in their work, to exchange experiences and establish working contacts between meeting participants. The ARTEP proceedings includes papers on automation and control and their integration of technologies such as Industry 4.0, robotics, and IoT. ARTEP is primarily a conference for scientists and practitioners who develop and study automation, management, and technologies.

Michal Balog is head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Informatics at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with the seat in Prešov of Technical University in Košice. His publishing activities are introduced by more than 100 domestic and foreign publications. He is also a lecturer at local universities in Poland and the Czech Republic. Michal Balog is the organizer of many domestic and international conferences, is a tutor on PhD study programs and has participated in numerous Slovak and international projects as a team member and as the project head. Among his most important project activities is the "Support and expansion of the CVD Plus Transport Research Center" project from 2013 to 2020, where he was actively involved as a researcher. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michal Balog is a technical program committee member of more than 22 conferences from 2014 until now. He is a reviewer of many international articles. His research area focuses on information technologies, information systems management, intelligent technologies in industry and transport.

Dr. Angelina Iakovets at 2014 has graduated from the Kherson National Technical University, where she got a master's degree in Consolidated information analysis. In 2022, she graduated from the Technical University of Košice, where she received a PhD in Industrial production management. Currently, she is a researcher at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov of Technical University in Košice. She actively takes part in faculty projects and writes scientific articles. She has been the supervisor of more than nineteen student theses. She actively cooperates with enterprises and ensures the cooperation of students within the framework of internship programs. Her research area focuses on using mobile applications and solutions, entrepreneurial information systems, manufacturing and automation. She is a member of the EAI research group.

Dr. Stella Hrehova graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the Technical University in Kosice. She received her doctorate in engineering technology at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov, of the Technical University in Košice in 2004. In 2011, she received the Bc. in computer science title at the P.J. Šafarik University in Košice. She has 25 years of teaching experience. Her scientific focus is on data processing, optimization and augmented reality. She has published fourteen books and more than one hundred thirty-six articles at scientific conferences and in journals. She is a member of the EAI research group.

Dr. Khrystyna Berladir, graduated from Sumy State University in 2012, where she got a master`s degree in Applied Materials Science. In 2017, she graduated from the National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», where she got a Ph.D. title. In 2023, she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor at Sumy State University, where she currently continues as an Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Materials Science and Technology of Constructional Materials. In 2023, she was also a researcher at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with the seat in Prešov of the Technical University of Košice. Dr. Berladir is the author of numerous publications in materials science and engineering, quality management, and engineering education. She is an editorial board member of «Journal of Engineering Sciences», an organizing committee member of international scientific conferences, and an invited reviewer in influential scientific journals. She is a member of the EAI research group.