IC-AEN 2025

IC-AEN 2025 — Conference Program

Conference Program — IC-AEN 2025

Dates 17–18 November 2025 • Location Prague Czech Republic • Venue Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) • Format Hybrid in-person and online

Agro-Environmental Nexus Land • Water • Energy

Day 1 — Monday, 17 November 2025

09:00 – 09:30	Welcome and Opening Remarks Conference overview and housekeeping • Host and co-organizers
09:30 – 10:15	Keynote Lecture 1 Prof. Hermann de Meer University of Passau Germany Confirmed Resilient energy and water management for agro-environmental systems Farm-scale microgrids demand-responsive pumping and reliability for climate-resilient operations
10:15 – 11:00	Keynote Lecture 2 Prof. Ștefan Țălu Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Romania Confirmed Fractal and multiscale surface analysis for soils and bio-based materials Quantitative morphology for erosion resistance hydrological behavior and circular material design
11:00 – 12:30	Parallel Sessions I Soil conservation and land restoration stability aggregates salinity mitigation monitoring Water resources and irrigation efficiency reuse watershed management scheduling under variability Environmental engineering pollution control waste-to-resource circularity in agri-food chains
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00	Interactive Section Discussions Moderated roundtables linking methods to deployment • Short method demos • Q&A
15:00 – 15:15	Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:45	Poster Session and Young Researcher Forum Judged poster corridor • Best Poster and Best Method awards
16:45 – 17:00	End of Day 1

Day 2 — Tuesday, 18 November 2025

09:00 – 09:20	Welcome and Day 1 Recap Key takeaways and logistics for Day 2
09:20 – 10:05	Keynote Lecture 3 Dr. Mauro Salazar Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands Confirmed Optimization and control of low-carbon irrigation and on-farm energy systems Model-based scheduling balancing crop water needs energy cost and climate variability
10:05 – 10:50	Keynote Lecture 4 Dr. Siti Khadijah Hubadillah Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia Confirmed Waste-derived ceramic membranes for water reuse in irrigation and food processing Performance durability and life-cycle gains for safe reuse in agriculture and agri-food operations
10:50 – 12:20	Parallel Sessions II Food–energy–water nexus circular bioresource valorization system integration metrics Biodiversity and agroecology ecosystem services pollinators field-scale practices Climate risk and NBS adaptation pathways low-carbon strategies rural resilience
12:20 – 13:20	Lunch Break
13:20 – 14:50	Panel Discussion Reproducibility data integrity and reporting standards in agro-environmental research
14:50 – 15:05	Coffee Break
15:05 – 16:30	Concluding Sessions and Poster Highlights Short talks from best-rated papers • Poster spotlight • Q&A
16:30 – 17:00	Closing Remarks and Awards Best Paper • Best Poster • Next steps and announcement of future events