General agenda
* PLEASE NOTE! The agenda may be subject to minor changes.
Day one (3.12.2025)
8:00 – 9:00
Registration, refreshments & networking
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome (Chair of the Scientific Committee: Dr. Zbigniew Karaszewski – Ł-PIT, Deputy Director for Research Ł-PIT: Dr. Dariusz Garbiec, Prof. Bartłomiej Mazela – PULS, Chair of the Organizing Committee – Dr. Dominika Janiszewska-Latterini – Ł-PIT)
9:15 – 9:45
Keynote speaker’s lecture – Thomas Purfürst: Digital Transformation in the Forestry and Wood Sector – Challenges and Possibilities
9.45 – 10.05
Invited Speaker’s lecture – Addo Koranteng: The African Forestry-Wood Sector: Challenges, Opportunities, Barriers, and Strengths
Session I: DIGITALIZATION AND SMART TOOLS IN FORESTRY
10:05 – 10:15
Petros Τsioras, Zbigniew Karaszewski, Evangelia Siafali: Bridging Technology and Forestry: Multi-sensor Approaches for Sustainable Forest Utilization
10:15 – 10:25
Zoltán Pásztory, Tibor Horváth: Photo Optical Measurement Technology at the Forest
10:25 – 10:35
Karol Tomczak, Felipe de Miguel-Diez, Martin Jankovský, Ondřej Nuhlíček, Lukas Moik, Christoph Gollob, Bartosz Habkowski, Marek Szychta, Arkadiusz Tomczak: Choosing the Right Tool: Insights from Accuracy Analyses of Four Wood Stack Measurement Method
10.35 – 10.45
Nicolò Di Marzio, Davide Imperiali, Luca Marchi, Stefano Grigolato: Multi-Criteria Mapping of Mechanized Harvesting Potential for Sustainable Forest Management
10:45 – 10:55
Marek Szychta, Marek Danielak, Marcin Szczepaniak, Włodzimierz Woźniak, Karol Tomczak: From Forest Data to Smart Decisions – Testing AI and Robotic Innovations in agrifoodTEF
10:55 – 11:05
Salvatore F. Papandrea, Maria F. Cataldo, Andrea R. Proto: Blockchain technology as a traceability tool in the Wood Supply Chain
11:05 – 11:15
Vincenzo M. Ascione, Giovanni Aminti, Michele Brunetti, Giovanni Fontani, Graziano Gagliarde, Bijender Kumar, Michela Nocetti, Luigi Saulino: End-to-End Digital Timber Tracking from Forest to Sawmill: Data Traceability Platform System (DTPS)
11:15 – 11:25
Michela Nocetti, Giovanni Aminti, Michele Brunetti, Giovanni Fontani, Simo Kivimaki, Timo Rouvinen, Luigi Saulino: Digitalizing the Forest-Wood Chain: Implementation of the TRESTIMA App for Douglas Fir in Italy
11:25 – 11:40
Q&A and discussion
11.40-12.00
Group photo
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13.00 – 14.00
Horizon Europe networking session (A. Możejko: Networking for Innovation: From Ideas to Horizon Europe projects)
Session II: BIOMASS VALORIZATION
Chair: Prof. Henrik Heräjärvi
14.00 – 14.15
Zdzisław Kwidziński, Tomasz Rogoziński, Marta Pędzik: PortaFRAME – Intelligent technology for the automated production of customized wood-based technical door frames
14.15 – 14.25
Ferréol Berendt, Florian Wilms, Jennifer Kowalska, Tobias Cremer: Bark biomass and bark carbon stock in Scots pine stands
14.25 – 14.35
Přemysl Šedivka: The potential of second-generation oak wood for structural glued laminated timber
14.35– 14.45
Tomasz Kurek, Agnieszka Ramion-Harkawik, Mariusz Kowalczyk, Mateusz Modrzejewski: The dynamics of spruce stands decomposition in the 2020–2024 years and the timber quality in the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Szczecinek
14.55 – 15.10
Q&A and discussion
15.10 – 15.30
Coffee break
Session III: SUSTAINABLE WOOD PRODUCTS IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Chair: Dr. Mateusz Sydow
15.30 – 15.40
Dominika Janiszewska-Latterini, Tiago Lopes, Julia Gościańska-Łowińska, Dobrochna Augustyniak-Wysocka, Ewa Leszczyszyn, Catarina Nobre: From research to adoption: understanding the stakeholders perception on biochar and wood vinegar – insights from the Horizon Europe PYRAGRAF project
15.40 – 15.50
Henrik Heräjärvi, Veikko Möttönen, Martti Venäläinen, Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Bui Duy Ngoc, Ha Tien Manh, Vu T Hong Tham, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Le Xuan Phuong: Pathways for Wood Product Industry Development in Vietnam
15.50 – 16.00
Bartłomiej Mazela: Sustainable 3D Packaging from Recovered MDF Fibres
16.00 – 16.10
Tobias Weberhofer, Wolfgang Grenzfurtner, Maria Anna Gartner, Manfred Gronalt: Boosting the assembly lines output in industrial housebuilding
16.10 – 16.20
Peter Meinlschmidt, Nina Ritter, Julia Belda: Development of flexible beech fiber insulation materials for the building industry
16:20 – 16:35
Q&A and Discussion
16:35 – 17:30
Poster session
17.30-17.35
Closure
19:30 – 22:00
Conference dinner – Pałac Działyńskich, Stary Rynek 78/79, 61-772 Poznań
Day two (4.12.2025) - Field trip 8.30 – 16.00
8.30
Departure from Poznań (meeting point: Estkowskiego 6 street)
9.30 – 11.30
Visit in Brzechwa – Producent Domów Drewnianych i Szkieletowych (wooden houses manufacturer); https://brzechwa.com.pl/en/home-english/
12.00 – 15.00
Visit in Oborniki Forest District, State Forests (Field Visit); https://oborniki.poznan.lasy.gov.pl/
15.00 – 16.00
Return to Poznań
Day three (5.12.2025)
8:30 – 09:00
Registration, refreshments & networking
9.00 – 09.10
Welcome
Session IV: SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
Chair: Dr. Petros Τsioras
9.10 – 9.20
Tobias Cremer, Ferréol Berendt: An interdisciplinary strategy for sustainable Scots pine forest management
9.20 – 9.30
Aleš Zeidler, Vlastimil Borůvka, Zdeněk Vacek, Jan Cukor: Non-native spruces as a potential substitute for Norway spruce
9.30 – 9.40
Radosław Jagiełło: Impact of aphid infestation on sap flow and needle morphology in young stands of silver fir
9.40 – 9.50
Rachele Venanzi, Rodolfo Picchio, Angela Lo Monaco, Linda Ruggiero, Luca Cozzolino: Soil impact assessment due to forest operations in an oak coppice in Italy
9.50 – 10.00
Zdeněk Vacek, Veronika Hamerová, Jan Cukor, Stanislav Vacek, Josef Gallo, Václav Trojan: Mixed Forests versus Monocultures: Structural and Functional Benefits of Beech–Spruce Mixtures under Climate Change
10.00 – 10.10
Aurora Bonaudo, Rachele Venanzi, Rodolfo Picchio, Pierluca Gaglioppa, Angela Lo Monaco: Development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for forest operation planning in environmentally sensitive areas
10:10 – 10:20
Gunta Grube, Stefano Grigolato, Bruce Talbot: How Much Data Is Enough? Evaluating Terrain Complexity from Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing in Mountain Forests
10.20 – 10.30
Erkki Verkasalo, Markus Mennala, Jukka Malinen: Bucking-to-demand simulation with external stem dimensions and quality
10.30 – 10.45
Tomasz Majerowski, Bernard Deus, Lech Radowski, Rafał Selwakowski: The optimal rate of a forest worker (PLN/h) in the forest services sector based on the example of PGL LP calculations
10.45 – 11.00
Q&A and discussion
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
Session V: ADVANCEMENTS IN WOOD-BASED MATERIALS
Chair: Dr. Patrycja Hochmańska-Kaniewska
11.15 – 11.25
Wojciech Grześkowiak, Bartłomiej Mazela, Waldemar Perdoch, Izabela Siemińska, Anna Szulc: Non-Halogenated Char-Forming Fire Retardant Additives for Wood Coatings
11.25 – 11.35
Tomasz Krystofiak, Dimitar Angelski, Dobrian Dobriyanov, Barbara Lis: Investigations of the aesthetic-decorative features of coatings in printing technologies
11.35 – 11.45
Mateusz Sydow, Emilia Wysocka, Magdalena Komorowicz, Aleksandra Kropacz, Anna Stangierska, Patrycja Kwaśniewska-Sip, Wojciech Cichy, Marta Woźniak-Karczewska, Wojciech Czekała: CREOSOLVE project – innovative biological methods for managing used railways sleepers and other creosote-treated wooden components
11.45 – 11.55
Marta Pędzik, Dominika Janiszewska-Latterini, Asma Sohail, Apri Heri Iswanto, Widya Fatriasari, Tomasz Rogoziński: Sustainable particleboard manufacturing based on valorization and efficient utilization of alternative lignocellulosic raw materials
11.55-12.05
Arthur Thirion, Jukka Vaari, Stefan Scheiner, Markus Königsberger, Royson Dsouza, Antti Puisto, Tuukka Verho, Christian Hellmich, Josef Füssl, Stefania Fortino: Multiscale models predicting wood structure infiltration
12.05-12.15
Łukasz Ignasiak, Tomasz Kiczek, Maksymilian Galiński, Agata Bieńczak, Paweł Woźniak: A wood-based material approach to an intelligent beehive mechatronic system
12.15 – 12.30
Q&A and discussion
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
Session VI: WOOD AND WOOD-BASED MATERIALS QUALITY ASSESSMENT
Chair: Prof. Magdalena Zborowska
13.30 – 13.40
Michele Brunetti, Giovanni Aminti, Michela Nocetti: Non-Destructive Wood Quality Assessment Along the Forest-Wood Chain – A Case Study on Sessile Oak from Northern Italy
13.40-13.50
Maciej Niemir: Artificial Intelligence for Automated Wood Quality Assessment – A Review of Methods, Data, and Emerging Generative Approaches
13.50-14.00
Tibor Horváth, Zoltán Pásztory: MobileArborist™ – Revolutionizing Urban Tree Assessment
14.00 – 14.10
Grzegorz Pajchrowski, Andrzej Noskowiak: Selected mechanical properties of beech and birch wood in the context of use in construction
14.10 – 14.20
Adam Olszewski, Magdalena Rudzińska, Ryszard Gąsiorowski, Łukasz Piszczyk: Tailoring Mechanical and Functional Properties of Polyurethane–Wood Composites via Isocyanate Index Control
14.20 – 14.35
Q&A and discussion
14.35 – 15.00
Closure