General agenda
Day one (3.12.2025)
8:00 – 9:00
Registration, refreshments & networking
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome (Dr. Dariusz Garbiec – Deputy Director for Research Ł-PIT, Chair of the Scientific Committee: Dr. Zbigniew Karaszewski Ł-PIT, Dr. Dominika Janiszewska-Latterini – Chair of the Organizing Committee Ł-PIT, PULS representative)
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: Bridging Technology and Forestry: Multi-sensor Approaches for Sustainable Forest Utilization
10:15 – 10:25
Zoltán Pásztory: Photo Optical Measurement Technology at the Forest
10:25 – 10:35
Karol Tomczak: Choosing the Right Tool: Insights from Accuracy Analyses of Four Wood Stack Measurement Method
10:35 – 10:45
Gunta Grube: How Much Data Is Enough? Evaluating Terrain Complexity from Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing in Mountain Forests
10:45 – 10:55
Marek Szychta: From Forest Data to Smart Decisions – Testing AI and Robotic Innovations in agrifoodTEF
10:55 – 11:05
Andrea R. Proto: Blockchain technology as a traceability tool in the Wood Supply Chain
11:05 – 11:15
Vincenzo M. Ascione: End-to-End Digital Timber Tracking from Forest to Sawmill: Data Traceability Platform System (DTPS)
11:15 – 11:25
Michela Nocetti: 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
Coffee break (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
14.00 – 14.15
Zdzisław Kwidziński: PortaFRAME – Intelligent technology for the automated production of customized wood-based technical door frames
14.15 – 14.25
Ferréol Berendt: Bark biomass and bark carbon stock in Scots pine stands
14.25 – 14.35
Ayyoob Arpanaei:Stepped Solubilisation of Kraft Lignin from Radiata Pine for Tailored Nanolignin Formation and Functional Property Enhancement
14.35 – 14.45
Přemysl Šedivka: The potential of second-generation oak wood for structural glued laminated timber
14.45– 14.55
Tomasz Kurek: 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
15.30 – 15.40
Dominika Janiszewska-Latterini: 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: 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: Boosting the assembly lines output in industrial housebuilding
16.10 – 16.20
Peter Meinlschmidt: Development of flexible beech fiber insulation materials for the building industry
16.20 – 16.30
Mateusz Sydow: CREOSOLVE project – innovative biological methods for managing used railways sleepers and other creosote-treated wooden components
16:30 – 16:45
Q&A and Discussion
16:45 – 17:30
Poster session
17.30-17.35
Closure
19:30 – 22:00
Conference dinner
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 Nadleśnictwo Oborniki, Lasy Państwowe
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
9.10 – 9.20
Tobias Cremer: An interdisciplinary strategy for sustainable Scots pine forest management
9.20 – 9.30
Aleš Zeidler: 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: Soil impact assessment due to forest operations in an oak coppice in Italy
9.50 – 10.00
Zdeněk Vacek: Mixed Forests versus Monocultures: Structural and Functional Benefits of Beech–Spruce Mixtures under Climate Change
10.00 – 10.10
Aurora Bonaudo: Development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for forest operation planning in environmentally sensitive areas
10.10 – 10.20
Nicolò Di Marzio: Multi-Criteria Mapping of Mechanized Harvesting Potential for Sustainable Forest Management
10.20 – 10.30
Erkki Verkasalo: Bucking-to-demand simulation with external stem dimensions and quality
10.30 – 10.40
Tomasz Majerowski: The optimal rate of a forest worker (PLN/h) in the forest services sector based on the example of PGL LP calculations
10:40 – 10:55
Q&A and discussion
10:55 – 11:15
Coffee break
Session V: ADVANCEMENTS IN WOOD-BASED MATERIALS
11.15 – 11.25
Wojciech Grześkowiak: Non-Halogenated Char-Forming Fire Retardant Additives for Wood Coatings
11.25 – 11.35
Ján Matyašovský: Preparation of wood bio-composites with low formaldehyde emission by application of modified natural polymers
11.35 – 11.45
Tomasz Krystofiak: Investigations of the aesthetic-decorative features of coatings in printing technologies
11.45 – 11.55
Marta Pędzik: Sustainable particleboard manufacturing based on valorization and efficient utilization of alternative lignocellulosic raw materials
11.55 – 12.05
Adam Olszewski: Tailoring Mechanical and Functional Properties of Polyurethane–Wood Composites via Isocyanate Index Control
12.05-12.15
Arthur Thirion: Multiscale models predicting wood structure infiltration
12.15-12.25
Łukasz Ignasiak: A wood-based material approach to an intelligent beehive mechatronic system
12:25 – 12.40
Q&A and discussion
12.40 – 13.30
Lunch
Session VI: WOOD AND WOOD-BASED MATERIALS QUALITY ASSESSMENT
13.30 – 13.40
Volodymyr Hamanchuk: Sustainable Particleboard Production Using Waste Sugar Beet Pulp: A Performance Evaluation
13.40-13.50
Iryna Lytvyn: Performance of Particleboards with Reduced MUF Content via Lignosulfonate Substitution
13.50-14.00
Igor Novák: Assessment of adhesion, hydrophilicity and chemical changes of steam-treated white beech wood
14.00 – 14.10
Michele Brunetti: Non-Destructive Wood Quality Assessment Along the Forest-Wood Chain – A Case Study on Sessile Oak from Northern Italy
14.10 – 14.20
Maciej Niemir: Artificial Intelligence for Automated Wood Quality Assessment – A Review of Methods, Data, and Emerging Generative Approaches
14.20 – 14.30
Tibor Horváth: MobileArborist™ – Revolutionizing Urban Tree Assessment
14.30 – 14.40
Grzegorz Pajchrowski: Selected mechanical properties of beech and birch wood in the context of use in construction
14:40 – 14:55
Q&A and discussion
14:55 – 15:10
Closure