This year we had submissions from 21 countries, which were authored and co-authored by scientistis from all around the worldaround (Brazil, Latvia, Italy, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, Ukraine, Estonia, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia, Poland, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Iran, Czech Republic, United States, Hungary, Portugal, and Australia).

In the plenary session, we welcomed five distinguished keynote speakers:
• Professor Marcin Butlewski (Poznań University of Technology, Poland) presented “Humanizing Work through Ergonomics: Design, Responsibility, and Inclusive Innovation for Aging Populations.”
• Associate Professor Anton Rassõlkin (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia) spoke on “Digital Twin Technology for Electric Propulsion in Software-Defined Electric Vehicles.”
• Dr. Anne Pihlanto (Natural Resources Institute Finland – Luke, Finland) discussed “Enhanced Production and Consumption of Plant-Based Protein in Finland.”
• Associate Professor Anil Kumar Patel (NKUST, Taiwan) shared his work on “Innovative Liquid Tree Design for Carbon Capture and High-Value Carotenoid Production: A Sustainable Solution to Climate Change Mitigation.”
• Associate Professor Karl Kruusamäe (University of Tartu, Estonia) delivered a keynote on “Designing Collaborative Autonomy: Challenges.”

The conference counted with 51 oral presentations divided in 2 parallel sessions in the topics of Agrorobotics, Biofuels and Bioenergy, Food Science and Technology, Engineering, Livestock Technology, Ergonomics and Ergodesign, and Precision Agriculture. In the poster session, we had 29 posters, also in the same topics.

The book of abstracts and accepted manuscripts are available in the homepage of the event: https://bse.emu.ee/publications/

We are also thankful for given us the opportunity to revise your works. We hope we can continue all the fruitful collaborations throughout the years. We look forward to seeing you in Tartu for BSE 2026.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee