Event description

Conference program

• 8:00 – 9:00 Participant introductions and welcome coffee break

1. Vision and possibilities for connecting construction and artificial intelligence

• 9:00 – 9:05 Opening
  Veronika Cholinská, conference moderator
  Miroslav Blabol, conference organizing committee
  Ing. Miloš Tlustý, CSc., DBA, conference expert guarantor
• 9:05 – 9:20 The Building Act from the perspective of its full effectiveness and vision for the future
  Ing. Žanet Hadžić, CSc., Director of the Building Regulations Department, Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic
• 9:20 – 9:35 Construction in the digital era: Artificial intelligence, data and the future
  of infrastructure
  Ing. Eduard Muřický, Senior Director of the Industry and Construction Section, Ministry of Industry and
  Trade of the Czech Republic
• 9:35 – 9:40 Welcome address
  Ing. Pavel Čížek, Deputy Governor for Transport, Pilsen Region
• 9:40 – 9:50 Trends in the use of artificial intelligence in the field of road transport
  under the conditions of the Road and Motorway Directorate
  Ing. Radek Mátl, Director General, Road and Motorway Directorate
• 9:50 – 10:00 Financing transport infrastructure from the SFDI budget, not only in the Pilsen Region
  Ing. Zbyněk Hořelica, Director of the SFDI
• 10:00 – 10:10 The future of construction and the role of artificial intelligence
  Radoslav Sovják; Director of the National Center for Construction 4.0
• 10:10 – 10:15 Greetings
  Bc. Aleš Tolar, Deputy Mayor of the City of Plzeň for Transport and the Environment
• 10:15 – 10:35 Panel discussion
• 10:35 – 11:00 Coffee break
• 10:35 – 11:00 Coffee break

2. Strategy for introducing artificial intelligence in central government bodies, municipalities, and universities

• 11:00 – 11:10 Research activities in the field of road transport and AI
  Prof. Ing. Ján Čelko, CSc., Rector of the University of Žilina and Vice-President of the Slovak Road Society
• 11:10 – 11:20 What is the price of AI security: Regulation of artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy in the Czech Republic
  Ing. Lucie Buriánová; University of Economics, Faculty of Economics
• 11:20 – 11:30 Use of AI at the Road and Motorway Directorate
  Ing. Josef Šejnoha, Director of Strategy and Communication, ŘSD
• 11:30 – 11:40 Possibilities of using AI to increase safety and traffic flow on roads
  pplk. Ing. Pavel Fiala – Police Presidium, Traffic Police Directorate; Council of the Department of Engineering and Technical Activities
• 11:40 – 11:50 Pilsen as a testing laboratory for the future: PINE and autonomous mobility in practice
  Ing. Luděk Šantora, Director of Information Technology Administration, City of Pilsen
• 11:50 – 12:00 Use of AI and automation in secondary schools in the Pilsen Region
  Ing. Karel Rejthar, Digital Education Methodologist, Pilsen Regional Authority
• 12:00 – 12:20 Panel discussion
• 12:20 – 13:30 Lunch. An excursion to TechTower is possible during lunch.

3. Examples of how construction and artificial intelligence can be combined

• 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Using AI in the conditions of SÚSPK
  Jiří Velíšek, CEO of Správa a údržba silnic Plzeňského kraje, p. o.
• 1:45 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Use of artificial intelligence in the control of construction machinery
  Pavel Dostál, Managing Director of Construction SITECH CZ s.r.o
• 1:55 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Prospects for the use of artificial intelligence tools in the organization and management of transport
  Roman Srp, President of the Association for Transport Telematics (SDT)
• 2:05–2:15 p.m. The future of construction with AI: Cooperation, data, and efficiency
  Marek Ždánský, VDC Specialist, Skanska Central Europe
• 2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Digital office: AI in subsidy control
  Miloš Šenkýř, Head of the Department of Development Project Preparation and Coordination, Regional Development Center of the Czech Republic
• 2:25 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. The use of artificial intelligence at the construction company Dekakom s.r.o.
  Ing. Martin Mužík, Technical Director, Digital Construction Consulting s.r.o.
• 14:35 – 14:45 Fully automated assessment of asphalt adhesion based on artificial intelligence using the U-Net model trained on synthetic data
  doc. Ing. Václav Nežerka, Ph.D., Department of Physics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
• 2:55 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. OptiMillAI – Automation of the calculation of a 3D model of milling and laying asphalt layers for the implementation of road repair contracts
  Ing. Marek Přikryl, Ph.D., CEO of Exact Control System a. s., for the Czech Republic
• 3:15 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Presentation by the winner studying at the Secondary Technical School of Civil Engineering in Pilsen
• 3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Panel discussion, including students, and conclusions
• 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Informal discussion and other program, coffee break

During lunch and after the conference, there will be an excursion to the TechTower building, which was originally the Světovar brewery. TechTower is now a venue for events with innovative solutions.

Twenty selected students from the Secondary Technical School of Civil Engineering in Plzeň will be invited to the conference free of charge. The program includes a contribution from the winner studying at the Secondary Technical School of Civil Engineering in Pilsen.

The deadline for conference registration is September 30, 2025, or until the capacity of 160 registered participants is reached.

The conference fee is CZK 2,500 excluding VAT.

More information here.

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