For the first time in Georgia, the 55^th International Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability” of the prestigious international organization - “Young Engineers of Europe” (EYE) - was opened at the Georgian Technical University.

The EYE conference, organized and supported by the Georgian Technical University and initiated by the “Georgian Society of Civil Engineers” (GSCE), was attended by: representatives of leading European universities, Vice-Rector of Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland, Marcin Sosnowski, President of the “Young Engineers of Europe”, Celia Pedro, President of the Georgian Society of Civil Engineers (GSCE), Yuri Svanidze, Head of the Youth Agency, Vakhtang Baakashvili, one of the Vice-Presidents of EYE and President of the “Georgian Young Engineers Committee”, Giorgi Molodini, Secretary General of the same committee, GTU student Anna Gogaladze, and others.

The 55^th International Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability” opened the Rector of the Georgian Technical University.

As Academician David Gurgenidze noted, the decision to hold the conference in Tbilisi, and more specifically at the Georgian Technical University, was made by the EYE Executive Committee at the 54^th International Conference held in Malta, based on a vote.

“Today, our university is making history. For the first time in Georgia, the Georgian Technical University is hosting the 55^th International Conference of “Young Engineers of Europe” - “Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability”. The fact that our university was selected by the EYE Executive Committee, based on a vote, at the 54^th International Conference held in Malta, is a testament to the high international reputation of the Georgian Technical University. This choice confirms that modern engineering and technological innovations are taught at a high standard at the Georgian Technical University. It is important that the innovative energy of students and young engineers ensures the adoption of new ideas and practical solutions. It is the youthful vision and creative works that create an environment where knowledge is actually transformed into innovation. The Georgian Technical University, as the host of the conference, provides a unique opportunity for international cooperation and the presentation of innovative projects. This platform not only contributes to the development of the university and students but also significantly expands Georgia’s role in the global engineering and scientific space. I wish the conference participants every success,” the rector noted in his speech.

The conference participants were welcomed and wished success by Celia Pedro, President of the “Young Engineers of Europe”, and Yuri Svanidze, President of the “Georgian Society of Civil Engineers” (GSCE). 

About 100 delegates are participating in the work of the EYE conference - Georgian and foreign (Germany, Italy, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland) young researchers, young experts and professionals working in various fields of engineering, including students of the Georgian Technical University: Ilona Shekilashvili - Bachelor of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy of the Georgian Technical University - on the topic: “Artificial Intelligence and Development”; Adetunji Ayoade - on the topics: “Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Technologies for Scalable, Real-Life Solutions” and “Smart Building Systems”; Mariam Kenchadze – “Mind Games: Neurochart Criminal in the Digital Age”; Alexander Chishevich - “Artificial Intelligence-Driven Electrocardiogram Diagnostics: Deep Learning and Large Language Models in Smart Healthcare”; Gogi Gorgiladze and Nia Popkhadze – Bachelors of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of GTU – “Minimalism: Constraint or the Path to Freedom”; Giorgi Patsatsia - PhD student of the Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems of GTU - “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Psychotherapy: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions”; Paul Jenkinson - “Sustainability - the Challenge of Our Generation”; Giorgi Mushkudiani - PhD student at the Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems of GTU - “Using Large Language Models to Optimize Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure and Reduce Operating Costs with the Help of Renewable Energy, Hydropower and Liquid Cooling”; Darren McDonald - Topics: “Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Diagnostics: Eradication of Parasitic Infections in Farm Animals” and “Artificial Intelligence in Parasitology”; Avtandil Bichnigauri - PhD student at the Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems of GTU - “Discovery and Management of Indicators of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Papers”; Giorgi Otiashvili - Bachelor of Architecture, Design and Urbanism - “Comparative Analysis of Two Districts in Vilnius and Tbilisi”; Amiran Lazarishvili - PhD student at the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering of GTU - “Refrigerated container for transportation of fruits and berries”; A. Kvinikadze - “Alternative ways of developing intelligence”; Tinatin Iordanishvili - PhD student at the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering of GTU - “Strategies for implementing green technologies in the industrial sector: challenges and opportunities”; 

In the organization “Young Engineers of Europe” Georgia has been represented since 2024 by the “Georgian Young Engineers Committee” (GYEC), which is an organization of young specialists founded by the “Georgian Society of Civil Engineers” (GSCE). 

The work of the “Georgian Young Engineers Committee” is widely supported by the Georgian Technical University and the Georgian Society of Civil Engineers. It is worth noting that the President of the “Georgian Young Engineers Committee” is Giorgi Molodini, a graduate of the Civil Engineering Educational Program of San Diego State University-Georgia (SDSU-G) and the Technical University, who is one of the Vice-Presidents of the “Young Engineers of Europe”; the Secretary General of the “Georgian Young Engineers Committee” is Anna Gogaladze, a student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Georgian Technical University.

The 55^th International Conference of the “Young Engineers of Europe” (EYE) will run until September 20^th. The conference will feature seminars, panel discussions, and practical workshops that will promote the use of modern technologies and innovations to achieve sustainable development goals.