8th EAI International Conference on Management of Manufacturing Systems

Lucia Knapcíková is Vice-Dean for International Relations and Mobility at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies (FMT) of the Technical University of Kosice. In 2017 she completed her Habilitation for Associate Professor at the FMT in the "Manufacturing Technologies" field. In 2011, she completed her PhD study at the Faculty mentioned above. Assoc. Prof. Knapcíková, PhD, is the author of more than 260 scientific papers in Slovakia and abroad, and she owns six utility models. She participated in several international research projects. She works on the projects with the cooperation of TU Graz, Austria and Pro2Future, GmbH., Graz, Austria, under the scheme Action Austria-Slovakia (2021-2026). The project H2020, "Less Than Wagon Load" (Project duration 2017-2020), was a collaboration with Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Slovakia, where her position was the Faculty project coordinator. The project aims to develop a SMART-specialised logistics cluster for the chemical industry in the Port of Antwerp to shift transport volumes from road to rail freight. She participated in the project EUROSTARS (BRIDGE2ERA Program) with the collaboration of the Technical University of Applied Sciences in Wildau (TH Wildau), Germany. The project aims for Industry 4.0 strategic orientation between universities and SMEs. She lectured at universities in Germany (TH Wildau), the Czech Republic (TU Liberec) and Croatia (J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod). Her area of interest includes SMART technologies, SMART materials, and application possibilities directly in the industry. In 2018, she was awarded the "Personality of Science and Technology under 35 years"category. The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, in support of the development of science and technology and the recognition of exceptional achievements in this field, was awarded the Science and Technology Awards - the highest award in science and technology for the year 2018. She is a member of the European Alliance for Innovation, Belgium (www.eai.eu), TEAM Society in Croatia and an active member of the Editorial Board of Acta Tecnología Journal (Slovakia) and SAR Journal (Serbia). She is responsible for organising International conferences under the EAI organisation- EAI MMS 2023-2016 and EAI Fabulous 2023-2021, with the publishing collaboration of Springer.

Dragan Perakovic received a B.Sc. degree in 1995, an M.Sc. degree in 2003, and a PhD in 2005, all at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, EU. Dragan is Head of the Department for Information and Communication Traffic, Head of Chair of Information Communication Systems and Services Management and Head of the Laboratory of Modelling and Optimizing Information and Communication Networks and Services, all at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, where he is currently a full professor. Dragan is a visiting professor at the University of Mostar, Faculty of Science and Education Sciences, Mostar / Bosnia and Herzegovina and the University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering in Doboj / Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dragan is an International Expert at the International Center for AI and Cyber Security Research and Innovations, Asia University, Taiwan and a Mentor at DBA at the Swiss School of Business and Management School Geneva, Genève, Switzerland. Area of scientific interests and activities is the modelling of innovative communication ecosystems in the environment of the transport system (ITS), Industry 4.0, e-Health, etc.; AI & ML in cybersecurity, DDoS, Internet of Things; AI in e-forensic of communication ecosystems (terminal devices/services); design and development of new innovative services and modules; quantum communication ecosystem. Dragan is an author/co-author of more than 200 scientific papers in indexed journals and proceedings of in

Part I- Smart Techniques/Smart Technology. .- Chapter 1. Input-Output Product Model Adapted To Material Flow In Order To Achieve Cleaner Production in Industrial Enterprises.- Chapter 2. Sustainability and Circular Economy Through Application and Processing of Recycled Materials into Additive Manufacturing.- Chapter 3. Contemporary Approach of Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Products in the Era of Circular Economy.- Chapter 4. Cost Operation Optimization with Binary Integer Linear Programming in a Cosmetic Company.- Part II-Sustainable Communications & Information and communications technology .- Chapter 5. Data Collection with Honeypot Server for Reverse Engineering of Malware.- Chapter 6. A Method with Roulette Selection Strategy for Path Planning in UAV-Based Waste Monitoring Systems.- Chapter 7. Analizing the Efficiency of Software Distribution Systems in AIoT Environments.- Chapter 8. Survey of Cybersecurity Risks in Online Gambling Industry.- Chapter 9. The Most Important Skills of a CIO.- Part III-Sustainable Industrial Development and Industry 4.0. .- Chapter 10. Concept of Mixed Reality Application Design for Technical Solutions.- Chapter 11. Sustainable Construction: Circular Materials and their Impacts on Aspects of Construction Processes.- Chapter 12. Project Management and Indirect Operating Costs by Building Information Modelling in Construction Project in Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia.