The 14th International Scientific Conference TechSys 2025—Engineering, Technologies and Systems is organised by the Technical University of Sofia, Plovdiv Branch, within the framework of “Science Days of Technical University of Sofia” and supported by the University Scientific and Research Sector.

The conference was held on 15–17 May 2025 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Once again, TechSys brought together individuals from academia and industry, scientists, and experts in engineering and technology, offering a substantial platform for them to display their latest achievements.

The conference program included six thematic sessions:

• Automation, Control Systems and Robotics
• Electrical Engineering and Electronics
• Computer Engineering, Informatics and Communications
• Mechanical Engineering
• Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering
• Materials Science

Program of the Conference can be seen here.

During the three days of the conference, almost 150 researchers met to exchange ideas and establish networks for future research and collaborations.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Prof. Ing. Miroslav Zetek, PhD from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic, for his challenging plenary lecture on “Metal AM in Tool Optimization”.
We would like to thank all the authors who contributed to the conference and all the researchers who recognized TechSys as an appropriate forum for sharing their recent developments and learning about the latest trends in the technical sciences and engineering field.
We also thank all the reviewers and topic editors for their quiet but very important work, which ensured excellent feedback from the authors and high-quality scientific research. TechSys reviewers’ work is noted and respected thanks to the contract with the Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service.
 
TechSys 2025 Committee
Chairman:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Shakev
Vice Chairmen:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kakanakov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevil Ahmed-Shieva
Members:
Prof. Dr. Valyo Nikolov
Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Grigorova
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristian Panayotov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mitko Shopov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krasimir Ambarev
Assoc. Prof. DSc. Borislav Penev
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stanimir Stefanov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilyana Budakova
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iliya Chetrokov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Georgiev
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyan Dochev
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Nachev
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Albena Pavlova
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvina Ilieva
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Misho Matsankov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raycho Raychev
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Levicharov
 

MDPI Conference Proceedings - Eng. Proc. 2025, 100: TechSys2025