Two teams from Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy took part in the first inter-institutional hackathon on industrial process automation – the Industrial Process Control Hackathon.

The event took place on April 10, 2025 at the Noosphere Engineering School, which operates based at Cherkasy State Technological University.

The event brought together 4 teams from 3 educational institutions in Cherkasy – a total of 18 participants, who worked on creating innovative engineering solutions in a format closely resembling a real production environment. The hackathon became a vivid example of interdisciplinary interaction, combining engineering, IT, data analysis, and management.

The main idea of ​​the hackathon was to find effective solutions for the digital transformation of production, in particular optimization of technological processes, reduction of the impact of the human factor, implementation of IoT, artificial intelligence, and cloud technologies for monitoring and automatically adjusting equipment operating parameters.

In addition to the teams from Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, the following teams participated in the hackathon: the team from Cherkasy Polytechnic Vocational College, the team from Cherkasy State Technological University.

Over the course of eight hours (from 10:00 to 18:00), participants worked on technically sound, original, and potentially implementable projects. The teams were supported by mentors and faculty advisors.

The jury’s special attention was drawn to the “Lighting” project presented by the team from Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy (field of study “Automation, Computer-Integrated Technologies, and Robotics”), which included Stanislav Stupka, Andrii Babenko, Tymofii Kuznietsov, Maksym Borys, Roman Voidenko.

The project proposed an intelligent lighting system for industrial premises that automatically adapts to the level of occupancy of the space and environmental changes, which allows for a significant reduction in energy consumption without sacrficing comfort.

According to Dmytro Polukhin, Chief Engineer at LLC “MNVK Stanco-Group”, the project holds considerable practical potential:

“This approach allows the enterprise to significantly save resources through intelligent control of lighting in production areas.”

The team received a special award from the jury – an invitation to the enterprise and a proposal to implement a prototype in collaboration with LLC “MNVK Stanco-Group” and the Noosphere Engineering School.

During the event, the teams also presented other innovative solutions, including:

– a digital twin of the production environment – for modeling and visualizing production processes;

– a system for controlling electric motor operating parameters – with technical condition prediction;

– tank fill level control using video analytics – for facilities dealing with liquid media.

The jury, which included representatives from Cherkasy State Technological University, LLC “Stanco-Group”, and PrJSC “Azot”, noted the high level of technical implementation, the logical structure of the solutions, and their practical value.

The participants shared their positive impressions of the hackathon. The format contributed to sharing experience between teams, receiving feedback from real stakeholders, developing teamwork and critical thinking, acquiring skills necessary to address current industrial challenges.

The organizers emphasized that such events facilitate the faster integration of young people into the professional environment, motivate them to create their own projects, and promote the real implementation of these projects in industry.

The next Industrial Process Control Hackathon is scheduled for autumn 2025 – with new technical tasks and an even higher level of challenges for young engineers.

Vitalii Diduk, Head of the Department of Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies