The aim of the conference is to support exchange of information and experience in the field of automation of engineering and production, in research, applications, and education. The conference will enable presentation of most recent advances in complex automation, robotics, modelling, control of production and technological processes, including quality control systems oriented to environment, means of support, and information technologies.

The four sister faculties of four universities of the Carpathian region (Košice, Krakow, Ostrava, Miskolc), all with the ancient roots at Mining Academy in Banská Štiavnica (1762) founded this conference as the integration natural conferences in Slovakia (ASRTP), in Poland (APRO) and in Czech (ASŘ).