2025 IEEE 66th International Scientific Conference on Information Technology and Management Science of Riga Technical University (ITMS'2025)

Conference Program

Day 1 Program – organized on-line

Zoom: rtucloud1.zoom.us/j/93942957370

• 09:00 – 09:15: Opening – prof. Oksana Nikiforova

Section Co-Chairs:
prof. Sergejs Paršutins, prof. Inese Poļaka

• 09:15 – 09:30: Digital Pathways to Sustainability: Leveraging EdTech and Green Skills in Mauritius and Lithuania – Simona Grigaliūnienė (Lithuania Business College)*; Roushdat Elaheebocus (Mauritius University)
• 09:30 – 09:45: Model-Based Conceptualization Methods Used in IT for Educational Environments: A Systematic Literature Review with Focus on Automated Assessment Repositories – Oksana Nikiforova (Riga Technical University); Kristaps Babris (Riga Technical University)*; Jānis Kampars (Riga Technical University); Jānis Kaģis (Izglītības sistēmas, Ltd)
• 09:45 – 10:00: Communicating and Assessing Digital Trust: Insights from Financial Institutions – Julija Saveljeva (BA School of Business and Finance)*; Tatjana Volkova (BA School of Business and Finance)
• 10:00 – 10:15: Multi-Layered Runtime Defense Against Cryptocurrency Mining in Kubernetes: Integrating Falco, Policy Engines, and Behavior Analytics – Tarun Sagaram (PES)*; Swetha P (PES)
• 10:15 – 10:30: Blockchain-Enabled and Paperless Identity Systems – Tunga Sayıcı (Turkcell Technology)*; Deniz Salucu (Turkcell Technology)
• 10:30 – 10:45: Explainable SCADA Hybrid IDS: Gaps and Hypothesis – Heinrihs Skrodelis (Riga Technical University)*; Andrejs Romanovs (Riga Technical University); Arnis Liekniņš (Riga Technical University)
• 10:45 – 11:00: Break

Sections Co-Chairs:
prof. Darja Plinere, prof. Jeļena Pečerska

• 11:00 – 11:15: Pattern-Based Model-Driven UI Prototyping from Two-Hemisphere Models – Kristaps Babris (Riga Technical University)*
• 11:15 – 11:30: From Data to Decisions: Developing a Modular Architecture for Smart Road Maintenance – Lauma Jokste (Riga Technical University)*; Krišjānis Pinka (Riga Technical University); Mārtiņš Gailis (Ltd. ZZ Dats); Jānis Vempers (Ltd. ZZ Dats)
• 11:30 – 11:45: Intelligent Transportation Systems for Smart Cities: Barcelona Case Study – Nadežda Zeņina (Riga Technical University)*; Jurijs Merkurjevs (Riga Technical University); Galina Merkurjeva (Riga Technical University); Andrejs Romanov (Riga Technical University)
• 11:45 – 12:00: A Hybrid AI Framework for Cardiovascular Digital Twins: Integrating Data-Driven and Physics-Informed Models – Marta Narigina (Riga Technical University)*; Andrejs Romanovs (Riga Technical University); Yuri Merkuryev (Riga Technical University)
• 12:00 – 12:15: Case study review: IT legacy system migration success factors – Julija Sproge (Riga Technical University)*; Linda Kirkila (Riga Technical University); Madara Klotina (Riga Technical University); Zane Vilcina-Vectirane (Riga Technical University); Andrejs Romanovs (Riga Technical University)
• 12:15 – 12:30: Determinants of Degree Completion in Financial Engineering at Riga Technical University – Andrejs Matvejevs (Riga Technical University)*; Natalja Budkina (Riga Technical University); Oksana Pavlenko (Riga Technical University)
• 12:30 – 13:30: Break

Section Chair:
prof. Oksana Ņikiforova

• 13:30 – 13:45: Leveraging Graph Databases for Efficient Real-Time Data Processing – Srikar Molahalli (NMIMS)*; Siddhant Bhat (NMIMS); Kartik Talati (NMIMS); Radhakrishna Rambola (NMIMS)
• 13:45 – 14:00: Intelligent Resource Allocation in Cloud Environment via ML-Based Optimization Methods – Gopikrishna Maddali (Optum Services Inc)*
• 14:00 – 14:15: MuZero-Based Sensor Placement for Transactional Services in Intelligent IoT Systems – Ahmad Al-Qerem (Zarqa University)*
• 14:15 – 14:30: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Fault Detection Predictive Maintenance for Industrial Machinery: A Reliability Engineering Perspective – Gopikrishna Maddali (Optum Services Inc)*
• 14:30 – 14:45: Cyber Threat Intelligence: Malware, Targets, and Emerging Attack Trends – Venubabu Chekuri (Staples)*
• 14:45 – 15:00: Break

Section Chair:
prof. Jānis Kampars

• 15:00 – 15:15: Cloud Security at Scale: Implementing Zero Trust Architectures in Cloud Systems – Venubabu Chekuri (Staples)*
• 15:15 – 15:30: Efficient Deep Learning Approaches for Zero-Day Attack Detection and Classification via Network Traffic for Cybersecurity – Devi Prasad Guda (Independent Researcher)*
• 15:30 – 15:45: An Adaptive Open-Source Framework for Automated Threat Detection and Endpoint Forensics using Wazuh, Shuffle, and Velociraptor – Dareddy Devesh Reddy (PES University)*; Rohan S Nayak (PES University); Spurthi Raghothama (PES University); Dr Shwetha P (PES University); Prasad B Honnavalli (PES University)
• 15:45 – 16:00: Preventing Cyberattacks in Cloud Infrastructure: A Data Driven-Machine Learning-Based Framework – Mohit Menghnani (Twilio)*; Kapil Goyal (Sr. Product Manager – AI and Data Platforms); Himanshu Sharma (Independent Researcher); Sumeet Mathur (University of Waikato NZ – Joint Institute at Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China)
• 16:00 – 16:15: Zero-Trust Security in Intrusion Detection Networks: An AI-Powered Approaches in Cloud Environment – Surendra Narang (Palo Alto Networks)*
• 16:15 – 16:30: Day 1 Closing

19:00: Conference Dinner – Rīga, Ķīpsalas iela 2, Hotel “Riga Islande”, restaurant at the 1st floor

Day 2 Program – organized on site

Venue: Rīga, Ķīpsalas 6A, Hall “MOON”

• 08:30 – 09:00: Registration
• 09:00 – 09:15: Opening – prof. Jānis Grabis, prof. Andrejs Romānovs

Section Chair:
prof. Oksana Ņikiforova

• 09:15 – 09:45: Keynote speech “Advances in AI-Powered Cybercrime” – Rasa Brūzgienė (Kaunas University of Technology)
• 10:00 – 10:15: Insights from Amazon Reviews through Machine Learning-Aided Sentiment Analysis and NMF-based Topic Modeling – Wenjie Dang (Tilburg University); Nevena Rankovic (Tilburg University)*
• 10:15 – 10:30: Applying Intelligent Educational Systems in Higher Education: Pedagogical Effectiveness – Arailym Ashimbekova (L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University)*; Andrey Bondarenko (ISMA University of Applied Sciences)
• 10:30 – 10:45: Systemic Challenges and New Approaches in Digital Technology Sustainability Assessment – Egils Ginters (Riga Technical University)*
• 10:45 – 11:00: A Comparative Study of Algorithms for School Timetable Generation – Oksana Nikiforova (Riga Technical University); Aleksejs Ivanovs (Riga Technical University)*; Karina Andžāne (Riga Technical University); Guntis Petrovskis (Riga Technical University); Alisa Mamikova (Riga Technical University); Jānis Kaģis (“Izglītības sistēmas”, Ltd)
• 11:00 – 11:15: Unsupervised Classification of Work-Related Texts Using Sentence-Level Embeddings and K-Means Clustering – Henrihs Gorskis (Riga Technical University)*; Vitālijs Zabiņako (SIA “ABC software”); Jūlija Strebko (Riga Technical University); Jurijs Korņijenko (SIA “ABC software”); Andrejs Romanovs (Riga Technical University)

11:30 – 12:00: Coffee Break

Sections Co-Chairs:
prof. Jana Bikovska, Henrihs Gorskis

• 12:00 – 12:15: Sea Safe: Designing a Serious Game to Develop Awareness in Maritime Cybersecurity – Emīls Laucis (Riga Technical University)*; Evita Roponena (Riga Technical University); Agnė Brilingaitė (Vilnius University); Linas Bukauskas (Vilnius University); Elizabete Citskovska (Riga Technical University); Rūta Pirta (Riga Technical University)
• 12:15 – 12:30: GeoSense: A Platform for Automated Monitoring and Quality Assessment of Geospatial Web Services – Guntis Mosāns (Riga Technical University)*; Jānis Kampars (Riga Technical University); Dāvis Immurs (SIA "Jāņa sēta"); Niklāvs Kadiķis (SIA "Jāņa sēta"); Edgars Košovojs (SIA "Jāņa sēta")
• 12:30 – 12:45: Model Transformation-Based AI-Assisted Identification of Key Artifacts in IT Project Initiation Management: A Conceptual Model – Megija Milune (Riga Technical University)*; Oksana Nikiforova (Riga Technical University); Oscar Pastor (Universitat Politècnica de València)
• 12:45 – 13:00: AI-Assisted Transformation of the Two-Hemisphere Model into Structured IT Project Backlog – Oksana Ņikiforova (Riga Technical University); Rihards Bobkovs (Riga Technical University)*; Oscar Pastor (Universitat Politècnica de València)
• 13:00 – 13:15: MDDOAI: A Model-Driven DevOps Approach for CI/CD Automation – Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Riga Technical University)*; Oksana Ņikiforova (Riga Technical University); Oscar Pastor (Universitat Politècnica de València); Kristijans Veveris (Zen IS)
• 13:15 – 13:30: Break

Sections Chair:
prof. Vitālijs Boļšakovs

• 13:30 – 13:45: Challenges and First Lessons Learned for NIS2: Directive Implementation in Banking Sector – Aleksandrs Ivaščevs (Riga Technical University)*; Artūrs Parfjonovs (Riga Technical University); Liene Augustāne (Riga Technical University); Raitis Eglītis (Riga Technical University); Jana Bikovska (Riga Technical University)
• 13:45 – 14:00: Impact assessment of the DORA regulation on IT governance – Aiga Kaņepa (Riga Technical University)*; Jeļena Trokša (Riga Technical University); Andrejs Romānovs (Riga Technical University)
• 14:00 – 14:15: Cloud Computing Models and Management: A Comparative Analysis – Henrihs Gorskis (Riga Technical University)*; Maija Anspoka (Riga Technical University); Jānis Laganovskis (Riga Technical University); Artūrs Rubenis (Riga Technical University); Rinalds Miezītis (Riga Technical University)
• 14:15 – 14:30: Overview of the Application of Generative AI in Software Performance Testing – Alina Verkholomova (Riga Technical University)*; Erika Nazaruka (Riga Technical University)
• 14:30 – 14:45: Decoding and Analysis of Matter Network Traffic Using Virtual Environment – Ruslans Sudniks (Riga Technical University)*; Ilja Kalinins (Riga Technical University); Andis Supe (Riga Technical University)
• 14:45: Day 2 Closing