The IX Republican Scientific and Technical Conference on "Advanced Technologies and Innovations" has started at the Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU), dedicated to the 101st anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev."

Firstly, the participants of the conference laid flowers in front of the bust of the Great Leader in the lobby of the university and honored his memory. Thereafter, the national leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs who died for the freedom and sovereignty of our country were commemorated with a minute's silence, and the National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

The rector of AzTU, Vilayat Valiyev, greeted the participants and wished success to the conference. The rector stated that in addition to AzTU, young researchers from 25 scientific institutions, universities, and other organizations will present their scientific presentations at the conference. Emphasizing the importance of the conference held annually, the rector stated that the research presented here should be goal-oriented. The rector highlighted the necessity of transforming the results of research into industry and mentioned the responsibilities of technical-oriented higher education institutions in this direction. He expressed his ideas about the role of technology and engineering in the modern era and the priority of research and innovation at the university.

Next, the Vice-Rector of Baku Engineering University, Agha Malikov, and the Head of the Military Scientific Research Institute of the National Defense University, Colonel Yalcin Isayev, spoke about the importance of the topics to be discussed at the conference.

During the conference, doctoral students of AzTU, Anar Haciyev, Samir Amirli, Nurlan Arifzade, and master's student Aziz Suleymanov gave extensive presentations related to their research work.

The conference will conclude on May 2nd with section meetings.