Maksims Fiļipovičs Academic position Research assistant MSc. biol., PhD student Field of research 1. Implementation of the "One Health" concept and species interaction studies in the context of climate change E-mail maksims.filipovics@lbtu.lv Telephone +37129399643 He holds a Master's degree in Biology from the University of Latvia, with specialization in plant physiology and biotechnology, then continued doctoral studies in biology at Daugavpils University. Extensive work experience in both scientific institutions (AREI Priekuli Research Center, Daugavpils University, LVMI “Silava”, University of Latvia) working independently or on a specific projects, working also in the private sector in landscape bioengineering, landscaping and areas for tree propagation. Joined the AAZI Agrihorts team in 2021. He is currently studying for a PhD at the VMU Agriculture Academy in Lithuania. The main his research areas are plant physiology, remote monitoring systems for crop diseases, the latest technological solutions in agriculture, Fusarium spp. identification and prevalence in cereals and analyses of the botanical composition of pollen. He is the author or co-author of peer-reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS, with an h-index of 3. The most important projects (2019-2025) European Thematic Network for unlocking the full potential of Operational Groups on alternative weedcontrol, OPER8, 2022 Digitization of Weiss Aiand irrigation processes through artificial intelligence to reduce resource use, 2023 Alternative pest management options in oats and rye, 2023 Innovative and economically reasonable solutions to increase the efficiency of apple and raspberry production and fruit quality, 2019 Determination of pollen composition of different crops in beekeeping products, 2019 The most important publications (2019-2025) J. Gailis, M. Fiļipovičs, B. Rubene, V. Zagorska , (2024), Pesticide contamination of honey-bee-collected pollen in the context of the landscape composition in Latvia, Toxics, ISSN 2305-6304 I. Jakobija, J. Ņečajeva, M. Fiļipovičs , (2024), Characterisation and dynamics of the fungal communities of Avena fatua and Echinochloa crus-galli seeds in soil seed bank, Weed Research, ISSN 0043-1737 L. Ozoliņa-Pole, R. Rancāne, G. Bundzēna, M. Fiļipovičs , (2024), The effectiveness of synthetic and inorganic substances in different apple scab control strategies, Agriculture, ISSN 2077-0472 M. Fiļipovičs , (2023), Research for Rural Development 2023: annual 29th International scientific conference proceedings, ISSN ISSN 2255-923X
