Dr Oliver Körner is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Research Group CEA at the Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ), Germany. Dr Körner is internationally known for his expertise in controlled-environment agriculture, particularly greenhouse and indoor crop production, plant–environment interactions, and horticultural systems modelling. His research focuses on the development of advanced modelling approaches, climate control strategies, and resource-efficient production systems, including hydroponics and aquaponics, to improve the sustainability and resilience of horticultural production under changing climate.

Dr Gundula Proksch is a Professor in the Department of Architecture within the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington, USA. She is the Founding Director of the Circular City and Living Systems Lab (CCLS), an interdisciplinary group that applies circular economy principles to controlled-environment agriculture and building-integrated agriculture in urban contexts. Professor Proksch is internationally known for integrating advanced production systems, such as hydroponics and aquaponics, into the built environment to connect sustainable production with local markets and consumers.

Part 1 Controlled environment agriculture systems

• 1.History and development of controlled environment agriculture: Miguel R. C. Costa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal;
• 2.Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and the energy transition: the role of CEA in the road to net zero and energy self-sufficiency: George Xydis, Aarhus University, Denmark;
• 3.Advances in climate-controlled greenhouses: Oliver Körner, Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ), Germany;
• 4.Advances in urban rooftop greenhouses: Gundula Proksch, University of Washington, USA;
• 5.Advances in passive lean-to greenhouses: Qichang Yang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China;

Part 2 Climate control and automation

• 6.Climate control systems in controlled environment agriculture: J. B. Campen, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;
• 7.Optimising climate control in controlled environment agriculture: Xiuming Hao, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada;
• 8.Environmental control in next-generation plant factories: Toyoki Kozai and Hiroko Nakaoka, Japan Plant Factory Association, Japan; Na Lu, Japan Plant Factory Association and Chiba University, Japan; Duyen T. P. Nguyen, Chiba University, Japan; Yuxin Tong, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; and Eri Hayashi, Japan Plant Factory Association, Japan;
• 9.Modelling and automation to optimise controlled environment agricultural production: Stefan Streif, University of Chemnitz, Germany;
• 10.Advances in robotics and automated production and harvesting systems in controlled environment agriculture: Manuel Muñoz Rodríguez, University of Almeria, Spain;

Part 3 Light management

• 11.Use of supplemental lighting in greenhouses: K. J. Bergstrand, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
• 12.Use of LED lighting in indoor farms: Youbin Zheng, Univeristy of Guelph, Canada;
• 13.Lighting simulations in greenhouses: Mehlika Inanici, University of Washington, USA;

Part 4 Water, nutrients, substrates and operation

• 14.Optimising plant nutrition in controlled environmental agriculture: Neil Mattson, Cornell University, USA;
• 15.Advances in hydroponic systems: Dimitrios Savvas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece;
• 16.Advances in aquaponic systems: Sara Pinho, University of Melbourne, Australia;

Part 5 Environmental assessment

• 17.Life cycle analysis of controlled environmental agricultural systems: Thomas Bartzanas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece;
• 18.Round-up: decision support systems (DSS) for controlled environment agriculture: Oliver Körner, Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ), Germany;