A digital twin is a digital replica of a real-world physical entity (El Saddik 2018). The concept is already widely used in the manufacturing sector. In the built environment sector, digital twins are gradually entering the conversation as they can offer substantial value to all associated stakeholders.
This report is the outcome of the International Workshop on Built Environment Digital Twinning, organized by the TUM-IAS the Focus Group "Built Environment Digital Twinning" which comprises Hans Fischer Senior Fellow Dr. Ioannis Brilakis (University of Cambridge) and his host Prof. André Borrmann.
The Workshop was co-sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study of Technical University of Munich (TUM-IAS) and Siemens AG.
The workshop brought together Digital Twin experts across academia and the private sector, with experts from the Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Architecture disciplines. These experts were given the task to explore the key research and technology transfer challenges in the following areas:
• the digital twin itself,
• from real world to the digital twin,
• from the digital twin to the real world,
• tech transfer and market penetration.
Notable speakers were invited to the workshop to present their vision in one of the aforementioned areas. Their presentations were followed by brainstorming sessions that aimed to provide all attendees an opportunity to brainstorm jointly and derive novel insights. More information about the workshop can be found via the link: https://www.cms.bgu.tum.de/digital-twinning/.
You can find the complete report here: http://go.tum.de/513144
The workshops videos are available here: https://lnkd.in/dHmGmNw