Fei Tao (Professor at the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Dean of International Institute for Interdisciplinary and Frontiers – Beihang University (China)) will run a Seminar@SystemX on the topic “makeTwin: From Five-dimensional Digital Twin Model to Industry Software Platform and Applications”, on May 7, 2025, from 2pm to 3pm.
This seminar is organized as part of the Digital Twins for Industrial Systems program of IRT SystemX.
Abstract
Digital twin, a crucial technology for integrating physical and virtual spaces, have gained significant attention from both academia and industry over the past few years. To further broaden the applications of digital twin, this talk will introduce a series of related works we have conducted. First, the five-dimensional digital twin model is presented, encapsulating five key dimensions: physical entity, digital twin model, digital twin data, service, and their connections. Second, based on this model, a series of theoretical methods (including theories of digital twin modelling, digital twin data, digital twin connection and interaction), along with enabling technologies, essential tools, and standard systems for digital twin, are discussed. Third, two international journals (Digital Twin and Digital Engineering) and one international conference (Digital Twin International Conference) have been initiated to promote global collaboration in this field. Moreover, a digital twin software platform, named makeTwin, has been developed to address the lack of related software and platforms for practical applications. Finally, several industrial applications enabled by makeTwin will be briefly presented, particularly in smart manufacturing, aerospace, textile logistics, city management, and other sectors.
Biography
Fei Tao is a Professor at the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering and the Dean of the International Institute for Interdisciplinary and Frontiers at Beihang University, Beijing, China. His research focuses on smart manufacturing and digital twins. He has served as PI for over 30 national research and industry projects. He has published seven books and over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles as the first/corresponding author in Nature, CIRP Annals, and IEEE/ASME Transactions, with over 30 of them being ESI highly cited papers. His publications have over 50,000 citations. He was elected as the Global Highly Cited Researcher (2019-2024) and one of the 20 Most Influential Academics in Smart Manufacturing by SME in 2021. He is currently the Associate Editor of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (RCIM), CIRP Associate Member and IEEE Senior Member. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Digital Twin in Taylor & Francis Group and Digital Engineering in Elsevier; and he also initiated the Digital Twin Global Forum (DTGF) and the Digital Twin International Conferences (DigiTwin).
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