On November 1 2024, I had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture on “Digital Twins: Foundations and applications” at Toronto Metropolitan University, organized by Professor Sadaf Mustafiz.
Abstract. Digital twins are live, high-fidelity representations of real-life systems. Digital twins continuously process the real-time data stream from the sensors the physical system is instrumented with and use this data in complex real-time analysis and simulation mechanisms for decision-making and control purposes. Thanks to its immense benefits, digital twinning has become a well-established technique in an array of domains, including cyber-(bio)physical systems, smart cities, and sustainable systems engineering. This lecture provides an introduction to the foundations and applications of digital twins, touching upon the main trends and key research opportunities in the field.
My slides are available here.
This talk draws from my graduate course on Engineering Digital Twins (CAS 782), which will be offered at McMaster University in the 2025 Winter term for the first time. If you are interested in the topic and eligible to register, feel free to do so; there are a few spots left.
