TECHNOLOGIES FOR URBAN DIGITAL TWINS
Chair: Volker Coors
Coordinator: Juan Sardi Barzallo
Scientific Committee: Changjie Chen, Jorg Peters, [someone from OGC Working Group], Shenhao Wang, Soichiro Ikuno, Luis Mejia, Jimmy Wei-Chun Chen, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Uckelmann, Hubert Beroche, Michael Krone, Philipp Reinfeld, Ramon Gras Aloma.
[Note: The scientific committee may reorganize or consolidate tracks/topics based on submissions.]
Topic 1 | DATA SCIENCE IN UDTs
Core definitions and conceptual frameworks
Data integration and interoperability
Levels of detail and representation (LoD, LoI, LoS)
Ontologies and semantic models for UDTs
Topic 2 | AI IN UDTs
Predictive modeling for climate, energy, mobility, and risk
Multi-agent systems and reinforcement learning for planning
Surrogate modeling and scenario testing
AI ethics, fairness, and transparency in UDT applications
Topic 3 | VISUALIZATION, SIMULATION & INTERFACES FOR UDTs
XR, AR/VR, and gamification in planning and engagement
Interactive dashboards and visual storytelling
Digital twin integration in urban design studios
Simulation platforms (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity, Omniverse)
Topic 4 | IoT AND REAL-TIME
Sensing for UDTs
Sensor networks
Environmental data
DIGITAL TWINS APPLICATIONS FOR RESILIENCE
Chair: Karla Saldana Ochoa
Coordinator: Shangde Gao
Scientific Committee: Jiayang Li, Andrea Galinski, Lisa Platt, Kalindhi Larios, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Kathy Velikov, Ravi Srinivasan, Rui Liu, Ryan Sharston, Aaron Costin.
[Note: The scientific committee may reorganize or consolidate tracks/topics based on submissions.]
Topic 1 | DESIGN RESILIENCE—ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE & UDTs
Living shorelines, green infrastructure, and ecological urbanism
Site-scale to city-scale modeling: from detail to district
Cultural landscapes, heritage resilience, and storytelling
Participatory and inclusive design with digital twin tools
Topic 2 | UDTs FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
Early warning systems and real-time monitoring
Flood, fire, storm surge, and heatwave modeling
Post-disaster recovery simulations
Decision-support systems for emergency response
Topic 3 | INFRAESTRUCTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Integration of BIM/GIS and city-scale twins
Sensor networks and IoT for buildings and utilities
Digital twins in housing, transportation, and energy systems
Smart building retrofitting and life cycle analysis
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & ETHICS IN URBAN DIGITAL TWINS
Chair: Jeffrey Carney
Coordinator: Stacey Dolan
Scientific Committee: Maria Watson, Jason von Meding, Ann Searight Christiano, Hal Knowles, Jeremiah Blanchard, Eric Gordon [UAI Member, to be confirmed if he can], Damiano Cerrone, Maria Eugenia Siguencia, [someone from college of ED]
[Note: The scientific committee may reorganize or consolidate tracks/topics based on submissions.]
Topic 1 | POLICY AND GOVERNANCE FOR UDTs
Governance frameworks for data sovereignty and resilience planning
Public-private partnerships in digital twin development
Digital twin policies and practices across regions/cities/cultures
Legal, ethical, and social implications of DT deployment
Topic 2 | ALTERNATIVE FUTURE AND SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS WITH UDTs
Community engagement processes
Gaming, art, and ludic approaches
Consensus building
Topic 3 | EDUCATION & TRAINING
K-12
Curriculum development around DTs
Professional training
Technology translation from academia to practice
Is an urban theorist and urban storyteller with a background in architecture. Carl serves as the Assistant Director of the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER)and Assistant Scholar at the School of Architecture at the University of Florida (UF). Brisotto holds a Ph.D. in Design, Construction, and Planning from UF and a Professional Architecture degree from the University IUAV of Venice. At the core of Carla’s research lies the intersection of urbanism and environmental narratives. Her research focuses on productive landscapes and climate change’s asymmetric impacts on population and their places through contemporary and historical lenses. Carla employs storytelling as a research method and works closely with communities within the Florida Resilient Cities Lab to understand the dynamics of spontaneous urban transformation. Currently, Carla is leading the international project “ReclaiMEDLand” funded by the Department of State of the United States of America, APS–Annual Program Statement 2023.