Working Group Digest

DTC Working Groups Are Making an Impact — Get involved today!

Working Groups are the places where our members collaborate to address the technology and business needs of specific industries and technologies. In the spirit of intra-consortium communications, we will update this digest to summarize current Working Group activities for our members.

Join our working groups and bring your expertise and knowledge to the forefront!

In addition to our new Pharma & Regulatory Working Group, we are launching two additional working groups!
Continue to drive thought leadership, innovation, and best practices. Express your interest in participating by completing the working group interest forms below:

If you require more information or have any questions, please feel free to email us. You can join Working Groups in the Causeway member’s area. If you don’t have a login, you can request access here.

If you have any questions about these new Working Groups, please send them to the Working Group Questions mailing list.

Cross-Domain (Horizontal)

Capabilities & Technology

Focus:

• Helps to create and identify the horizontal foundational elements and fundamental building blocks for digital twins
• Contributes to standard requirements, open source and cross-functional use cases
• Identifies and develops composable frameworks through corresponding subgroups that focus on business maturity models, system reference architectures, simulation & modeling, security & trust and spatial & visual data.
• Develop use cases and case studies that align and are consistent with the composable framework for the Technology Showcase and promote the Technology Spotlight, focusing on DTC member innovation and thought leadership.

Get involved with current projects:

• Participate in the Event Driven Cross-Functional Use Case Initiative.
• Contribute to advancing technology capabilities and methodologies driving digital twin fundamental building blocks.
• Contribute to v2 of the Capabilities Periodic Table. Our future updates aim to enhance interoperability with AI technologies, integrate geospatial and spatial computing more effectively, and provide clearer guidance on aligning data fidelity with specific use cases. The evolution of the CPT will emphasize the creation of intelligent digital twins that prioritize user experience and enable faster development, ensuring the framework remains at the forefront of digital twin innovation.

Ways to participate:

• Participate in a Technology Spotlight that allows members to present their digital twin capabilities, enabling technologies, products, offerings, and use cases to the entire DTC membership. Submission Form.
• Develop and contribute a compelling use case aligned to our composability process for our Technology Showcase. Submission Form.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us

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Domain Specific (Vertical)

Academia & Research

Focus:

• Help to establish digital twin programs within universities and other educational institutions.
• Further the development of digital twin education, training, and capability building through global outreach.
• Encourage private industry to influence current and future research with academic partners.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are seeking out compelling digital twin research opportunities and proof-of-concept/pilot programs with communities of like interest and Industry partners.
• We are identifying implementation scenarios, evaluating digital twin models, methodologies, and enabling technologies.

Ways to participate:

• Contribute to the development of digital twin curriculum for college-level courses.
• Contribute to the development of digital twin training certification workshops/courses.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us

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Aerospace & Defense

Focus:

• Help organizations improve operational efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability.
• Reduce maintenance costs, optimize equipment design and capacity, and improve performance.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are looking at the applicability of digital twins across the lifecycle in various industries, including land, maritime, air, cyber, and space.
• We are looking at ways to improve the performance of airplanes, ships, ground vehicles, satellites, infrastructure, and so on using digital twin technology and methodology.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the A&D Research & Technology Gap Analysis white paper.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of the Aerospace-Defense industry day event.
• Potential topics: Data Security, Data Resilience, Data Interoperability
• Contribute to the development of the A&D digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us

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Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AECO)

Focus:

• Understand how digital twins can create value in the global infrastructure and raise awareness of the importance of the technology to the future of business.
• Create market demand for related products and services to accelerate the market.

Get involved with current projects:  

• We are delivering standardized definitions, protocols and methodologies that enable infrastructure industries to create, apply, and use precise, knowledge-rich digital twins that replicate, simulate and evaluate the physical twin.
• We are facilitating the creation of an open, interoperable information classification system based within the digital twin. This will help drive a deeper understanding of how digital twins can enable new opportunities, create efficiencies, and reach sustainability goals.

Ways to participate:

• Contribute to the development of the AECO digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.
• Contribute to the Location Capabilities and Characteristics for Digital Twins
  • Value of Location in Digital Twins
  • Describing Digital Twin Location Capabilities (using the CPT)
  • Understanding Different Types of Locational Data Models
  • Selecting the Appropriate Locational Data Models
  • Describing Locational Data Characteristics
  • Documenting Locational Data Requirements
• buildingSMART USA Collaboration – Digital Twins for Airport Infrastructure
• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us

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FinTech

Focus:

• While digital twin use cases are mostly developed from an operational performance perspective and for a specific domain or vertical, Financial Technology trends towards intangibles. FinTech digital twins work on domain-agnostic levels. Our Working Group faces the challenge of turning these intangibles into tangibles.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are publishing opinions and position statements related to regulations, policies, and definitions.
• We are increasing ecosystem visibility through use cases, success stories, and Value Innovation Platforms.
• We are identifying gaps in standards and standards requirements, and eyeing reference implementations for digital twins.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of the FinTech industry day event.
• Contribute to the FinTech digital twin use case/case study user guide.
• Contribute to the development of the FinTech digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences

Focus:

• Healthcare-related sectors, e.g., medical devices, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, and healthcare systems.
• Improve patient outcomes while reducing expenses, creating efficiencies, improving resiliency, and meeting sustainability goals.
• Improve digital twin interoperability, demonstrate value, and accelerate the market.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are tracking emerging applications, including real-time health monitoring, connected wearables, clinical trials on synthetic data, hospital digital twins for strategic planning, and dynamic digital replicas of patients.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the development of the Healthcare & Life Sciences digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table .

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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Manufacturing

Focus:

• Applicability of digital twins to the manufacturing process across various industries.
• Capitalize on the enormous opportunity for manufacturers, spanning engineering, design customization, production, and operations.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are showcasing how twins are being applied to manage the performance, effectiveness, and quality of machines, lines, and plants.
• We are discovering how advanced visualization, IoT, and analytics can be applied to these assets, so manufacturers can take a more strategic and holistic approach to asset management.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the manufacturing facility digital twin implementation guidance user guide.
• Contribute to the development of the Manufacturing digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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Mobility & Transportation

Focus:

• Increase visibility into the overall digital twin ecosystem.
• Leverage twins to maximize efficiency and minimize the use of resources.
• Benefit organizations challenged by the constant redefining of renewable energy and the increasing requirements of Environment, Society, and Governance (ESG) regulations.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are communicating how M&T’s unique connected spectrum of lifecycle demands are fundamental to driving the world economy.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the Value of Digital Twins for Airport Operations Whitepaper
  • “BIM to Twin” roadmap for implementing a digital twin program
  • Airport ecosystem challenges
  • System of Systems Approach for Value Creation
    • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Digital Twin System of Systems
    • Modeling and Simulation
    • The value of digital twins when combined with modeling & simulation
  • Digital Twin Use Cases in Airports
    • Passenger Experience
    • Resource Optimization
    • Logistics & Operations
    • Incident Management
    • Concept Of Operation (master Plan)
• Contribute to the development of the M&T digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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Natural Resources

Focus:

• Digital twins in oil & gas, mining & metals, water, solar, and energy/utilities.
• Deliver standardized definitions, protocols, and methodologies that increase operational efficiency to create more live-able, workable, and sustainable communities.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are looking at ways to apply twins during the engineering, design, construction, deployment, and operations phases of the lifecycle.
• We are evaluating methods to improve production, predict and detect failures, and improve safety.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the development of the Natural Resources digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.
• Contribute to the white paper “Power Systems Subgroup Catastrophic Events and Their Impacts on the Power Grid” which will include use cases and adoption/implementation guidance for power/microgrids.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of the new Renewable Energies subgroup.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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Security & Trustworthiness Subgroup

Focus:

• Ensure the security of digital twins worldwide.
• Digital twin security as a team sport, in both the technical and business domains.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are endeavoring to understand the threat of cyberattack, supply chain fraud, mistakes, missed maintenance and other issues that threaten the integrity of the digital twin system, and erode trust in the data it produces and consumes.
• We are introducing the need for a way of thinking about digital twin security and trustworthiness where risk and responsibility are shared. Actions by one will have impacts on others.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the development of the Security & Trustworthiness digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.

To get started:

• Join the subgroup here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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Telecommunications

Focus:

• Investigate how digital twins are providing a 360-degree view of network performance and usage patterns.
• Analyze how digital twins are enabling improved analysis, optimal coverage, accurate predictive analytics, and effective management approaches.

Get involved with current projects:

• We are looking at how organizations, by using a virtual model of an entire area or process, can visualize and test out different initiatives, making data-driven decisions based on billions of network performance data points.
• We are evaluating these initiatives more precise enterprise-level analytics and location intelligence, to help identify optimal implementation scenarios.
• For instance, digital twins can simulate the propagation of radio waves in various environments and identify the optimal placement of antennas and repeaters for maximum coverage and signal strength. A digital twin of a satellite communications system or cellular tower can monitor its performance in real time and identify potential issues or faults before they become critical.

Ways to participate:

• Submit a digital twin use case/case study for group review.
• Contribute to the development of the Telecommunications digital twin Capabilities Periodic Table.

To get started:

• Join the group here.
• Join our next meeting.
• If you need more information or wish to schedule a presentation for a group, please don’t hesitate to Email Us.

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