EECS workshop explores future of digital twinning for infrastructure resilience
On 10 July 2025, Mona Jaber, Senior Lecturer in Internet of Things at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science hosted a workshop titled “Next Generation Digital Twins for Infrastructure Resilience” as part of London Data Week 2025.
The event brought together academics, industry experts, and policymakers to explore how digital twinning and data-sharing infrastructure can support resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
The workshop opened with a keynote by Ali Nicholl (TechUK) titled “The Future of Digital Twinning: Data Sharing Infrastructure”, advocating a shift from individual digital twins to an integrated approach—digital twinning—as a national strategy for resilience and prosperity. His talk drew on TechUK’s green paper, ‘Future of Digital Twinning in the UK’.
Lightning talks followed from:
- Prof. Theo Tryfonas (University of Bristol) on civil engineering applications
- Prof. Tasos Dagiuklas (London South Bank University) on communication networks
- Craig Campbell (Greater London Authority) on data-sharing for London’s high streets
- Scarlett Walker (LSE) on using digital twins to support equitable decision-making
A collaborative brainstorming session capped the day, exploring the future of data-sharing infrastructure, the evolving role of digital twinning, and strategies for embedding resilience across sectors.
The event was organised with support from QMUL’s IEEE Student Branch and co-organiser Dr Shady Adib (University of Hertfordshire), the event was supported by London Data Week, DTNet+, and IEEE ITSS UK and Ireland Chapter, and funded by the DASMATE project.
The workshop reinforced QMUL’s leadership in resilient data-sharing and smart infrastructure and laid the foundation for a multidisciplinary white paper on the current state, challenges, and future directions of digital twinning in infrastructure.
For more information or to get involved, contact Mona Jaber.