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Introduce Yourself
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Hello, I’m Dave.
Who are you?
I am an engineering consultant with expertise in 3D modeling, design, data management, construction, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and digital twins. I have previously developed technical standards and performed governance on engineering data quality. My experience includes developing applications to connect software products and manipulate data, extending traditional software capabilities. As a published app developer, I currently have developer status with Apple, Autodesk, and Microsoft. With my background as a design engineer, I offer a unique perspective to maximize efficiency gains through developing applications, processes and standards that advance best practices.
What is your industry and profession?
I have nearly 40 years of experience working across multiple industries, including HVAC, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, manufacturing, nuclear, dairy, brewery, and general engineering. My core expertise is in building services engineering, though I have worked internationally, including 18 years in Canada and 3 years in France’s manufacturing sector. For the past 6 years, I have focused on the UK construction industry, leveraging my diverse background to deliver solutions.
Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?
As a Digital Twin consultant, I advise clients on strategy, benefits, and costs to meet their specific asset management and operational needs. My approach is to collaborate with clients to reverse engineer requirements starting from their goals, rather than fitting a pre-determined solution. With experience introducing Digital Twin methodologies in the oil and gas industry in the 2010s, I recognize that effective implementation relies on processes enabled by software tools, not the tools alone. My role is to consult on how contractors can align deliverables to enable clients’ Digital Twin strategies post-handover, whether for HVAC asset management, meeting Building Safety Act requirements, or other operational objectives. I collaborate with clients to tailor Digital Twin solutions, bringing experience driving adoption across industries.
Why have you decided to join the DTHub?
My goal in participating is to collaborate with like-minded professionals to share knowledge and further develop the definitions and use cases for digital twins across industries. By engaging in discussion and information exchange with this group, we have the opportunity to expand our collective understanding of how digital twins can drive improvements. My aim is to both contribute my perspective and learn from others to advance best practices in applying digital twin technologies to meet business objectives. Through this open dialogue, we can work together to realise the full potential of digital twins and promote adoption.
Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?
Not yet, but intend to start with the Gemini weekly callsÂ
Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?
A digital twin enables asset owners to leverage accurate information for various objectives, including planning future projects, gaining business insights, running simulations, and optimizing maintenance. My experience highlights that the digital twin methodology focuses on connecting quality data to decision-making, which I successfully implemented using 2D drawings and Excel files for a plant facility over 15 years ago. While the exponential improvements in computing power and storage have vastly expanded the inputs and outputs, the underlying methodology remains centred on providing owners with the precise information needed to minimise costs, maximise efficiency, and make data-driven decisions over an asset’s lifecycle. The potential is now far greater to achieve operational gains through simulation, automation, and pre-emptive maintenance. However, the fundamentals remain tied to having an accurate digital representation of the physical asset. My background demonstrates the methodology works and having robust data is key to driving outcomes.
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Hi everyone!
Who are you?
I’m Charlie, an entrepreneur and protocol designer. I have been building companies in the maps and geolocation industry for 4 years.
What is your industry and profession?
Currently, I am working as the CEO of Extra Labs. Extra Labs is a research company that is developing a decentralized protocol to incentivize owners of LiDAR sensors to share their data. The goal is to create a large-scale, near-real-time data source for the 3D layer of digital twins.
Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?
Professionally!
Why have you decided to join the DTHub?
We are seeking partners who are willing to experiment with us. Our infrastructure is designed to update the 3D layer of your digital twin using LiDAR at a low cost. We already have scheduled experiments in France and with several public and private entities worldwide. See attached presentation!
Have you participated in any of our meetups or events?
I had the opportunity to meet the team of Connected Places during the Smart City Expo in Barcelona. Although I have not yet attended a DT Hub event, I plan to do so in the near future!
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- Who are you?
- I am Austrian, husband and father of three upgrown daughters, dog “owner” (labrador) and learning human being
- What is your industry and profession?
- I am cardiac surgeon and professor for health economy and organisational ethics.
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?
- Currently I am trying to establish a postgraduate course on digital medicine, which is supposed to start in fall 2024
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub?
- I would like to participate in the network and in collective learning
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?
- not yet
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?
- I am trying to understand the ethical topics and work out ethical dilemmata connected with DT
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Hello Digital Twin World, my name is Emil Indricau and I am the Founder of Digital Strada.
- Who are you? I am Emil Indricau, Founder of Digital Strada, a Digital Twin agency based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- What is your industry and profession? My industry is Digital Twins for Spaces and Buildings and 3D Immersive Communication
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? I plan to use new Digital Twin Knowledge by refining our services and developing new deliverables to add value using spatial data. Personally, I would like to be able to gain knowledge on new ways to enrich a digital twin for new use cases.Â
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To learn more and be part of dedicated digital twin community.
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? https://digitalstrada.com/digital-twins/
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- Who are you? Ian Blake, Head of Innovation and Technology at the Port of Tyne in the sunny North East of England.
- What is your industry and profession? Deep sea port, based in South shields. Operations cover bulk and conventional cargos, logistics (Containers, transport, warehousing), cars, estates, offshore renewables and cruise and ferries.  O&M base for Dogger Bank wind farm.
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? The port is looking to develop a digital twin for commercial business decision making around land and infrastructure usage.Â
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To gain access to industry knowledge and expertise to help to identify suitable products and gain a details understanding of the potentials of this type of technology.
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet!
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  We have a digital twin system in place, however this is more of a 3d GIS tool holding real time information, rather than a system capable of scenario planning.
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- Who are you? Leo Roubicek, the founder of Acer Resources
- What is your industry and profession? Acer is developing large-scale vertical farms – growing in cleanrooms under LEDs. Our team are domain experts, with years of industry experience in Asia, and this provides the foundation on which we are taking the design of our farms forward.Â
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally – Digital Twins can play an important role as we develop the designs of our farms, enabling us to model their performance and their economics. In the medium-term, having control of the growing process means that we can use AI/ML to both optimise the operation of the farm and also to look for novel, non-traditional cultivation processes.Â
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub? We are making good progress developing our core technologies, and getting near the time when we need to start laying the groundwork for our first digital twins. I have little experience in the space and am hoping to learn what’s possible, and how it should be brought into our strategy.
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Nothing yet – Hope to join the next Welcome Session.
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? No, and appreciate your patience!Â
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- I’m Dan Carins, Policy Manager for Business at the West Midlands Combined Authority.
- I work in the Economic Policy team, working on all things connected to improving productivity in the West Midlands.  This involves working collaboratively with businesses, business representatives, universities, local authorities and many other stakeholders, as well as internal colleagues in Economic Delivery, skills, energy, transport, housing and the environment.
- A current focus is on supporting businesses to transition away from customers and markets in “sunset industries” and pivot into growth sectors and markets. This involves identifying companies by what they make/do and whom they sell it to rather than their SIC code; we are keen to map supply chains so we can identify actors within the West Midlands and work with them. Â
- Similarly, we are keen to understand the other side of this coin: resilience and risk.
- We are working with the Connected Places Catapult on their DIATOMIC project within our West Midlands Innovation Accelerator. This project includes aspirations to build a digital twin – yet to be defined. I’m keen to understand this opportunity and help shape it and use it.
- Finally, we have a corporate objective to use and build digital twins in the West Midlands to help us benchmark performance, model risk and opportunity and to shape investment proposals.
- It would be great to connect to people with experience of the above and who may be interested in getting involved.
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Hello everyone
- Who are you? Director of Digital Reflections Ltd, T/A Digiflec. We are a self funded start up developing digital twin data collection systems and applications mainly focused on transport infrastructure,
- What is your industry and profession? I’m a non-technical founder, an underground miner by trade in the last remaining mines of Scotland and then Australia. Moved into technical sales and finally plucked up the courage to start up the company to develop my vision.
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? It will be used to aid long term development plans so our system meets industry standards.
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  Having little technical knowledge I hope to learn from professional insight and identify potential collaborators.
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet….
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Yes, we have systems installed in Scotland and Ireland with plans for Waleds and England this year. One of our more recent projects has been on the Tay Bridge in Dundee, Scotland. We have a Webinar later this month if anyone would like to learn more – https://lnkd.in/e3yFiEwv
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- Who are you? I am an IT and Cloud professional of 20 years, now studying for an Executive Diploma in Digital Leadership at Warwick Business School, looking to transition to digital roles
- What is your industry and profession? 20 years in IT and Cloud computing, various roles as systems engineer, business analyst, consultant and advisor to multiple clients in multiple industries.
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? I would like to do my diploma applied project on DTw, working with an organisation as a case study, solving their DTw business/technical problem to move them forward on their DTw journey. Would appreciate approaches from anybody whose organisation might wish to benefit from free consultancy!
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To increase my knowledge and appreciation of DTw as a platform-based set of interoperable digital services. Also connect and learn from like-minded practitioners and identify new opportunities.
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Yes, there was one recently on DTw security organised by NCSC. I would have attended the industry day in November if it weren’t for food posioning!
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Not yet! but that is the purpose of the diploma applied project, to build kowledge and develop work in this area, paving the way for my next career move.
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- Who are you?  An Electrical Engineering background with Masters in Computer Science, working in IoT, Digital Twin and AI space.
- What is your industry and profession?  Have experience in industrial manufacturing and power generation for IoT and Digital Twins.
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  Architect Digital Twin solutions for airports, industrial manufacturing scenarios and power generation.
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  Professional interaction with DT experts
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  not yet
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  Wrote the book titled “Building Industrial Digital Twins.” Wrote 3 other books on topics like IoT Architecture, Industrial Digital Transformation and 5G.
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Who are you? Gabriel Botsie.
What is your industry and profession? My primary industries are Retail, eCommerce, Media and Travel. I’m a Business Analyst and Program Manager with technical expertise in AI, Machine Learning and Big Data.
Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally by utilising DT and supporting technologies to solve issues within my primary industries.
Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To network, find opportunities and like-minded technical and creative partners to build industry solutions.
Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet, but I will.
Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Not yet.
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I’m Gerrard Aisle, working as a legal professional at MKK Solicitors.
I specialize in digital law and compliance within the legal industry, where we focus on integrating advanced technologies into legal practices.
I plan to use my Digital Twin knowledge professionally, particularly in exploring how these technologies can enhance our legal services at MKK Solicitors.
I decided to join the DTHub to connect with experts in the field and to gain insights into the latest developments that could impact the legal sector.
I haven’t participated in any meetups or events yet, but I’m eager to engage with the community and contribute to discussions.
No, Not yet.
visit us at: https://mkksolicitors.co.uk/
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Welcome, Gerrard.
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- Who are you?: Saverio C. Saviello
- What is your industry and profession? AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations)
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally, I’m a Project Manager managing Digital Twin projects and also a Digital Twin Developer
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub? I’m interested in gaining new DT knowledge by joining the DTHubs activities/events and meeting its members
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Here’s a web application i made for the AECO field (a bit outdated since I joined my actual company)
https://digemini.onrender.com/
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