Introduce Yourself

[Mike Peters]

• Who are you? Software Architect and founder of Ajabbi, a new startup in New Zealand. Previously led a team that built a national biodiversity management system.
• What is your industry and profession? Self taught Software Architect with 20 years experience. A practical background in heavy engineering, film, sculpture and design.
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? I would like to see NZ have a DT infrastructure.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? I want to participate, learn the hard lessons of what works so that the experience can be repeated elsewhere.
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Just started.
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Ajabbi is currently developing a cloud project with digital twins for creative arts and big risky projects. Open source front end and closed source back end.

[Nithesh]

• Who are you?  Mechanical Engineer working in BIM model design and development. Working on making standard intelligent BIM content using automation tools 
• What is your industry and profession?  Built environment and Mechanical Engineer
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  Support setting up Digital Twins in projects to find out undiscovered values that it has to offer for design. Also use it to solve sustainability problems in future.  
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  Wonderful platform for learning and collaborating.   
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  No
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  No. I've just started to learn about this.

[Graham Faiz]

Who are you?  Heading up the Growth and Innovation team for DNV in the UK & Ireland. Have a specific focus on growing our digital twin advisory and assurance services in the region, working with customers on early-stage DT concepts and projects using the methodology that we've built into a recommended practice (aka whitepaper).

What is your industry and profession?  We are an independent third-party provider of advisory and assurance services with a specific focus on Energy Systems. We work with the oil, gas, power and renewable sectors in order to assist our customers in accelerating the energy transition. 

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  At DNV, we are currently supporting organizations that are developing digital twins in addition to conducting independent assessments of the digital twins provided by suppliers. Our aim is to help companies trust that the outputs of digital twin components (data, data quality, sensor systems, algorithms etc) meet real world challenges, provide ROI and embed a culture that treats a digital twin as a real asset.

Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  This is a great platform for sharing, connecting, and collaborating.   

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  I've joined a couple of Gemini calls.

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  Yes - our new recommended practice has been tested in several pilot studies and is currently being applied by companies like Equinor and Cognite. We're in the process of compiling some case studies for DT Hub, which we'll share soon!

[Rich]

Hi Everyone,

How rude of me to post and not introduce myself 

Who are you?  

Chartered Engineering working for General Dynamics UK, with experience of general data “collaborativeness”, is that a word? I work with information systems and services, including their design and development, implementation, delivery and management.

What is your industry and profession?  

Defence sector, Information and Knowledge Management Lead. I have worked in the sector for 17 years; I have an IT background, but primarily work on Logistics and Support systems and services for our Delivery Teams.

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge?

Digital Twining the USS Enterprise (thinking emoji) working in support of the programmes we have. I would like to look at Digital Twinning the MOD supply chain.....to big?

Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  

I met, although very briefly Alexandra Robasto (thinking emoji) on a Team Defence Information call, we were talking about Data Capture and Mapping.

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  

Through Team Defence.  Not heard much about DTs, neither have many of my IT colleagues and they are in vastly different sectors than me. John Ahmet Erkoyuncu chaired the call but really enjoyed the concept and real world implementations of the capability. We answered a  few questions which I hope will cause conversation on the forum (Thinking emoji) although I cannot recall them.

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? 

None

Edited July 14, 2021 by Rich

[Guest]

 

• Who are you?

Bim Manager. I have worked across multiple sectors and phases in UK and abroad as project runner and as Bim Lead. I am now working on Bim processes and standards from a Bim manager perspective having gathered a considerable field experience in the last twelve years

• What is your industry and profession?

Architecture (design and delivery)

• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?

I am planning to use my new Digital Twin Knowledge in the practice I work for. I am interested to understand how DT strategy can be implemented from the early design stages.

• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?

I see DT as the future of our industry for the years to come. As Bim Manager I want to be at the forefront of digital innovation to implement the right processes in our daily workstreams.

• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?

Not yet but I have registered to some upcoming events

• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?

No. 

[Jeremy Cogman]

Who are you? A developer now working mainly in business development.
What is your industry and profession?  I lead of digital business development for RED Scientific, an SME consultancy with a broad scope including modelling & simulation, software projects and OA/OR.  Much of our work is for the public sector.
Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally. RED understand modelling and simulation but are at the start of our DT journey.
Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  To grow my knowledge of DTs and to network.
Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? No.
Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  Sadly not at the moment.

[Richard Laing]

• Who are you?

A Professor at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Originally trained as a QS (Chartered), and now mainly engaged with research concerning the ways in which our cities and buildings are being transformed by digital technology.

• What is your industry and profession?

Architecture and the Built Environment. Applied Research.

• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?

Use of the digital twin carries the potential to greatly improve the delivery of services in our built environment, and coupled with collaborative tools could also democratise access to data.

• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?

I am keen to hear from others - both from within architecture and built environment and software/hardware developers - about their experiences implementing, using and engaging others with digital twins.

• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?

I was a member of one of the CDBB research workshop consortia, dealing with skilling.

• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?

Some examples of our work can be found here and here.

 

[Guest]

Who are you? I'm Sami Sørensen, CEO of IoTAL. We develop data gathering, pre-processing & dissemination solutions for large network industries. This enables the creation of digital twins and connected ecosystems.

What is your industry and profession? I have a background in corporate and public management. I reconverted my banking career in bond trading, to my true passion technology. 

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Both. There are still many use cases of digital twins to be explored and I like combining my personal interests with my professional development. 

Why have you decided to join the DTHub? IoTAL is looking to gain exposure and learn from other companies. Now that we have developed our solution, we are keen to see what can be achieved in a real world environment. 

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Just joined, but looking forward to many meetups in the future.

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? We have recently soft-launched our digital twin of the world IoTAL MAPS. We anticipate to release a full public version mid to end of Sept 2021. However we do offer virtual demos/tours for anyone interested. Email me: sami@iotal.io for more info. 

[Anderson Garcia]

• Who are you? Anderson Garcia, I'm a civil engineer passionate by technology and innovation. 
• What is your industry and profession? I've been working on AEC Industry for more than 20 years
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? to make contacts with DT Community
• 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? check my Research Project at Sao Paulo University on 

[Guest]

• Who are you? Electrical Engineer who has a passion for Innovation. Born in Kumanovo, Macedonia, raised in Toronto, Canada, working in London, UK. 
• What is your industry and profession? Building Intelligence Consultant, designing and constructing smart buildings across the world. Working with Developers to create Smart Building Standards, implement Smart Technology and support Digital Innovation across Commercial, Residential and Industrial sectors. 
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally, looking to collaborate with the community to find cost-effective solutions and business drivers to implement Digital Twin technology across portfolios. 
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? Join a community of like minded people! 
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet. Just joined today.
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? http://www.riversouthaustin.com/

[KMacnish]

• Who are you? Recovering academic philosopher - 12 years of teaching and writing about ethics in technology and engineering at the universities of Leeds and Twente.
• What is your industry and profession? Digital Ethics consultant at Sopra Steria
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally. I am very interested at looking into the ethical issues surrounding digital twins and how we can respond to these/mitigate them through an ethics by design approach to digital twins.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To learn from and connect with people engaged in developing and implementing digital twins regarding ethical challenges (and solutions!) they have experienced.
• 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? None to date.

[Claire Dowdall]

• Who are you? - I'm privileged to be the newly appointed Community Manager for the DT Hub. I'm here to champion, drive and ensure the success of this community, support members and create an excellent experience for everyone.
• What is your industry and profession? - I have been running online communities for over 5 years and my background is in marketing, having worked in construction, horticulture and utilities in my career. 
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? - I am always learning and everything I learn will be used to create an even better experience, ensure that the community has quality content and conversations and that community members are seen and heard.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? - To learn, share, collaborate and support members wherever possible. To also be a voice for the community as well as a point of contact.
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? - I am so far particularly enjoying the Gemini calls and encourage everyone to get involved as a participant and a contributor.
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? - I definitely would encourage everyone to take a look at the case studies section and consider submitting their own.

Please ask if you need anything! I'm here to help.

Claire

[Rushi]

• Who are you? Multi disciplinary professional looking for Digital Advancements
• What is your industry and profession? I work for Skanska and I'm a Engineer
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? I would like to apply it in my research and in practice too.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? I would like to connect with like minded individuals and the industry. Please feel free to contact me for opportunities or collaboration at rushi.jadhav95@gmail.com
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? No, but I will soon.
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Not practically but I do want to work on it.

[Alan Moylan]

Who are you?  Alan Moylan.  Fun fact about me:  My degree is in Computer Games Design.

What is your industry and profession?  I have worked for an offsite volumetric modular manufacturer, a software company specialising in offsite building design automation and for a main contractor who uses offsite solutions as part of projects.

I began my career as a designer, worked up to BIM Manager, and recently have moved into Solutions Management (digital project management) relating to construction and offsite manufacturing.

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  I want to use the knowledge I gain professionally.  Also, if I get an idea that's not work related for a DT I'll certainly enjoy exploring it too.

Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  To learn, stay up to date and hopefully eventually create something and share.

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  So far I've been on one Gemini call, and today joined the introduction presentation (which is what prompted me to post here now).  I'm hoping to become more involved as I find my feet here.

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  None... yet.

[Nick Phillips]

• Who are you? Tech curious director of Builders by Design, with reservations about how the industry intends to iterate and agree the changes in processes needed to achieve stakeholders aspirations for the optimal solution. Working towards integrating lidar point cloud capture, fully parametric design, MMC, and retrofit of energy efficient solutions as a template for a data-sharing, collaborative SME project delivery system.
• What is your industry and profession? A Design and Build contractor and manufacturer in the private residential sector, based in London.
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Building a parametric library of elements, assemblies, and design templates as the catalyst for a lean purpose-driven framework for specialist SMEs to create a community working together to improve outcomes.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? Believing that legacy AEC tools and existing business models are a major friction to achieving a roadmap to sustainability and efficiency across the industry, especially at SME level, where many are being left behind in the technology race. Not looking to win any popularity contests on the DTHub, but possibly identify others who share my concerns about the speed and direction of travel?
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet. I recently joined.
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? We are on that learning curve, using Solid Edge as our principle design tool, having a long history of delivering DT in other industries that are often cited for comparison purposes with AEC.

[Khezar Khan]

Who are you? I'm Khezar Khan, I advise and create Digital Twins & Intelligent Buildings at Ridge & Partners LLP.

What is your industry and profession? I am a Chartered Architect that has a passion for efficiency and utilising and leveraging cyber and physical systems to gain the most efficient outcome. When I'm not working on the Digital Twin Hub I am a keen explorer of data science and quantum physics as well as an amateur programmer.

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Personally I am looking to deliver value and enable the public to benefit; both in terms of better and safer, more efficient services, and a sustainable natural environment for growth and development. Professionally it has quenched an appetite to explore and code and pioneer new technologies and systems. 

Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To learn, educate and develop. Also to raise awareness of our commercial expertise as well as our standing in the industry.   

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Upon signing up I have registered for several events. 

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? At Ridge & Partners LLP we have been developing our living laboratory which essentially is all things R&D & development and we are actively developing and promoting our interconnected system abilities.  

[Aurelien_Siradel]

• Who are you?

I am Aurelien SEUGNET, a French former engineer now focusing on promoting Digital Twin solution provided by my company SIRADEL.

• What is your industry and profession?

There are some clues here before 😊 I am a sales working on Telecom and Digital Twin ecosystems.

• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?

Mostly professionally, to bring our expertise on Digital Twin projects.

Professionally, I would be glad if it allows me to open an office in UK for my company to spend a few years here with my family!

• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?

Understand the market, its potential and see where we can bring our value.

• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?

Yes – Amazed by the maturity of the community on the digital Twin topic

• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?

Many, but I do not want to be “too sales” here 😊. You can have a look on our blog here & here. Feel free to contact me for more information about our projects & reference in Digital Twin for Cities & Territories.

[Prof. Eiman Kanjo]

Hello

• Who are you?

Prof. Kanjo is currently a Professor of Pervasie Sensing and head of the Smart Sensing Lab www.smartsensinglsb.com. She conducts research in Mobile Sensing, Urban Computing.

I am a technologist who works closely with industry, local authorities and end user organisations to solve real-world problems. She works closely with Nottingham County Council and Nottingham City Council on developing its Smart Cities strategy and she is the technical lead of the NTU Smart Campus project.

• What is your industry and profession?

Academic and technologiest with focus on applie research

• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?

I currently manage few projects with focus on smart building, digital infrastructure and work cloeley with local authrties in Nottingham and London on smart initiatives

• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?

To showcase ome of our work that might be of interest fo the DT comunity

• 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?

www.smartsensinglab.com

www.tagwithme.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eimankanjo/

[AlexandraG]

Who are you?  A Part 2 architect, developing a platform concept for socio-ecological development. Here is a landing page with a general overview of the project https://wildeyes.glide.page/ I'm also currently involved with the core team of an NGO supporting refugees, CEO of Wastevine - a waste reuse app for makers, and currently designing a spinning water filter for coastal water pollution. 

What is your industry and profession?  Socio-ecological design, web 3, connecting designers with data, ecosystem services, refugee emergency response and resettlement 

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  Testing transdisciplinary socio-ecological designs, VR experience, design impact analysis

Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  To explore collaboration, to connect with others in the field, to keep up to date with digital twin development

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet, sadly I couldn't make recent ones due to emergency situation in eastern europe, I look forward to joining soon!

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  Yes - I have made many 3D models for my architectural designs and research

 

 

 

 

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[IanBailey]

• Who are you? Ian Bailey - CTO @ Telicent - I have extensive experience in developing and implementing 4D ontologies. First degree in engineering, PhD in data mapping. Author of two ISO standards, subject matter expert in enterprise architecture.
• What is your industry and profession? Software - we started Telicent in 2020 to build a secure, but open platform for integrating data from multiple sources and formats. We're using 4D ontologies in our Telicent CORE platform, and a 4D machine learning approach in our GEO product. 
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? - implementing the integration architecture in the National Digital Twin
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? - to help with our work on the NDT programme
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? - yes, the IMF Rat Pack, occasionally the Gemini calls. Have presented at the 4DSIG
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? - yes, this has been presented at the 4DSIG, Gemini Call and at the Newton Gateway event. 

Blog below explains the kinds of problems we're solving with Telicent CORE:

https://medium.com/@ian_bailey_blog/software-as-a-knot-f95668456037

 

[Steven Jupp]

• Who are you? - Hi all, I am Steven Jupp, a software development veteran with a background in cyber security, network infrastructure and enterprise solutions
• What is your industry and profession? - Cloud operating systems and centralised / decentralised technologies.  I am CEO of EyA Global which provides a new CeDe solution for the digital twins of things
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? - Professionally in the main, but my home is filling with digital twins, including my wife!
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? - Want to give back to the community and see how we can work together to build the future of everything
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? - Teams meets, but will be attending in person soon
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? - We have mapped a complex facility in Scotland and also agriculture too

Looking forward to some great chats with you all.  All the best, Steven J

[Mark Hodgson]

• Who are you? Mark Hodgson, Alliances and Ecosystem Enablement Manager for Bentley Systems iTwins Platform
• What is your industry and profession? Background in Civil Engineering, Software Development and Business Development
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Bentley is actively seeking partners with subject matter and domain expertise to develop and take to market Digital Twins solutions built on our iTwins platform as a service (PaaS)
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? to stay up to date with and contribute to thought leadership, innovation and seek our business partnerships
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Bentley would welcome the opportunity to do so
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? numerous - iTwins is being used on a number of very high profile projects across the world including; HS2, Crossrail, Porto water authority, ... our website has many other examples. Digital Twin Services for Infrastructure | Bentley Systems

I'd welcome contact from other DT Hum members with a view to partnering - my email address is:  mark.hodgson@bentley.com

Looking forward to working with you.

Thanks

Mark

[HS1_Scott]

• Who are you? Scott Durno, I have been working in Infrastructure and the Built Environment for just over a decade, initially as a CAD Technician, before moving into BIM, first as a BIM Coordinator, then a BIM Manager and lastly a BIM Consultant, before making the move to High Speed 1 to work on the operational client side of Engineering, having always been in Design Consultancy and Construction roles prior.  Now, I'm the Information Manager at HS1 which covers a few things, including Asset Information Maturity Improvement, BIM Implementation, and Common Data Environment reconfiguration.  The cherry on the cake is that I get to lead our Research and Development and Innovation Portfolio, a £2m fund over 5 years with 3 years left to run, where we've so far spent around £1m and made operational efficiencies of £2.1m.  
• What is your industry and profession? Infrastructure, Transport, Rail and I'm an Information Manager and R&D/Innovation Lead.  
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Both! I have a dream of a Digital Twin of my own assets, but professionally, we have big plans at High Speed 1 for a system-wide Digital Twin that not only looks at our assets, but powers our decisions around our commercial decisions such as our retail offering at the iconic St. Pancras International Station.  We also want to use our Digital Twin to plan our climate resilience and understand demographics better in order to ensure we're providing a high-class, high-speed rail experience for our customers and passengers! 
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? I've been fortunate enough to present during a Gemini Call about what we're doing at High Speed 1 and it's given me the desire to get more involved so we can share and learn.  
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? The Gemini Calls
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Yes! Check out the High Speed 1 5G Augmented Reality Digital Twin in the press and on the DTHub! 

[Glen Batterham]

• Who are you? Geospatial systems lead at Northern Gas Networks.  Experience in delivering targeted Geospatial solutions to deliver key operational efficiencies and improved data quality to drive sound business decisions.
• What is your industry and profession? Utilities
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Support and play a part in the delivery of a national digital twin that delivers key benefits.  Northern Gas Networks are keen to play a leading role in helping shape the future
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? Curiosity & learning
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? No - I came across this initiative and the recent ESRI UK conference
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? No - but this is an area I feel opens huge possibilities at both an organisation and social perspective.

[John Parker]

I'm John Parker, head of marketing for Reveal. Reveal has built the world's largest subsurface digital twin in Wellington, New Zealand (contact me for a demo!) and we're looking to take our platform to the world over the next 2 years.

I'd like to connect with other companies and professionals in the infrastructure/utilities/smart cities space, and raise awareness about our solution and the benefits of incorporating digital twin technology in the design phase of critical infrastructure projects to achieve cost and time savings, improve health and safety outcomes, and achieve carbon emissions and sustainability targets.