Texas State’s CIEDAR announces partnership with Digital Twin Consortium

Texas State University’s (TXST) Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration and Applied Research (CIEDAR) Consortium has announced a liaison agreement with Boston-based Digital Twin Consortium, giving TXST expanded access to cutting-edge digital twin technology.

A digital twin is a virtual representation of real-world objects and processes, synchronized at a specified frequency and fidelity. Digital twins use real-time and historical data to represent the past and present and simulate predicted futures.

“We are very excited to join the Digital Twin Consortium, collaborate with its members, and contribute to the use of the technology to solve many challenges for industry,” said Andres Carvallo, co-director of CIEDAR, professor of innovation in the TXST College of Science and Engineering, and fellow at the Materials Application Research Center.

CIEDAR delivers its expertise to its members using an interdisciplinary focus of technologies with relevant application to infrastructure digitalization, decentralization and decarbonization. 

"We are excited about working with CIEDAR,” said Dan Isaacs, general manager and chief technology officer at Digital Twin Consortium. “Their experience with applied research in this area will benefit our members as we work to further the use of digital twins within the connected infrastructure industry.”

The two groups have agreed to the following:

• Realizing interoperability by harmonizing technology components and other elements
• Aligning work in Digital Twin Consortium capabilities and technology for adoption within vertical domains through proof of value projects and use cases including:
  • Composable and architectural frameworks 
  • Advanced capabilities and technology showcases
  • Security and trustworthiness applications
  • Conceptual, informational, structural and behavioral models
  • Enabling technologies such AR, VR, AI and other advancements
  • Case study development from initial concept through operational analysis

Digital Twin Consortium will exchange information through regular consultations, seminars and training development vehicles.

About Digital Twin Consortium

Digital Twin Consortium is the authority in digital twin. It coalesces industry, government and academia to drive consistency in vocabulary, architecture, security and interoperability of digital twin technology. It advances digital twin technology in many industries, from healthcare and life sciences to aerospace, natural resources, infrastructure and health. Digital Twin Consortium is a program of Object Management Group. For more information, visit the Digital Twin Consortium website.