2C: Digital twins
Digital-twin systems are online digital representations of “some reality” which are generally used for control purposes. The digital representations can be used to monitor, alter, predict failures, and optimize real-world processes .
Examples of research topics are:
Modeling languages, abstractions and extension mechanisms
Static model
Dynamic models
Model activation
Synchronization with external world
Model management
Inconsistency management in case of deviations from reality
Model checking
Domain specific models for disaster and emergency kinds
Static and dynamic semantics
Simulation of models
Sharing models in distributed environments
Distributed protocols
Queries on models for disaster and emergency management
Model development and management environments
Simulation development and management environments
GIS integration and extension
Standardization