A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object or process capable of collecting
information from the real environment to represent, validate and simulate the physical twin's …

ABSTRACT The concept of Digital Earth (DE) was formalized by Al Gore in 1998. At that time
the technologies needed for its implementation were in an embryonic stage and the concept …

The ability of IoT technology to simplify the adoption of artificial intelligence is precious to
consumer product companies. The robustness of consumer companies' IoT initiatives will …

Digital twins (DTs) are an emerging phenomenon in the public and private sectors as a new
tool to monitor and understand systems and processes. DTs have the potential to change …

The “digital twin” concept creates a virtual portrayal, with the actual and virtual worlds being
in perfect sync. The digitization process of a product's whole life cycle, from design to …

Digitalisation has enjoyed rapid acceleration during the COVID-19 pandemic on top of the
already fast-paced expansion impacting almost every aspect of daily life. Digital twin …

The ocean holds abundant resources, but the utilization of those resources for the marine
economy presents a complex and dynamic industrial situation. Exploring sustainable …

Smart Cities already surround us, and yet they are still incomprehensibly far from directly
impacting everyday life. While current Smart Cities are often inaccessible, the experience of …

Agent-based modeling (ABM) has been widely used in numerous disciplines and practice
domains, subject to many eulogies and criticisms. This article presents key advances and …

In the environmental sciences, there are ongoing efforts to combine multiple models to assist
the analysis of complex systems. Combining process-based models, which have encoded …