This 2-hour interactive workshop, held during London Data Week 2025, explores how next-generation digital twins, powered by artificial intelligence, physics-informed machine learning, and the Internet of Things, are reshaping the future of smart infrastructure. Participants will gain insights into the transition from traditional monitoring approaches to autonomous, adaptive systems designed for resilience and real-time responsiveness.

London Data Week is a city-wide, distributed festival of events focusing on all things data in London. Data shapes our everyday lives, both the decisions we make and the decisions made about us. That is why it is vital that more people are included in imagining how data should be used in our city. Events are organised across London by partners from different sectors and organisations, all united by a mission to use data to improve the lives of Londoners in a more collaborative, open and inclusive way.

The event will feature a keynote-style talk by industry expert Ali Nicholl, followed by lightning talks from emerging researchers and an open panel discussion to foster cross-sector dialogue and collaboration. The session is designed for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and professionals working across infrastructure, data science, and urban innovation.

The workshop aims to initiate a cross-disciplinary working group and produce a summary of key discussion points and collaboration pathways, culminating in a white paper, to support the growing community around autonomous digital twins for infrastructure resilience.

If you’re working on digital twins for smart infrastructure, we invite you to submit a short abstract for a 5-minute lightning talk. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
– Digital Twins for smart roads
– Digital Twins for bridges and transport networks
– Digital Twins for smart buildings or airports
– Cross-sector or interdisciplinary case studies

This event is led by Dr. Shady Adib, a researcher in Digital Twins in the UK and Egypt, and co-organised with Dr. Mona Jaber, senior lecturer in IoT at Queen Mary University of London. It is proudly supported by Queen Mary University of London, DTNet+, and IEEE ITSS as part of the London Data Week 2025 programme.

Next Generation Digital Twins for Infrastructure Resilience