Digital Twin Hub
The Penn State Digital Twin (DT) Hub facilitates high-fidelity digital systems that are natively linked to the physical world. By integrating real-time sensing with predictive models, we create loops that inform action and enable systems to evolve, adapt, and optimize in real-time.
Supporting foundational and applied research, and advancing VVUQ and ethics in digital twin research.
Connecting colleagues across colleges and institutes.
Training students, postdocs, and industry partners.
A cross-disciplinary research initiative fostering cutting edge fundamental and applied research.
The Digital Twin (DT) Hub at Penn State is a cross-disciplinary research initiative under the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) and the Cocoziello Institute for Real Estate Innovation. The hub fosters cutting edge fundamental and applied research in Digital Twins that position Penn State as a global leader in this field. Research efforts cut across disciplines leveraging expertise across all 13 colleges and key research institutes.
News from the Digital Twin Hub
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Digital twins could help melt the mystery of Alaska’s thawing permafrostResearchers at Penn State have developed an artificial intelligence-powered modeling framework that uses fiber-optic sensors to monitor and predict permafrost degradation in the Arctic, offering a new tool for monitoring the stability of buildings and roads in this warming climate.
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Digital Twins Hub’s Faculty-in-Residence Program highlights mentorship, researchThe Digital Twins Hub, one of five research hubs jointly housed under the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) and the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation, has launched a new program that spotlights University researchers integrating digital twins in innovative ways and to bridge the literacy gap between emerging technologies and undergraduate education.
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New seed grant program accepting proposals for multi-disciplinary researchThe Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences has announced the new Mid-Scale Seed Grant Program, which aims to accelerate multi- and interdisciplinary research collaborations involving computational and data sciences methodologies, especially those that could contribute to one or two of the institute’s five research hubs and/or affiliated centers. Proposals are due Oct. 22.
Vision
The Digital Twin Hub envisions a future where Penn State leads nationally and globally in the science and application of digital twins. The hub aims to accelerate interdisciplinary research, ethical implementation, and workforce development in digital twin technologies to improve decision-making and innovation across industry, government, and society. By advancing the foundational science and computational infrastructure of DTs, the hub will close the gap between current capabilities and their real-world transformative potential.
What is a Digital Twin?
Digital twins are virtual representations of physical systems that are continuously updated with real-world data, and are both informed by and can affect physical system state. They hold significant promise for transformative advances in manufacturing, healthcare, energy, defense, and other critical sectors. The DT Hub emphasizes foundational and applied research, ethical frameworks, workforce development, and coordination of high-impact, collaborative efforts across Penn State. The DT Hub is under the Cocoziello Institute for Real Estate Innovation and ICDS. It is strategically aligned with research hubs in AI, Quantum, Computational Sciences, and Data Sciences. The DT Hub leverages computational infrastructure and platforms like ROAR and RISE to drive discovery, innovation, and societal impact.
Helping manufacturers optimize production, improve quality, and predict equipment failures using real-time data and virtual models.
Enabling personalized care by modeling patients, treatments, and healthcare systems to improve diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.
Optimizing energy generation, distribution, and infrastructure by with real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and operational efficiency.
Enhancing defense capabilities by simulating systems, optimizing operations, and improving mission readiness through real-time data.
Improving real estate with real-time building monitoring, optimizing operations, and enhancing occupant experiences.
Transforming other critical sectors by improving system performance, resilience, and decision-making through real-time data and simulation.
Work with Us
The Digital Twin Hub welcomes partners from across Penn State, industry, and beyond. Connect with us to start a conversation about collaborative research opportunities, workforce development, and more.
To become an affiliate faculty member and/or to affiliate your research center with the Digital Twin Hub, complete our Affiliate Membership Survey.