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Professor Stephan Onggo from University of Southampton will present a seminar to the Management Science Department

Abstract: The number of reported studies on Digital Twins (DTs) has increased significantly in recent years. A fundamental component of a DT is the digital representation of a physical object, process, or system that decision-makers aim to evaluate or manage. One of the most widely used forms of digital representation is a simulation model. Traditionally, simulation has been employed primarily for offline analysis. However, the emergence of DT technology has enabled an effective real-time connection between simulation models and their physical counterparts, allowing simulation to be integrated into dynamic control systems for real-time decision-making. This seminar will present several use cases of digital twins, followed by a discussion on the challenges facing simulation (and modelling more broadly) and directions for future research.

Bio: Stephan Onggo is Professor of Business Analytics at Southampton Business School, the University of Southampton and a member of the Centre for Operational Research, Management Sciences and Information Systems (CORMSIS) and Centre for Healthcare Analytics. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Simulation, an Area Editor (Simulation) for Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, and general council member of The OR Society. He did his PhD in Computer Science at the National University of Singapore and MSc in Operational Research Management Science at Lancaster University.