Name
Digital Twin Case Study: Digital Doppelgangers: Navigating the Pitfalls of Virtual Asset Modelling
Date & Time
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Description
• The Divergence Dilemma: How AI-accelerated digital twins can rapidly drift from physical reality when subtle equipment degradation and operational variations aren't properly captured, potentially creating dangerously misleading decision support tools
• Data Quality Cascades: Understanding how incomplete sensor coverage and imperfect measurement systems create compounding inaccuracies when AI algorithms extrapolate beyond directly observed parameters
• Expertise Erosion Risk: Addressing the potential for over-reliance on AI-enhanced virtual models to diminish operators' hands-on understanding of physical systems, creating vulnerability during system failures when digital guidance becomes unavailable