Prof. ANDRÉS ADOLFO NAVARRO NEWBALL is a Titular Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, Colombia. He directs the DESTINO research group, with research interests in Graphical and Visual Modeling, Software and Construction modeling, as well as Data Analytics. Prof. Navarro obtained B.S. in Computer Science from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, M.S in Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments from University of Hull, U.K., and Ph.D. in Computer Science from University Otago, at the Graphics Lab. He has published over 30 peer reviewed papers on International Conferences and Journals, and have been the principle investigator of 16 Colombian and international research projects. Prof. Navarro founded of the successful JavAtar creativity contest in video game design, and has run it annually from 2011 till present.

Talk Title: Advances in Digital Twins Technologies and Their Applications on International Projects

Abstract:

Digital Twins transcend beyond traditional graphics modelling and virtual reality in that it not only features high fidelity and interactivity, but also captures the inherent principles of real-life objects to make them evolving the same in both real and virtual worlds. A plethora of technologies are thus developed to achieve these objectives, specifically in modelling and animation. In this talk I am going to review several technologies and our group’s contributions. The talk also presents our applications work on Digital Twins in several international collaboration projects, of which the scale of complexity and requirement on fidelity make them both challenging and the solutions rewarding.