Digital Maintenance in the Digital Twin Era: Proceedings of the 64th ESReDA Seminar & Doctoral Workshop

Abstract

These proceedings are the outcome of the 64th ESReDA seminar and Doctoral Workshop “Digital Maintenance in the Digital Twin Era” that took place at the University of Deusto in Bilbao, on 29-31 May in 2024. The 64th ESReDA Seminar covered a wide array of topics centered around the integration of Digital Twin technologies in maintenance and asset management across multiple sectors, including civil engineering, aerospace, railway, oil & gas, and smart buildings. Key topics included applications of digital twins in lifecycle management, the use of artificial intelligence and predictive maintenance strategies —such as machine learning, edge-based AI, and data-driven analytics— human factors and human-machine interfaces in safety-critical systems, and addressing skill gaps for the digital era. The seminar also addressed cybersecurity challenges in remote maintenance infrastructures, digital skills development and training using AR/VR, sustainable maintenance practices and environmental impact, resilience planning and performance management for critical infrastructures, as well as industrial servitization and business transformation through digitalization. The seminar plus doctoral workshop attracted a good mix of academic and industrial participants from many European and overseas countries, and provided a platform for stimulating discussion and debate on resilience techniques and their applications in practice.