Upcoming Event
We’re excited to announce the next SIG LLODIA Lecture, continuing our exploration of ontology and digital innovation.
| Event Title | SIG LLODIA Lecture: Environmental Digital Twins |
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| Date and time | Thursday, 10 July 2025, 14:00–15:00 |
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Prof. Gordon Blair Gordon is Head of Environmental Digital Strategy at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Emeritus Professor of Distributed Systems at Lancaster University. He co-directs the Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science (CEEDS) and has previously held a prestigious EPSRC Senior Fellowship. His research focuses on how digital technologies — including IoT, cloud computing, and AI — can support environmental science. He is especially interested in the future of Digital Research Infrastructure and the development of environmental digital twins. |
| Abstract | In this talk, Prof. Blair will present the opportunities and distinctive challenges in developing digital twins of the natural environment. He will also discuss opportunities for collaboration with the LLODIA community, focussing on two key areas. Firstly, he will chart the importance of underlying Digital Research Infrastructure to support the development of digital twins, including support for the FAIR Principles applied to a range of digital assets. He will then discuss a particular view of digital twins that combines both data understanding and understanding from scientific processes in what is a dynamic system that can learn and improve over time. This will lead to an open discussion on the potential of languages, logics and ontologies in supporting this vision of environmental digital twins. |
| Booking | Register via Eventbrite |
Past Events
Inaugural SIG LLODIA Lecture
Ontology in Digital Twins – Exploring Semantic Interoperability and Systemic Connections
Date: 23 May 2025
Speaker: Mark Enzer OBE FREng
📄 Download Mark’s Slides (PPTX)
| Abstract | This talk explored the importance of ontology in built and natural systems. Mark described the crucial relationship between interventions, systems and outcomes. He related this to the value of federating digital twins and the need for Data Sharing Infrastructure, making the case for semantic interoperability as an essential enabler. Mark’s insights support better decision-making and outcomes for people and nature. |
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