Software systems monitoring civil structures over their lifetime are exposed to the risk of
aging much faster than the structures themselves. This risk can be minimized if we use …

Insufficient data volume and quality are particularly pressing challenges in the adoption of
modern subsymbolic AI. To alleviate these challenges, AI simulation recommends …

The perception of the value and propriety of modern engineered systems is changing. In
addition to their functional and extra-functional properties, nowadays' systems are also …

Sustainability should become a key concern in the next generation of engineered systems.
While this expectation is relatively straightforward, the question of how to get there is less …

While the engineering of digital twins (DTs) of cyber-physical systems already faces a
number of challenges, DTs of socio-technical systems are made even more complex by …

Smart ecosystems are the drivers of modern society. They control infrastructures of socio-
techno-economic importance, ensuring their stable and sustainable operation. Smart …

Sustainability has become a key characteristic of modern systems. Unfortunately, the
convoluted nature of sustainability limits its understanding and hinders the design of …

High autonomy is challenging to achieve in digital twins. This is due to the lack of
understanding of the socio-technical challenges and the information needs of digital twin …

Video game engines are used in most modern video games because they simplify and
speed up development. In addition, some of the most popular engines, such as Unreal …

The widespread adoption of digital twins gave rise to emerging systems of interconnected
digital twins, often dubbed aggregated or hierarchical digital twins. In such emerging …