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The Latest in Artificial Intelligence Digital Twins: Revolutionizing Decision-making in Medicine, Engineering, and Beyond
With recent advancements in artificial intelligence, computing resources, and interdisciplinary collaborations, the field of Digital Twins (DTs) is emerging as the next frontier in the field.
Join Habir Antil, professor of mathematical sciences, as he discusses the future of Artificial Intelligence and the role of Digital Twins.
About the Speakers
Harbir AntilProfessor, Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI)
Harbir Antil is the Founder and Director of the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI) and a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. His research is supported by the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Office of Naval Research, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Energy, and the Department of Navy. He is a member of the Intelligence Science and Technology Experts Group at the National Academy of Sciences. He is also the President of SIAM Washington DC - Baltimore Section. He is on the editorial board of journals such as SIAM Reviews, SIAM J. of Sci. Comp., Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models.
His areas of interest include algorithmic optimization, machine (deep) learning, numerical analysis, partial differential equations, and scientific computing with applications in optimal control, shape optimization, dimensional reduction, imaging, fluid dynamics, etc.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston and spent time as a postdoc at Rice University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
Cody W. EdwardsInterim Dean, College of Science
Cody W. Edwards is the interim dean of the College of Science at George Mason University. Most recently Edwards has served as the senior associate dean for faculty and academic affairs in the College of Science, where he has played a critical role in shaping academic policies and enhancing faculty development. Edwards has served as the executive director of the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) for nearly eight years, where he helped strengthen the bridge between education and research, fostering numerous collaborative projects. He will continue to serve in this role.
Abstract
With recent advancements in artificial intelligence, computing resources, and interdisciplinary collaborations, the field of Digital Twins (DTs) is emerging as the next frontier in the field.
A DT is a virtual replica (model, coupled models) of a physical structure, physical system, object, or process which is dynamically updated or augmented with data to help make decisions about the system. Examples of the physical system might include a bridge, airplane, human, or hospital system. DTs represent the next frontier to benefit science, engineering, and society. Indeed, they can help monitor and analyze patients or structures.
About the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI)
CMAI was founded in 2020 with a goal to provide unique learning experiences for students and postdocs and to foster ties between Academia, National Labs, Industry, and Government.
The Center focuses on artificial intelligence, digital twins, big data, neuromorphic imaging, control, optimization, anomalous (nonlocal) diffusion, and nonlinear partial differential equations, with a broad range of applications. CMAI is funded by George Mason University, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, and the Department of Navy.