On 16 October, from 10:00 to 13:00, NOVA IMS will host the public event “Digital Twins for Urban Futures: Insights and Applications”, held during the NexTCity Consortium Meeting.

Urban Digital Twins are digital representations of cities and their systems that integrate historical and real-time data, enabling the monitoring of urban dynamics and the simulation of different measures and scenarios to support decision-making.

The session will present the NexTCity project, developed by NOVA IMS with KU Leuven (Belgium) and Universitat Jaume I (Spain), including a pilot Urban Digital Twin for Lisbon’s Low Emission Zone (Praça do Comércio and Baixa). It will also feature case studies from KU Leuven and Universitat Jaume I, plus contributions from the Lisbon General Drainage Plan and Esri on technological developments and practical applications in urban management.

To participate in this event, you must register here. A certificate of participation will be issued to all attendees.

10:00 – 10:25 | Opening and presentation of the NexTCity project – NOVA IMS

10:25 – 10:50 | Digital Model for the Low Emission Zone (ZER) + University Campus Digital Twin — Universitat Jaume I (UJI) 

10:50 – 11:15 | Digital Twins for decision-making — KU Leuven 

11:15 – 11:40 | Experience in building Digital Twins – Esri

11:40 – 12:05 | The Digital Twin of the Lisbon General Drainage Plan – PGDL

12:05 – 12:25 | Closing remarks – NOVA IMS

12:25 – 13:00 | Debate / Q&A with the audience

This event will be held at the INE Auditorium, NOVA IMS (Campolide Campus).

Transports
Metro: S. Sebastião (Linha Azul e Vermelha); Praça de Espanha (Linha Azul)
Carris: 701, 713, 716, 726, 742, 746, 756, 758, 770