Virtual Research Laboratory

Human-Centered AI Digital Twin Platform

A long-term modular research environment integrating digital twins, computer vision, explainable AI, XR and human–robot collaboration.

Overview

Not a single project—a research programme

The platform is the umbrella for connected projects. It makes industrial systems observable, explainable, interactive and human-compatible while supporting experiments, open-source demonstrators, student projects and industrial pilots.

Platform architecture

Five connected layers

Human Interaction XR · collaboration · decision support
Explainable Intelligence feedback · reasoning · trust
Analytics & Computer Vision motion · anomaly · inspection
Digital Twin & Simulation states · process · scenarios
Physical & Data Sources sensors · machines · human activity

Research modules

Ten modular directions

01 Conveyor Twin
02 AI Motion Analysis
03 Explainable AI
04 XR Training
05 Human–Robot Collaboration
06 Remote Assistance
07 Industrial Inspection
08 Anomaly Support
09 Learning Analytics
10 Twin Orchestration

Research objectives

Structured like a European research programme

  1. Develop a reusable human-centred digital twin architecture.
  2. Investigate explainable real-time feedback for industrial errors.
  3. Evaluate learning, performance, trust, workload and usability.
  4. Integrate XR, computer vision and simulation into open demonstrators.
  5. Create a foundation for pilots, collaboration, students and funding.

Roadmap

2026–2031

2026

Conveyor twin and motion analysis.

2027

Explainable feedback study.

2028

XR maintenance and inspection.

2029

Human–robot collaboration.

2030

Integrated industry pilots.

2031

International lab network.

Publications

Future outputs

Funding

Future programmes

Open Source

GitHub projects

Partners

Future industry

Students

Future researchers