Detailed Program

MBSE4DT

The detailed program is still under construction, but an overview can be seen below.

Location: Campus Groenenborger, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen).

Virtual Phase 1: Februari – Mid March 2026

Week 1: 16/2 – 22/02:

• Introduction to the BIP:
  • Learning goals 
  • Overview of the program 
  • Introducing the teachers 
• Assignment:
  • Introduce yourself to the group (ice-breaking)
  • How do we work together in the virtual phase? 

Week 2: 2/3 – 08/3

• Theory: Formalism 1: Modelica:
  • Theory lecture on Modelica
  • A short tutorial on OpenModelica 
• Assignment: Develop the Modelica model of the crane system

Week 3: 9/3 – 15/3

• Theory: Calibration of Simulation Models
• Theory: Introduction to control
• Assignment: Calibrate and control of the crane system

Intensive Phase 16/3 – 20/3 (subject to change)

Intensive Phase (In person @ Antwerp): March 16 – March 20 2026

Day 1: Digital Twin Systems and its requirements:

• 09.00 – 10.00: Theory: Overview of the intensive phase + review of the terminology + why and how digital twins address complexity 
• 10.00 – 11.00: Theory: MBSE / MDE for Digital twins, including workflows 
• 11.15 – 13.00: Theory: Requirements for Digital Twins: Modelling 
• 13.00 – 14.00: Lunch
• 14.00 – 16.30: Hands-on: Requirements for the case study project
• 16.30 – 17.00: Theory: Using STL to formalise the requirements 
• 17.00 – 18.00: STL hands-on

Day 2: Architecture and Deployment of Digital Twins

• 09.00 – 10.30: Theory: Generic Architectures for Digital twins
• 10.45 – 12.30: Theory Deployment of Digital Twins 
• 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
• 13.30 – 17.00: Hands-on: architecture and deployment
• 17.00 – 19.00: Social Event: Digital twins of brewing

Day 3: Simulation Services of the Twin:

• 09.00 – 10.30: Theory: Statecharts
• 10.45 – 12.30: Hands-on: Building and calibrating the DT model of the case study
• 12-30 – 13.30: Lunch
• 13.30 – 16.15: Hands-on: Building and calibrating the DT model of the case study
• 16.30 – 18.00: Theory: Co-simulation for Twins

Day 4: Advanced Topics (We can still add topics here):

• 09.00 – 9.30: Theory: Adaptivity in Digital Twins 
• 9.30 – 12.30: Hands-on for the case study
• 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
• 13.30 – 14.00: Theory: Continual Validation and fault detection
• 14.00 – 18.00: Continue on Project

Day 5: Applications and Wrap-up

• 09.00 – 10.30: Theory: Digital twin interoperability and the smart city twin 
• 10.45 – 11.30: Continue project
• 11.30 – 12.30: Panel / Wrap up and post-mortem
• 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
• 13.30 – 15.00: Continue project if wanted

Virtual Phase 2: March – April 2026

Target Group: Master students