CAE academician gives talk on digital twin city at UM

The University of Macau (UM) held a talk titled ‘Digital Twin City: Engineering Logic and Technical Requirements’ today (18 November) as part of its University Lecture Series. Guo Renzhong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), was the speaker. During the talk, Prof Guo discussed the technical foundations, engineering logic, and a number of key technological innovations related to digital twin cities.

In his speech, Michael Hui, vice rector of UM, said that Prof Guo has long been dedicated to cartography and the research and development of geographic information technology and its application in engineering. Prof Guo proposed a distributed large-scale geospatial information platform based on geographic information system technology, which advanced the informatisation of land resources management in mainland China and earned him several national and international awards.

During the talk, Prof Guo mentioned that digital twin cities are a crucial pathway for national digital transformation and modernisation of governance, adding that data sensing systems and integrated data management platforms are important technical foundations for engineering. He also incorporated various real-life examples and images into his talk, providing new insights to the audience. In addition, Prof Guo engaged with the audience in the Q&A and discussion sessions moderated by Yuen Ka Veng, Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City at UM.