Best Thesis Award

The Best Thesis Award recognizes outstanding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral thesis work in digital twin research and related fields, highlighting academic quality, originality, and relevance to the advancement of digital twin applications.

For detailed award regulations, nomination procedures, and deadlines, please refer to the DigiTwin Awards page.

DigiTwin 2026

Enxhi Ferko

Digital Twin Specialist, Jotne Connect 

FACILITATING INTEROPERABILITY FOR DIGITAL TWINS

Jan Philipp Mertes

Senior Consultant, :em engineering methods AG 

Evaluation of the performance of the 5G mobile communications standard for machine tools – An analysis using the example of a digital twin of a numerically controlled milling machine

Shuaiming Su

Postdoc Fellow, The University of Hong Kong

Digital twin-enabled urban construction and demolition waste trading

Xin Ma

Postdoc Fellow, Beihang University

Research on Theory of Digital Twin Connection and Interaction and Application in Human-Robot Collaboration

Riku Ala-Laurinaho

Doctor of Science, Aalto University

API-based Digital Twins - Architecture for Building Modular Digital Twins Following Microservices Architectural Style