Shonan Seminar No. 243: Digital Twins for Predictive Geosciences, Theory and Applications
2026/10/26 to 2026/10/29, Shonan Village Center, Japan
(Last Updated: 2026/08/26)

Summary:

Theme

This meeting will bring together leading researchers in Geosciences, Digital Twins, Optimization, data, uncertainty quantification and Modeling, with the goal of identifying key scientific challenges and future directions in the field of practical Digital Twins for Predictive Geosciences, with a special focus on applications in geosciences (e.g., environmental risks, hydrogeology, geothermal).

The meeting will consist of several small discussion sessions, where participants will have the opportunity to share their expertise, exchange ideas, form new partnerships, and contribute to the establishment of digital twin guidelines and new research directions on the topic.

Organizers

Romain Chassagne
French Geological Survey (BRGM)
Digital Twins

r.chassagne (at) brgm.fr

Claus Aranha
University of Tsukuba
Evolutionary Computation

caranha (at) cs.tsukuba.ac.jp

Felipe Campelo
University of Bristol
Operations Research

f.campelo (at) bristol.ac.uk

Program:

The seminar will be organized around break-out discussions between small workgroups.

At the start of each day, all participants will discuss the topics for the workgroups of that day. At the end of each day, all participants will gather again to share and reflect on the results of the workgroups.

Each day the program starts at 9:00 and ends at 18:00. Workgroups may take breaks as necessary. The final program will be announced at the start of the seminar.

DateEvent
Oct. 25SundayDay 0: Check-in at Shonan Village Center
Oct. 26MondayDay 1: Setting the Scene
Morning Session
  • Welcome by Shonan Village Center and Workshop Orientation
  • Presentation of the topics and goals of the workshop
  • Icebreaker and introduction of participants
LunchAt Shonan Village Center
Afternoon Session
  • Break-out: Key research questions and challenges in Digital Twins;
  • End-of-Day discussion;
DinnerAt Shonan Village Center
Oct. 27TuesdayDay 2: Knowledge Sharing
Morning Session
  • Start-of-day session;
  • Break-out: Application-focused discussions of Day-1 questions;
LunchAt Shonan Village Center
Afternoon Session
  • Break-out: Methodology-focused discussions of Day-1 questions;
  • End-of-day discussion;
DinnerAt Shonan Village Center
Oct. 28WednesdayDay 3: Proposing Solutions
Morning Session
  • Start-of-day session;
  • Break-out: Solution-focused discussions of Day-1 and Day-2;
LunchAt Shonan Village Center
AfternoonExcursion: Visit to Jomyoji and Hokokuji temple with Japanese Tea ceremony
DinnerBanquet
Oct. 29ThursdayDay 4: Roadmap and Follow up
Morning Session
  • Start-of-day session;
  • Breakout: Action-focused discussions of Day 1-3;
  • End-of-day discussion and closing remarks;
LunchAt Shonan Village Center (End of Seminar)

Participants:

By Alphabetical Order

NameInstitutionCountry
Arnaud LiefoogheUniversity Littoral Cote d'opaleFrance
Atsuhiro Miyagi Taisei corporationJapan
Claus Aranha University of TsukubaJapan
Denis Voskov TU delftThe Netherlands
Dimo BrockhoffINRIAFrance
Erwan GloaguenINRSCanada
Eugenio TrumpyCNRItaly
Felipe CampeloUniversity of BristolUK
Florian WellmannAachen UniversityGermany
Francisco ChinestaENSAMFrance
Guillaume CaumonUniversité de LorraineFrance
Guillaume DECHAMBENOITBRGMFrance
Hisao IshibuchiSouthern University of Science and TechnologyChina
Matheus SilvaUniversity of TsukubaJapan
Romain ChassagneBRGMFrance
Ryma AissatBRGMFrance
Shinya WatanabeMuroran Institute of TechnologyJapan
Takemasa Miyoshi RIKENJapan
Youhei Akimoto University of TsukubaJapan

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