London Digital Twin Research Centre

London, UK – The London Digital Twin Research Centre (LDTRC) at Middlesex University successfully hosted the second session of its monthly Research Seminar Series on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, bringing together faculty members, doctoral researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researchers to share innovative research and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

Hosted and organised by the LDTRC, the seminar series is held on the first Wednesday of each month and provides a platform for students and early career researchers (ECRs) to present their work, exchange ideas across disciplines, engage with invited talks from established academics, and strengthen research collaboration across the Faculty of Science and Technology.

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Genoa, Italy – Researchers from the UK-Vietnam-Indonesia Digital Twin Stroke Care Network (DTStrokeCare) successfully delivered oral presentations at the Medical Informatics Europe (MIE) 2026 Conference, held in Genoa, Italy, from 25–28 May 2026.

The network was represented by Dr. Annisa Ristya Rahmanti, an Early Career Research (ECR) Fellow participating in the British Council TECHLEAD Fellowship Programme, and Ika Agustin Atika Putri, a Master’s student in Health Policy and Management at the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing (FK-KMK), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. Both researchers presented oral papers showcasing ongoing studies conducted within the DTStrokeCare Network and supported by the StrokeDT grant funded through the British Council’s International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) Research Collaborations Programme.

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Dr Mallik Tatipamula, the CTO of  Ericson Silicon Valley and LDTRC’s advisor, together with Dr. Vinton Cerf from Google,  wrote a nice piece on IEEE Spectrum outlining the 40 years of wireless evolution: The path from 1G to 6G tracing from dumb pipes to a nervous system, leading to a smart, sensing network. 

They wrote: “Every generation of mobile networks, from 1G to 5G, has rewritten the rules of how the world lives and works. The coming 6G revolution, by decade’s end, will represent a new direction still, toward a universal data fabric where millions of agents collaborate in real-time across the digital and physical worlds.

The story of wireless connectivity is often told in speeds and standards—megabits per second, latency, and spectrum bands. But these generational shifts in device specs obscure a deeper pattern. Each generation, from 1G to 5G, rewrote the relationships between three elements: the Devices we carry, the Networks that connect them, and the Applications that run on them. We call this connectivity’s DNA. With 6G, that DNA of interconnection is about to change fundamentally.

As with the “7 Phases of the Internet”—an article we published with IEEE Spectrum last October—mobile networks’ 6 generations follow a similar arc toward system-wide intelligence. That arc traces through every generation of wireless, revealing a steady advancement of the reach and scope of connectivity itself.”

You can read it in full here.

The UK Stroke Forum 2025, held from 25 to 27 December in Aberdeen, Scotland, concluded after three days of discussions on the latest advances in stroke care, drawing healthcare professionals and researchers from across the UK and abroad. While the programme covered a wide range of topics, the spotlight was firmly on acute stroke care and artificial intelligence (AI).

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We are thrilled to announce that Middlesex University London, through the London Digital Twin Research Centre, will host the 4th IEEE ComSoc ETI-SIG Workshop on Enabling Technologies for 6G & Beyond on 26–27 November 2025.

This prestigious international workshop will bring together leading experts, researchers, and industry innovators to explore the cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of wireless communications. From 6G innovations to AI-driven networking, the event promises deep insights into the next generation of connectivity.

Event Highlights

• Dates:
  📆 Day 1: 26 November 2025 – Day 1 Registration
  📆 Day 2: 27 November 2025 –  Day 2 Registration
• Format:
  ✅ Online participation is open to all (registration required).
  ✅ Limited in-person seats available on a first-come, first-serve basis or by invitation.
• What to Expect:
  • Keynote speeches and panel discussions from globally recognised thought leaders.
  • Industry demos showcasing real-world applications of emerging technologies.
  • Poster presentations by early-career researchers and PhD students, with six awards for outstanding contributions (three each day).

Distinguished Speakers

The workshop features an exceptional lineup of speakers from leading institutions worldwide, including:

Click here for full agenda and details!

Hà Nội, Vietnam — The Digital Twin for Stroke Care projects continue to strengthen its international collaboration network through joint activities with the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) and Bach Mai Hospital, one of Vietnam’s leading stroke centres.

In November 2024, the project team at Bach Mai Hospital successfully organised the International Stroke Conference, attracting 1800 participants and  featuring a keynote address by Professor Jeyaraj Pandian, President of the World Stroke Organisation. His talk highlighted global trends in stroke prevention, acute care, and the transformative potential of digital and AI-based innovations in improving patient outcomes.

During a follow-up visit to Hanoi, Professor Huan X. Nguyen, UK Lead of the StrokeDT project, met with Professor Jeyaraj Pandian and the HI team to discuss joint initiatives in capacity building workshops for medical doctors at Bach Mai hospital. The meeting focused on improving research capacity and integrating data-driven and digital-twin approaches into existing stroke care pathways at Bach Mai Hospital.

Further strengthening these ties, the WSO Global Stroke Alliance and Angels Askan Joint Meeting was held in Hanoi on 24 July 2025, with support from the project team at Bach Mai Hospital. The event brought together leading clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to accelerate capacity building, data-driven innovation, and equitable access to stroke care in Vietnam and across the region.

These activities mark a significant step toward a global partnership in digital transformation for stroke care, aligning with WSO’s mission to reduce stroke burden worldwide and the project’s vision to create connected, patient-centred care through digital twin technologies.

The London Digital Twin Research Centre (LDTRC) had a strong presence at the IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB) 2025, held in Dublin, Ireland. As one of the leading events in the field, BMSB provided a valuable platform for our researchers and collaborators to showcase their latest innovations at the intersection of Digital Twin (DT), AI, and 6G technologies.

LDTRC and its global research partners presented four peer-reviewed papers, highlighting impactful contributions to the fields of intelligent network management and sustainable urban technologies:

• Dr. Ramona Trestian, Associate Professor at LDTRC, presented:

  • “Dynamic Reinforcement Learning-Driven Digital Twin for Optimised Multimedia Traffic Management in B5G SDN Core Networks”
    This work proposes a reinforcement learning-powered DT framework for dynamic multimedia traffic optimisation in B5G software-defined networks.

• Dr. Ioan-Sorin Comsa, research collaborator from the Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, presented:

  • “Learning to Mine: Integrating Channel Quality Patterns for Enhanced AI-Assisted Scheduling Decisions in 6G Multimedia Networks”

  • “FAIR-Q: Fairness and Adaptive Intelligent Resource Management with QoS Optimization in Dynamic 6G Radio Access Networks”
    These studies explore how AI models can boost fairness and efficiency in 6G multimedia scheduling and resource allocation.

• Prof. Hrishikesh Venkataraman, research collaborator from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, presented:

  • “Leveraging Digital Twin Technology for Traffic Optimization: A Pathway to Sustainable Urban Transportation”
    This research applies DTs to simulate and optimise urban traffic flows, contributing to smart, sustainable mobility systems.

🏆 Best Student Paper Award

We are proud to announce that our PhD students received the Best Student Paper Award for their outstanding work on:

“Dynamic Reinforcement Learning-Driven Digital Twin for Optimised Multimedia Traffic Management in B5G SDN Core Networks”

This recognition celebrates the excellence of our early-career researchers and reinforces LDTRC’s role in nurturing innovative talent.

🎤 Keynote Address by Prof. Huan X. Nguyen

A major highlight was the keynote delivered by Prof. Huan X. Nguyen, Director of LDTRC, titled:

“Digital Twin for 6G Networks: Enabling Open RAN and Smart IIoT Applications”

Prof. Nguyen explored how Digital Twins are poised to transform 6G network design by enabling Open RAN architectures, predictive management, and autonomous optimisation. The talk also addressed use cases such as smart factories, precision agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring, emphasising the role of AI in scaling DT solutions and delivering intelligent connectivity to society.

🤝 Acknowledgment

This research was carried out as part of the UKIERI-SPARC project ‘DigIT’ [Grant ID: UKIERI-SPARC/01/23], was partly supported by the EPSRC UK-India Future Networks Initiative project ‘Q-DTRAN‘ [Grant ID: EP/W016524/1] and partly supported by the British Council’s ISPF Japan project ‘QuanDT‘

IEEE BMSB 2025 marked another milestone for LDTRC in shaping the future of digital infrastructure through research, collaboration, and innovation. We look forward to sharing more progress as we continue advancing Digital Twin technology for intelligent, resilient, and sustainable systems.