The "Systems in Sync: Cybernetics and Environmental Digital Twins for Interdisciplinary Collaboration" summer school is an innovative 5-day program at the intersection of engineering, information science, and human science. This immersive event aims to provide participants with both theoretical foundations and hands-on experience in designing and managing the technological and social systems that underpin environmental digital twin projects.

Cybernetics, as the science of systems, feedback, and control, serves as the backbone of the program, with a unique approach that bridges technological infrastructures and human collaboration systems. Participants will explore first-order cybernetics to understand technological feedback loops, second-order cybernetics for managing interdisciplinary and stakeholder-driven projects, and third-order cybernetics to assess user interaction and ecological impacts.

Designed to be accessible to non-specialists while offering depth for experienced researchers, the summer school combines expert-led sessions on cybernetic principles with project-based learning. The practical component emphasizes mapping multidimensional interactions between technology and society using a light version of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and specialized software. By the end of the program, participants will have developed comprehensive models integrating both the precision of digital twins and the adaptability of social systems.

This summer school offers an unparalleled opportunity for academics and professionals to engage with cutting-edge concepts and tools for real-world applications. Whether you are a scientist, engineer, or policy-maker, this event provides a collaborative and interdisciplinary platform to address the challenges of sustainable digital twin implementation.

This international Summer School is organised in the framework of the ARD CVL Junon Programme.
 

CONVENOR

Guillaume Dechambenoit

French Geological Survey (BRGM)