{"687707":{"#nid":"687707","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Digital Doppelg\u00e4ngers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExtreme weather, congested streets, aging infrastructure\u0026nbsp;\u2014 just some of the challenges that communities and their residents face every day. Solving them requires more than traditional planning; it demands tools that can anticipate problems before they happen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the tools our researchers are turning to is called a digital twin. These virtual models mirror real-world systems in real time to make communities safer, transportation smarter, and campus operations more efficient.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike static simulations, digital twins evolve with live data. They allow decision-makers to respond to changing conditions with speed and precision. Whether it\u2019s predicting how floodwaters will move through a city or minimizing traffic delays for emergency vehicles, digital twins offer a new way to manage complexity. By blending artificial intelligence, sensor networks, and advanced analytics, Georgia Tech engineers are creating solutions that don\u2019t just react \u2014 they prepare, adapt, and improve the systems we rely on every day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/magazine\/2025\/fall\/digital-doppelgangers\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExplore the digital twins in Helluva Engineer magazine.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEngineers are building computerized replicas of cities, and even Georgia Tech\u2019s campus, to save lives and create a better, more efficient world for all of us.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engineers are building computerized replicas of cities, and even Georgia Tech\u2019s campus, to save lives and create a better, more efficient world for all of us."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2026-01-27 14:14:25","changed_gmt":"2026-01-27 14:17:02","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679101":{"id":"679101","type":"image","title":"digital-twins-campus-illo-thumb.jpg","body":null,"created":"1769523280","gmt_created":"2026-01-27 14:14:40","changed":"1769523280","gmt_changed":"2026-01-27 14:14:40","alt":"Illustration of a laptop computer with a digital silhouette of the Georgia Tech campus on the screen along with lightning bolts and water drops.","file":{"fid":"263220","name":"digital-twins-campus-illo-thumb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/27\/digital-twins-campus-illo-thumb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/27\/digital-twins-campus-illo-thumb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":611884,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/01\/27\/digital-twins-campus-illo-thumb.jpg?itok=fpq8SCzR"}}},"media_ids":["679101"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJason Maderer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}