Digital Twin Innovation Hub

BCIT’s Digital Twin Innovation Hub (DTI-Hub) helps industry test, validate, and optimize critical infrastructure systems in real time.

Using advanced simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, AI-driven analytics, and cybersecurity validation, DTI-Hub supports safer, more resilient, and more efficient infrastructure operations.

What we work on

DTI-Hub supports applied research and technology validation for:

• Smart Grids and Utility Infrastructure
• Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems
• EV Charging and Electrification Infrastructure
• Microgrids and Energy Resilience
• Data Centre Infrastructure and Energy Optimization
• Industrial Automation and Control Systems

The DTI-Hub enables organizations to model system behaviour, test operational scenarios, assess cyber resilience, and evaluate emerging technologies before deployment in the field.

Core capabilities

• Real-Time Simulation
  Test infrastructure systems under realistic operating conditions.
• Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
  Validate equipment and control systems using real hardware integrated with simulation platforms.
• Cybersecurity Validation
  Assess vulnerabilities, threats, and system resilience within a controlled environment.
• AI-Driven Analytics
  Support forecasting, automation, optimization, and operational decision-making.

Industry collaboration

Located within BCIT’s Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) and led by the Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART), DTI-Hub is designed to support collaboration between industry, academia, and government.

• Applied Research Partnerships
• Technology Testing and Validation
• Pilot Projects
• Workforce Training
• Industry Demonstrations

For partnership opportunities, applied research collaboration, demonstrations, or training inquiries, please contact:

Dr. Moein Manbachi
Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART)
BCIT Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI)