2026 IDEA Honorary Fellows and IDEA Fellows
Aug 10,2026
2026 IDEA Honorary Fellows and IDEA Fellows
The 2026 IDEA Honorary Fellows and IDEA Fellows were formally recognized during the closing ceremony of DigiTwin 2026 on 7 August 2026 at the University of Oxford, UK. Through these honors, IDEA recognizes distinguished individuals for their contributions to digital engineering and related disciplines and promotes international collaboration in research, innovation, and the advancement of the field.
2026 IDEA Honorary Fellows
Prof. Qinping Zhao Beihang University, China
For foundational work in virtual reality, distributed simulation, and real-time graphics platforms.
For foundational work in virtual reality, distributed simulation, and real-time graphics platforms.
Prof. Andrew Y.C. Nee National University of Singapore, Singapore
For contributions to virtual and augmented reality and digital twin applications.
For contributions to virtual and augmented reality and digital twin applications.
Prof. Duc-Truong Pham University of Birmingham, UK
For pioneering research in intelligent manufacturing, robotics, and bio-inspired optimization.
For pioneering research in intelligent manufacturing, robotics, and bio-inspired optimization.
Prof. Alain Bernard École Centrale de Nantes, France
For pioneering work in product lifecycle management and additive manufacturing.
For pioneering work in product lifecycle management and additive manufacturing.
Prof. Michael Grieves University of Central Florida, USA
For proposing the digital twin concept.
For proposing the digital twin concept.
2026 IDEA Fellows
Prof. Fei Tao Beihang University, China
For leadership in establishing digital twin theory, technologies, tools, and standards, and for founding IDEA.
For leadership in establishing digital twin theory, technologies, tools, and standards, and for founding IDEA.
Prof. Stefan W. Pickl University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany
For contributions to operations research, complex systems optimization, and crisis management.
For contributions to operations research, complex systems optimization, and crisis management.
Prof. Jan C. Aurich RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany
For advancing digital production, virtual planning technologies, and industrial product-service systems.
For advancing digital production, virtual planning technologies, and industrial product-service systems.
Prof. Nabil Anwer Université Paris-Saclay, France
For contributions to geometrical product specifications and the DigiTwin conference series.
For contributions to geometrical product specifications and the DigiTwin conference series.
Prof. Tianliang Hu Shandong University, China
For contributions to digital twin machine tool modeling and the DigiTwin conference series.
For contributions to digital twin machine tool modeling and the DigiTwin conference series.
Prof. Xiaojun Liu Southeast University, China
For contributions to digital twin assembly of mechanical products and the DigiTwin conference series.
For contributions to digital twin assembly of mechanical products and the DigiTwin conference series.
2026 IDEA Honorary Fellows and IDEA Fellows at the closing ceremony of DigiTwin 2026