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From Digital Twins to AI Copilots: Building the Industrial Metaverse for Smart Manufacturing

19 Nov 2025

The industrial metaverse is not just a buzzword. It is a shift in how we simulate, optimize, and control real-world production systems. In this session, Dr. Isil Berkun, founder of DigiFab AI and former Staff AI Engineer at Intel, explores how AI copilots and digital twins come together to form the foundation of the industrial metaverse.

This talk highlights how manufacturers can move beyond static dashboards into interactive, AI-supported environments where decisions are tested virtually before going live. Through real examples in Additive Manufacturing and biomanufacturing, Dr. Berkun shows how AI tools help with tasks like pre-print analysis, process parameter tuning, and real-time monitoring. These tools make production workflows more accurate, adaptive, and scalable.

Attendees will learn what the industrial metaverse looks like in practice, how AI copilots interface with simulation systems, and why these changes matter for industries with high complexity and regulation like aerospace, medtech, and advanced materials. The talk also outlines a practical path for integrating intelligent tools without needing to replace existing systems.

This session is designed for professionals who want to future-proof their manufacturing operations by combining the power of AI, simulation, and immersive interfaces in one intelligent ecosystem.

Speaker: Dr. Isil Berkun, Founder and Engineer, DigiFab AI