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Listen "421: Real-World Applications of Digital Twins"
Episode Synopsis
Theunis Barnard joins us for a great conversation about digital twins and how data scientists can learn about the technology and get involved with its applications.
In this episode you will learn:
Data science in South Africa [6:08]
Theunis’s current companies [11:32]
Industry 4.0 [13:59]
Digital twins [22:37]
Theunis’s day-to-day [38:54]
Further examples of digital twins [42:26]
Future of digital twins [48:02]
Theunis’s advice for data science newcomers [57:17]
Process digital twins vs. system digital twins [59:42]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/421
In this episode you will learn:
Data science in South Africa [6:08]
Theunis’s current companies [11:32]
Industry 4.0 [13:59]
Digital twins [22:37]
Theunis’s day-to-day [38:54]
Further examples of digital twins [42:26]
Future of digital twins [48:02]
Theunis’s advice for data science newcomers [57:17]
Process digital twins vs. system digital twins [59:42]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/421
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