During his PhD studies, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir investigated how information modelling can support the effective development of Digital Twins in the built environment. Although Digital Twins are increasingly used to monitor buildings and infrastructure, many implementations remain limited to visualization and data collection. His research focuses on integrating simulation models with Building Information Modelling (BIM) to enable predictive analysis and more informed decision-making across the lifecycle of built assets. In particular, he developed the concept of a Building Simulation Identity Card (BSIC) to formally represent simulation models, their assumptions, interfaces, and temporal characteristics within Digital Twin systems.

The findings contribute to improving transparency, traceability, and interoperability in simulation-driven Digital Twins, supporting their application in both buildings and civil infrastructure.

The PhD study was completed at the Section of Building Science in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Aarhus University.

This summary was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Monday, 1 June 2026, from 09:00 to 12:00pm
Place: Room 03.070, Building 3210, Navitas, Aarhus University, Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Title of PhD thesis: Information Modelling for Leveraging Digital Twin at a Building Level
Contact information: Muhammad Farhan Jahangir, e-mail: mfj@cae.au.dk, tel.: +45 78804430
Members of the assessment committee:
Professor Pieter de Wilde, Division of Energy and Building Design, Lund University, Sweden
Associate Professor Kjeld Svidt, Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, Denmark
Associate Professor Min Wu, (chair), Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University
Main supervisor: Professor Aliakbar Kamari, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Section for Architecture and Urban Design, Aalborg University, Denmark
Co-supervisor: Associate Professor, Carl Peter Leslie Schultz Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Software Engineering & Computing Systems, Aarhus University, Denmark
Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English
The defense is public.
The PhD thesis is available for reading at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences/GSTS, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, 8000 Aarhus C.