BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T095222Z UID:037673A8-4A08-4939-AC9D-BC0A9B79B69C DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260916T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260918T180000 DESCRIPTION:Special Session framework: Held in the framework of DS-RT 2026 - The 30th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications.\n\nGoals of the Session: The primary objective of this sess ion is to explore the fundamental shift from centralized simulation models to distributed\, real-time Digital Twins (DTs) that operate across the en tire computing continuum. As Digital Twins evolve to represent increasingl y complex\, large-scale systems—such as smart cities\, global supply cha ins\, and autonomous fleets—the underlying network architecture must evo lve from a passive transport layer to an active\, "intelligence-aware" inf rastructure.\n\nTopics of Interest include\, but are not limited to:\n\n-\ nArchitectures and frameworks for the Edge-to-Cloud-Continuum in DTs\n\n-\ nDigital Twins for Networking (DT4NW): performance\, reliability\, and sec urity\n\n-\nSAGIN (Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks) for DT connectivi ty\n\n-\nDistributed AI and Federated Learning for intelligent DT modeling \n\n-\nReal-time state synchronization and ultra-low latency protocols\n\n -\nIntelligence at the edge and autonomous decision-making in DTs\n\n-\nDy namic resource orchestration and task offloading for DT workloads\n\n-\nNe twork Slicing and QoS/QoE provisioning for mission-critical DTs\n\n-\nSecu rity\, privacy-preserving techniques\, and trust management\n\n-\nInterope rability standards and multi-domain Digital Twins\n\n-\nDigital-Twin-as-a- Service (DTaaS) and cloud-native simulation\n\n-\nPredictive "What-if" ana lysis and real-time optimization via DTs\n\n-\nAI-native network managemen t and self-healing continua\n\n-\nAI-native network and physical layers de sign through DT feedback\n\n-\nNetwork abstraction within Digital Twin eco systems\n\n-\nIntegrated sensing\, communication\, and computation (ISCC) modeling\n\n-\nProof-Of-Concept and DT prototyping for innovative applicat ions\n\nBldg: Department of Mathematics “TULLIO LEVI-CIVITA”\, Via Tri este 63\, Padova\, Veneto\, Italy LOCATION:Bldg: Department of Mathematics “TULLIO LEVI-CIVITA”\, Via Tri este 63\, Padova\, Veneto\, Italy ORGANIZER:daniele.tarchi@unifi.it SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:Special Session on Next-Generation Networking and Computing Continu um for Large-Scale Digital Twins (DS-RT 2026) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562059 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,0"><strong dat a-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,0" data-index-in-node="0">Special Session framewo rk:</strong> Held in the framework of DS-RT 2026 - The 30th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications.</p>\n<p da ta-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,1"><strong data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,1" data-i ndex-in-node="0">Goals of the Session:</strong> The primary objective of t his session is to explore the fundamental shift from centralized simulatio n models to distributed\, real-time Digital Twins (DTs) that operate acros s the entire computing continuum. As Digital Twins evolve to represent inc reasingly complex\, large-scale systems&mdash\;such as smart cities\, glob al supply chains\, and autonomous fleets&mdash\;the underlying network arc hitecture must evolve from a passive transport layer to an active\, "intel ligence-aware" infrastructure.</p>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,2"><str ong data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,2" data-index-in-node="0">Topics of Intere st include\, but are not limited to:</strong></p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=" 5\,7\,2\,3">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,0\,0">Architectures and frameworks for the Edge-to-Cloud-Continuum in DTs</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,1\,0">Digital Twins for Networking (DT4NW) : performance\, reliability\, and security</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path- to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,2\,0">SAGIN (Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks) fo r DT connectivity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,3\,0 ">Distributed AI and Federated Learning for intelligent DT modeling</p>\n< /li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,4\,0">Real-time state synchr onization and ultra-low latency protocols</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-t o-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,5\,0">Intelligence at the edge and autonomous decision -making in DTs</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,6\,0">D ynamic resource orchestration and task offloading for DT workloads</p>\n</ li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,7\,0">Network Slicing and QoS /QoE provisioning for mission-critical DTs</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path- to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,8\,0">Security\, privacy-preserving techniques\, and trust management</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,9\,0" >Interoperability standards and multi-domain Digital Twins</p>\n</li>\n<li >\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,10\,0">Digital-Twin-as-a-Service (DTa aS) and cloud-native simulation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\ ,7\,2\,3\,11\,0">Predictive "What-if" analysis and real-time optimization via DTs</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,12\,0">AI-nati ve network management and self-healing continua</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data- path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,13\,0">AI-native network and physical layers des ign through DT feedback</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3 \,14\,0">Network abstraction within Digital Twin ecosystems</p>\n</li>\n<l i>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,7\,2\,3\,15\,0">Integrated sensing\, communic ation\, and computation (ISCC) modeling</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to- node="5\,7\,2\,3\,16\,0">Proof-Of-Concept and DT prototyping for innovativ e applications</p>\n</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR