Bentley Oakes, Polytechnique Montréal

Research

digital twins cyber-physical systems model driven engineering knowledge representation low code workflows formal methods verification and validation software development methodologies

Latest funding

Accelerating Digital Twin Construction: A Domain Knowledge-driven, Low-Code Approach
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000
Accelerating Digital Twin Construction: A Domain Knowledge-driven, Low-Code Approach
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Accelerating Digital Twin Construction: A Domain Knowledge-driven, Low-Code Approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oakes, Bentley

Keywords: digital twins; cyber-physical systems; model driven engineering; knowledge representation; low code workflows; formal methods; verification and validation; software development methodologies; domain-specific modelling; machine learning

$36,000

Accelerating Digital Twin Construction: A Domain Knowledge-driven, Low-Code Approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Oakes, Bentley

Keywords: digital twins; cyber-physical systems; model driven engineering; knowledge representation; low code workflows; formal methods; verification and validation; software development methodologies; domain-specific modelling; machine learning

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: digital twins Dear Professor Oakes, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on digital twins connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Accelerating Digital Twin Construction: A Domain Knowledge-driven, Low-Code Approach" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]