BDTIC 2025 – BDTA

13-15 May 2025, Kaunas

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The BDTIC is the 5th international conference dedicated to Building Digital Twins.

Organized by Building Digital Twin Association and in collaboration with Kaunas University of Technology

About the event:

The Building Digital Twin International Congress (BDTIC) will celebrate its fifth edition on May 14-15 in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Congress is organized by the Building Digital Twin Association (BDTA) in collaboration with Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the SmartWins project – www.ktu.edu, www.smartwins-project.eu.

The Congress will be held in a hybrid format, similar to previous editions at the BEACON in Belgium and CAATEEB and COAC in Barcelona. This year, BDTIC will take place at one of the remarkable buildings of the Kaunas University of Technology in the center of the city. The three-day event will kick-off on May 13th 2025 with the innovative Building Digital Twin Workshop on Digital Building Permitting which will provide a platform for participants to explore opportunities within the domains of Digitalization in the Built Environment Industry, fostering collaborations between Software Developers and Cities and upcoming project proposals.

The BDTIC aims to connect senior and postdoctoral researchers from the academic world, professionals from the industry, private and public investors, technological experts from public administrations and policy makers to drive forward technological advancements and sustainable development in Europe.

More information

On May the 14th 2025 we’ll have the pleasure to celebrate the 5th edition of the Building Digital Twin International Congress with several workshops in the morning. Here challenges related to Civil Infrastructure Digital Twins, Building Digital Permits, Ontologies, Mathematical Simulation and Ethics will be addressed. Digital Twin use cases will be shared and European R&D projects in this field will be highlighted.

In the afternoon our Executive Program with leading keynote speakers will be offered to provide a status of the digitilization process within the construction industry. Demonstrations and presentations on advancements in scientific research will be showcased.

On May 15th 2025 we’ll welcome the first edition of the Building Digital Twin Scientific Conference (BDTSC) supported by the KTU and the SmartWins EU-project. Here early-career researchers, and PhD students, are invited to a Spring School on Digital Twins to share presentations on their studies and papers.

All of this in the surprising setting of Kaunas, a former European Capital of Culture in 2022 and the only Hanseatic city in Lithuania. Located at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers, Kaunas is renowned for its Modernist architecture from 1919-1939, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Kaunas University of Technology is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltics and a leader in advancing digital twin technologies. Kaunas can be accessed directly via its airport or through the capital city, Vilnius, by rail.

The conference will follow a Zero Waste approach, encouraging participants to use local sustainable transportation options and offset their CO2 footprints where possible.

Workshops

If you are interested in May 13th 2025 with the innovative Building Digital Twin Workshop on Digital Building Permitting: e.moors@buildingdigitaltwin.org

If you are interested in May 14th 2025 Workshops: info@buildingdigitaltwin.org

Related Events

Building Digital Twin Association (BDTA) in collaboration with the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the SmartWins project, we invite you to attend some or all of the following events:

May 13, 2025 –
- Building Digital Twin Workshop on Digital Building Permitting which will provide a platform for participants to explore opportunities within the domains of Digitalization in the Built Environment Industry, fostering collaborations between Software Developers and Cities and upcoming project proposals. By invitation
- Brokerage event on HE Cluster 4: Digital, Industry, and Space – a registration-only, free event to expand your network and establish partnerships for Horizon Europe and other projects. This event is organized in conjunction with the SustAInLivWork project.
May 14, 2025 –
- several workshops in the morning. Here challenges related to Civil Infrastructure Digital Twins, Building Digital Permits, Ontologies, Mathematical Simulation. By invitation
- 5th Building Digital Twin International Congress – organized by BDTA and hosted by KTU, and presentations on digital twin innovations with participants from industry, NGOs, municipalities, and global researchers.
May 15, 2025 – 1st Building Digital Twin Scientific Conference (BDTSC2025) – a scientific conference exploring state-of-the-art research in digital twins for the built environment, part of the SmartWins project and organized by KTU, with support from BDTA.

Programme

14:00 - 14:10 | Welcome

Welcome, BDTA achievements

Eduard Loscos, president BDTA

14:10 - 14:25 | KEYNOTE 1

Dubai Use Case DTw and DBP

Violeta Sosevska, INS

14:25 - 14:40 | KEYNOTE 2

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

14:40 - 14:50 |

DIGICHECKS: Digital environment for management of permits and compliance in building and construction / DIGICHECKS – DBP Sister project 1

Ricardo Romero Hernández, Tekniker

14:50 - 15:00 |

CHEK Toolkit:

Beyond a Technology, Shaping the Future of DBP

Siham El Yamani, TU Delft

15:00 - 15:10 |

Transformation pathway towards digital building permits

Rita Lavikka, VTT

15:10 - 15:20 |

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

15:20 - 15:30 |

Standardization and GEOBIM for Digital Building Permits

Mayte Toscano, OGC

15:30 - 15:40 |

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

15:40 - 15:50 |

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

15:50 - 16:00 |

To be determined

Daniel Mattos, UB

16:00 - 16:10 | Round table

Session 1:

Closing

Peter Imbrechts, BDTA

Speakers & Talks

Eduard Loscos

President, BDTA

Edlira Kalemi Vakaj

Associate Professor, Birmingham City University

Paris Fokaides

Chief, Kaunas University of Technology

Rita Lavikka

Research Team Leader, VTT

Alain Zarli

Managing Partner, ECTP

Peter Imbrechts

VicePresident, BDTA

Mayte Toscano

Project Manager, OGC.

Siham El Yamani

CHEK DBP Coordinator – Postdoctoral Researcher, TU Delft

Ricardo Romero Hernández

Researcher (at the Intelligent Information Systems department),
Tekniker

Peter Hellinckx

Professor, University of Antwerp

Massimo Penasa

Modelling and optimization engineer, R2M Solution Spain SL

Ignasi Pérez Arnal

CEO, BIM Academy

Angelo Ciribini

Professor, Università degli Studi di Brescia

Cristoph Strnadl

Deputy CTO, Software AG

Jordi Escriu

Scientific Project Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) – Digital Economy Unit (T1)

Sanju Tiwari

CEO and Founder, Shodhguru Research Labs

Natalia Oliveira

Partner, Estudio ESE

Farzad Rahimian

Professor, Teesside University

Sergio Rodriguez-Trejo

Associate Professor, Teesside University

Amaia Castelruiz Aguirre

Senior Researcher, Tecnalia

Judith Fauth

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellow, University Cambridge

Qian Wang

Senior Researcher, KTH

Giorgos Giannakis

Project Manager, Hypertech

Venue

How to arrive

Plane

Vilnius Airport is located 100 kilometres from Kaunas City. Once you arrive here, you can reach the conference venue by train, bus or car.
Kaunas Airport is about 10 kilometres from the city. Upon arrival, the centre can be easily reached by bus or car.

Train

The train station is near Vilnius Airport airport around 5 min walk.
There is a special train between the Vilnius Railway Station and the Vilnius Airport. You can get train from Vilnius airport to Vilnius station.
From Vilnius Railway Station you can get a train to Kaunas. The timetable can be found at Lietuvos gelezinkeliai.

Bus

Bus stop is situated just outside the Vilnius Airport. Bus No. 1 goes to the train/bus station and the buses No. 2 goes to the city centre. The timetable can be found at Vilnius Routes and Timetables.
Bus stop is situated outside the Kaunas Airport. Bus 29G to the city centre (bus stop Studentų skveras) and to the train and bus stations. Kaunas city transport timetables.

Taxi

You can use a courier service.
UBER and BOLT are available in Vilnius and Kaunas. The service is easy to use and can be booked via an app on your phone.

Accomodation

We have a special offering from the hotels listed below. Please, contact us via email bdtsc@ktu.edu to get detailed information on each option. we will send you a special code or form for reservation