# Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Twins (Schedule and Information)


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ℹ️ **Key Information**

This document contains information and a schedule for the final workshop of the Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Twins project.

- In-Person Location: # Turing Institute
- Online: Zoom
- Date: Tuesday July 16th
- Time: 09:30–15:30 (with networking until 16.30)

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## Schedule

*Coffee & Breakfast (09:30–10:00)*

### Session 1: Introduction to the TEA-DT Project

- 10:00–10:10: Welcome and Introduction to the TEA-DT Project (Dr Christopher Burr | Alan Turing Institute)
- 10:10–10:25: An Introduction to BRAID UK (Professor Shannon Vallor | University of Edinburgh)
- 10:25–11:00: Why do we need trustworthy and ethical assurance of digital twins? (Professor Ibrahim Habli | University of York)

*Break (11:00–11:15)*

### Session 2: The State of the Assurance Ecosystem

- 11:15–11:35: An Introduction to the UK's AI Assurance Ecosystem (Nuala Polo | Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology)
- 11:35–12:15: Assuring Digital Twins (Justin Anderson | Digital Twin Hub & Dr Sophie Arana | Alan Turing Institute )
- 12:15–12:30: Q&A

*Lunch (12:30–13:10)*

### Session 3: Assuring Digital Twins (A Multi-Disciplinary and Participatory Approach)

- 13:10–13:15 Co-Designing Assurance Cases with the TEA Platform (Dr Christopher Burr)
- 13:15–13:30: Health Workshop Participant
- 13:30–13:45: Natural Environment Workshop Participant
- 13:45–14:00: Infrastructure Workshop Participant

*Break (14:00–14:10)*

### Session 4: Next Steps

- 14:10-15:20: World Café
- 15:20–15:30: Closing Remarks

*Informal Networking (15:30-16:30)*

## Session Details

### Session 1: Introduction to the TEA-DT Project

We will start with a brief introduction to the day and the TEA-DT project (Dr Christopher Burr), and then hear about the wider UKRI BRAID programme that has funded this scoping research (Professor Shannon Vallor).

We will then hear about why we need to go beyond safety assurance, to consider broader normative goals for digital twins, and how the TEA platform is enabling this (Professor Ibrahim Habli).

### Session 2: The State of the Assurance Ecosystem

The UKs Assurance Ecosystem has significant capabilities already, but also notable gaps. In this session we will hear about the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology's work on building a flourishing AI Assurance ecosytem (Nuala Polo).

We will then hear about a collaborative piece of scoping research between the DT Hub and the Alan Turing Institute to identify assurance needs and capabilities of the DT community (Justin Anderson & Sophie Arana).

### Session 3: Assuring Digital Twins (A Multi-Disciplinary and Participatory Approach)

A key goal for the TEA-DT project was to co-develop a community-centred tool for developing trustworthy and ethical assurance cases.

In this session, we will hear from several project teams who took part in our stakeholder engagement workshops—one from health, natural environment, and infrastructure—about their experience of using the TEA platform to build assurance cases for their own digital twins.

### Session 4: World Café & Next Steps

In this final session we will run a short world café to hear from you, and give everyone a chance to speak with one another, about the most promising avenues to take forward.

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ℹ️ **Key Information**

A world cafe is a structured conversational process in which small groups discuss a topic at multiple tables, with participants switching tables periodically and being introduced to the previous discussion by a 'table host' who will keep track of the table's core theme or question.

You can read more about the philosophy behind the world café model here: https://theworldcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Cafe-To-Go-Revised.pdf

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We will then close the workshop with a share-out from the tables and some next steps for the TEA platform.

Following the workshop, there will be an opportunity for informal networking until 16:30.

### Funding Statement

The Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Twins (TEA-DT) project is funded by an award from the UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council to Dr Christopher Burr, as part of the BRAID programme.

It is a collaborative project between the Alan Turing Institute (Turing Research and Innovation Cluster in Digital Twins), the University of York (Centre for Assuring Autonomy), and the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (Responsible Technology Adoption Unit).