Workshop on Immersive Digital Twins (WIDgiT 2027), IEEE VR 2027

Dear colleagues,

We invite submissions to the 1st International Workshop on Immersive Digital Twins (WIDgiT 2027), to be held with IEEE VR 2027 in Melbourne, Australia, on 27 or 28 February 2027 (day to be confirmed).

Workshop theme:

Digital twins are often assumed to be immersive, yet much of their value can be delivered on a desktop. The question, then, is what immersion adds. This half-day workshop asks when, how, and for whom immersive technologies genuinely extend what a digital twin can do, and brings the community together to draft a research agenda for the area.

We welcome 2–4 page papers (excluding references), including user studies and evaluations, real-world case studies, overview and review papers, and position papers on the future of immersive digital twins. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Affordances of immersive technologies for digital twins

• Interaction design for immersive digital twins

• Spatial and physical digital twins

• Abstract and non-physical digital twins

• Collaboration and multi-user applications

• Training, simulation and decision support

• Exemplars of immersive digital twins

Website: https://immersivedigitaltwins.org

Important dates (23:59 AoE):

• Paper submission: 7 December 2026

• Notification of acceptance: 7 January 2027

• Camera-ready copy: 12 January 2027

• Workshop: 27 or 28 February 2027 (TBC), Melbourne, Australia

Submission format:

• 2–4 pages, excluding references, using the IEEE VGTC conference template

• Each paper receives at least two reviews

• Accepted papers will be archived in IEEE Xplore through the IEEE VR workshop proceedings

• At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present

Organisers:

• Andrew Cunningham, Adelaide University

• Thierry Duval, IMT Atlantique

• Neven ElSayed, Know Center

• Cédric Fleury, IMT Atlantique

• Bruce Thomas, Adelaide University

• Gilles Coppin, IMT Atlantique

• James Walsh, Adelaide University

We look forward to your submissions and to seeing you in Melbourne.