Abstract

A few years ago, ITRI began developing metaverse-related technologies and applications to help traditional domestic industries avoid safety accidents and assist the cutting-edge semiconductor industry in safely building new factories. This year, with NVIDIA’s unveiling of realistic digital twin systems, the focus will be on 3D realistic presentations and simulations combined with real-time interactive features. Using various output or input physical devices can create innovative effects. Many applications have already been completed and will continue to spread, such as MRT training, steelmaking simulations, and virtual wafer fabs. Future industrial applications are expected to be more successful and reduce material consumption and carbon emissions through the development of digital twin technology, helping industries to be more profitable.

Bio.

In 1997, Jenchi Liu earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University, focusing on network protocols, QoS networks, and wireless networks. He then joined the Computer and Communication Laboratories (CCL) of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) as a manager, where he developed multimedia transmission and application systems, collaborating with international companies to integrate wired and wireless networks. Later, he led a team to establish a startup company that executed integrated applications of heterogeneous networks, promoting them to the largest telecom operator in Taiwan. Afterward, he worked in the Science Park for seven years, developing Skype devices and set-top box products. Finally, he returned to ITRI’s Electronic and Optoelectronics System Research Laboratories (EOSL), leading a team of nearly seventy engineers to develop AI-based vision-related technologies, applied in intelligent vision robots, 3D displays, AR/VR training and remote collaboration, and digital twins. He received the CES Innovation Award for intelligent vision robots in 2018 and the R&D 100 Award for intelligent digital twin in 2024.

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