As transport systems become smarter, cleaner and more connected, are we ready for the cybersecurity risks that come with them?

Join this week’s Gemini Call with Stefanos Evripidou from the University of Glasgow and Professor Guy Walker from Heriot-Watt University for a timely session on cybersecurity in transport digital twins, drawing on the TransiT Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation programme.

Transport infrastructure is undergoing rapid digitalisation at the same time as rail, ports, maritime operations and roads are decarbonising. This shift is creating new cyber-physical systems that span transport, energy and infrastructure, often involving multiple organisations, technologies and digital twins. While these systems can support better monitoring, simulation and operational decision-making, they also create new dependencies — and new routes for disruption.

In this session, Stefanos and Guy will explore how cybersecurity risks evolve as digital twins become more deeply integrated with real-world transport systems. They will consider both the technical challenges of detecting, preventing and responding to cyber-attacks, and the organisational and governance issues that arise when responsibility is shared across multiple stakeholders.

Why attend?

Digital twins are becoming critical tools for managing the transition to low-carbon transport. But as they connect more closely with cyber-physical systems, the attack surface expands.

A cyber incident in one part of a connected transport ecosystem could affect safety, operations, energy supply, service continuity and public confidence. This session will help attendees understand how to think about cybersecurity not just system by system, but at the level of ecosystems, interfaces and dependencies.

What you’ll learn

• How cybersecurity challenges are changing as transport digital twins and physical infrastructure become more interconnected
• Why the transport–energy interface introduces new risks, dependencies and potential cascading failures
• How cyber-attacks could affect safety, operational resilience and decarbonised transport services
• What organisations, operators, technology providers and public bodies should consider when deploying digital twins securely
• How incident response, recovery and assurance may need to evolve for connected transport systems

Who should attend?

This session is ideal for digital twin practitioners, transport operators, infrastructure owners, cybersecurity professionals, rail, ports and maritime teams, energy system stakeholders, technology providers, policymakers, regulators and anyone involved in the safe deployment of connected infrastructure.

Register now for free to discover how agentic AI and digital twin technology could help shape the next generation of energy intelligence, battery optimisation and operational decision support.

Part of the weekly Gemini Call series, hosted by Digital Twin Hub and Connected Places Catapult.

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