In the trend of rapid global industry transformation and digitalization, AI technology has become a key driving force of industrial evolution. Taiwan Tech has closely grasped the industry trends and jointly established it with AI chip giant NVIDIA (Huida) and PC giant ASUS. The AI Digital Twin Lab introduces the most cutting-edge hardware and software and focuses on innovative research and development in industries such as smart manufacturing, construction engineering, infotainment, and medical care. It aims to train students and faculty in training and running large-scale deep learning models, enhancing their research capabilities in generative AI and digital twin technology, and accelerating the development of AI talent to meet industry needs.

Taiwan Tech, NVIDIA, and ASUS jointly established an AI digital twin lab to accelerate AI Talent Development that meets industry needs. From left: Dr. Chih-Yuan Yao, Director of the Taiwan Tech Artificial Intelligence Research Center and Cross-Disciplinary Science and Technology; Yi-Hsiang Liao, General Manager of ASUS's Joint Technology Systems Division; Taiwan Tech President Jia-Yush Yen; Yi-Wei Chu, NVIDIA Taiwan Business Development Manager; and Chang-Fa Yang, director of the Office of Industry-Academia Collaboration.

The AI Digital Twin Lab introduces the most cutting-edge hardware and software to assist students and faculty in training and running large-scale deep learning models, and enhancing their research and application skills in generative AI and digital twin technology.

The opening ceremony for the “NVIDIA x ASUS x NTUST AI Digital Twin Lab” was held today (7th). Research in generative AI will focus on areas such as autonomous vehicles and manufacturing process inspection and simulation, while digital twin applications will target smart manufacturing and smart city management.

Taiwan Tech President Jia-Yush Yen expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration with NVIDIA and ASUS to build an AI digital twin laboratory, highlighting that the lab's most advanced hardware and software will provide students with an industry-standard learning environment. He added, that Taiwan Tech plans to develop a green energy-powered computing farm at our Hwa Hsia campus and hopes that this partnership will deepen their cooperation and bring about breakthrough developments in forward-looking research and industry-academia collaboration.

Taiwan Tech President Jia-Yush Yen delivered a speech.

NVIDIA Taiwan Business Development Manager Yi-Wei Chu stated, “NVIDIA is honored to work with ASUS to establish the AI digital twin lab at Taiwan Tech to promote leading global AI innovation technology. It is also built into every GeForce RTX PC, providing a solid foundation for Taiwan Tech students and faculty in research on generative AI and digital twin technologies. It will drive the next generation of talents to fully explore the limitless possibilities of AI.

NVIDIA Taiwan Business Development Manager Yi-Wei Chu delivered a speech.

The AI digital twin lab is equipped with ASUS AI laptops featuring NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 GPUs (321 AI TOPS), driving advanced AI capabilities and providing an ideal tool for students and faculty to learn AI computing. This setup allows for large-scale numerical analysis and computations, such as machine learning, deep learning, digital model construction, and predictive analysis, enhancing model performance and accuracy.

ASUS Joint Technology Systems Division General Manager Yi-Hsiang Liao said that ASUS is committed to providing top-quality products. It is an honor to introduce the ROG Strix G17 AI gaming laptop, which combines creative and top-tier gaming performance, into the AI digital twin lab. We believe that the powerful hardware from ASUS and NVIDIA's advanced RTX AI platform will unleash the potential of Taiwan Tech students and help cultivate more outstanding talent for Taiwan's AI industry.

ASUS Joint Technology Systems Division General Manager Yi-Hsiang Liao delivered a speech.

“Digital Twin” refers to constructing objects, processes, or systems on a digital platform. By using AI, machine learning, and data analysis, it captures the changes and feedback of these objects in different environments or conditions, simulating their real-world operation. Dr. Yao Chih-Yuan Yao, Director of the Taiwan Tech Artificial Intelligence Research Center and Cross-Disciplinary Science and Technology, explained that enhanced computing power significantly reduces the time and cost required to obtain results. In the future, through industry-academia collaboration, manufacturers can use digital twin models to conduct trial-and-error testing, saving costs on mold creation and physical validation failures. The concept of digital twins can also aid in smart city simulations, slope forecasting in construction, and defect detection in industrial processes, with wide-ranging applications across various industries.

In terms of industry-university cooperation, Taiwan Tech has already partnered with XR development company iStaging Asia and game development company X.D. Network to use NVIDIA technology, enabling students to engage in industry digitalization through real-world business cases.

The “NVIDIA x ASUS x NTUST AI Digital Twin Lab” will integrate campus resources and collaborate with Taiwan Tech’s Industry 4.0 Center and the Ministry of Education's Special Research Centers. It aims to introduce digital twin technology into Taiwanese industries to address complex problems previously unsolvable and to enhance the practical experience and technical skills of next-generation STEM talent, promoting industry upgrading and transformation.

The group photo.