SYSTRA and Dassault Systèmes accelerate the development of the next generation of virtual twins

SYSTRA, a global engineering and consulting group specialising in mobility and transport infrastructure, and Dassault Systèmes, a leader in Industrial AI through the 3D UNIV+RSES, are joining forces around virtual twins to accelerate innovation in rail and infrastructure.

In response to the wide range of challenges and the growing complexity of transport projects, virtual twins are opening up new capabilities to design, simulate, test, optimise, and manage infrastructure throughout its lifecycle. Beyond the digital representation of an asset or decision support, Dassault Systèmes’ 3D UNIV+RSES make it possible to connect virtual twins to one another and to their environment by combining real-world data, models, and AI to experiment, learn, and innovate before taking action in the real world.

The initiative launched by SYSTRA and Dassault Systèmes is intended to support the rail sector in moving from analyses that are still often fragmented today toward more integrated environments capable of bringing together the data, models, and expertise of the various stakeholders. This approach aims to improve understanding of the issues at stake and strengthen cooperation among stakeholders. From the earliest project phases, it enables teams to explore and assess different options, anticipate their impacts, and make stronger, better-informed, and more collaborative decisions.

Through this initiative, SYSTRA reaffirms its ambition to be a driving force in digital innovation for rail and infrastructure alongside major technology partners. The virtual twin is a powerful tool for better design, better decision-making, and supporting our clients throughout the lifecycle of their assets. With Dassault Systèmes, we want to accelerate the development of high value-added digital services for infrastructure that is even safer, more reliable, and more sustainable.

Prisca FLATTOT, Senior Vice President Technical & Operational Performance, SYSTRA

The future of infrastructure will be built at the intersection of industry expertise and virtual worlds. With 3D UNIV+RSES, Dassault Systèmes is pioneering a new class of world representation, combining modelling, simulation, real-world data and scientific AI – an AI that does not merely guess at the world, but truly understands it. This is the aim of our collaboration with SYSTRA: to enable engineers to experiment, learn and innovate before taking action in the real world, and to transform what is possible in the design of tomorrow’s infrastructure.

Corinne BULOTA, Vice President, Infrastructure, Energy, Materials and Industry, Dassault Systèmes

By combining SYSTRA’s sector expertise with Dassault Systèmes’ technological capabilities, the two companies are already working on the development of innovative, value-creating digital approaches, at a time when data control, digital trust, and technological sovereignty are becoming key issues for critical infrastructure and for both public and private stakeholders.