Powering Digital Twins and Industrial AI with Knowledge Graphs

Powering Digital Twins and Industrial AI with Knowledge Graphs. João Dias-Ferreira Head of AI, Knowledge Graphs & IoT - SCANIA, joins Kudzai Manditereza to discuss their strategy of leveraging Knowledge Graphs for digital transformation and how manufacturers can build a Knowledge Graph digital infrastructure for powering digital twins and industrial AI use cases. Learn why knowledge graphs are the future of smart manufacturing! AI in Manufacturing Podcast with Kudzai Manditereza ***************** Connect With Me: • LinkedIn:   / kudzaimanditereza   • Website: https://www.industry40.tv/ ***************** Listen to the episode here: *************** Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Xrc... Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast... *************** Guest - João Dias-Ferreira ***************** LinkedIn:   / jo%c3%a3o-dias-ferreira-882a871a   ***************** PODCAST SPONSORED BY HiveMQ: https://www.hivemq.com/ OUTLINE 00:00 – Intro: AI in Manufacturing Podcast 02:40 – Data Management Challenges in Large Manufacturing Enterprises 05:35 – Central vs Decentralized Data Governance in Global Factories 07:45 – Why Scania Is Moving from Traditional Data Architectures to Knowledge Graphs 09:05 – Ontologies & Knowledge Graphs Explained for Manufacturing 13:00 – Unified Namespace vs Knowledge Graphs – How They Work Together 15:10 – IoT Integration & Standardization Challenges Across Factories 17:20 – Automating Asset Onboarding with Knowledge Graphs 22:55 – Data Modeling Standards: OPC UA & Asset Administration Shell (AAS) 26:50 – Why Automation Matters More Than Rigid Information Models 28:00 – Semantic Modeling & Scania’s Platform (ETL Orchestration via Knowledge Graphs) 32:15 – Knowledge Graphs as Infrastructure for Digital Twins & Industrial AI 36:50 – High-Impact AI Use Cases Enabled by Knowledge Graphs 40:20 – Business Value of Digital Twins Beyond 3D Visualization 44:40 – The Core Components of a Digital Twin: Data, Semantics & AI 48:40 – The Next-Gen Digital Twin: AI Agents & Autonomous Optimization 52:40 – What Industrial Software Vendors Should Build Next 55:25 – Future Outlook: Multi-Agent AI Systems for Manufacturing 56:15 – Closing Thoughts & Thanks 🎙️Podcast Info: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3lY5vhl Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3748AXf RSS: https://bit.ly/3vGkkuJ Podcast website: https://www.industry40.tv/podcast/​​