Echo Twin
ECHO-TWIN builds Digital Twin-enabled smart ecosystems across the Edge-Cloud-HPC continuum, extending ICSC's supercomputing infrastructure with low-power edge AI.
VisIVO LAB · INAF
Making science visible.
INAF’s competence center for scientific visualization and data analytics — from the Universe to the ground under our feet.
Generative point cloud · generative visual
About the lab
We turn surveys, simulations and territorial data into images, immersive spaces and digital twins — so that researchers, industry and the public can see what the data says.
Hosted by INAF — Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania. Part of ICSC, funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
01 · Research
Six ways of seeing data
Interlinked domains that share tools, pipelines and people.
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Astrophysical visualization
Volume rendering · Point-cloud visualization · Multi-scale data fusion
R-02
Environmental & territorial mapping
DEM/DSM analysis · Multispectral imagery · 3D terrain reconstruction
R-03
VR & immersive analytics
Stereoscopic rendering · Head-tracked interaction · Multi-user environments
02 · Featured case study
Echo Twin
ECHO-TWIN builds Digital Twin-enabled smart ecosystems across the Edge-Cloud-HPC continuum, extending ICSC's supercomputing infrastructure with low-power edge AI.
Read the case study : Echo TwinTerrain ridgelines with drone survey path · generative visual
03 · Projects
Programmes
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VisIVO Suite
INAF’s visualization tools for large astrophysical datasets, from the desktop to HPC.
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HaMMon
Visual analytics for environmental hazards: mapping, monitoring and post-event assessment of disasters.
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ICSC Spoke 3
The lab’s contribution to ICSC, the National Research Centre in HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing.
04 · Innovation hub
A lab open to research, industry and the city
Companies Transfer, pilots and joint projects.
Schools & public Guided VR visits and open days.
Researchers Support, training and pipelines.
05 · News & events
At the lab
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From 3D Reconstructions to Dynamic Digital Twins: INAF VisIVOLab at the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Ancona, 13 October 2026 — How can drone observations, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing help communities understand the environments they live in, and respond when those environments change? This question was at the…
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Theses, fellowships and positions in visualization, AI, HPC and immersive analytics.