Keywords: 
Data-Driven Modelling, Deep Learning, Digital Twins, Resilient Cyber Physical Systems, 
Automated Decision Making, Industry Value Chain. 
 
Research background, scope and outcome: 
Modern value chains are the critical backbone of the world economy. Value chains are complex 
networks of activities and interactions both within and across organizations of various types. Such 
activities are essential for creating the various goods, services and products necessary for the 
sustenance of our daily lives. Some examples are producing raw materials required for industrial 
manufacturing, designing of engineering products, operations and maintenance of high-value 
equipment, providing various end-user or customer services, among others.  Although these are 
distinctly different activities, delivering these reliably require the effective collaboration between 
organizations. One of the main challenges in such collaborative work is the impact of unforeseen
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