# Towards the Human Digital Twin: Definition and Design -- A survey

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07922 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2402.07922/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 6 of its 115 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 3 Feb 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [Cybersecurity of Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems: A Review](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.03564/) (2021)
- [A Survey on Synchronous Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Remote Collaboration Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.05998/) (2021)
- [Digital Twins based Day-ahead Integrated Energy System Scheduling under Load and Renewable Energy Uncertainties](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.14423/) (2021)
- [Blockchain-based Digital Twins: Research Trends, Issues, and Future Challenges](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2103.11585/) (2021)
- [Integrating 2D and 3D Digital Plant Information Towards Automatic Generation of Digital Twins](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.01854/) (2021)
- [HRC-SoS: Human Robot Collaboration Experimentation Platform as System of Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1905.01026/) (2019)

## Built on by (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [ComBodied Agents: a New Paradigm of Human-Centric Agentic AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2608.10915/) (2026)
- [MTVCraft: Tokenizing 4D Motion for Arbitrary Character Animation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.10238/) (2025)
- [Empowering Real-World: A Survey on the Technology, Practice, and Evaluation of LLM-driven Industry Agents](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2510.17491/) (2025)
- [Digital twins in sport: Concepts, Taxonomies, Challenges and Practical Potentials](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.11990/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Human Digital Twins (HDTs) are a fast-emerging technology with significant potential in fields ranging from healthcare to sports. HDTs extend the traditional understanding of Digital Twins by representing humans as the underlying physical entity. This has introduced several significant challenges, including ambiguity in the definition of HDTs and a lack of guidance for their design. This survey brings together the recent advances in the field of HDTs to guide future developers by proposing a first cross-domain definition of HDTs based on their characteristics, as well as eleven key design considerations that emerge from the associated challenges.