2026 CATIA & SIMULIA Day @ Purdue - Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EST

Check in, Breakfast, & Networking

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM EST

Purdue Composites Manufacturing & Simulation Center (CMSC) Introduction & Opening Remarks, Dr. R. Byron Pipes, PhD , Purdue University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Engineering in the Age of AI: 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA Gen 7, Nitin Umredkar & Etienne Ardouin, Dassault Systèmes

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EST

Break

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM EST

Accelerating Engineering through Knowledge-Based Engineering and Algorithmic Modeling (AI Factory application example), Nitin Umredkar & Etienne Ardouin, Dassault Systèmes

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EST

CATIA Composites Virtual Twins: From Concept to Production, Nitin Umredkar & Etienne Ardouin, Dassault Systèmes

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EST

3DX Implementation at CMSC, Dr. Justin Hicks, PhD, Purdue University

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM EST

Group Picture

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EST

Lunch Break - Networking

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM EST

Transforming Product Engineering with Unified Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), Prabu Gokulanandam & Ramji Kamakoti, Dassault Systèmes

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM EST

AI-Powered MODSIM: Virtual Twin Physics Behavior, Avinash Rao, Dassault Systèmes

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST

Generative Design and Simulation-Driven Additive Manufacturing, Abby Maltese, Dassault Systemes

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Break

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EST

From Kinematics to Motion on 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, Alex Byrne, Dassault Systèmes

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EST

Multiphysics Simulation for Semiconductor/Electronics Packaging, Prabu Gokulanandam, Dassault Systèmes

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST

Closing Remarks, Dr. R. Byron Pipes, PhD , Purdue University