Speakers

Mr. Praveen Mysore is Technical Director at Dassault Systèmes India Private Limited. He has been associated with Dassault Systèmes since 2002. Before joining Dassault Systèmes he was working with Mahindra & Mahindra, Mumbai as Press Tool Designer.

At Dassault Systèmes, he has held various positions starting with Application Engineer, Technical Manager, Brand Sales Director and now Technical Director. He is responsible for engaging with clients across 12 industry verticals on business transformational projects. His main focus is to drive the value engagements with clients to ensure that clients maximize the value of the solution from Dassault Systèmes and benefit from business transformation.

He has worked with many Indian and overseas clients in Asia Pacific region deploying the digital solution for engineering, manufacturing and governance from Dassault Systèmes.

Mr. Praveen holds M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from VTU.

Klaus KROHNE received his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany in 2002 and his Doctor of Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland in 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he was a Researcher with the A*Star Institute of High-Performance Computing in Singapore. His research interest is in the area of electromagnetic simulation and component optimization techniques. 

In 2009 he joined CST (Computer Simulation Technology) South East Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore, which was acquired by DASSAULT SYSTEMES in 2016. Today Klaus is responsible for the SIMULIA sales and technical sales in the Asia Pacific.

Shigeto YASUHARA joined Honda R&D Co., Ltd. in 1996, beginning his career as an engineer specializing in collision safety testing. Over the years, he has contributed extensively to vehicle development, with a focus on collision safety performance and body weight reduction research.

In the past two years, he has been instrumental in laying the foundation for simulation-based vehicle development. He currently leads the development of body and exterior systems, as well as collision safety, within the BEV Development Center, part of the BEV Automobile Development Unit at Honda's BEV Development Division.

Ashok is having 35+ Years of experience with reputed Automotive R&Ds, in India and abroad. He has rich experience in the areas of Electric Vehicle Design & Development, Structural Design, Power Train Design & Virtual Validation (CAE).

He has worked @ 13 years in Mahindra group in 3 different divisions: Tractor Division 6 years, Mahindra Engineering Services for 3 years and with Mahindra Electric Mobility he was working as Head of Vehicle Engineering. As Vehicle Engineering Head at MEML, he made significant contribution in the design and development of the TREO Platform.
Ashok started his Engineering Career with Bajaj Auto R&D. Worked there for 8 years & got very rich experience in the Power Train Design & Development for 2 & 3 Wheelers.

He was with Hero-Motocorp as Head of Chassis Design and CAE for @ 4 years. Successful launch of MAESTROE EDGE & DUET and transition to BSIV; were the major assignments he handled.

He has worked for Tata Motors ERC through Tata Technologies as CAE Head for 3 years. He was leading a strong team of 100+ CAE Engineers which was responsible for Durability, NVH, MBD, CFD & Crash Simulations for various programs ranging from Tiago & Nexon like cars/ SUVs as well as large Buses & Trucks.
He has also worked with reputed OEMs like ISUZU & SUBARU in Japan for @ 5 years in the CAE domain.

He is currently heading the Product Design at Kinetic Engineering as well as Kinetic Watts and Volts.
Thus, Ashok has quite rich experience in Design as well as Virtual Validation(CAE) . He has worked on different Product Platforms ranging from 2 wheelers, 3 wheelers to Tractors, Trucks and Buses .

Mr. Sridhar LINGAN has been with Mahindra & Mahindra since March 2011, currently working as Principal Engineer, Heading Crash & Occupant Simulations, CFD & Methods Development group in Product Development for Auto and Farm sectors at Mahindra Research Valley, Chennai.

Prior to Mahindra, he has worked with Tata Motors and Mercedes Benz in Passenger Car product development for Structural Crash & Safety.

He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with from NIT Trichy and has an extensive product development experience of about 18 years in vehicle structure development. His area of expertise is in Architecture and Structural development for passenger vehicles.

He has published & presented many technical papers in national & international conferences and has 2 Indian patents to his credits.

Rajiv ARAMADAKA is the Brand Director for CATIA at Dassault Systèmes India. CATIA is the flagship brand of Dassault Systèmes, which is used for virtual product creation. Rajiv has worked with various Auto and Aero OEMs to implement their design strategies. Previously Rajiv was Director of Public Sector and Global Affairs for Dassault Systèmes India, Rajiv has worked with many state Governments and Federal agencies promoting DS technology and is a Mechanical Engineer with a double masters in Design and Manufacturing from Ecole Des Mines Paris.
Prior to Dassault Systèmes Rajiv was at IBM INDIA, in the PLMCC team managing the Aerospace and Automotive accounts.

Ankur SHARMA is a Simulation Business Manager in India, having 20+ years of experience in Assisting diverse-sized and scaled organizations in evangelizing the evolving technological landscapes and deriving + driving the execution roadmap.
Energise the ecosystem towards the attainment of dynamic and ambitious goals. Strengthening and expanding opportunities in Blue as well as Red oceans. Understanding geographical diversities to design and adopt offerings and solutions appropriately. Translating the same into plans, Go To Market strategies, and implementation.

Dhiraj NAHAR graduated in Mechanical Engineering and has been working with DASSAULT SYSTÈMES since 2003. He has 17 years of experience in CAD & CAE. At DASSAULT SYSTÈMES SIMULIA, Dhiraj has worked in multiple roles such as Customer Support Engineer, Quality Assurance, Software Development, Product Management. In all these years he has worked on developing CAD and simulation tools in our products and has worked with several key customers and strategic partnerships.

Since the beginning of 2019, Dhiraj has been leading a WW team of design & simulation engineers who are responsible to create multi-physics industrial solutions using the DASSAULT SYSTÈMES 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Along with his team, he works closely with our WW customers, understands their requirements and deploys our integrated modelling & simulation solutions in their environments, ultimately leading to substantial productivity gains for our customers.

Dayanidhi PANDA has been a part of Dassault Systemes for the past 17 years. His technical expertise includes SIMULIA on 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, Cloud computing, Composites, Linear Dynamics, Fatigue and Optimization. During the course of his career at Dassault Systemes he has worked for T&M, A&D and M&O OEM’s & Suppliers.

Thomas BRUN has been researching Systems Engineering and MBSE ever since his university days in the early 2000s. After 14 years of experience as an engineering consultant, 8 of which specializing in MBSE, he is now Senior Manager of the CATIA Cyber Systems Asia team at Dassault Systèmes, managing MBSE-related solutions and consulting across Asia. 

His experience helping companies achieve better engineering through Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering ranges across various industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics and heavy industry. He is also a regular speaker, panelist, moderator, and organizer of MBSE-related events in Japan and beyond.

Geetha AVULA started her career with Dassault Systemes in 2004 and has been with the company since then. She started as an Applications Engineer and is now the Senior Technical Manager. As a support engineer, she has provided technical training and support for SIMULIA products primarily Abaqus. She has interacted with many customers giving them guidelines on the issues they are facing, suggestions on their workflows, etc.

In her current role, she’s responsible for driving initiatives such as Electric Vehicles, Additive Manufacturing, Cloud solutions, to be able to guide companies on the technology Dassault Systems has to offer. Interacting with many Electric Vehicles companies in India and working with the global team she is supporting quite a few clients in the EV space.

She holds a Masters's Degree in Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

With a background in Mechanical Engineering, Ganesh has spent the better part of 16 years working in the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) fields. He has also been the Integral part of business transformation projects in the Aerospace, Defense, and Automotive Industries

Ganesh has been with Dassault Systemes Since 2004, where he has held positions from -Engineer Industrialization R&D in flagship brand like CATIA and DELMIA.

Currently he is serving as a CATIA Industry Consultant Senior Manager, responsible for Design & Engineering with a primary emphasis on Lightweight Engineering-Generative Design, Composites, 3DMaster(MBD), Modeling & Simulation.

Anjaneyulu is a CATIA Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes and a Mechanical Engineering graduate with a specialization in Computational Techniques and Methods. With over 7 years of consulting experience across diverse industries—including Transportation & Mobility, Aerospace & Defense, and more-he brings deep expertise in core design domains such as mechanical engineering, sheet metal, weld design, and fastening. 

Anjaneyulu is passionate about innovation and works extensively with cutting-edge technologies like MODSIM, Generative Design, and Additive Manufacturing.

LOGESH M is a SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant Specialist in India. Accomplished FEA specialist with deep expertise in linear and nonlinear analysis, structural optimization, and advanced simulation methodologies. Proficient in leveraging tools such as Abaqus, I-sight, Fe-safe, MODSIM, and Python to deliver high-fidelity solutions for complex engineering challenges. Demonstrated success in fatigue life prediction, dynamic impact modeling, and multidisciplinary design optimization under demanding loading conditions.

Dushyanth GALA holds a post-graduate degree in RF and Microwave Engineering (2022) and currently works as an Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes. With three years of experience, he has collaborated with clients across Transportation & Mobility and Aerospace & Defense sectors. His expertise spans applications such as antenna placement, EMI/EMC, and RCS analysis, enabling simulation-driven solutions to complex electromagnetic challenges.

Mr Abdelhakim AISSAOUI is responsible for EMEAR and India in the deployment of Simulia's solutions for all industries. He joined Simulia and Dassault Systèmes with the acquisition of Exa, where he was Senior Director of PowerFLOW in India and Europe. Prior to that, he worked in the automotive industry at Jaguar Land-Rover in the UK for almost 6 years. 

He has been involved in a number of vehicle programs including Evoque, Vogue and Jaguar models (XF, F-Type, and XJ). In these roles, he was involved in project development from the design phase through to detailed design and validation. He has contributed to some new projects in India, such as Mahindra Marazzo, XUV500 and TATA HARRIER, Nexon. Mr. Abdelhakim AISSAOUI obtained his MSc in fluid and solid mechanics at the Pierre Marie Curie University in association with ENS, Central Paris and IFP. In addition, he has participated in technical projects of excellence - from Warwick, Coventry and Grandfield University.

Anand P Ragul has been with Dassault Systèmes for 3 years and brings over 8 years of experience in the CATIA Electrical portfolio. His expertise spans cable and raceway routing for the Marine and Offshore industries, as well as harness routing and flattening design for the Transportation & Mobility and Aerospace & Defense sectors.

He is passionate about leveraging CATIA to deliver efficient, compliant, and high-quality electrical systems and harness designs. He looks forward to sharing insights and engaging with industry professionals.