Speakers

Jiayu Liu has a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China. He then obtained a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from Ecole Centrale Marseille in France and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in the US. Jiayu is now a Staff Engineer in the R&D team of BD Medication Delivery Solutions. He has a decade of experience in the design of medical device and finite element modelling.

Jocelyn Davee received a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. She then joined the surgical electrophysiology and computational 3D modeling teams within the Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Jocelyn’s research interests include applying quantitative approaches to pre-surgical planning through 3D modeling and simulation with a focus on aortic arch reconstruction. Additional research areas include optimization of surgical conduction system localization and medical device design.

Shannen Kizilski received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, where she developed a proof-of-concept compliant stent-graft for aortic dissection. As a research fellow in the Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital for the past two years, Shannen has led efforts to develop a virtual surgery workflow to design patient-specific patches for aortic arch reconstruction.

Dr. Kizilski’s research interests are in quantitative evaluation and patient-specific planning of interventions for patients with single ventricle heart defects through in-vitro and computational modeling, with a focus on translating her findings into practical tools to aid in clinical decision-making. She has a broad background in soft tissue biomechanics, in-vitro flow modeling, and medical device design.

Dr. Ramji Kamakoti is an Expert Solution Architect at Dassault Systemes focusing on modelling and simulation for product virtual twin. He has over 20 years of experience in computational modelling and simulation focusing in areas such as fluid dynamics, structure dynamics and multi-physics in general. He is currently responsible for leading and providing technical solutions that involves integrated simulation-based design for the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry. He received his Masters and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Florida.

Ashley Masterson has worked at Dassault Systemes for the past four years which were spent focused on technical Modelling and Simulation within the Life Sciences domain. She has played a key role in the continued development of Dassault's Living Heart Project and finds enjoyment in helping customers solve various life sciences problems. Her background includes a Biomedical Engineering degree from Wichita State University where she conducted undergraduate research combining biomedical applications with machine learning and programming.

John McCarthy is part of the Life Sciences & Healthcare industry team at Dassault Systèmes where he leads a worldwide team of Business Consultants who work with Medtech and Biopharma organizations in creating value through digitalization of industry processes from design & engineering through clinical into manufacturing and commercialization.

Over the past 30 years, John has worked with leading companies in the life science, material science and consumer product industries delivering software-based solutions that increase the pace of innovation. During that time companies have been able to transform the way they bring new products to market by shining a light on dark data, breaking down the barriers between research, engineering, development & manufacturing and generally taking the “work” out of the workflow. Most recently, at Dassault Systèmes, he has been focused on going beyond digital and digital twins to virtual twins – combining data with models and simulation to generate new insights in device engineering, quality, clinical and manufacturing to improve the overall patient experience.

Victor earned his PhD from Duke University in 1996 in the area of computational mechanics. He then joined what was the Abaqus R&D development in Rhode Island, which today is part of Dassault Systèmes. Victor has worked in a variety of R&D positions through the years and is today the Senior Technology Director and the Chief Scientific Officer for Structural applications. In the last few years at SIMULIA, Victor has led from a simulation technology perspective a variety of multiphysics/multiscale simulation initiatives including machine learning, battery cell engineering, additive manufacturing, micro-mechanics based multiscale materials, particle methods for extreme deformation, oil and gas multiphysics formulations, realistic human simulation capabilities, co-simulation-based multiphysics modeling.

In his current role, Arun devises the long term strategic initiatives for SIMULIA to address the challenges in the Life Science & Healthcare Industry. Arun has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue and a total of 13 years of professional experience spanning FEA, CFD and SPDM domains. In his decade long career at DS SIMULIA, Arun has held other roles like technical support, consulting projects, training and pre-sales activities across multiple Industries.