Speakers

Sajid Asif, an Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes, leads SIMULIA EuroNorth's technical sales engagements, specializing in Electromagnetics technology across multiple industries. Previously, as an Antenna Engineer, he focused on designing, developing, and testing passive RF/microwave circuits and phased array antennas for Satcom and terrestrial applications. Alongside his industry work, he served as a Researcher and Lecturer at various academic institutions. Besides his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees, Dr. Asif also holds a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from North Dakota State University, USA. He is a member of IET and holds senior membership in IEEE.

Abdelhak Benali is an Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes, where he has been working since 2022. Based in Paris, France, he supports customers across the Eurowest Geo on topics related to CST Studio Suite.

He has over 10 years of experience in high-frequency electromagnetics and electronics, with expertise spanning antennas, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electronic design automation (EDA), and multiphysics simulation. Throughout his career, he has gained experience across the software and technology industries, as well as the automotive industry.

Tony Gasseling is R&D Technical Director at Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA, specializing in advanced measurement, modeling, and simulation technologies for nonlinear RF devices and circuits.

With more than 20 years of experience in RF semiconductor characterization and modeling, including Pulse IV and Load Pull techniques, he co-founded AMCAD Engineering, a spin-off from the XLIM research laboratory, and served as its CEO for nearly 20 years.

Following AMCAD Engineering’s acquisition by Dassault Systèmes in 2024, Tony joined SIMULIA R&D, where he contributes to integrating IVCAD Suite technologies with SIMULIA EMAG portfolio.

Tony holds a PhD from the University of Limoges and an Executive Master in Sales, Marketing and Digital Strategy from HEC Paris, combining deep RF expertise with entrepreneurship and business development.

Joel joined Dassault Systèmes in December 2024. He brings more than 20 years of experience in, with a background spanning Elanix, AWR, AWR/NI, and Cadence. 

He is currently an Industry Business Senior Consultant specializing in IVCAD business development.

Nicolas Labrousse is R&D Technology Manager at Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA, specializing in RF component modeling and simulation within the IVCAD Suite.

Bringing 20 years of expertise in RF telecommunications and semiconductors, Nicolas began his career at Freescale Semiconductor while completing his PhD in partnership with XLIM Laboratory at the University of Limoges. He then expanded his knowledge in RF systems and electromagnetic simulation during a 4-year assignment at CNES, before returning to Freescale (later NXP Semiconductors) to lead LDMOS and GaN device modeling as well as EDA tool development.

In 2020, he joined AMCAD Engineering as an RF Modeling Engineer & Smart Model Project Leader, focusing on advanced transistor characterization and modeling solutions. Following AMCAD’s acquisition by Dassault Systèmes in 2024, Nicolas joined the SIMULIA R&D team to drive the continuous development and integration of these technologies into the IVCAD Suite.

Mohan Jayawardene completed his Ph.D. at Loughborough University in 2000, where he subsequently worked as a Research Engineer at the Center for Mobile Communication and Research (CMCR) until 2005. In October 2005, Mohan joined CST AG as an Application Engineer. By 2007, he transitioned from a technical role to lead the sales and technical support team and in 2010 he was appointed as the Country Manager for CST UK Ltd.

Following the acquisition of CST AG by DASSAULT SYSTEMES, Mohan took on the role of SIMULIA Sales Director, overseeing channel partners. Mohan currently leads the sales teams in both direct and indirect channels for SIMULIA in the Euro North Region.

Dr. Ersin Polat is an Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes, where he has worked since November 2022, specializing in electromagnetic and multiphysics simulation for RF and microwave applications. During his doctoral studies at the Institute of Microwave Engineering and Photonics at the Technical University of Darmstadt, he worked on the design, simulation, and experimental characterization of RF and microwave devices and led the Tunable Radio Frequency Devices Research Group. He received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 2017 and his Ph.D. in 2023, both from TU Darmstadt. His dissertation was awarded as the best dissertation of 2023 in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.

Adrien is an Application Engineer for SIMULIA IVCAD Suite. Born in France in 1997, he received the engineering degree in electronics and telecommunications from ENSIL in 2020, with a specialization in RF and microwave electronics. His work mainly focuses on RF system characterization and high-frequency measurement techniques. He has contributed to the development of software measurement tools across industrial and research environments, with a focus on non-linear components characterization.

Dr. Frank Demming-Janssen is an expert in electromagnetics, RF and microwave simulation, with more than 20 years of professional experience in numerical field computation and antenna engineering. He studied Engineering Physics at FH Münster, graduating as Dipl.-Ing. (FH), and subsequently earned his Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) from the Technical University of Chemnitz, specializing in electromagnetic theory and high-frequency applications.

Throughout his career, Dr. Demming-Janssen has focused on fullwave electromagnetic simulation, antenna design, and RF component optimization. He has held technical and managerial roles in the field of simulation software and is currently Managing Director of SIMUSERV GmbH, where he leads consulting, training, and support activities related to advanced electromagnetic simulation technologies.

Irene de Gruijter holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain), partially shared with the University of New Mexico (US). She later completed a Master's in Embedded Systems at ENSEEIHT-INSA (Toulouse, France) and studied at the California State University – Long Beach (US) to learn more about communication systems and business management. She then worked in the RF laboratory at Thales in the Netherlands and later joined Wupatec's RF Power Amplifier Design team in Toulouse, where she worked on topologies such as the wideband Doherty amplifier. She is now a Business Developer for AMCAD- ITEST-WUPATEC (AEMIS Group) in Europe.

Mustafa Kamal obtained his Master’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, in 2015. His expertise includes simulation and measurement of passive RF components, antenna design, electromagnetic exposure, and wireless power transfer. Since 2019, he has been working as an Application Engineer at HITECH, providing technical support and training for CST Studio Suite across the Benelux region.