Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Silver Room
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Advanced Seminar: Automation & Optimization
Seminar Agenda9:00 WELCOME9:15 Approaches in Automation and Democratization for Simulation Digital Thread10:00 Pepsico's experience with automation, Q&...

Benjamin Beckelynck, Optimec
Technical Manager Simulation

Chris Olson
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant

Dominick Lauzon
SIMULIA Expert Solution Architect

Johann Koshy
MODSIM Industry Process Consultant Specialist

Sai Paranjothy
MODSIM Industry Process Consultant Senior Specialist
Coral Room
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Batteries
The development of the next generation of batteries requires materials with improved properties and energy storage systems with improved performance, durability...

Nick Reynolds
BIOVIA Industry Process Consultant Director

Matias Zielonka
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant

Timothy Carlson
Modeling and Simulation Industry Process Consultant
Copper Room
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Electromagnetics
Session 1&2: 9:00-10:30 a.m. - SIMULIA Partner Strategy Sessions, Frank Scharf, Dassault Systèmes
Session 3: 1:15-3:15 p.m.
Presentation 1: Keep cool! Electron...

Frank Scharf
SIMULIA Technical Sales Director

Scott Piper
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant Senior

Tyler Dodge
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant
Amethyst Room
9:00 AM - 2:45 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Fluids
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 a.m. - -Optimizing Electric Cargo Scooter Design: Aerodynamics and Manufacturability through MODSIM , Hari Murali, Dassault Systèmes
Abstr...

Kevin Carvalho
Roles Portfolio Senior Manager

John Higgins
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant

Rafael Salazar-Tio
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant Expert

Rick Shock
SIMULIA Industry Process Expert Director

Hari Murali
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant
Bronze Room
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Multibody System Dynamics
Session 1: 9:00-10:30 a.m. - Multibody/Motion State of Technology and Motion Vertical Roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Vinay Khemka & Binu Jose Kochucheruvil...

Peng Guan
SIMULIA Multibody Systems Industry Process Consultant Specialist

Binu Jose Kochucheruvil
SIMULIA Multibody Systems Industry Process Consultant

Tamer Yanni
SIMULIA Multibody Systems Industry Process Consultant

Vinay Khemka
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant

Charles Yuan
Industry Process Consultant Senior
Gold Room
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Structures
Session 1: 9:00-10:30 a.m. - Solving Nonlinear Finite-Element Models in Abaqus, Randy Marlow, Dassault Systèmes
Abstract: The upcoming seminar on nonlinear fini...

Tod Dalrymple
SIMULIA R&D Material Applications Director

Randall Marlow
SIMULIA Structures Industry Process Consultant Senior Expert

Sandy Eyl
SIMULIA Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist

David Winkler
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant Senior Expert

Biswanath Nandi
SIMULIA Industry Process Experience Senior Manager
Pearl Room
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Fatigue
Title: Deep Dive on TCD (Theory of Critical Distance), Jaehwan Choi, Dassault Systèmes
Abstract: fe-safe provides various fatigue analysis methods, algorithms,...

Jaehwan Choi
SIMULIA Structures Industry Process Consultant Senior Director
Pearl Room
1:15 PM - 4:30 PM
EDT
Advanced Seminar: Manufacturing Process Simulation
Session 1: 1:15-4:30 p.m. - Multiphysics Manufacturing Process Simulation, Chris Abada, Hicham Farid & Dinesh Panneerselvam, Dassault Systèmes
Abstract: Modern...

Dinesh Panneerselvam
Industry Process Consultant Director

Hicham Farid
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant

Chris Abada
SIMULIA Senior Industry Process Consultant
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
EDT
Registration, Continental Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibit Area & 3DEXPERIENCE Playground Open
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
EDT
Welcome & Opening Remarks, Shashank Aggarwal, Dassault Systèmes

Shashank Aggarwal
Senior Director, SIMULIA North America
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
EDT
SIMULIA Brand Insights, Sebastien Gautier, Dassault Systèmes
The SIMULIA brand was established 20 years ago as a central component of Dassault Systèmes' mission of providing businesses and individuals with science-based v...

Sebastien Gautier
SIMULIA Sales & Marketing VP
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EDT
Keynote Presentation: What side of V Flow are you on? A Journey from Simulating Performance to Model Based Decision Making, Charles Gagliano, Honda Development and Manufacturing of America
The application of simulation technology has seen significant growth over the past three decades. Methods such as finite element analysis, multibody modeling an...

Charlie Gagliano, Honda Development and Manufacturing of America
Director - Digital Innovation Division
Honda Development and Manufacturing of America
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
EDT
Morning Break in Sponsor Exhibit Area and 3DEXPERIENCE Playground
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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MODSIM: The Importance of Being Unified, Ramji Kamakoti, Dassault Systèmes
Modelling and simulation on 3DEXPERIENCE platform are driven by MODSIM - a unique unified modelling and simulation data model. This may seem like an obscure det...

Ramji Kamakoti
NAM MODSIM Industry Process Consultant Director
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
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The Critical Role of the Analyst in the Evolution of FEA in Industry, Joe Formicola, GoEngineer, Platinum Sponsor
The utilization of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in industry has grown exponentially for several decades, significantly benefiting product development processes...

Joe Formicola, GoEngineer
Engineer

GoEngineer
12:05 PM - 1:20 PM
EDT
Group Photo, Lunch, Sponsor Exhibit Area & 3DEXPERIENCE Playground Open - Sponsored by VIAS3D
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
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Sponsor Presentations
Gold Room
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
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Firefighter Helmet of the Future! Combining Lattice Design and Simulation with 3DEXPERIENCE, Matthew Sherak & Steven Darcey, GoEngineer
Safety first! In this presentation we will discuss the process we used to create the absolute perfect individualized firefighter helmet. 3DEXPERIENCE enables us...

Steven Darcey, GoEngineer
Team Lead CATIA

Matthew Sherak, GoEngineer
Application Engineer

GoEngineer
Silver Room
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
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Coupled Workflows for Thermomechanical and Oxidative Aging Analysis in Elastomers, Will Mars, Endurica
The temperature distribution and history in elastomeric structures is important for several reasons. Temperature directly affects the current viscoelastic prop...

Will Mars, Endurica
President

Endurica
Copper Room
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
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Manage Multi-Disciplinary Load Cases in SDM: Model Setup and Evaluation of Results, Andreas Lohbrunner, SCALEsdm U.S. Corp.
Due to the continuously increasing demand in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), it is essential for high efficiency and transparency to automate and standardize...

Andreas Lohbrunner, SCALE
SDM Technical Specialist

SCALEsdm U.S. Corp.
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
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Sponsor Presentations
Gold Room
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
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Modeling and Simulation in the Age of Digital Transformation, Sumanth Kumar, VIAS3D
VIAS3D, a DS Platinum Reseller with global presence providing software, training, and consulting has been successfully helping the modeling and simulation commu...

Sumanth Kumar, VIAS3D
Global CEO VIAS3D
Silver Room
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
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Accelerating the Speed and Clarity of Simulation/Simulia Results to Support Large Scale Variation Analysis, Prasad Mandava, VCollab
Today’s manufacturing companies face the need for faster, less-costly development cycles in an environment of evolving complexity in product requirements and an...

Prasad Mandava, VCollab
Co-Founder and CEO

VCollab
Copper Room
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
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Accelerating SIMULIA Simulation Software Portfolio with NVIDIA GPUs and Lenovo ThinkSystem Servers, Ian Pegler & Kevin Dean, NVIDIA/Lenovo
This session will explore the latest NVIDIA and Lenovo advancements in accelerating computer-aided engineering (CAE). We will highlight the GPU-accelerated tool...

Kevin Dean, Lenovo
HPC Performance & CAE Segment Architect

Ian Pegler, NVIDIA

NVIDIA & Lenovo
Gold Room Sponsored by Colorado School of Mines
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Structures Transportation & Mobility Industry Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Simulation of Z-Folding Process in Prismatic Lithium-Ion Battery Assembly Using Abaqus Explicit Purushotham Kunduru, General Motors
The Z-folding process is a critical step in the assembly of prismatic lithium-ion battery cells, where precise alignment of electrodes and the integrity of the...

Purushotham Kunduru, General Motors
Virtual Propulsion Engineer
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Structures Infrastructure, Energy & Materials Industry Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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A Case Study Integrating Analytical Calculations and Finite Element Analysis for Predictive Performance Assessment of Body Lock Ring Systems, Christopher Cookston, Baker Hughes
A Body Lock Ring (BLR) is a critical component that prevents the relative sliding of cylindrical elements, often utilized in equipment for oil and gas well cons...

Chris Cookston, Baker Hughes
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Multibody Systems Dynamics Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Body Structure Influence on Vehicle Handling Performance, Hisham Sawan, Honda
Automotive handling performance is influenced by vehicle body characteristics. However, body development for handling performance encounters two typical challen...

Hisham Sawan, Honda
Principal Engineer and Project Lead
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Modeling & Simulation Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Utilizing Engineering Templates to Assist in Detailed Pocket Design, Kiera Rudden-Flanagan, Lockheed Martin
Stiffened aerospace panels can have many pockets and conducting the same analysis on each can be a repetitive, slow process. The Project Gamma team, as part of t...

Kiera Rudden-Flangan, Lockheed Martin
Aerospace Engineer
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Electromagnetics Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
3M New Materials and Technologies for 5G/mmWave Era, Jaewon Kim, 3M
3M has introduced cutting-edge technologies specifically designed for 5G, 6G, and mmWave applications. As the operational frequency for 5G and mmWave communicat...

Jaewon Kim, 3M
Advanced Research Specialist
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Fluids Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Advancing the Aerospace and Energy Industries with PowerFLOW®, Matthew Langford, Techsburg
Historically, computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations in the aerospace and energy industries have relied on steady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS)...

Matthew Langford, Techsburg
Chief Engineer
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Vibro-Acoustics Track
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EDT
Validation of wave6 Model of Vehicle Audio System Across Full Audible Frequency Range Suresh Patra & Wenlong Yang General Motors
This paper describes collaborative work carried out by General Motors and Dassault Systèmes for simulating vehicle audio systems across the complete audible fre...

Suresh Patra, General Motors
Senior Noise and Vibration Engineer
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Structures Transportation & Mobility Industry Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Fatigue Strength Assessment of Injection-Molded Plastic Components for Electric Vehicles, Sascha Pazour, PART Engineering GmbH on behalf of Ascend
The transition from traditional combustion engines to electric vehicles introduces a distinct challenge for car manufacturers: the emergence of higher-frequency...

Sascha Pazour, PART Engineering GmbH
Simulation Engineer
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Structures Infrastructure, Energy & Materials Industry Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Fracture Mechanics Analysis Comparison Using Abaqus Progressive Damage and 3-D Crack Meshes of a Downhole Tool Greg Thorwald, Quest Integrity USA
Fracture mechanics analysis is often applied to assess damaged equipment using Fitness-for-Service assessment methods to avoid a failure due to the presence of...
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Multibody Systems Dynamics Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Simpack Application in Driveline Control Integration Xing Xing, General Motors
The multi-body dynamics (MBD) software Simpack was applied in driveline control integration work and applied in a few analysis. Simpack was integrated in Matlab...

Xing Xing, General Motors
Technical Lead in Controls Integration
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Modeling & SImulation Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Journey into Parametric Design Study for Aerospace Applications, Marcus Lorenzo, Lockheed Martin
Parametric design is a powerful emerging method for 3D CAD models and has created great flexibility for exploring design solutions just by adjusting a set of va...

Marcus Lorenzo, Lockheed Martin
Aerospace Engineer
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Electromagnetics Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Modeling BCI EMC tests in CST, Matt Gee, Robert Bosch
This presentation shows the capabilities of CST to model real world BCI measurements. Specifically, how harmonics from a BCI measurement through a non-linear c...

Matt Gee, Robert Bosch LLC North America
Hardware Engineer
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Fluids Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
A Correlation of Soiling between Road Test and PowerFLOW Analysis for a Camera Monitor System Wei He, Volvo Trucks
As camera becomes an Intergrated part of driving experience, on-road soiling prevention becomes an important feature when designing the system. CFD analysis us...

Wei He, Volvo Trucks
Lead Engineer
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EDT
Vibro-Acoustics Track
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Adding Detail to Interior Windnoise Models using wave6 Together with PowerFLOW, Aaron Rinehimer & Chong Wang, General Motors
Interior noise in vehicles affects passenger comfort and perceived quality. At higher vehicle speeds windnoise is often one of the dominant contributors to...
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
EDT
Afternoon Break in Sponsor Exhibit Area & 3DEXPERIENCE Playground
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Structures Transportation & Mobility Industry Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Challenges of Modelling Fatigue in Magnesium Casting Alloys Yi Liu, General Motors
There is an increasing interest in the utilization of magnesium alloys for automotive applications due to its low density and high thermal conductivity. These...

Yi Liu, General Motors
Metallic Materials Technical Specialist
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Structures Infrastructure, Energy & Materials Industry Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Accelerating Product Development of Gore High-Temperature Capacitors Using Abaqus CAE Venkateswaran Santhanam, W.L. Gore
Gore is pursuing high performance capacitors for a variety of applications. However, this requires a new level of mechanistic understanding to meet new and chal...
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Multibody Systems Dynamics Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
MBD-FEM Co-Simulation Approach to Assess Strength of Automotive Chassis Components, Fan Li, General Motors
Automotive chassis components are considered as safety critical components and must meet the durability and strength requirements of customer usage. The cases s...

Fan Li, General Motors
VDDV Technical Specialist
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Modeling & Simulation Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Advancing Mold Design with Multiphysics Simulation and Automation on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, Benjamin Beckelynck, Optimec
The mold design process is a highly intricate and multidisciplinary endeavor, essential for manufacturing high-quality, complex parts. Collaborating with a Cana...

Benjamin Beckelynck, Optimec
Technical Manager Simulation
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Electromagnetics Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
CST's TLM and Hybrid Solver Technology Help Tackle Electrically Large Problems, Yushi Tan, VIAS3D on behalf of Antenna Research
CST Studio Suite's TLM solver has a long history in tackling EMC problems. It is a time domain method that is developed for EMC applications with many advantage...

Yushi Tan, VIAS3D
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Fluids Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Consistent Drag Prediction with CFD for a Vehicle with Bimodal Wake Cycling, Pooyan Razi, General Motors
The vehicle wake region is of high importance when analyzing the aerodynamic performance of a vehicle. It is characterized by turbulent separated flow and l...

Pooyan Razi, General Motors
Computational Aeroacoustics Technical Lead
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
Vibro-Acoustics Track
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EDT
wave6 Simulation Aided Launch Vibration Mitigation of Lunar Trailblazer Spacecraft, Indranil Dandaroy, Dassault Systèmes, on behalf of Eric Jacobs & Michael Reindl, Lockheed Martin
Lunar Trailblazer is a small (class D) lunar orbiter, part of NASA's Small, Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, with a mission to d...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
SIMULIA R&D Updates
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
Structures Update, Ross McLendon, Kingshuk Bose, & Harry Harkness, Dassault Systèmes
Session to include:
Abaqus – Introduction, CAE, Cloud, & HPCThis brief presentation will open the Abaqus Update Talks for day 2 with a high-level update overvie...

Harry Harkness
SIMULIA R&D Structures Technology Senior Director

Ross McLendon
SIMULIA R&D Structures Application Senior Manager

Kingshuk Bose
R&D Technology Director
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
3DEXPERIENCE Process Automation and Design Exploration Update, Christina Feist, Dassault Systèmes
This session will showcase new capabilities in Process Automation and Design Exploration. Learn how automation streamlines workflows, while design exploration t...

Christina Feist
SIMULIA R&D Generatives Experiences Roles Portfolio Director
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
Multibody Systems Dynamics Update, Vinay Khemka & Binu Jose Kochucheruvil, Dassault Systèmes
Session to include:
Simpack UpdateIntroduction and updates to the 3DEXPERIENCE Motion portfolio using parametric and nonparametric techniquesThis session provid...

Binu Jose Kochucheruvil
SIMULIA Multibody Systems Industry Process Consultant

Vinay Khemka
SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EDT
Leveraging Nonlinear Multiphysics MODSIM to Ensure Robust Designs, Sai Paranjothy, Dassault Systèmes
The engineering world is inherently filled with nonlinearities which complicate the design process. These nonlinearities necessitate the consideration of comple...

Sai Paranjothy
MODSIM Industry Process Consultant Senior Specialist
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
Electromagnetics Update, Frank Scharf, Dassault Systèmes
This hour-long session will be divided into two parts
Session I: SIMULIA Electromagnetics 2025 Update
This Tech Talk will highlight the best technology of CST S...

Frank Scharf
SIMULIA Technical Sales Director
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EDT
Aeroacoustic Simulations of a Commercial Air Handler System, Ryan Ferris, Dassault Systèmes on behalf of Gang Wang, TRANE
Aeroacoustic simulations of a commercial air handler system was conducted using the lattice-Boltzmann Very Large Eddy Simulation software PowerFLOW. The objecti...

Gang Wang, TRANE
Principal Engineer
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EDT
Using wave6 and PowerFLOW to Predict Underbody Contributions to Vehicle Wind-Noise, Phil Shorter on behalf of Philippe Mordillat, Mehdi Zerrad, Renault
Wind noise is one of the largest sources to the interior noise of modern electric and hybrid vehicles. This noise is encountered when driving on roads and f...
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
Streamlining Aerospace and Defense Model-Based Certification through MODSIM, Hunter Norrgard, Dassault Systèmes
The Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry is characterized by highly complex systems and stringent performance and safety requirements, necessitating thorough te...

Hunter Noorgard
MODSIM Industry Process Senior Consultant
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
Vibro-Acoustics Update, Phil Shorter, Dassault Systèmes

Phil Shorter
SIMULIA R&D Sr. Director
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
EDT
Fluids Portfolio Update, Kevin Carvalho & Justin Sacco, Dassault Systèmes
SIMULIA offers a comprehensive Fluids portfolio that delivers hundreds of workflows to customers across industries. In this presentation, we’ll summarize highli...

Kevin Carvalho
Roles Portfolio Senior Manager

Justin Sacco
SIMULIA R&D Application Senior Manager
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
EDT
Evening Reception in Sponsor Exhibit Area & 3DEXPERIENCE Playground - Sponsored by GoEngineer
Thursday, May 1, 2025
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
EDT
Continental Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibit Area & 3DEXPERIENCE Playground Open
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
EDT
Welcome & Opening Remarks, Dassault Systèmes

Shashank Aggarwal
Senior Director, SIMULIA North America
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
EDT
Smarter Testing – Virtual + Real Hybrid Testing, Tony Goff, Dassault Systèmes
The V+R (Virtual+Real) hybrid testing solution offers an End-to-End certification process, optimizing test campaigns and reducing development time and costs by...

Tony Goff
EuroNorth SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant Senior
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
EDT
Keynote Presentation: Interfaces and Fractures in Advanced Microelectronics Packaging, Ganesh Subbarayan, Purdue University
Advanced microelectronics packaging provides a powerful and cost-effective means for building complex electronics systems. Recently, sophisticated examples of a...

Ganesh Subbarayan, Purdue University
James G. Dwyer Professor of Mechanical Engineering
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EDT
SIMULIA Fluids: Advanced Simulation for Real-World Impact, Alain Belanger & Rick Shock, Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systemes is committed to continuously improve and expand the SIMULIA portfolio to push the boundaries of fluid simulation.
This presentation provides a...

Alain Belanger
Technical Director WW Tech sales
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
EDT
SIMULIA Executive Roundtable & Wrap-up, Shashank Aggarwal, Mark Bohm, Sebastien Gautier, Chris Whiting, Dassault Systèmes

Shashank Aggarwal
Senior Director, SIMULIA North America

Mark Bohm
Senior Director
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
EDT
Lunch in Sponsor Exhibit Area & 3DEXPERIENCE Playground Open
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Structures Multi-Industry Track
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Structural Validation of an Electric Drive Unit Inverter Cover and Correlation with Test Results, Naresh Oza, Rivian Automotive
CAE analysis was performed to simulate inverter cover bolted joints. There was an issue of oil leak within Inverter cover assembly at elevated temperature. This...

Naresh Oza, Rivian Automotive
Staff CAE Analysis Engineer
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Transportation & Mobility Track
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Optimized Notch Design to Minimize Electric Motor Cogging Noise, Song He, General Motors
Electric motor is among the main sources of noise and vibration for electrified propulsion systems. This presentation focuses on the electric motor rotor NVH op...

Song He, General Motors
NVH Technical Specialist
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Battery/Electric Vehicle Track
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Simpack Continuous Integration Pipeline, Hunter Poole, General Motors
Continuous integration (CI) is a practice commonly used in software development to automate the process of integrating code changes, running tests, and deployin...

Hunter Poole, General Motors
Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Integration Engineer
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Modeling & Simulation Track
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Building a Material Library in the 3DExperience Material Calibration App, James Swayze & Blake Hasselbring, Ford
OEMs today are increasingly using material test data to calibrate material cards for CAE simulations. This presentation explores the OEM motivation and the need...

James Swayze, Ford Motor Company
NVH Technical Specialist
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Structures Industrial Equipment Track
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
Automating Pre-Processing Tasks in Abaqus/CAE: A Python Solution for Faster Geometry Import and Meshing, Jeevaratnam Myla, The Raymond Corporation
Automating tasks saves time, reduces costs, and minimizes errors in any field. In an FEA analyst's daily workflow, tasks typically include preparing geometry, m...

Jeevaratnam Myla, The Raymond Corporation
Analysis Engineer
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
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Structures Life Sciences Track
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EDT
In Silico Tools for Prediction and Rehabilitation of Knee Osteoarthritis, Amir Esrafilian, Stanford University
Knee osteoarthritis (OA), ranked among the leading causes of disability across the globe, reduces the quality of life by causing chronic pain, inflammation, and...

Amir Esrafilian, Stanford University
Postdoc Fellow
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Structures Multi-Industry Track
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Translating Material Properties from Third-Party Explicit/FEA Codes to Abaqus/Explicit, Chunfu Lin, General Motors
Achieving consistent material behavior across different FEA solvers is essential but challenging due to variations in material models. These differences make di...

Chunfu Lin, General Motors
Thermoplastic Material Technical Specialist
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Transportation & Mobility Track
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
NVH Simulator Simpack Real Time functionality Development, Xing Xing, General Motors
The real-time functionality of Simpack in an NVH simulator was developed in a vehicle model. The body forces generated from Simpack vehicle model and the sensit...

Xing Xing, General Motors
Technical Lead in Controls Integration
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Battery/Electric Vehicle Track
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Coupled Thermal Electric Simulation of an Orthotropic Equivalent Battery Management System, Martin Bridge, Navitas Systems
As industries demand battery systems of increasing power density, Engineers and Designers are required to push the envelope of deliverable power at extreme oper...

Martin Bridge, Navitas Systems
Product Engineer
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Modeling & Simulation Track
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
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Considering Buckling in Topology Optimization for Aerospace Applications, Jason Action & Clay McElwain, Lockheed Martin
Topology optimization of thin-walled structures often produces an insufficient design due to an inability to account for stability. The Project Gamma team, as p...

Clay McElwain, Lockheed Martin
Aerospace Engineer

Jason Action, Lockheed Martin
Aeronautical Engineer
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Structures Industrial Equipment Track
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
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Design Evaluation of Vehicle Cab Floor Under Extreme Loads using Advanced Simulations, Akshay Dandekar & Arindam Chakraborty, VIAS3D presenting on behalf of Motiv
In vehicle engineering, structural integrity has always been a crucial focus in the process of designing and validating a vehicle, making an important contribut...

Akshay Dandekar, VIAS3D
Senior Engineer

Arindam Chakraborty, VIAS3D
CTO-Engineering Services
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EDT
Structures Life Sciences Track
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
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Developing of an Organ- and Tissue-Level Calibrated Human Lung Model: Preliminary Findings & Future Directions, Arif Badrou, University of California
Four million deaths and billions of dollars in costs are consequences of respiratory diseases affecting people worldwide. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,...

Dr. Arif Badrou, University of California
Postdoctoral Scholar
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
EDT
Structures Mix Track
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Accelerating Composite Material Design through Integration of Large Language Models with Multiscale Mechanics, Haodong Du, Purdue University
Composite materials offer exceptional strength, stiffness, and lightweight properties, making them invaluable in modern engineering applications. However, their...

Haodong Du, Purdue University
Ph.D. Candidate
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Transportation & Mobility Track
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Study & Recommendation for Simpack use on a VI-grade Autohawk Real-Time Linux High-Power Computer John Burford & Mollie Minsel, VI-grade
VI-grade, in partnership with Concurrent Real-Time, has developed the AutoHawk series of high-power computers consisting of real-time hardware, real-time OS...

John Burford, VI-grade
Manager

Mollie Minsel, Vi-grade
Senior Sales Representative | Virtual Test, HiL/SiL, Driving Simulators
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Battery/Electric Vehicle Track
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
EDT
Design of Electric Single-Seater Type Electrathon America, Vignaud Granados Alejo, Alejandra Guzman & Froilan Marquez, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato
Electrathon America is an organization that inspires interest in science, engineering and technology by involving participants in the design, construction, test...

Vignaud Granados Alejo, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato
Professor, Robotics Engineering Department

Alejandra Guzman, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato
Ph.D. Candidate

Froilan Marquez, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato
Student
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Modeling & Simulation Track
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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OPTIMA: The Collaborative Development of OptiAssist Composite Optimization with Red Bull Advanced Technologies, Martin Gambling, TriMech Solutions on behalf of Red Bull
In this presentation, we introduce OptiAssist, an advanced software tool designed to streamline the optimization of composite structures. The software employs c...

Martin Gambling, TriMech
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Structures Life Sciences Track
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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NiTiNol implementation and calibration in Abaqus/CAE and 3DX, Nuno Rebelo & Paul Jermihov, Nuno Rebelo Associates & Trimech
Nitinol, a unique shape memory alloy (SMA), exhibits remarkable properties such as superelasticity and the ability to recover its original shape after deformati...

Nuno Rebelo, Nuno Rebelo Associates
Owner

Paul Jermihov, TriMech Solutions
Sr. Solution Consultant
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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SIMULIA R&D Updates
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Structures: Abaqus Linear Dynamics & Eigensolvers Mikhail Belyi, Dassault Systèmes
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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3DEXPERIENCE Structures, Adarsh Bavani Shankar, Dassault Systèmes
Discover the latest enhancements in SIMULIA structural simulation roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform! Our 3DEXPERIENCE product offering delivers comprehensive s...

Adarsh Bavani Shankar
SIMULIA R&D Roles Portfolio Senior Manager
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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3DEXPERIENCE Test Management Introduction Raphael Bois, Dassault Systèmes
This session will introduce the 3DEXPERIENCE Test Management capabilities. You will learn about our ambitions for the domain and how our current offering can he...
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Scaling Simulation Adoption with 3DEXPERIENCE MODSIM Democratization Solution & Best Practice to Automate & Drive EV’s Battery Pack Structure Design, Dassault Systèmes

Anna Liang
Modeling and Simulation Industry Process Consultant

Ashish Aggarwal
Senior Director, SIMULIA NAM
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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3DEXPERIENCE Multiphysics 2025, Victor Oancea, Dassault Systèmes
Multiphysics and Multiscale (MPMS) covers the topic of seamlessly coupling multiple physics together at the same scale as well as across multiple scales for the...
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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Automotive Body Systems NVH Analysis John Huber, Dassault Systèmes
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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An Implementation of Digital Continuity within Concept Structures with Systems Engineering, Swati Umamaheshwaran, Dassault Systemes
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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