SIMULIA EURONORTH Regional User Meeting 2025

Graduating from the University of Sheffield in June 2013 with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Michael joined Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as a graduate in September 2013. Throughout his 10 years within the business Michael has spent most of his time working in virtual engineering. Having pioneered simulation automation within the 3D Experience platform, Michael was promoted to Technical Specialist – CAE Automation in 2021. Michael is the business leader driving development of Simulation Templates and supporting the business’ transformation to better integration of CAD and CAE processes within Product Engineering at JLR. Michael is a member of the IMechE as a Chartered Engineer.

Andy graduated from the University of Birmingham, School of Metallurgy and Materials Science in 1990 after completing a four year MEng degree in Materials Science, his PhD research was completed in 1993.

Andy initially worked at the Defence Research Agency (now QinetiQ) before joining Airbus in the Experimental Mechanics group with a concurrent role in the Explicit Dynamic finite element group.

He joined GKN Aerospace and became part of the A380 wing cover static stress analysis team, supporting both first flight and production ramp-up.

In 2005, Andy rejoined Airbus, to become part of the nonlinear structural analysis team. Over the years, Andy has been involved with many challenging simulation campaigns and has had the opportunity to work with external organisations during a number of projects, the most recent of which being the ATi funded Smarter Testing project.

Per has worked with simulation at Tetra Pak for the last 15 years and currently serves as a Technology Specialist in the Sealing Technology department. This department is responsible for creating the welds that ensure the tightness of the packages. His main focus is on material modelling and the interaction between the filling machine and the packing material, specifically during the sealing process.

Alex joined Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in September 2015 as a degree apprentice. During his six years on the apprenticeship, he was based in the Digital Engineering Efficiency and Automation (DEA team), firstly working in the parametric CAD space, before moving into simulation automation within 3DExperience. After completing the apprenticeship with Distinction, and graduating from Warwick University with first class honours, he was promoted to Subject Matter Expert (SME) - CAE Automation in 2024. Alex is also a CAE ‘Super User’ at JLR, and actively supports others who wish to use 3DExperience for simulation.

• R&D Engineer, Medtronic (2014-2025)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University College Dublin (2013-2014)
• PhD Student, Dublin Institute of Technology (2007-2013)

• R&D Engineer, Medtronic (2020-2025)
• Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin (2015-2020)
• PhD Student, University of Galway (2011-2015)

Daniel Stokes is a Digital Design Manager at Unilever, with over a decade of experience in the packaging design industry, he has collaborated with some of the world's leading brands, ranging from fast consumer goods to luxury perfume and spirits. Daniel graduated from Loughborough University in 2015 with a degree in Industrial Design and Technology.


Daniel champions the use of digital and data-driven methods in design. He is pioneering the application of digital and AI technologies in the design process for Beauty and Wellbeing at Unilever.

Karolina is a Development Engineer at Tetra Pak, specialising in modelling and simulations within the Sealing Technology department. This team is responsible for ensuring the integrity and tightness of package seals. Karolina holds a Master of Physics in Computational physics from the University of Edinburgh. In her job she focuses on structural and thermal simulations, with a special interest in programming.

With a primary focus on 3D static and dynamic simulation of diesel engine structures during his 8 years with Caterpillar, the evolving energy landscape has provided the opportunity to explore battery pack simulation-led design and validation.

Sebastien obtained his mechanical engineering degree from EPFL in Switzerland in 2001. He began his career at MTU Aeroengines in Munich, focusing on aerodynamics and structural analysis. Later, he assumed various Technical Director roles at EXA Corp in Europe. In 2014, Sebastien became the Managing Director for the Aerospace Industry, a position he held until the integration of EXA into Dassault Systèmes in 2019. At Dassault Systèmes, he served as SIMULIA Head of Aerospace and SIMULIA GEO Leader EUROCENTRAL until July 2023, when he transitioned to the role of SIMULIA VP Sales and Marketing.