Speakers

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.

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.

• 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)

Dr. Lin Wang, a 2025 SIMULIA Champion, whose professional career began in 2008, is passionate about Computational Modelling and Simulation in research & development across various fields. In 2016, he joined DePuy Synthes (J&J MedTech), prior to which he has worked at Cummins Turbo Technologies, Durham University and Spincraft ETG. He also serves as board members of the IMechE Structural Technology & Materials Group and NAFEMS Computational Structural Mechanics Working Group. He is a certified 6 sigma black belt and a chartered engineer, member of IMechE. He holds a PhD of Mechanical Engineering from Durham University. Lin has 16 years’ experience with SIMULIA products (Abaqus, FE-Safe, Tosca) in solving challenge problems faced by academia and industry. In particular, he is an expert of using Abaqus to simulate highly nonlinear conditions and ultra-large material deformations. So far, he has published 19 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles as the first author with approx. 400 citations.

Slawomir Polanski is an engineer with a passion for numerical simulations. The Master's degrees achieved both in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science fields made him realise that simulations are what he wants to do for a living. Currently working as a Senior Simulation Engineer helping engineers via consultancy services or teaching Abaqus, Python and Simpack. His main area of interest is creating custom simulation workflows, automation, scripting and linking different numerical solvers.

Tom received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin with a research topic of fracture and crack growth in polymers. He is a tire industry veteran known for his leadership in driving advances in modeling, simulation and workflows across a global organization. He joined Endurica in 2022 after a 35-year career at Goodyear. While at Goodyear, he held various technical and leadership positions with experience in product development, technology development, modeling and simulation, and materials characterization. He was a major contributor to multiple technical partnerships. He also enjoyed a two-year assignment at Goodyear’s technical center in Luxembourg as the Manager of Computational Mechanics. He has published many technical papers and received numerous awards for his technical achievements.

Dr. Robert Luo is a Principal CAE Engineer and a Chartered Engineer, the fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He has 30 years’ experience in Abaqus, published 3 books and 70 peer-reviewed journal papers in antivibration simulations. He is a SIMULIA Champion in 2021.

Henrik holds a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on ductile failure in aluminium. After completing the PhD he joined Enodo where he has primarily focused on modelling of polymers for the offshore industry.

Zeyuan Miao is a researcher focused on developing surrogate modeling techniques to improve simulations. During his Master and PhD at the University of Manchester, Zeyuan concentrated on enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of predictions related to the structural integrity of weldments. By exploring methods such as automating data generation and integrating machine learning models like Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), Zeyuan aims to make simulations more efficient. Additionally, Zeyuan is interested in applying surrogate models to fusion power plant design and aspires to contribute to the advancement of simulation processes in diverse fields.

Dr.Bharat Singh Rawat is a research associate at the University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute where his responsibilities include conducting simulation studies to optimize beam transport from the low-energy ELENA ring to the AEgIS experiment at CERN, integrating beam and particle diagnostics efficiently, and developing schemes for trap injection, particle storage, and merging. He is currently focused on creating a Digital Twin of the experiment using tools such as G4Beamline, CST Studio, and MADX

Kilwa has a structural mechanics background, and he got his Ph.D. from Helsinki University of Technology in 2006. He has been using Abaqus for over 20 years and is currently working as a Simulation Manager at PLM Group. He is also a co-Founder & Board Member at SoundlyFit.

Bob has been using FEA since 1979 and Abaqus since 1993. He has made every mistake possible in that time – none of which will be discussed here today.

As a SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes Sheffield, Matthew supports EuroNorth customers across industries in adopting simulation-driven solutions using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. With over two years of experience and a background in General Engineering (Energy & Sustainability) from the University of Sheffield—including a Year in Industry—Matthew leverages multi-brand solutions to bridge simulation technology with real-world engineering challenges. Predominantly, Matthew has applied V+R solutions with Test Manager and Process Automation technologies for customers within Aerospace & Defence and Energy industries.

Joe graduated from Cambridge University and gained a PhD from Imperial College before joining Jaguar Cars as an aerodynamicist in 1998. Joe was responsible for the aerodynamic development of a number of Jaguar vehicles, using physical tests methods and CFD and eventually became the Technical Specialist for Aerodynamics at JLR. Joe then joined Exa Corporation in 2005, as their first UK employee, in order to focus exclusively on CFD with the PowerFLOW toolset.

At Exa Joe was heavily involved in the development and deployment of the PowerFLOW toolset for automotive and motorsport across the world. In 2017 Exa was acquired by Dassault Systèmes, as part of their SIMULIA Brand. Joe now manages a team dedicated to delivering automated simulation & optimization process’ to SIMULIA customers worldwide. This team has focussed on developing industrial scale automation solutions, such as the PowerFLOW Advanced Common Model process which is used at many automotive customers worldwide. This team is now dedicated to creating and deploying similar automated solutions using MODSIM technology.

Roles Portfolio Manager for Dassault Systemes in the UK. More than 25 years industry experience covering topics such as Process Automation, Test Data Management, Data Acquisition, Simulation Process Data Management and Signal Processing

Hi I’m Gregg Hunt, a Business Development Manager at SIMUSERV who has been selling to engineers for the past 3 years.

I graduated from Swansea University with my Business Management degree back in 2016 where I developed my passion for business development and sales.

My career has been focussed around Account Management and Business Development, from developing relationships with existing customers, to presenting and selling to new customers and all things in between.

My previous role was where I entered the world of engineering. I sold CAD visualisation tools and extended reality software to allow engineers to work collaboratively with their CAD data, virtually. This had unlocked a new passion of mine – engineering. Following the task of building my own customer base for Extended Reality (XR) from the ground up, I then moved to SIMUSERV so that I could dive deeper into the world of engineering and simulation.

Outside of work? I try to enjoy golf and love walking my 4 year old labrador anywhere that ends up with a pub!

Jonathan is currently Director of High Tech Industry Enablement at Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA where he is responsible for technical content, advanced engagements and new methodology. Previously he has held leadership positions at a Silicon Valley start-up and at CST where he looked after North American sales prior to its acquisition by Dassault Systèmes in 2016. Jonathan has an engineering background in electronics and electromagnetic simulation and holds a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering.

Ben Pine has worked for Dassault Systemes SIMULIA for almost 6 years. He works on electromagnetic simulations, especially in the areas of particle accelerators, MRI, permanent magnets and superconductivity. Before joining Dassault Systemes, Ben worked at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK for 15 years, as an Accelerator Physicist with the ISIS Spallation Neutron Source. Ben got his DPhil in Particle Physics from Oxford University in 2016.

I joined the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Daresbury Laboratory, near Warrington, Cheshire in September 2015 after completing my PhD in experimental physics based at Swansea University. I am part of the Accelerator Science and Technology Centre (ASTeC) where I work in the Magnetics and Radiation Sources (MaRS) group. I am also a member of the Cockcroft Institute. My work is in magnetic systems for particle accelerators, encompassing beam steering and focussing systems as well as magnetic undulating structures for producing synchrotron radiation. One of my main research interests is making particle accelerators more energy efficient by developing the technology to shift designs away from electromagnets towards using permanent magnets to generate the required magnetic field, whilst overcoming the limitations to field tuneability that are normally a consequence of using permanent magnet based systems.