We are very excited to host the SIMULIA Technology Day in Montreal again this year! This in-person-only conference is free and will be held at the Montreal Dassault Systèmes Office. This is the opportunity for you to hear from SIMULIA customers, partners, Executives and Technical Experts about our vision and the future of our simulation technology.
We invite engineers from all industries to come together to spark conversation. The Technology Day is an excellent opportunity to network & collaborate, in person, with industry practitioners and leaders, along with SIMULIA’s network of Industry Consultants to address the challenges your Industry faces today.
Listen to our customers and partners in the area who are excited to present their simulation work at the event. Seats are limited; register now!
SIMULIA Technology Day I October 29, 2025 I Montreal Underground City, 393 Rue Saint-Jacques #300, Montreal, QC H2Y 1N9, Canada
Special Guests
Chris Bassindale, BMT Canada Ltd.
Chris Bassindale, BMT Canada Ltd.
Chris Bassindale holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Carleton University where his
research focused on improving the prediction of ductile fracture arrest in natural gas pipelines.
At BMT, Chris provides technical expertise in the fields of materials testing, data acquisition
and instrumentation, ductile fracture propagation arrest in gas pipelines, finite element modelling,
and engineering critical assessments of pipelines and pressure vessels. Throughout his career,
Chris has completed several materials related projects for the oil and gas and aviation industry,
and prepared numerous proposals, technical reports, and peer-reviewed journal and conference publications.
Ali Nour, Hydro-Québec
Ali Nour, Hydro-Québec
Dr. Nour joined Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal as a Post-Doctoral fellow and research associate from 2004 to 2007. He joined Hydro-Quebec in 2007, and now is a senior engineer at this company and a team leader of the structural analysis team. Dr. Nour was involved in the design and the assessment of several strategic facilities, including the Gentilly 2 Nuclear Power Plant, several dams, and Power Houses. Dr. Nour has been a user of Abaqus since 2004.
Mohammadreza Pouya, AtkinsRéalis
Mohammadreza Pouya, AtkinsRéalis
Mohammad Reza Pouya holds a master’s degree in civil engineering with a specialization in Hydraulic Structures from Iran. He has over 12 years of experience working as a civil engineer in Iran, where he was involved in the design and construction of several dam projects.
Since 2023, Mohammad Reza has been working in structural engineering at AtkinsRéalis in Montréal. He is officially recognized as a candidate à la profession d’ingénieur in Quebec.
His interest in structural behavior and dam engineering led to the publication of two peer-reviewed articles on the seismic and thermal analysis of dams:
"Thermal analysis of RCC dams during construction considering different ambient boundary conditions at the upstream and downstream faces" (Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring)
"The effect of non-uniformity in ground motions on the seismic response of arch dams" (SN Applied Sciences)