Speakers

Biography:

• Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering, from IPSA, France, in 2013
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, from Laval University, Quebec, in 2016
• Research thesis about FEA of delamination on aerospace composite material for CRIAQ projects
• 10 years experience in FEA and CFD analyses

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.

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)

Will has been with SIMULIA for nearly 25 years, in a variety of technical and sales roles. He has trained, supported, mentored and consulted with customers across many industries in Canada, the US and UK to help them address their simulation challenges and leverage the power of SIMULIA technology. Will holds Batchelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Hicham Farid has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Quebec, Canada, where his research focused on Fracture Mechanics. His primary interests are Material Modeling and Calibration, Fracture Mechanics, and Fatigue. Before joining Dassault Systèmes, Hicham spent 12 years working as R&D Engineer/Scientist at leading organizations in the aerospace, nuclear, and renewable energy industries.

Govind is a technical sales director at Dassault Systemes. He has been working with Dassault Systemes since 2011 focusing on Abaqus finite element analysis in modeling and simulation solutions. Before joining Dassault Systemes, Govind worked as a finite element analyst for over 10 years at various companies in northeast Ohio. He is one of the tire simulation experts at the company and has been a part of the tire society since 2012. In his current role, Govind helps Dassault Systemes value added resellers (VARs) in customer engagement providing his technical expertise in modeling and simulation domain. He has a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Akron.