Speakers

Lambert Li, Ph.D., P.Eng., is a senior engineer specialist in the Ontario Power Generation. His works and research interests focus specifically on nonlinear structural and stress analyses. He is the author of six research papers on material damage and fracture, structural failure, structural instability, and structural dynamics. He was the peer reviewers for many international journals and conferences. Currently he is working on advanced nonlinear analyses to address safety and performance of nuclear power plants.

Mehdi Shekarforoush is a Principal Engineer at Zebra Technologies, specializing in advanced simulation, failure analysis, and material characterization. With extensive hands-on experience across industry and academia, Mehdi drives a holistic engineering philosophy that integrates FEA and CFD with physical lab testing to build highly reliable enterprise products. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary and is a passionate engineer dedicated to advancing simulation-led design and root-cause analysis practices.

Dr. Williams is a Research Scientist at CanmetMATERIALS, Natural Resoures Canada studying deformation and fracture of metal in the pipeline, nuclear, and automotive sectors. His research is about 50% computational and 50% experimental. Recently, he has been studying CO2 pipeline rupture using Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) models that employ Eulerian-Lagrangian schemes within Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software.

Carl is a member of the Advanced Simulation group office in Ann Arbor. He supports customers in the use the SIMULIA Established Products and provides mentorship and technical guidance for GoEngineer consulting work.

Carl has used CAE to help solve engineering problems for over 30 years, with a focus on automotive applications, especially engine components.

Carl thrives on complex problems and enjoys improving designs that must meet demanding constraints. At GoEngineer, he values the constant variety of engineering and software challenges, and he takes particular satisfaction in helping customers get more efficient and effective with their simulation workflows.

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.

Karthik Muthuraman is SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant Senior Manager based out of Toronto. He leads the Fluids team that supports North American customers. He has 14 years of experience in applying computational fluids dynamics to solve customer problems for variety of Industry. He and his team now focus on emerging technology like MODSIM, Cloud and Machine Learning to develop advanced workflows.  He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Fluids Dynamics

Dipesh Shah is the North America IPC Senior Manager for the Modeling and Simulation technical team, with a strong focus on simulation-driven design. He has been with Dassault Systemes for over 14 years, helping customers solve complex engineering problems.

Dipesh began his career in the automotive industry, working with both OEMs and suppliers, where he specialized in explicit finite element analysis for vehicle safety applications. He then worked for Sikorsky helicopters for aircraft validation. He later joined Dassault Systemes as an Application Engineer, delivering Abaqus training and supporting customers in developing advanced simulation workflows. In recent years, he has been actively involved in initiatives related to additive manufacturing and topology optimization, driving innovation in simulation-led product development.

Dipesh holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Solid Mechanics from Bradley University.