Phil Kinnane is the Vice President of Sales at COMSOL and holds a PhD in electrochemical engineering. In this episode of Designing the Future, Phil discusses the evolution of simulation software, the importance of democratization, the role of high performance computing (HPC), why simulation is ripe for use in life sciences, and his take on the age old question: are we living in a simulation?

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On this episode of Designing the Future, James discusses the evolution of topology optimization, the applications of artificial intelligence in design software, the new generation of meshless technology, the importance of systems-level thinking, data in the context of digital twins, how the pandemic is shaping simulation, why user interfaces should be fun, and what design software could look like in the year 2070.

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In this decade, 5G has become the hottest technology since the telephone. 5G promises to change connectivity from business-to-business, or person-to-person and connect every individual and device in our lives, from the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, and generate unimaginable amounts of usable data in the process.

Siemens industry veteran Fram Akiki is a noted expert in 5G and is watching the evolution of this technology from the inside. He notes that there are technical limitations to the rollout of 5G, but they are surmountable and cost-effective. Can 5G make the Internet of Things as ubiquitous as the World Wide Web itself? In this conversation with engineering.com’s Jim Anderton, Akiki lays out the future.

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Software has changed the way airplanes are flown, navigated and maintained. But what about the way they’re developed?

Dale Tutt, Vice President, Aerospace & Defense Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software has managed important aerospace programs for decades, and he sees new, tech driven solutions that are drastically shortening airframe and powerplant development timelines and lowering costs. In this episode, Tutt explains how dynamic technologies such as digital twin, iterative design, advanced simulation and 3D printing let the aerospace industry expand the performance envelope while minimizing program risk.

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Nand Kochhar is the Vice President of Automotive and Transportation Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software. A veteran of the automotive industry, Kochhar spent much of his career as a Chief Engineer at Ford before joining Siemens in early 2020.

On this episode of Designing the Future, Nand describes the current state of autonomous vehicles and what it will take to reach full Level 5 autonomy. He explores why the trucking industry is leading the AV charge, the role of 5G and smart cities for AVs, AV safety and cybersecurity, how AV developers choose between different sensors and strategies, the importance of simulation for training autonomous vehicles, and why the Trolley Problem is so difficult to solve.

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Energy is everything. It underpins all aspects of modern life yet the basic technologies of generation and distribution haven’t changed in decades. The proliferation of low cost, high reliability sensor technology, along with easy connectivity with the Industrial Internet of Things has made it possible for everything from downhole tooling and oil rig to massive hydroelectric projects to report large amounts of information about real-time performance.

Properly managing this data will be the key to increasing generation and distribution efficiency for the energy sector, including fast developing green technologies such as solar photovoltaic and wind generation. John Nixon brings three decades of industry experience to the conversation and delivers interesting insights into the key technologies that will power the future.

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Ian Campbell is the founder and CEO of OnScale, a cloud-based platform for simulation. Ian has a B.S in mechanical engineering from Middle Tennessee State University as well as an MSAE in aerospace engineering and an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before OnScale, Ian founded and led NextInput, a startup that developed 3D Touch and ForceTouch sensors.

On this episode of Designing the Future, Ian explains his vision for cloud simulation and why he believes legacy simulation providers will need to catch up or fall behind. He discusses the role of AI in cloud simulation, his company’s view of digital twins, why the cloud is key for democratization, design for 5G, how OnScale was influenced by cloud-CAD platform Onshape, and more.

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The engineering of complex systems needs advanced design tools to succeed on time and on budget. Simulation is a cornerstone, but simulation by itself is not enough. Maya HTT vice president of innovation and industrial AI, Remi Duquette describes how design software power users can ensure that clean data results in robust and successful designs with AI-enhanced simulation.

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