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Event
Schedule
Day - 01 Tuesday-May 12
May 12, 2026 08:00 am
Registration + Breakfast
May 12, 2026 10:00 am
Welcome + Introduction
Type: General Session
May 12, 2026 10:05 am
Keynote: Defining the Next Era of Engineering
Type: General Session
May 12, 2026 10:35 am
Panel Discussion: Digital Engineering & the Future of Simulation
Type: General Session
May 12, 2026 11:20 am
Lunch
May 12, 2026 12:30 pm
Accelerated Electronics Thermal Design Using an Integrated Ansys Discovery–OptiSLang–Icepak Workflow
Type: Simulation Excellence & Physics Innovation
May 12, 2026 12:30 pm
Simulation Story
Type: From Physics to Patients: Simulation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
Hossam Metwally
Senior Architect, Synopsys
Hossam Metwally
Senior Architect, Synopsys
As a Senior Architect at Synopsys Inc., Dr. Metwally has taken the role of North America Industry Team Lead focusing on the process industry; Chemical, Pharma, & Consumer Products. The team is responsible for developing cutting edge Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solutions across the process industry, simulation democratization, and integrating CFD solutions with Synopsys’ AI/ML offerings.
May 12, 2026 12:30 pm
The Future of Engineering Stacks
Type: Future of Digital Engineering
May 12, 2026 01:00 pm
Materials and Molecular Modeling (Ansys + Q-ATK)
Type: Simulation Excellence & Physics Innovation
May 12, 2026 01:00 pm
State of Art in Fluids Mixing CFD Simulations; From GPU Technology to ML Models
Type: From Physics to Patients: Simulation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
May 12, 2026 01:00 pm
Accelerating Reliable Electronics Design: Early System‑Level Mechanical Simulation Enhanced by ML‑Driven Design Exploration
Type: Future of Digital Engineering
Pouya Shojaei
Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer, Synopsys
Pouya Shojaei
Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer, Synopsys
Dr. Pouya Shojaei is an Applications Engineering, Senior Staff Engineer at Synopsys, specializing in simulation- and analysis-driven design, optimization, reliability analysis, and artificial intelligence. With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, he has deep expertise in structural mechanics, electronics reliability, and impact simulation, helping companies enhance product performance, durability, and efficiency through advanced simulation technologies. His work spans multiple industries, including high-tech, focusing on predictive modeling, failure analysis, and automation of simulation workflows to drive innovation. Passionate about bridging engineering challenges with practical solutions, Dr. Shojaei actively contributes to knowledge-sharing and mentoring within the engineering community.
May 12, 2026 01:30 pm
Networking Break
May 12, 2026 02:00 pm
Orthopedic Simulation Story
Type: From Physics to Patients: Simulation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
May 12, 2026 02:00 pm
Shift Left your SI - Automate you PCB Optimization with JITX+ANSYS+GENAI
Type: Future of Digital Engineering
May 12, 2026 02:00 pm
Automated Mission-Level STOP Analysis for Aerospace Optical Payloads
Type: Simulation Excellence & Physics Innovation
May 12, 2026 02:30 pm
PyAnsys + Omniverse
Type: Future of Digital Engineering
May 12, 2026 02:30 pm
Application of a Novel GPU Native CFD Solver to Examine and Optimize Micro-Mixing Devices for Nano-Lipid Production
Type: From Physics to Patients: Simulation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
Luke Munholand
Principal Engineer, Synopsys
Luke Munholand
Principal Engineer, Synopsys
For more than 20 years Luke Munholand has provided technical guidance to customers who seek maximum value for their simulation effort. Luke specializes in Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Defense and Bio-technology areas.
May 12, 2026 02:30 pm
Fluent, Rocky and Synopsys Simpleware for Filtration Optimization
Type: Simulation Excellence & Physics Innovation
May 12, 2026 03:00 pm
Medical Device Simulation Story
Type: From Physics to Patients: Simulation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
May 12, 2026 03:00 pm
AI Driven Modeling of Injection-Molding
Type: Future of Digital Engineering
Arash Kargar
Senior Application Engineer, Synopsys
Arash Kargar
Senior Application Engineer, Synopsys
I hold a doctoral degree in computational mechanics from UC Riverside, with a background in modeling nonlinear soft materials and fluid-structure interaction. Prior to joining Ansys, two years ago, I worked at Dassault Systèmes.
May 12, 2026 03:00 pm
Multiscale Workflow for Modeling
Type: Simulation Excellence & Physics Innovation
May 12, 2026 03:30 pm
Automation of Optical Thermal Co-Simulation for Effects of Laser Surgeries on Retinal Tissue Damage
Type: From Physics to Patients: Simulation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
May 12, 2026 03:30 pm
RF and Microwave Filter Design Automation using SynMatrix AI Tools
Type: Future of Digital Engineering
May 12, 2026 03:30 pm
Generative Topology Optimization of Pump Housings in Ansys Discovery: From Block Design Space to Optimized Shapes
Type: Simulation Excellence & Physics Innovation
Shiv Kumar
Senior Engineer, Applications Engineering, Synopsys
Shiv Kumar
Senior Engineer, Applications Engineering, Synopsys
Shiv Kumar is a Senior Application Engineer with the Ansys Discovery team, based out of Manchester, NH. With a background in CFD, he specializes in simulation-driven design using Ansys Discovery. He works at the intersection of CAD and physics, helping organizations shift simulation earlier in the product development cycle to accelerate design exploration, reduce cost, and enable data-driven decision making. Shiv is passionate about GPU-accelerated simulation, workflow automation, and building scalable methodologies that empower engineering teams to innovate faster.
May 12, 2026 04:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour
Our
Speakers
Hossam Metwally
Senior Architect, Synopsys
As a Senior Architect at Synopsys Inc., Dr. Metwally has taken the role of North America Industry Team Lead focusing on the process industry; Chemical, Pharma, & Consumer Products. The team is responsible for developing cutting edge Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solutions across the process industry, simulation democratization, and integrating CFD solutions with Synopsys’ AI/ML offerings.
Luke Munholand
Principal Engineer, Synopsys
For more than 20 years Luke Munholand has provided technical guidance to customers who seek maximum value for their simulation effort. Luke specializes in Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Defense and Bio-technology areas.
Shiv Kumar
Senior Engineer, Applications Engineering, Synopsys
Shiv Kumar is a Senior Application Engineer with the Ansys Discovery team, based out of Manchester, NH. With a background in CFD, he specializes in simulation-driven design using Ansys Discovery. He works at the intersection of CAD and physics, helping organizations shift simulation earlier in the product development cycle to accelerate design exploration, reduce cost, and enable data-driven decision making. Shiv is passionate about GPU-accelerated simulation, workflow automation, and building scalable methodologies that empower engineering teams to innovate faster.
Pouya Shojaei
Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer, Synopsys
Dr. Pouya Shojaei is an Applications Engineering, Senior Staff Engineer at Synopsys, specializing in simulation- and analysis-driven design, optimization, reliability analysis, and artificial intelligence. With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, he has deep expertise in structural mechanics, electronics reliability, and impact simulation, helping companies enhance product performance, durability, and efficiency through advanced simulation technologies. His work spans multiple industries, including high-tech, focusing on predictive modeling, failure analysis, and automation of simulation workflows to drive innovation. Passionate about bridging engineering challenges with practical solutions, Dr. Shojaei actively contributes to knowledge-sharing and mentoring within the engineering community.
Arash Kargar
Senior Application Engineer, Synopsys
I hold a doctoral degree in computational mechanics from UC Riverside, with a background in modeling nonlinear soft materials and fluid-structure interaction. Prior to joining Ansys, two years ago, I worked at Dassault Systèmes.
Our
Sponsors
SimuTech
Leveraging Ansys simulation software, SimuTech Group offers engineering expertise in the areas of structural, thermal, electronics, optics and fluids analysis.
Rand Simulation
Rand Simulation provides engineering simulation technology as well as CFD, FEA, optical, and electromagnetics consulting services for complex design projects.
EMA
AWS
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