Agenda

Agenda

10:15 to 10:20

Conference Kick-Off - Welcome

Room: Audimax

Chryssa Sferidou

BETA / Cadence

10:20 to 10:30

Opening Speech

Room: Audimax

Dimitris Angelis

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

A New Millennium in Multiphysics System Analysis

Room: Audimax


Vivek Mishra

Cadence Design Systems

11:00 to 11:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH: Human Body Modeling - On the Road to Virtual Testing

Room: Audimax

Bengt Pipkorn

Volvo Cars Safety Centre

11:30 to 12:00

ANSA - Enabling Agile and Manufacturing-Driven Lightweight Design

Room: Audimax

Andreas Pau

Mercendes Benz AG

12:00 to 12:30

The Evolution of BETA / Cadence Systems Portfolio in a Nutshell

Room: Audimax


Chryssa Sferidou

BETA / Cadence

13:30 to 14:00

From Data to Decisions: Enhancing BiW Development Through Advanced Data Analytics

Room: Audimax


Dr.-Ing. Vitor Cores Finotto

BMW AG

14:00 to 14:30

Integrated Solution for PCBs and Electronic Device Drop Testing

Room: Audimax


Lambros Rorris

BETA / Cadence

14:30 to 15:00

Accelerating Aerodynamics: GPU-Powered CFD Simulation Workflow

Room: Audimax


Vangelis Skaperdas

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

Adaptive Restraint Insights: Influence of Seat Belt Positioning on Upper Body Kinematics Using HYBRID iii and GHBMC Models

Room: Audimax


Lennard Reimers

CARISSMA-ISAFE

16:00 to 16:30

Toward Safer Motorcyclists: Enhancing Human Body Models by Integrating Rider Posture Variability

Room: Audimax

Linus Lundin

Chalmers University of Technology

16:30 to 17:00

HBM Connect® Family of Human Body Models Integrate to BETA CAE Technologies

Room: Audimax

Chirag Shah

Humanetics Group

17:00 to 17:30

A Priori Quantification of Cross-Talk in Trimmed Isogeometric Shells via Adaptive Sampling

Room: Audimax

Zeyu Lian

Technical University of Munich, BMW Group

15:30 to 16:00

Unlocking Multiphysics Simulations with SPH Solver

Room: Terra

Dionysios Pettas

BETA / Cadence

16:00 to 16:30

3D Numerical Simulation of Vehicle Water Wading: Investigation Based on SPH Method

Room: Terra

Alessandro Capalbo

Polytechnic of Turin

16:30 to 17:00

[ONLINE] Curved Mesh Generation for High-Order Spectral Element Solvers

Room: Terra

Cristiano Pimenta

Volvo Car Corporation

17:00 to 17:30

Supercharge Your Design: Leveraging Optimality and AI for Enhanced Aerodynamics Optimization

Room: Terra

Olivier Thiry

Cadence Design Systems

15:30 to 16:00

CAE Data Management: Status of Usage of SPDRM at Model Factory. Coverage, Expansion, Perspective for Iteration

Room: Jupiter

Jérémie Gomez

RENAULT Group

16:00 to 16:30

Latest Developments in SPDRM

Room: Jupiter

Irene Makropoulou

BETA / Cadence

16:30 to 17:00

Redefining Simulation Teams: Empowering Engineers with Dedicated Process Automation Experts

Room: Jupiter

Wojciech Rzadkosz

EVCON

17:00 to 17:30

Towards Zero-Meshing Effort at BMW: Innovations in DCM and ANSA

Room: Jupiter

Michael Tryfonidis

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

Multimodal Characterization of Polymeric Foam Based on X-Ray Computed Tomography and Digital Volume Correlation

Room: Saturn

Louisa Winkler

TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Passive Safety, BMW Group

16:00 to 16:30

Micromechanical Modeling of Closed-Cell Foams Based on Computed Tomography Data

Room: Saturn

Lei Liu

Chalmers University of Technology

16:30 to 17:00

Integrative Simulation of AL-LPDC and AL-HPDC - From Experiment to Mapping of Process Parameters

Room: Saturn

Michael Richter

MATFEM Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

17:00 to 17:30

[ONLINE] Modeling of Biocomposites in Crash Applications

Room: Saturn

Johann Körbelin

Volvo Car Corporation Safety Centre

15:30 to 16:00

[DEMO] PCB Drop Test Simulation: Modeling and Setup in ANSA

Room: Venus

Thanos Papadopoulos

BETA / Cadence

16:00 to 16:30

[DEMO] Challenges and Solutions in Modeling of Electronic Consumer Devices

Room: Venus

Haris Bezdemiotis

BETA / Cadence

16:30 to 17:00

[DEMO] Streamlining Lightweight Design: CAD-CAE Synergy

Room: Venus

Serafeim Chatzimoysiadis

17:00 to 17:30

[DEMO] AI for Clips: Redefining Performance in CAE Pre-Processing

Room: Venus

Pavlos Floratos

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

[DEMO] Achieve Improved NVH Performance Faster Through the Unique Diagnostic Capabilities of META 2025.1

Room: Mars

Grigoris Kalampoukas

BETA / Cadence

16:00 to 16:30

[DEMO] Reduced Models in Modular Run Management for NVH

Room: Mars

Christos Moulkiotis

BETA / Cadence

16:30 to 17:00

[DEMO] Frequency Response Analysis in MBD Simulations

Room: Mars

Evripidis Ntinas

BETA / Cadence

08:30 to 10:15

Registration and Welcome Coffee

Location: Ground Floor and Foyers

12:30 to 13:30

Lunch

Location: Foyers

15:00 to 15:30

Coffee Break and Technical Discussions

Location: Foyers

17:30 to 19:30

Drinks

Location: Foyers

09:00 to 09:30

Standardizing Simulation at Daimler Truck: A Cross-Disciplinary Shift from Legacy Tools to a Future-Proof Platform

Room: Audimax

Irene Makropoulou

BETA / Cadence

09:30 to 10:00

Next-Gen User Experience: A Paradigm Shift

Room: Audimax

Dimitrios Zafeiropoulos

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

Development of Automatic Procedure for Import, Meshing, and CFD Simulation for Production of Extensive Training Dataset for Machine Learning Model

Room: Audimax

Alessandro Dell’Uomo

RINA - CSM

11:00 to 11:30

Multi-Objective Aerodynamic Optimization of Aircraft - a Comparison Between Geometry Parameterization and Mesh Morphing Approaches

Room: Audimax

Giuseppe Porpiglia

Leonardo Spa

11:30 to 12:00

BE(Y)OND Simulation: A CFD Workflow Validation for a Kart Aerokit with ANSA, Fidelity CFD and META

Room: Audimax

Simone Reitano

BEOND

12:00 to 12:30

Comparative Analysis of Oil Distribution on Electric Motor Shaft Bearings Using SPH and CFD Methodologies

Room: Audimax

Sergio Tosi

Dumarey Automotive Italia S.p.A.

10:30 to 11:00

Latest and Future Developments in ANSA/ASERIS-BETM for Electromagnetic Simulations

Room: Terra

Benoît Chaigne

IMACS

11:00 to 11:30

Fidelity 3D-IC Thermal and Mechanical Analysis Using ANSA Hex-Dominated Mesh in Celsius Studio

Room: Terra

Pavlos Floratos

BETA / Cadence

11:30 to 12:00

Electronics and Power Electronics Pre/Post-Processing with BETA CAE Tools

Room: Terra

Thanos Tzanakis

BETA / Cadence

12:00 to 12:30

Full Vehicle Electromagnetic Simulation with ANSA and Clarity 3D Solver

Room: Terra

Nikolaos Drivakos

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

ODF and ODS - A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluate Vehicle Stiffness Using MBD

Room: Jupiter

Jens Weber

Zeekr Tech AB / CAE Solidity & RLD

11:00 to 11:30

Fatigue Life Analysis as Part of the Design Optimization Process for Welded Structures

Room: Jupiter

George Korbetis

BETA / Cadence

11:30 to 12:00

Introducing Superelement Technique for Weld Fatigue Analysis

Room: Jupiter

Christos Tegos

BETA / Cadence

12:00 to 12:30

Latest Developments in ANSA/META for Durability Simulations and Structures Made of Composite Materials

Room: Jupiter

Yiannis Asaniotis

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

Body In White Shape Optimization for Torsional Stiffness

Room: Saturn

Dimitris Drougkas

BETA / Cadence

11:00 to 11:30

Multi-Objective Optimization of Buckling and Burst Pressure in Composite Hydrogen Storage Tanks for Deep Sea Applications

Room: Saturn

Dr. Mariam Jaber

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

12:00 to 12:30

[DEMO] ANSA for DOE and Optimization

Room: Saturn

Kostantinos Rachoutis

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

[DEMO] NVH Console: Component Panel Thickness and Shape Optimization

Room: Venus

Grigorios Kalampoukas

BETA / Cadence

11:00 to 11:30

[DEMO] Post-Processing of MBS Results in META

Room: Venus

Markus Herbst

BETA / Cadence

11:30 to 12:00

[DEMO] Squeak and Rattle Analysis in ANSA and META

Room: Venus

Stavros Porikis

BETA / Cadence

12:00 to 12:30

[DEMO] Minimise Turnaround Calculation Time for Interior and Exterior Acoustic Responses Through Elevated Reduced Modeling Capabilities of META 2025.1

Room: Venus

Christos Moulkiotis

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

[DEMO] Uniformity and Intuitiveness: The New ANSA UI

Room: Mars

Dora Zacharopoulou

11:00 to 11:30

[DEMO] Elevated User Experience and Increased Productivity with the New META GUI - Tips and Tricks for a Smooth Migration

Room: Mars

Antonios Perifanis

BETA / Cadence

11:30 to 12:00

[DEMO] Streamlining Simulation Processes: From Mesh to Results In No Time

Room: Mars

Georgia Dimopoulou

12:00 to 12:30

[DEMO] Model Debuging and Integration Using the Run Solver Tool

Room: Mars

Spyros Tsekouras

BETA / Cadence

12:30 to 12:40

Group Photo Shoot

13:30 to 14:00

Latest Developments in Machine Learning and AI

Room: Audimax

Dimitris Drougkas

BETA / Cadence

14:00 to 14:30

Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis of Spot-Welds in BiW Structures for High-Speed Crash

Room: Audimax

Dr.-Ing. Vitor Cores Finotto

BMW AG

14:30 to 15:00

Tailgate Optimization Utilizing Machine Learning

Room: Audimax

Kostantinos Rachoutis

BETA / Cadence

13:30 to 14:00

Synergy Between ANSA Pre-Processor and CFD++ Flow Solver for Automatic CFD Mesh Adaptation

Room: Terra

Davide uffo

Leonardo Aircraft Division

14:00 to 14:30

Conversion of a Crash Model to Aerothermal Model Using ANSA for Cabin Solar Soak Analysis

Room: Terra

Sacha Jelic

ThermoAnalytics GmbH

14:30 to 15:00

Automated CFD Workflow: Enhancing Aerodynamic Performance at POLIMI Motorcycle Factory

Room: Terra

Francesco Buffoli

Polimi Motorcycle Factory, Italy

13:30 to 14:00

Trimmed IGA Shells and Solids in LS-DYNA: Latest Developments, Applications, and Studies

Room: Jupiter

Lukas Leidinger

DYNAmore GmbH, an ANSYS company

14:00 to 14:30

Pre-Processing Tools and Techniques for Building IGA Models

Room: Jupiter

Ioannis Chalkidis

BETA / Cadence

14:30 to 15:00

Application of IGA to Automotive NVH analysis

Room: Jupiter

Lluis Martorell

Applus IDIADA

13:30 to 14:00

Latest Developments in ANSA/META for NVH Applications

Room: Saturn

Vassilis Pavlidis

BETA / Cadence

14:00 to 15:00

[DEMO] Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) in ANSA: Model Preparation, Loadcase Setup, Validation, and Solution

Room: Saturn

Spyridon Vergos

BETA / Cadence

13:30 to 14:00

[DEMO] Enrich ANSA Results Mapper with Wider Range of Results by Exploiting META Advanced Capabilities

Room: Venus

Ioannis Nerantzis

BETA / Cadence

14:00 to 14:30

[DEMO] FATIQ: A Robust Fatigue Analysis Tool for Whole-Vehicle Applications Including Welded Components

Room: Venus

Ioannis Karypidis

BETA / Cadence

14:30 to 15:00

[DEMO] The New Seamweld Designer

Room: Venus

Kosmas Gourgounis

BETA / Cadence

13:30 to 14:00

[DEMO] HBM Handling in ANSA and META

Room: Mars

Savvas Kelidis

BETA / Cadence

14:00 to 14:30

[DEMO] Effective Strategies for Managing Crash Models in ANSA

Room: Mars

Manos Dagdilelis

BETA / Cadence

14:30 to 15:00

[DEMO] ANSERS - A Web Tool to Visualize and Share Crash and Safety Results

Room: Mars

Nikos Tsartsarakis

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

Development of an Automated Application for Creating Pedestrian Protection Performance Test Areas Using the ANSA Pedestrian Tool

Room: Audimax

Nobuaki Inagaki

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

16:00 to 16:30

Capturing Kinematics in Crashworthiness Optimization

Room: Audimax

Dr.-Ing. Vitor Cores Finotto

BMW AG

16:30 to 17:00

Latest Developments in ANSA/META for Crash and Safety Applications

Room: Audimax

Thanassis Fokylidis

BETA / Cadence

17:00 to 17:30

Streamlining Virtual Testing Crashworthiness (VTC) Assessments: An Integrated Pre- and Post-Processing Workflow Using ANSA and META

Room: Audimax

15:30 to 16:00

Latest Developments in EPILYSIS

Room: Terra

Panagiotis Pantazidis

BETA / Cadence

16:00 to 16:30

Virtual Engineering Structural Analysis Solvers Benchmarking: EPILYSIS Competitive Assessment

Room: Terra

Giuseppe Credo

Dumarey Automotive Italia S.p.A

16:30 to 17:00

Efficient Bolt Loosening Analysis for Industrial Multi-Bolt Models

Room: Terra

Michael Klein

INTES

17:00 to 17:30

Virtual Clamping and RETOMO: The Future of Virtual Quality Control

Room: Terra

Panagiotis Pantazidis

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

New Durability Procedure for Virtual Shaker Table Using a Fully Trimmed Body as MNF Model

Room: Jupiter

Stephan Karlsson

Zeekr Tech AB / CAE Solidity & RLD

16:00 to 16:30

Automated Analysis of Slipping Failure in Bolted Joins Using Contact Forces

Room: Jupiter

Miroslav Zavrtalek

Akkodis CZ

16:30 to 17:00

MNF Creation and E-Line Method - Key Enablers to Evaluate Vehicle Body Distortion in MBD

Room: Jupiter

Lisa Lindkvist

Zeekr Tech AB / CAE Solidity & RLD

17:00 to 17:30

Leveraging Multiscale Modeling for the Prediction of Composite Material Response

Room: Jupiter

Vangelis Palaiokastritis

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

Automated Structuring and Renaming of Entities in Simulation Models

Room: Saturn

Adam Kristek

Akkodis CZ s.r.o

16:00 to 16:30

Python Integration in the BETA Suite

Room: Saturn

Klearchos Thomopoulos

BETA / Cadence

16:30 to 17:00

META: Quick Component Evaluation

Room: Saturn

Ing. Krystof Kunc

Akkodis CZ s.r.o

15:30 to 16:00

[DEMO] The All-New CAD to CAE Workspace: Building and Maintaining Simulation Structures with Ease

Room: Venus

Spyros Tzamtzis

BETA / Cadence

16:00 to 16:30

[DEMO] Part Build Orchestrator: Streamlining the Path from CAD to Mesh

Room: Venus

Pavlos Floratos

BETA / Cadence

16:30 to 17:00

[DEMO] Enhancing Rail Vehicle Design Through Advanced Cross-Section Meshing

Room: Venus

Haris Bezdemiotis

BETA / Cadence

17:00 to 17:30

[DEMO] Working with Complex Plastic Parts Made Easy

Room: Venus

Dimitris Mavropoulos

BETA / Cadence

15:30 to 16:00

[DEMO] Optimizing Workflow with ANSA and Fidelity AutoSeal for Meshing, Modeling, and Simulation Set Up for Fidelity CFD

Room: Mars

Vangelis Skaperdas

BETA / Cadence

16:00 to 16:30

[DEMO] Coupling the ANSA SPH Solver with CFD Solvers

Room: Mars

Stelios Kanellopoulos

BETA / Cadence

16:30 to 17:00

[DEMO] META's Breakthrough in CFD Post-Processing Efficiency

Room: Mars

Efi Chatzivasiloglou

BETA / Cadence

17:00 to 17:30

[DEMO] Anisotropic CFD Meshing for Aerospace and Motorsport Applications

Room: Mars

Nikolaos Christodoulou

BETA / Cadence

08:00 to 09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

Location: Ground Floor and Foyers

10:00 to 10:30

Coffee Break and Technical Discussions

Location: Foyers

12:40 to 13:30

Lunch

Location: Foyers

15:00 to 15:30

Coffee Break and Technical Discussions

Location: Foyers

18:15

Buses Depart from the Science Congress Center

19:00 to 23:00

Reception - Dinner & Entertainment

Location: Augustiner-Keller Munich | Arnulfstrasse 52, 80335 Munich

23:15

Return Buses Depart from Augustiner Keller

09:30 to 10:00

Development of Scalable Human Body Model Based on Anthropometric Diversity Using ANSA's Scaling Tool

Room: Audimax

Dr. Priti Yadav

Volkswagen AG

10:00 to 10:30

Positioning of Human Body Models in ANSA for Consumer Safety Testing Scenarios

Room: Audimax

Dustin Draper

BMW AG

10:30 to 11:00

Pre-Processing and Post-Processing of HBMs in ANSA and META

Room: Audimax

Lambros Rorris

BETA / Cadence

11:00 to 11:30

Behavior of Variant Human Body Models on Different Restraint Systems

Room: Audimax

Savvas Kelidis

BETA / Cadence

09:30 to 10:00

Deployment of ANSA Pre-Processor at Ford Climate Control Systems Engineering

Room: Terra

Igor Golberg

Ford Produktentwicklung GmbH & Co. KG

10:00 to 10:30

Characterization of Wheel Wake by Realistic Tire Deformation Using Eddy-Resolving CFD Simulations

Room: Terra

Lukas Kutej

TU Darmstadt

10:30 to 11:00

Intelligent Aerodynamic Performance Predictions for Early Design Phases and Optimised Automotive Designs

Room: Terra

Nicholas Mitroglou

Cadence Design Systems

11:00 to 11:30

Coupled SPH-EPILYSIS Simulation and Experimental Validation During Vehicle Wading

Room: Terra

Stelios Kanellopoulos

BETA / Cadence

09:30 to 10:00

CMS and FBS Techniques in BETA CAE Software

Room: Jupiter

Markus Herbst

BETA / Cadence

10:00 to 10:30

Reducing Vehicle Interior Noise Through Instantaneous Structural Intensity Analysis and Energy Control

Room: Jupiter

Keisuke Abe

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

Streamlining Full Vehicle NVH Simulations in a Simulation Process and Data Management Environment

Room: Jupiter

Kostantinos Anagnostopoulos

BETA / Cadence

11:00 to 11:30

Master Your Digital Twin: The Smart Path to Certification

Room: Jupiter

Carine Kamtchueng

Circoncellionne CK

09:30 to 10:00

Automatization of FE Model Generation for PCBAS with ANSA-Python Interface

Room: Saturn

Michael Besenfelder

Engineering Center Steyr GmbH & CoKG

10:00 to 10:30

FEA Begins at Layout: Converting ECAD PCB Designs into Simulation - Ready Models

Room: Saturn

Nikolaos Drivakos

BETA / Cadence

09:30 to 10:00

[DEMO] Beyond Assembly: Mastering Model Hierarchy, Connections, and Penetrations with Cutting-Edge Navigation

Room: Venus

Zafeiria Kanellia

BETA / Cadence

10:00 to 10:30

[DEMO] Efficient and Fast Comparison of Multiple Models in META

Room: Venus

Ioannis Karypidis

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

[DEMO] Reporting in META: Unlocking the Power of Report Composer

Room: Venus

Giorgios Michailidis

BETA / Cadence

11:00 to 11:30

[DEMO] Significantly Reduced Storage Requirements Through Automated and Efficient Compression of Results Using METADB Translator

Room: Venus

Nikos Tsartsarakis

BETA / Cadence

09:30 to 10:00

[DEMO] The New Easy Way to Store and Share Results Using META and ANSERS

Room: Mars

Antonios Perifanis

BETA / Cadence

10:00 to 10:30

[DEMO] Streamline of Pre and Post-Processing of Oil Canning Load Cases

Room: Mars

Arsenis Zoumpourlos

BETA / Cadence

10:30 to 11:00

[DEMO] Simplifying Shell Models to Beams: Speed, Accuracy, and High Design Flexibility

Room: Mars

Nikos Afstathakis

BETA / Cadence

11:00 to 11:30

[DEMO] From Data Overload to Actionable Intelligence: ANSERS' Revolution in CFD Reporting

Room: Mars

Efi Chatzivasiloglou

BETA / Cadence

12:00 to 12:30

The SPDRM Ecosystem as a Foundation for AI

Room: Audimax

Georgios Nikolaidis

BETA / Cadence

12:30 to 13:00

Future Directions of BETA / Cadence Product Line

Dimitrios Siskos

BETA / Cadence

13:00 to 13:10

Closing Remarks

Room: Audimax

Sam Saltiel

BETA / Cadence

09:00 to 09:30

Registration and Welcome Coffee

Location: Ground Floor and Foyers

11:30 to 12:00

Coffee Break and Technical Discussions

Location: Foyers

13:10 to 14:30

Farewell Lunch

Location: Foyers