NAFEMS NORDIC Conference

The Conference for Engineering Simulation and Analysis

A​genda published - see below or download agenda (pdf) - updated 23 April

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NAFEMS, the independent international association for the engineering modelling, analysis and simulation community, is holding its NAFEMS NORDIC Conference from 22 - 23 May 2024 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

To give delegates a fully comprehensive overview of the technology available to them,
this two-day conference will focus on existing best practices and the state of the art in FEA, CFD, and associated technologies.

The conference will provide a discussion forum for topics that are vital to the engineering industry and academics, offering attendees an unrivalled combination of forward-thinking
industrial knowledge and expertise to aid their deployment of CAE over the next few years.

The conference will provide a unique, independent, neutral, and comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in engineering simulation analysis.

What you can expect:

• Exciting keynote lectures
• Presentations from industry, research and academia on a variety of technical areas, software products and applications
• Extensive networking opportunities
• Exhibitions by leading hardware/software vendors and service providers

R​egister today!

C​onference Agenda

(subject to change, 26 Feb.2024)

Wednesday, 22 May

Session 1 A - Keynote & plenary presentations - 1

10:30
Welcome and NAFEMS Introduction
NAFEMS NORDIC Steering Committee, T. Morris, A. R. Oswald (NAFEMS)

10:40
Keynote Presentation:
Simulation-Based Decision Support for Transport System Development
Magnus Eek (VTI The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute)
P​lease find more information in "Keynote Speaker"

11:15
Keynote Presentation:
From CAE to SAE - From Computer- to Software Aided Engineering
Edo Drenth (Volvo Autonomous Solutions)
P​lease find more information in "Keynote Speaker"

11.50
Lunch Break

Parallel Sessions A and B (12:50 - 14:30)

Session 2 A - Artificial Intelligence / Maschine Learning - 1

12:50
AI in FEM Simulation: Accelerated Optimization of Plastic Snap Hook Designs in the Automotive Industry
Florian Dirisamer (Digital Physics AI)

13:15
Machine Learning Optimization and Quick Verification of an Electric Vehicle Rocker Design
Athanasios Papadopoulos (BETA CAE Systems)

13:40
Machine Learning to Empower Engineering Organizations: Technology & Applications
Thanos Margaritis (Neural Concept)

14:05
AI Based Automatic Generation of Optimal Thermal System Architectures
Jean-Pierre Roux (DessIA Technologies)

Session 2 B - Computational Fluid Dynamics / MBD

12:50
Evaluation of the Munk-Moment on a Wind Assisted Oil Tanker with CFD
Andreas Ommundsen (cDynamics)

13:15
Electric Motor Direct Cooling: Assessment of Coolant Flowrate and Viscosity on Cooling Efficiency
Massimo Galbiati (Particleworks Europe)

13:40
ODS&ODF - A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluate the Vehicle Stiffness using MBD
Jens Weber, Pravin Ugale (Zeekr Technology Europe)

14:05
Analysing Ride Comfort in Realtime by Integrating Flexible Body in White
Avijit Chauhan (Dassault Systemes)

14:30
Break

Parallel Sessions A and B (15:15 - 16:45)

Session 3 A - Fatigue / Fracture / Durability

15:15
The Discontinuous Strain Method: Accurately Representing Fatigue and Failure
Leon Herrmann (Technical University of Munich)

15:40
Enhanced Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis
Klaus Hofwimmer (Magna Powertrain Engineering Center Steyr)

16:05
Integration of Fatigue Analysis in FEA Solver for a Faster and More Reliable Process
Reinhard Helfrich (Intes)

16:30
Fatigue Life Investigation as a Part of a Complete Design Optimization Process
George Korbetis, Christos Tegos (BETA CAE Systems)

Session 3 B - Artificial Intelligence / Maschine Learning - 2

15:15 - 16:55
Workshop: AI for Simulation Engineers
Moderated by Max Kassera (YasAI)
P​lease find more information in "Workshops"

16:55
Break

Parallel Sessions A and B (17:35 - 18:50)

Session 4 A - Artificial Intelligence / Maschine Learning - 3 / HPC

17:35
Enhancing Aircraft Safety Through Data-Driven Reduced Order Modelling for Birdstrike Analysis
Riccardo Lombardi (Noesis Solutions); Luc Hootsmans (GKN Fokker Aerospace)

18:00
Automated Report Generation: Utilizing Machine Learning and Python for Automation in FEA
Ahmet Alper Akis (Enabl)

18:25
Enabling Specialized Architectures for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Sam Zakrzewski (Rescale)

1​8:50
D​iscussion

Session 4 B - Materials / Manufacturing

17:35
Fracture Modeling of Layered Composites in a Specialized Off-Axis Finite Element Framework (Winner of the NAFEMS NORDIC Student Award 2022)
Leon Herrmann (Technical University of Munich)

18:00
Upgrade Parts´ Crashworthiness by Exploiting Injection Molding Manufacturing Effects
Panagiotis Fotopoulos (BETA CAE Systems); Michael Richter (MATFEM Ingenieurgesellschaft)

18:25
Determination of Stresses in Vlasov Beam Sections
Semih Erdoğan (Turkish Aerospace)

1​8:50
Post-Buckling Analysis of Composite Structures using FEM
K. Almaz (TU Delft)

19:15
End of presentations on day 1

19:15
Get together in the exhibition hall
Networking and discussions with beverages and snacks

Thursday, 23 May

Session 5 A - Keynote & plenary presentations - 2

08:30
Welcome and NAFEMS Introduction day 2
NAFEMS NORDIC Steering Committee, T. Morris, A. R. Oswald (NAFEMS)

08:35
Simulation Driven Development at Volvo Car Corp.
Harald Hasselblad (Volvo Cars)
P​lease find more information in "Keynote Speaker"

09:10
Highlights from Project TRUSTIT (Towards a Rational Approach to Credibility of Numerical Simulations in Industrial Applications)
Fabio Santandrea (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden)

09:35
Break

Parallel Sessions A and B (10:15 - 11:55)

Session 6 A - Multiphysics

10:15
EV Battery Structural Simulation at Volvo Cars
Peter Gustavsson (Volvo Cars)

10:40
Electric Vehicle NVH Design: Design Space Exploration of Battery Pack / Body in White Integration
Timur Khalitov, Karthik Govindarajan, Mark Lampin (Siemens Digital Industries Software)

11:05
Strongly Coupled Multiphysics Simulation of a Loudspeaker Driver using a Multiharmonic Approach
Abhishek Deshmukh, Alexandre Halbach, Bassou Khouya, Rahul Kikkeri Nagaraja, Valtteri Lahtinen (Quanscient)

11:30
Electric Drive Engineering Workflow and Multiphysics Integration - Project Presentation
Jonathan Brunel (Siemens Digital Industries Software)

Session 6 B - Uncertainty Quantification

10:15 - 11:55
Workshop: A Human Friendly Introduction to Uncertainty Quantification in Engineering Simulations
Moderated by Fabio Santandrea (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden)
P​lease find more information in "Workshops"

11:55
Lunch Break

Parallel Sessions A and B (13:00 - 14:15)

Session 7 A - Verification & Validation

13:00
Building Simulation Models Credibility: Application to a Large-Scale Aerospace Structure
Pierre Baudoin, Florent Mathieu (Eikosim); Nicolas Swiergiel (ArianeGroup)

13:25
EVIDENT: Investigating Model Validation Approaches
Erik Dartfeldt, Torsten Sjögren (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden); Toni Bogdanoff, Jakob Olofsson (Jönköping University)

13:50
Structural Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Urea Mixer Component Thickness to Reduce Cost, Weight and Thermal Mass
Hemanth Kumar Kuna (Dinex)

Session 7 B - Artificial Intelligence / Maschine Learning - 4

13:00 - 14:15
Workshop: Project Planning for AI-supported CAE
Moderated by SustainedBizz
P​lease find more information in "Workshops"

14:15
Break

Session 8 A - Plenary presentations - 3 / Farewell

14:45
Modern Digital Twin Solutions - Overview and Applications
Pär-Ola Jansell (Altair Engineering)

15:10
Recent Advances in Non-linear Industrial Non-parametric Optimization
A. Jurinic (Dassault Systemes)

15:35
Stability Analysis and Error Correction Procedure for Optimization Mathematical Problems
Mohammed Alshbool (Zayed University)

16:00
Summary of Key Outcomes from the NAFEMS NORDIC 2024 Regional Conference / Farewell
NAFEMS Nordic Steering Committee

16:10
End of Conference

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