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Conference Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 AM
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Conference registration
9:00 - 9:15 AM
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Keynote
Welcome address
Carlo Poloni, ESTECO
TERRA
9:15 - 9:45 AM
9:15 - 9:45 AM
Technology insight
What’s new in modeFRONTIER: Core updates; Unlocking the hidden design space with generative models
Danilo Di Stefano, ESTECO
TERRA
9:45 - 10:15 AM
9:45 - 10:15 AM
Technology insight
Introducing nDAI: bridging engineering simulation and machine learning for instant design predictions
Haysam Telib, ESTECO
TERRA
10:15 - 11:00 AM
10:15 - 11:00 AM
Technology insight
VOLTA product update | Data-governed collaborative MDO, future apps ecosystem and the journey to AI implementation
Marco Turchetto · Matteo Miotto, ESTECO
TERRA
11:00 - 11:30 AM
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Coffee break
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote
Using VOLTA's BPMN to manage and link engineering handoffs across product design
John Bloomberg, GE Aerospace
TERRA
12:00 - 12:30 PM
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Keynote
VOLTA as an enabler of Dumarey’s digital transformation and AI/ML adoption
Ivan Flaminio Cozza, Dumarey Automotive Italia SpA
TERRA
12:30 - 1:00 PM
12:30 - 1:00 PM
Keynote
Integrated CFD–optimization workflow for the hydrodynamic and aerodynamic development of AC75 foiling yachts
Simone Bartesaghi · Andrea Vergombello, Luna Rossa
TERRA
1:00 - 2:30 PM
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Lunch break
2:30 - 2:53 PM
2:30 - 2:53 PM
Parallel session - Transportation
Hull resistance prediction with nDAI
Gianluca Gustin, Fincantieri
ARIA · Parallel
2:30 - 4:15 PM
2:30 - 4:15 PM
Parallel session - AI Research
AI across the stack: Research frontiers at ESTECO
TERRA · Parallel
In this session, Dario Campagna walks attendees across ESTECO's AI research landscape — from Agentic AI and Copilot prototypes in modeFRONTIER, through AI-enabled interoperability at the edges of the digital thread, into LLM-assisted process modeling in Cardanit, and down to next-generation surrogate modeling with Geometric Deep Learning.
Bringing Agentic AI to engineering optimization: a new modeFRONTIER assistant
Francesco Occhioni, ESTECO
Geometric deep learning for surrogate modeling
Laura Balasso · Luca Muscarà, ESTECO
VOLTA MCP: bringing AI into the Digital Thread
Matteo Francia, ESTECO
AI-driven insights in modeFRONTIER: Prototyping the AI Copilot assistant and the Pareto navigator
Enrico Rigoni, ESTECO
From prompt to process: AI-powered BPMN workflow generation with Cardanit
Piero Donat, ESTECO
2:53 - 3:16 PM
2:53 - 3:16 PM
Parallel session - Transportation
Fast AI-driven simulation of the pantograph-catenary interaction using Reduced Order Models (ROM)
Arcangelo Schena, CIMES France
ARIA · Parallel
3:16 - 3:39 PM
3:16 - 3:39 PM
Parallel session - Transportation
Optimization of rotor and stator geometries to reduce the specific time and space order electromagnetic forcing in IPMSM
Adam Szypula, Jaguar Land Rover
ARIA · Parallel
3:39 - 3:55 PM
3:39 - 3:55 PM
Parallel session - Manufacturing
Driving innovation in Japanese industry: real-world applications of ESTECO Technology
Natsuki Ishizawa, IDAJ Co., Ltd.
ARIA · Parallel
3:55 - 4:18 PM
3:55 - 4:18 PM
Parallel session - Manufacturing
Robustness analysis in the modeFRONTIER environment applied to the development of hydraulic pump components using CAE tools
Sabrina Di Domenico, Casappa SpA
ARIA · Parallel
4:18 - 4:45 PM
4:18 - 4:45 PM
Coffee break
4:45 - 5:15 PM
4:45 - 5:15 PM
Parallel session - Aerospace & Defense
From high fidelity CFD to Reduced Order Modeling for launcher aerodynamics using nDAI
Lucas Delbecq, CT Ingénierie
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Electronics
Real-device real-time optimization for advanced DRAM circuit performance
Jun Watanabe, Micron Memory Japan
ARIA · Parallel
5:15 - 5:35 PM
5:15 - 5:35 PM
Parallel session - Aerospace & Defense
Automation of composite cryogenic tank design and optimization for space launcher application
Alessandro Clementi, Avio SpA
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Electronics
Automated objective transformation for improved MOGA-II workflows
Wilhelm Thunberg, Hitachi Energy
ARIA · Parallel
5:35 - 6:00 PM
5:35 - 6:00 PM
Parallel session - Aerospace & Defense
Enhancements in the aircraft preliminary design methodologies: adoption of sustainable high-fidelity simulations
Elisa Giulia Garbin, Leonardo Aircraft
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Electronics
Sensitivity analysis of high-frequency system-level model of electric drivetrain for accurate common mode voltage and bearing current prediction
Fawzy Abdo · Mehmet Güleç, Ghent University
ARIA · Parallel
7:00 - 10:00 PM
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Dinner
9:00 - 9:25 AM
9:00 - 9:25 AM
Parallel session - Aerospace & Defense
Accelerate blast resistance optimization coupling process automation, variability analysis and AI-based metamodels
Christopher George, CIMES France
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Research
Digital twin platform for integrated design of tokamak divertor components: a VOLTA-based workflow for multi-physics integration
Domenico Marzullo, University of Trieste
ARIA · Parallel
9:25 - 9:50 AM
9:25 - 9:50 AM
Parallel session - Aerospace & Defense
Design optimization with ESTECO modeFRONTIER – Shaped charge device case study
Michele Pernetti, MBDA Italia SpA
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Research
RBF-FD meshless simulation of compressible flows
Riccardo Zamolo, University of Trieste
ARIA · Parallel
9:50 - 10:15 AM
9:50 - 10:15 AM
Parallel session - Transportation
Enhancing resistance spot welding predictive accuracy through automated calibration and surrogate modeling
Tarek Belgasam, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Research
Numerical simulation of aerospace propulsion systems: research and teaching
Andrea Ferrero, Polytechnic University of Turin
ARIA · Parallel
10:15 - 10:40 AM
10:15 - 10:40 AM
Parallel session - Transportation
The use of Cardanit for railway operations simulation: evidence from PORTRAIT project
Giovanni Longo, LIFT - University of Trieste
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Research
Inverse calibration of the AA5754-H22 constitutive equation at high temperature
Letizia Barcellona, Polytechnic University of Bari
ARIA · Parallel
10:40 - 11:10 AM
10:40 - 11:10 AM
Coffee break
11:10 - 11:40 AM
11:10 - 11:40 AM
Keynote
Simulation based product development at Cummins Inc. and the evolution of optimization, automation and robustness
Bob Tickel, Cummins Inc.
TERRA
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Keynote
Accelerating F1 engine development: An integrated multi-disciplinary approach to simulation and optimization
Stefano Magistrali, Ferrari SpA
TERRA
12:10 - 12:40 PM
12:10 - 12:40 PM
TBD
12:40 - 2:00 PM
12:40 - 2:00 PM
Lunch break
2:00 - 2:25 PM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Parallel session - Automotive
Workflow standardization and modeFRONTIER customization
Rémy Bompoint, Stellantis
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Chemical
Design and optimization of CO2 capture utilization and storage system
Thuy Nguyen, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
ARIA · Parallel
2:25 - 2:50 PM
2:25 - 2:50 PM
Parallel session - Automotive
Scaling simulation impact in a small team using modeFRONTIER, VOLTA and Runbox
Kay Schmidt, Cummins Deutschland GmbH
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Chemical
Enhancing chemical process design and operation through modeFRONTIER: case studies from NEXTCHEM
Edoardo Disarò, NEXTCHEM
ARIA · Parallel
2:50 - 3:15 PM
2:50 - 3:15 PM
Parallel session - Automotive
Automating ADAS/AD validation – A structured approach to study SOTIF risk
Alexandre Mugnai, ESTECO
TERRA · Parallel
Parallel session - Chemical
Reduced Order Modeling of tubular reactors for synthetic methane production
Monang Dilipbhai Vadivala, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
ARIA · Parallel
3:15 - 3:45 PM
3:15 - 3:45 PM
Coffee break
3:45 - 4:45 PM
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Technology insight
The hybrid future of simulation engineers with AI
Luca Battaglia · Angela Scardigli, ESTECO
TERRA
4:45 - 5:00 PM
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Keynote
Closing remarks
TERRA

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Workshops

On Thursday, UM26 participants will have the opportunity to get their hands on VOLTA, modeFRONTIER and nDAI guided by ESTECO experts. Join our hands-on workshops to discover how our software solutions align with the latest technological trends.

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