Industry Predictions for 2021 – Altair

Sam Mahalingam, Chief Technical Officer

Digital twins break a new speed barrier: With the convergence of ML and data analytics in the product design cycle, we saw the rise of the digital twin. The next-gen product development lifecycle will bring a vastly expanded set of capabilities together, spanning hardware, data, and sensors, converging simulation, data analytics, and HPC, which will yield a cross-collaborative environment for engineers and designers to work faster and in tandem.

Demand for IoT in manufacturing explodes post-pandemic: Advancements in connected machines and data analytics, including leveraging AI and machine learning on the shop floor, are fueling innovation and accelerating smart manufacturing transformation. Expected to reach $400 billion by 2024, the smart manufacturing market encourages the adoption of unmanned, contactless transport machines, while delivering tangible results in production efficiency, product quality, and cost, due to sophisticated and cohesive analytics models for predictive maintenance and warranty management.

About Srikanth (Sam) Mahalingam

Srikanth (Sam) Mahalingam is the chief technical officer for Altair’s cloud computing and high-performance computing strategy, with the primary responsibility of applying the newer cloud and mobile technologies to the digital simulation, high performance computing world and identifying and mentoring talented individuals within the organization.

Urban air mobility becomes a reality: Urban air mobility (UAM) will revolutionize the way we think about transportation, whether that’s city travel, giving passengers the ability to quickly take to the skies and jet to work while avoiding traffic congestion, rapid transfer of a donor organ from one hospital to another, or sending drones into hazardous areas for inspection, lifesaving, firefighting, etc. Creating an electronic propulsion system with the power and energy density needed to carry heavy objects or a large group of passengers still remains a challenge. But with model-based system engineering tools, designers can account for hundreds of (sometimes competing) mission requirements, resulting in within the next two to three years.

About Dr. Uwe Schramm

Dr. Uwe Schramm

Dr. Uwe Schramm is the chief technical officer for Altair’s solvers, optimization and smart multi-physics solutions and strategy. Beyond developing computational engines for speed and accuracy to solve today’s most complex engineering problems, his organization is committed to developing and deeply embedding optimization technology throughout Altair’s software portfolio to spur innovation and to drive the design process.

Holding senior management positions at Altair over the past 18 years and globally recognized for his research contributions in structural and multi-disciplinary optimization, Dr. Schramm brings a unique blend of deep technical and business management expertise to his role as CTO.

James Dagg, Chief Technical Officer

ESG and engineering: With advanced engineering design tools more accessible and affordable than ever, next-gen design can come from anywhere. We will see the intersection of design, advanced engineering, and innovation spread widely outside of the leading global organizations to the young entrepreneurial minds of the future who have an expressed desire to impact social and environmental change. Think eco-friendly solar-charged vehicles and the like.

About James Dagg

James joined Altair in 1987 where he worked as a structural analyst and as a multi-body dynamics analyst in the field of vehicle dynamics. He is currently the Chief Technical Officer for Altair’s modeling, visualization, and math-based solutions and strategy with a primary responsibility to create an exceptional user experience across Altair’s entire software portfolio. For more than 25 years, James has been a visionary behind Altair’s software strategy and development activities. Prior to his role as CTO, he was the Senior Vice President for solidThinking®. James received his BSME in 1988 from the University of Michigan and his MS in Applied Mechanics from U of M in 1993.

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