Altair Technology Conference Australia 2023

Srirangam is currently the Managing Director for the ASEAN & ANZ Regions for Altair Engineering, a global engineering simulation software and Services Company headquartered in MI, USA. He established the Regional HQ for the ASEAN region in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and moved here in 2008.

During his career spanning more than 20 years, he has been associated with Product Design, Digital Product Definitions, Knowledge Based Engineering and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions with specific focus on Computer Aided Engineering (CAE). A strong proponent of CAE, he has been at the forefront of evangelizing the concepts and benefits of CAE, providing solutions leading to higher productivity, robust & innovative product development, and ensuring a quick to market strategy and increased profits, for the customer organisations. He’s a Digital Transformation Evangelist, involved in helping organizations adopt best-fit Industry 4.0 solutions using Digital Twin, IoT (Internet of Things), Big Data, Predictive Analytics amongst other futuristic technologies.

Srirangam started his career with the Indian Defence R&D Organization, where he developed critical sub-systems like Anti-static shield for missiles, propulsion system packaging, jettisoning mechanisms, etc. for various Missiles

Srirangam holds a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Don State University, Russia

Dr Luke Stone currently manages the Hatch Wollongong office and Bulk Materials Handling team in the Australasia region. He has leverage DEM throughout both his PhD research and career at Hatch, to deliver novel and innovative designs to meet the needs of Clients across Australia, South Africa, Canada and the UAE.

Dr Mustafa Ucgul has a strong interest in computational mechanics and its applications in machinery design (particularly in agricultural machinery design). With 17 years of research experience in the Turkish and Australian contexts, a major component of his research has focused on the discrete element simulations of soil-engaging tools, the design of mechanical systems, and thermal analysis of agricultural greenhouses and desalination systems.

Reuben Shar: EW and EMI Systems Engineer at Thales Australia. Worked on integration of naval EW systems, airborne land and naval communication systems, early warning airborne radar and air defence radar systems.  Authored and presented papers at the 2007 AOC convention, IEEE CSE-08, IWT2009, IWT2011, Australian antenna symposiums of 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2019, WARS2010SETE2010 and SETE2018, ICEAA 2010 and ICEAA 2021, iWat2014,  Radar 2013, isap2015, AOC2010, AOC 2012, AOC2016 and AOC2018. Author has BScEE from Technion, Haifa, Israel, has served with the IAF (Major ret.) and has been with Thales Australia since 1992.  Senior Life Member of IEEE, Fellow of Engineers Australia (CPEng, NER) and member of AOC.  Has 2 patents related to antennas.

Charlie undertakes innovative electromagnetic studies for Frazerlab clients in support of advanced high-frequency radars and auxiliary systems. This includes antenna design and characterisation, with particular emphasis on electromagnetic modelling of very large arrays and their corresponding local surroundings. In collaboration with Dr Gordon Frazer, he has published research internationally and contributed through technical discussions and presentations to the semi-annual US/AUS Over-the-Horizon Radar Working Group (OTHRWG) Meetings.

From 1976 to 2012, Charlie was employed by Radio Frequency Systems, a global antenna, filter and cable manufacturer, rising to become Principal Engineer – Antenna Development. During this time, he championed the use of electromagnetic modelling in the design of numerous high-power broadcast antennas and arrays, cellular base station antennas, microwave grid antennas and particularly HF antennas, including the design of the JORN OTHR arrays and associated antennas.

Charlie received the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons 1st) in 1970 from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and gained his PhD degree there in 1976, in the field of electromagnetic modelling.

Started my career as an engineering cadet at Hawker de Havilland in January 1979. Undertaking and completing a Mechanical Engineering Degree at NSWIT. This was the start of more than 40 years of engineering, principally in aerospace and structural analysis. Have worked on a broad range of aviation vehicles for Airbus, Lockheed, Sikorsky and Bombardier to name a few. Currently I am the Senior Structures Engineer at AMSL Aero, which is developing long range, efficient, electric Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft for the aeromedical, emergency services and passenger services sectors.

Nathan has worked for Ford of Australia as a Body NVH CAE engineer for nearly a decade, as a part of a diverse team of engineers tackling a wide range of engineering challenges, in and around automotive body structures. He has been a Hyperworks user since beginning his undergraduate thesis at RMIT in 2013, and is always on the lookout for opportunities to leverage optimization & analysis tools that help to achieve the best design outcomes

Kris received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (Mumbai) and a Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering from Northwestern University, Illinois, USA which is world-renowned in the field of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue. Kris has 25 years in global engineering leadership experience including 22 years at Caterpillar, ending as the Global Head of Engineering for Hydraulic Mining Shovels in Dortmund, Germany.   Kris was Vice President of Mining at LiuGong Machinery with responsibly for growing LiuGong’s Mining strategy and product development.  Currently, he is the VP of Engineering for Schlam, a Perth-based manufacturer of Large Mining Truck bodies and buckets now expanding into the Americas.  Kris is a highly successful practitioner and champion of Virtual Product Development. He was an early pioneer at Caterpillar and LiuGong for structural analysis through full machine simulation using flexible bodies. Kris was able to accomplish this while working on very rapid product development program. More recently he led the development of model-based software development for mining shovels and wheel loaders.

Mahan has been involved in high-frequency measurement and simulation since 2009. He worked as a senior engineer at different test facilities from 2009-2017 performing EMC, EMR, SAR, Radio tests according to various Australian and international standards and developing compliance plans. Mahan joined Altair engineering in 2017 to focus on EM modeling and simulation using Altair high frequency EM suite. Mahan is part of the Altair global technical team. His area of interest includes electromagnetic compatibility, antenna placement, electromagnetic modelling of composite carbon fibre structures and radiation hazard.

Tim is a seasoned Mechanical Engineer with a robust foundation in the automotive sector. His professional history encompasses more than two decades of profound engagement in areas spanning product development, rigorous testing, efficient manufacturing, and intricate simulation processes. Tim’s career trajectory includes collaborations with prominent Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), as well as involvement in niche consultancy undertakings. Presently, his role revolves around fostering the progression of our clients’ simulation-centric design initiatives by leveraging the cutting-edge tools and technology offered by Altair.

Manoj K V is currently working as a technical specialist at Altair India, specializing in Model-Based Systems Engineering and the transformative realm of Digital Twins. Manoj’s journey began as a Systems Modeling Engineer at Otis Elevators for a tenure of 3 years. Over the next seven years at Altair, he has evolved into a Subject Matter Expert, spearheading the adoption of Digital Twins and MBSE solutions across diverse industry verticals throughout India. With a master’s degree in computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing from Vellore institute of Technology in India, where he earned the coveted university gold medal, Manoj’s fascination with 1D simulations took root during his Master’s research on 1D acoustic simulations of mufflers.

Clinton Chee is currently working as a Solutions Specialist / Data Scientist in Altair’s Data Analytics team. Born in KL, he did his secondary education in Melbourne, followed by a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons 1st) and Bachelor of Science (Maths/Physics) at the University of Melbourne. He then completed a PhD in Smart Structures in the Aeronautical Engineering Department at the University of Sydney, where he developed a specialised FEA solver combining electro-mechanical effects.
Since graduating, Clinton has been working in scientific computing / programming. These include modifying programs to run on supercomputers, developing web-based software for e-Research and working as a quantitative analyst at a bank. At Altair Clinton worked for 6 years in High Performance Computing before moving to Data Analytics 4 years ago. However, Clinton’s interest in Machine Learning stretches back to his PhD days when he got interested in evolutionary algorithms and artificial neural networks. Currently his newest pet interests is in quantum computing, machine learning and LLMs.