Convergence of Simulation, HPC, and AI

India Altair Technology Conference
September 13 -14, 2022 | Conrad, Bengaluru

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September 13, 2022 08:00:00

Discover the Convergence of Simulation, HPC and AI

Join the Industry’s brightest minds to explore and discuss trends, technologies, and breakthrough achievements that will deliver a smarter, more connected, and sustainable world as we announce the 2022 edition of the India Altair Technology Conference.

From big brand thought leaders to early-stage start-up entrepreneurs, learn how the convergence of simulation, high-performance computing, and AI is transforming how innovative companies will design, operate, and compete in the future.

Over the past 2 decades, Altair Technology Conference has been the most popular conference for the Engineering fraternity in India. This achieves even greater importance in the present time, with OEMs & Suppliers striving hard to achieve profitable growth in a challenging business environment. This conference will play a significant role in charting your way forward by providing customer success stories, Technology presentations, workshops, and opportunities for interactions with Altar experts & industry peers.

YES! This year’s India Altair Technology Conference is being hosted physically in Bangalore and Pune.

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ATC Bengaluru

September 13 - 14, 2022

Conrad Bengaluru

25/3, Kensington Rd, Someshwarpura,

Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008

Phone: 080 2214 4444

Our Speakers

Latha Chembrakalam
Latha Chembrakalam Head Technical Centre Continental Automotive India
Mandar Kulkarni
Mandar Kulkarni Head, Automotive CAE and Senior Consultant Tata Consultancy Services
Yogesh Kumar
Yogesh Kumar Vice President – Technology & India Engineering, Wabtec Corporation, India
Dr. Shanta Thoutam
Dr. Shanta Thoutam CIO Government of Telangana
P. Radhakrishna
P. Radhakrishna Director LRDE
Michael Dambach
Michael Dambach Sr Vice President, HyperWorks Altair
 Prof B. Gurumoorthy
Prof B. Gurumoorthy Chief Executive Society for Innovation and Development - IISc
Dr. Royston Jones
Dr. Royston Jones Exec VP European Operations & Global CTO Altair
Nelson Dias
Nelson Dias Chief Revenue Officer Altair
 Harshan Vazhakunnam
Harshan Vazhakunnam Director Programs and Partnerships Mach33.aero
Dr. Jordi Soler Castany
Dr. Jordi Soler Castany VP Global Business Development, Electromagnetic and Electronic Solutions, Altair
Livio Mariano
Livio Mariano Director, Math & Systems Altair
Dr. Kamila Flidr
Dr. Kamila Flidr Director – Material Information Altair
Latha Chembrakalam
Latha Chembrakalam Head Technical Centre Continental Automotive India
Mandar Kulkarni
Mandar Kulkarni Head, Automotive CAE and Senior Consultant Tata Consultancy Services
Yogesh Kumar
Yogesh Kumar Vice President – Technology & India Engineering, Wabtec Corporation, India
Dr. Shanta Thoutam
Dr. Shanta Thoutam CIO Government of Telangana
P. Radhakrishna
P. Radhakrishna Director LRDE
Michael Dambach
Michael Dambach Sr Vice President, HyperWorks Altair
 Prof B. Gurumoorthy
Prof B. Gurumoorthy Chief Executive Society for Innovation and Development - IISc
Dr. Royston Jones
Dr. Royston Jones Exec VP European Operations & Global CTO Altair
Nelson Dias
Nelson Dias Chief Revenue Officer Altair
 Harshan Vazhakunnam
Harshan Vazhakunnam Director Programs and Partnerships Mach33.aero
Dr. Jordi Soler Castany
Dr. Jordi Soler Castany VP Global Business Development, Electromagnetic and Electronic Solutions, Altair
Livio Mariano
Livio Mariano Director, Math & Systems Altair
Dr. Kamila Flidr
Dr. Kamila Flidr Director – Material Information Altair

AGENDA, BENGALURU

DAY 1 SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Main Stage
08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome Note

Vishwanath Rao - Managing Director, Altair India

09:15 – 09:40

The Convergence of Simulation, HPC, and AI

Nelson Dias - Chief Revenue Officer, Altair

09:40 – 10:00

Technology & Development Trends in Automotive

Latha Chembrakalam - Head of Technical Centre India, Continental Automotive India

10:00 – 10:30

Next Evolution of Twins to Radically Shape Our Future

Dr. Royston Jones - Exec VP European Operations & Global CTO, Altair

10:30 – 11:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

11:00 – 11:20

NextGen Designs through AI/ML & VR Applications in Rail Transportation

Yogesh Kumar - Vice President – Technology & India Engineering, Wabtec Corporation, India

Michael Dambach
11:20 – 11:40

Next Generation User Experience with HyperWorks

Michael Dambach - Sr Vice President, HyperWorks, Altair

11:40 - 12:00

Enabling Informed Material Application for Sustainable High-Performing Products

Dr. Kamila Flidr - Director, Material Information, Altair

12:00 - 12:20

End-to-End Electronic System Design

Dr. Jordi Soler Castany - VP Global Business Development, Electromagnetic and Electronic Solutions, Altair

Livio Mariano
12:20 - 12:40

Efficient System Modeling with Reduced-Order Models

Livio Mariano - Director, Math & Systems, Altair

12:40 – 13:00

Revolutionizing Simulation-Driven Design with Altair SimSolid®

Shibashis Ghosh - Technical Manager-Design & Manufacturing, Altair

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

14:00 – 18:00

Technical Workshops

  1. Powering your AI & HPC Journey on Private & Public Cloud
  2. Altair Outreach initiatives for Incubators and Startup
  3. AI & Digital Twin in Product Development
  4. Unified UX for Model Build and Process Automation
  5. Structural – Implicit Solution
  6. Multiphysics to Accelerate Electrification
15:30 – 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

David Panni
15:45 – 18:00

Customer Paper Presentations

18:00 Onwards

Networking / Dinner

Powering HPC on Private and Public Cloud
14:00 – 14:10

Introduction

Satish Kanagala – Vice President, Enterprise Computing, AsiaPacific & GCC, Altair

14:10 – 14:45

Keynote Address

R.P. Thangavelu – Chief Scientist, CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute

14:45 – 15:10

Unleashing the Power of HPC on Cloud with Altair® PBS Works™

Balamurugan Ramassamy – Director, HPC, Altair

David Panni
15:10 – 15.30

Cloud HPC Journey at Wabtec

Jaiganesh Murugesan – Digital Transformation and Information Technology Leader, Wabtec Corporation India

Harish Chandran – Sr. Application & Infrastructure Architect, Wabtec Corporation India

15:30 – 15:45

Performance Tuning for your HPC/AI Cluster with Altair Breeze & Mistral with Live Demo

Manoj Soni – Technical Manager, Altair

15:45 – 16:15

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

16:15 – 16:35

Engineering Simulation Infrastructure

Karthick. S – R&D Digital Solutions & Information System (R&D DSIS), Valeo India

16:35 – 17:00

Altair® PBS Professional®/K8S Integration for AI Workloads and GPU Usage Reporting

Subhasis Bhattacharya – Senior Director, Software Development, Altair

17:00 – 17:20

Software Asset Management

Raju Sheth – Sr. Programme Manager, Engineering IT, Mercedes Benz Research & Development India

17.20 – 17:30

Vote of Thanks and Wrap Up

Susheel Patidar – Director, EC Sales, Altair

Altair Outreach Program for Startups
14:00 - 14:10

Welcome for Altair-India Outreach and Academic Initiatives

Ramesha B S – Sr. Manager, Academic Initiatives, Altair

14:10 - 14:30

Nurturing India’s Start-up Ecosystem – How Altair makes a Difference!

Pavan Kumar C V – Sr. Vice President, Global Indirect Business, Altair

14:30 - 14:45

Nurturing Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Academic Institute

Prof. Milind Atrey – Dean (R&D), IIT Bombay

14:45 - 15:45

Panel Discussion - Enabling the Innovation and Start-up Ecosystems

Dr. Shanta Thoutam – Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Telangana

Prof. B. Gurumoorthy – Chief Executive, Society for Innovation and Development, IISc

Dr. P.S. Nair – Sr. Advisor, Technology Architect and Mentor, Team Indus (Axiom Research Labs)

Ashok Chandavarkar – Director, Strategic Initiatives, Intel India

Poyni Bhatt – Chief Executive Officer, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay

Moderator
Panduranga Rao – Sr. V.P. Tech Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Altair

 

15:45 - 16:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

16:00 - 16:15

Altair Startup Challenge 2022

Panduranga Rao – Sr. V.P. Tech Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Altair

16:15 - 16:30

MOU Signing

MOU between Altair & SID
Prof. B. Gurumoorthy – Chief Executive, Society for Innovation and Development, IISc

MOU between Altair & Mach33.aero
Harshan Vazhakunnam – Director Programs and Partnerships, Mach33.aero

16:30 - 16:45

Incubator Talk

Prof B. Gurumoorthy – Society for Innovation and Development, IISc

16:45 - 17:00

Incubator Talk

Harshan Vazhakunnam – Director Programs and Partnerships, Mach33.aero

17:00 - 17:15

Startup Success Story - Svaya Robotics

Vijay Seelam – Managing Director, Svaya Robotics

17:15 - 17:30

Startup Success Story - Skyroot Aerospace

Maruthi Amardeep – Director, Vehicle Engineering, Skyroot Aerospace

17:30 - 17:45

Startup Success Story - Ingo Electric

Prashanth Krishna – CTO, Ingo Electric

17:45 - 18:00

Startup Success Story - ePlane

Mukundhan Dakshnamoorthy – Senior Aerodynamic Engineer, ePlane

18:00 Onwards

Networking / Dinner

AI & Digital Twin in Product Development
David Panni
14:00 - 14:05

Track Introduction

14:05 – 14:30

The Paradigm Shift in Engineering Leveraging AI Powered Twins

Sudhir Padaki - Director Data Analytics, Altair

14:30 - 15:15

Altair Solutions Enabling AI in Product Development

Sandeep Yadav - Sr. Customer Success Manager, Data Analytics, Altair

15:15 - 15:30

Industry Speaker from ARAI

Rahul S. Mahajan – Deputy Director, Engineering Design and Simulation (EDS), ARAI

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break & Exhibitor Booth Visit

15:45 - 16:00

Crash Pedestrian Head Impact (HIC) result prediction using Machine Learning

Sandeep Shah – Mahindra & Mahindra

Kranthi Yamanki – Mahindra & Mahindra

Pramod Verma – Mahindra & Mahindra

Sasidhar Kanigelpula – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:00 - 16:15

Predictive Model Development using Machine Learning and Verification for Crank Train System

Aravamuthan. S – Mahindra & Mahindra

Karthikeyan. K – Mahindra & Mahindra

Suhas Kangde – Mahindra & Mahindra

Ayush Sharma – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:15 - 16:30

Machine Learning Model to Predict Seat Mounting Brackets Failure with Altair Knowledge Studio

Devendra Kumar Peruri – Satyam Venture Engineering Services

16:30 - 16:45

Oil Canning Result Prediction using Machine Learning

Madhurya Bellamkonda – Mahindra & Mahindra

Arunkumar Srinivasan – Mahindra & Mahindra

Suhas Kangde – Mahindra & Mahindra

Chandrakant Deshmukh – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:45 - 17:00

Digital Twinning for Predictive Maintenance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Anmoldeep Singh Sidhu – NITTTR

Vikas Garg – NITTTR

Adarsh Aggarwal – NITTTR

Sukhdeep Singh Dhami – NITTTR

B. S. Pabla – NITTTR

17:00 - 17:15

Design and Development of Open Matrix Machine Learning Library(OMMLL) for Altair Compose

Dr. Subbulakshmi T – Vellore Institute of Technology

Dr. Bhargavi R – Vellore Institute of Technology

Livio Mariano
17:15 - 17:50

Altair® romAI™ AI-powered Solution for Reduced-Order Modeling and Digital Twin Generation

Livio Mariano - Director, Math & Systems, Altair

David Panni
17:50 - 18:00

Session Wrap-up & Closing

Rajesh Krishnan - Vice President ESG and Technical Field Operations, Altair

Model Build and Process Automation
Michael Dambach
14:00 – 14:20

Vision of Next Generation User Experience of HyperWorks

Michael Dambach - Senior Vice President HyperWorks, Altair

14:20 - 14:50

Model Build Enhancements with New User Experience

Radhesh Kumar - Director, CAD Geometry and Meshing, Altair

14:50 - 15:10

Post Processing and Report Automation with New User Experience

Amit Singh - Technical Manager, HyperWorks, Altair

15:10 - 15:30

SimLab – A Multiphysics Environment

Aniruddha Deepak - Product Engineer, Altair

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Accelerating CAE battery Pack Builds with HyperWorks Automation

Deepak Sreedhar – Tata Consultancy Services

Sunil Arole – Tata Consultancy Services

Thomas J Wang – General Motors

16:00 - 16:15

SimLab Based Automated Workflow for Meshing of Shafts Simulation Used in EV Drive Units

Manik Chandra Mahapatra – Tata Consultancy Services

Moinuddin Shariff – General Motors

16:15 - 16:30

Automation Tool for Strength Analysis of Chassis Frame for Tractor-Trailer Application

Ajit Kumar Sinha – Tata Motors

Vijay Abhinandan Shah – Tata Motors

Kunal Tungikar – Tata Motors

 

16:30 - 16:45

Automatic Determination of Bolt Forces in Multi-Bolted System

Sanket Patil – Tech Mahindra

Amey Deshpande – Tech Mahindra

Purushottam Amrutkar – Tech Mahindra

16:45 - 17:00

Automated Finite Element Modeling using SimLab Scripting Environment

Mamallan R – Mando Softtech India

Dinesh Veera – Mando Softtech India

Preetham Banjan – Mando Softtech India

17:00 - 17:15

New Tool in HyperMesh to Perform Twist Analysis for Battery Pack in Battery Packs

Navin Kumar C – Tata Consultancy Services

Ashokan K – Tata Consultancy Services

Max Zhou – General Motors

17:15 - 17:30

Passenger Car BiW Strength Evaluation by Automation and Integration of Durability Loads in HyperMesh Process Manager

Ranjit Mane – Tata Motors

Jaydeep Patil – Tata Motors

Prashant Chavan – Tata Motors

17:30 - 17:45

Seam Weld Mesh Automation for Sheet Metal Parts

Jeevesh Prasoon – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Ashish Sharma – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

17:45 - 18:00

Static Seat Comfort Report Generator

Santosh Kumar Gantayat – Tata Consultancy Services

Rakesh H S – Tata Consultancy Services

Reza Rahmani – General Motors

Structural – Implicit Solution
14:00 - 14:30

Key enhancements in OptiStruct Solver

Prashanth A.R – Director Structures, Altair

14:30 - 15:00

Industry Proven Squeak & Rattle Solution - Overview

Hari Krishna Reddy M - Sr. Technical Manager ESG, Altair

15:00 - 15:30

HyperLife Upgrade 2022: Scalability and Multi-Curve Material Model

Nandan Obul Reddy Burra - Technical Specialist, Altair

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Prediction of the Bolt Joint Failure Due to High Lateral Dynamic Loads

Kaliyanthil Prasad Poduval – Tata Consultancy Services

16:00 - 16:15

Torsional Fatigue Life Simulation of Rear Live Axle Shafts in Heavy Commercial Vehicles and its Correlation on Test Bench to Reduce Product Development Time

Dr. Prabhakar – Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited

Manish Kumar Sharma – Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited

Dr. Nuruzzama Mehadi Khan – Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited

16:15 - 16:30

Method Development to Virtually Validate Farm Tractor Loader Arm for Dead Man Test and Test Correlation

Vishnu KP – Mahindra & Mahindra

Titus S – Mahindra & Mahindra

Amarnath Ragunathan – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:30 - 16:45

DOE Study on Fatigue Life of Frame-Mounted Brackets for Commercial Vehicle using Altair HyperStudy and HyperLife

Sasikumar P – Ashok Leyland

Loganathan E – Ashok Leyland

Aruntheepan C – Ashok Leyland

16:45 - 17:00

Analytical and Computational Validation of a Typical Wing Box Structure

Nagarajappa N – CSIR-NAL

Sudhanva R – CSIR-NAL

17:00 - 17:15

Two Wheeler Wheel Rim Rotational Bending Fatigue Simulation and Correlation

Nithin Ramanajeya – World of River

Neeraj Jalalbisht – World of River

17:15 - 17:30

Multi Disciplinary Simulations for Warship Survivability Studies

Vivek Ramanath – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

Venugopal J – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

Fahad KP – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

Rohan Matthews – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

17:30 - 17:45

Swing Gate Seal Chucking – Identification with Prediction Methodologies and Test Correlations

Mithun C M – Mahindra & Mahindra

Edlin Lewis – Mahindra & Mahindra

17:45 - 18:00

Closing

Multiphysics for Electrification
14:00 – 14:10

Enabling Integrated Multi-Physics Simulations to Accelerate Electrification

Manoj Menghrajani - Director Business Development, Electromagnetics, Altair

Livio Mariano
14:10 - 14:55

AI and System-Level Approach for E-Powertrain Design

Livio Mariano - Director, Math &Systems, Altair

14:55 - 15:15

Accelerate eMotor Multiphysics Simulations using Altair SimLab

Dr. Ashish Sridhar - Product Manager, SimLab Electromagnetics, Altair

15:15 - 15:30

A Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Switched Reluctance Motor to Minimize the Torque Ripple

Venu. P – Ola Electric Mobility

Afroz Sultana Pathan – Ola Electric Mobility

Sareena. G. V – Ola Electric Mobility

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Optimization of Torque Ripple of Brushless DC Motor using Altair HyperStudy and FluxMotor for Wiper Application

Vinothini Gurudevan – Valeo India

Dangeti Sairam  Suryachand – Valeo India

16:00 - 16:15

Investigation of Vehicle Cable Harness in an Electric Vehicle for EMC Performance using FEKO

Sunil S.Dandge – ARAI

Rajesh. H – ARAI

Rahul.S.Mahajan – ARAI

16:15 - 16:30

Rapid Development of Motor Drives with Altair Embed

Nishant Kalbhor – CEO, Bhorzvan Motors

16:30 - 16:45

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Design & NVH Analysis for E-Scooter Application

Pradeep Shankar. R – Simple Energy

Dinesh. R – Simple Energy

 

16:45 - 17:00

Design by Validation of Advance Braking System for Elevator Safety using Altair Flux and OptiStruct

Grupesh Tapiawala – L&T Technology Services

Nived Cion – L&T Technology Services

Kishan Patel – L&T Technology Services

Umashankar K A – L&T Technology Services

17:00 - 17:15

Multiphysics Analysis of Optimal Rotor Design on the Noise Reduction of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Electric Vehicle Application

N. Jeyapaul Singh – Lucas TVS

Bharathi Thangaraj – Lucas TVS

Narayanan. V – Lucas TVS

M.P.Ragavendra – Lucas TVS

Kalahasthi Mahesh K – Lucas TVS

17:15 - 17:30

Analysis of Inverter Losses for BLDC for Electric Vehicle Drive

Tiwari Rahul – Lucas TVS

Jeyapaul Singh. N – Lucas TVS

Narayanan. V – Lucas TVS

17:30 - 17:45

System Modeling and Performance Analysis of E-Bus using Altair Activate

Aman Akotkar – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Devdron Dutta – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Yaseen Khan – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

17:45 - 18:00

Session Wrap-up & Closing

DAY 2 SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Main stage
08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:20

Altair CFD – An Unparalleled Breadth of Fluid Dynamics Solutions

Dr. David Curry - Vice President, CFD Solutions, Altair

09:20 – 09:40

Optimizing Equipment and Processes with Granular Material Simulation

Senthil Arumugam - Director, APAC Sales, DEM Technology, Altair

 

09:40 – 10:00

Industry Keynote

P. Radhakrishna - Director, LRDE

10:00 – 10:20

Comprehensive Structural Platform for Durability, NVH and Crash

Prashanth A R - Director - Structures, Altair

10:20 – 10:40

Simulation Driven Design for Vehicle Safety using Radioss

Mandar Kulkarni - Head, Automotive CAE and Senior Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services

10:40 – 11:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

11:00 – 12:30

Technical Workshops

  1. Rapid Simulation Driven Design and Manufacturability

  2. Wireless Everything: Electronics and Electromagnetics

  3. Driving Sustainability Light Weighting and Optimisation

  4. Structural – Explicit Solution

  5. Fluid & Thermal with Unparallel Breadth of CFD Solutions

  6. Bulk Materials and Multibody Dynamics

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 – 15:30

Customer Paper Presentations

15:30 – 16:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

16:00 – 16:20

Altair One - Connecting Engineering to the Enterprise

Pavan Sai Rayana - Sr.Product Manager, Altair

16:20 – 16:40

Multi-Dimensional HPC: Simulations and Beyond

Balamurugan Ramassamy - Director - HPC, Altair

16:40 – 17:30

Awards Presentation and Closing

Simulation Driven Design & Manufacturability
11:00 - 11:15

Preface to Simulation Driven Design

Shibashis Ghosh - Technical Manager Design & Manufacturing, Altair

11:15 - 11:30

Concept Ideation to Manufacturability Review

Pavan Kallurkar - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks, Altair

11:30 - 11:45

Impact of Rapid Design Simulation

Naveen Bisht - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks, Altair

11:45 - 12:00

Afresh Technologies @ Simulation-Driven Design

Sourav Das - Senior Product Engineer HyperWorks, Altair

12:00 - 12:15

Leveraging Meshless Approach in SimSolid to Reduce Simulation Turnaround Time

Anup Bhattacharya – Mahindra & Mahindra

Abhishek Bangunde – Mahindra & Mahindra

Suhas Kangde – Mahindra & Mahindra

12:15 - 12:30

SimSolid Application to Door in White (DiW) Modal Analysis

Vijaykumar B Shiramgond – Tata Consultancy Services

Vasudevarao Suddapalli – Tata Consultancy Services

Gurpreet Shienh – General Motors

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Powertrain NVH Analysis and Validation by SimSolid Meshless Approach

Ramkumar Elumalai – RNTBCI

Manikandan Paramasamy – RNTBCI

Thanigai Arasu Govindaswamy – RNTBCI

13:45 - 14:00

Meshless CAE Simulations in Automotive Manufacturing using Altair SimSolid

Praveen Kumar T – Ford Motor Company

Balaji  A – Ford Motor Company

Giri Mannayyah – Ford Motor Company

14:00 - 14:15

Optimization of Casting Process to Increase Component Yield using Inspire Cast

A. R. Kumbhar – ARAI

S. S. Gosavi – ARAI

14:15 - 14:30

Development of Light Weight and An Unconventional Aesthetic Appealing Component using Additive Manufacturing Technology

Dheerendra Kumar Dewangan – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Deepak Kumar Nirala – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Anil Kumar Yadav – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

14:30 - 14:45

Mechanism Simulation Capability in Automotive Seating Systems

Sachin B Rathi – Tata Consultancy Services

Phani Sekhar – Tata Consultancy Services

14:45 - 15:00

Inspiring Sheet Metal Product Design using Altair’s Inspire Form

E Pradeep Raj – Continental Automotive

Santhosh Shankara Murthy – Continental Automotive

15:00 - 15:15

Effective Use of SimSolid For Correlation on Spare Tire Carrier Failure

Rajendra More – Mahindra Trucks and Bus Division

Pavan Vhanale – Mahindra Trucks and Bus Division

Chetan Raval  – Mahindra trucks & Bus division

15:15 - 15:30

Procedure Development for Simulating Automotive Fluid Lines using SimSolid

Vijay Meti – Tata Consultancy Services

Prasana Rangaraj – Tata Consultancy Services

Masoud Sattaripour – General Motors

15:30 - 15:45

Leveraging SimSolid tool to meet the Cost, Weight and Performance Targets in New Product Development with Reduction of Simulation Turnaround Time

Sanjay Kale – Mahindra & Mahindra

Dattatray Thorat – Mahindra &  Mahindra

Fiza Tarranum – Mahindra & Mahindra

Wireless Everything : Electronics & EMC
11:00 - 11:10

Wireless Everything : Electronic System Design & Computational Electromagnetics

Manoj Menghrajani - Director Business Development, Electromagnetics, Altair

11:10 - 11:50

Accelerating Design of Electronic Systems

Dr. Jordi Soler Castany - VP Global Business Development, Electromagnetic and Electronic Solutions, Altair

11:50 - 12:30

Electromagnetic Compatibility Through Spectrum Management

Dr. D. C. Pande - DRDO

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

EM Absorption and Radar Cross-section (RCS) Analysis of Metasurface based Planar/Conformal Radar Absorbing Structures

Archit Choudhary – CSIR – NAL

Rajat Singh – CSIR – NAL

Shrikrishan Baghel – CSIR – NAL

Lyzul Imran – CSIR – NAL

Preeti Kumari – CSIR – NAL

Vineetha Joy – CSIR – NAL

Hema Singh – CSIR – NAL

13:45 - 14:00

Machine Learning Based High Frequency Electromagnetic Simulations of Aircraft

Dr. Vijay Kumar Sutrakar – ADE

14:00- 14:15

Combining Electromagnetic Simulations with Machine Learning

Soundarya Venkatesan – Sr. Application Engineer, Altair

14:15 - 14:30

Novel Thermoplastic Substrate Design for Weight and Size Constrained GPS Application

Stuttee Bellona Gurung – SABIC

Jongwoo Lee – SABIC

Vamsy Godthi – SABIC

14:30 - 14:45

A High Gain Wide Beam and Wide Band Antenna Design Using Characteristic Modes Inspired Design Optimization

Dr. Ashutosh Kedar – Electronics & Radar Development Establishment

14:45 - 15:00

Virtual Validation of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Tests Performed on an Electric Vehicle

Devdron Dutta – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Aman Akotkar – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Yaseen Khan – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Driving Sustainability : Optimisation
11:00 - 11:20

Unique Optimisation Solutions

Shashi Kumar.S - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks Support, Altair

11:20 - 11:45

Multiphysics Simulation and Integration of New Physics Solver - Hyperstudy

Anjaney Hosmath - Sr. Technical Manger HyperWorks Support, Altair

11:45 - 12:10

Multiscale and Composite Optimisation

Madeshwara S K - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks Support, Altair

12:10 - 12:30

Industry Invited Speaker

Shijo Xavier - Division Head, Structural design and Engineering Division, VSSC

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Full Bus Body Optimisation and Strengthening

Alok Kumar – JBM Auto Limited Bus Division

Nitin Bhate – JBM Auto Limited Bus Division

13:45 - 14:00

Use of python to Automate Model Build and Running DOE Study of Active Grille Shutters (AGS)

Ajaysriram Vembunathan – Valeo India

Karthickkumar Dhanapal – Valeo India

Senthilkumar Kannaiyan – Valeo India

Ali Kezmane – Valeo India

14:00 - 14:15

Fascia Mass Optimisation using Free Size Optimisation Method

Nagaraj Bingi – Tata Consultancy Services

Jacob Reising – General Motors

Aruns S – Tata Consultancy Services

14:15 - 14:30

Sustainable Lightweight Automotive BIW Structure Design Using Altair Optimisation

Keval Devare – Tata Motors

Shiva Rama Krishnan – Tata Motors

Prashant A Chavan – Tata Motors

 

14:30 - 14:45

Optimization of Vibration Test Adaptor of 8T Satellite

Kasif Reza – URSC-ISRO

M V Peereswara Rao -URSC-ISRO

Kotha Divya – URSC-ISRO

 

 

14:45 - 15:00

Design Mass Efficient and Manufacturable Multi-link Suspension Knuckle using Optimization Techniques 

Arun S Bhaire – Tata Consultancy Services

Sritharan Gopal – Tata Consultancy Services

Arkaprabho Pal – Tata Consultancy Services

Pei Guo – General Motors

15:00 - 15:15

Liner Bore Distortion Optimization

B Durga Nageswar rao – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

S Naveen – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

Wan Beom Kim – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

Heewook Moon – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

Chang Ho Lee – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

ByungWook Jang – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

15:15 - 15:30

Vibration Based Optimization of Alternator

Hirubaakaran Moorthy – Valeo India

Sivasankar Muni – Valeo India

Sabarirajan Rajendran – Valeo India

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Bracket system Layout Development for Automotive Exhaust using Altair OptiStruct

Sheelavanth Veeranna – Forvia

Komaraneni Sanuja- Forvia

Goettlicher Burkhard – Forvia

16:00 - 16:15

Air System Unit Modal Performance Improvement by using Altair OptiStruct Solver

Nuli Vedamurthy – Tata Consultancy Services

Eric Nemeth – General Motors

Fan Li – General Motors

Biju Thomas – Tata Consultancy Services

 

David Panni
16:15 - 16:30

Closing & Wrap Up

Structural - Explicit Solution
11:00 - 11:30

Speeding up Visteon's Uniquely Positioned Vehicle Cockpit Electronics Development with Altair Solutions

Dr. Rajashree Srinivasan Stanislaus - Global CAE Manager, Visteon India

11:30 - 12:10

What’s New with Altair – Explicit Solutions

Prashanth A.R - Director Structures, Altair

12:10 - 12:30

Enhancement in HyperWorks for Crash & Safety Interface

Nijagunayya Hiremath – Specialist, Crash interface, Altair

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

FEA & Test Correlation of AGS Vane Ball Impact Simulation Through Multistep Explicit Simulation using Radioss

Karthick Kumar  Dhanapal – Valeo India

Elangovan Thangaiyan – Valeo India

Ali Kezmane – Valeo India

Senthilkumar Kannaiyan – Valeo India

DonBosco Arockiasamy – Valeo India

13:45 - 14:00

Damage Modeling and Analysis of Aircraft Windshield Material, GS249 Subjected to High Velocity Bird Impact

Sathiyanarayana S – CSIR-NAL

Sharad Kumar – CSIR-NAL

Yathish Kumar .V – CSIR-NAL

Raja S – CSIR-NAL

J Dhayanidhi – CSIR-NAL

14:00 - 14:15

FMVSS214 Crash Simulation in Radioss

Praveen S – Continental Automotive, India

Pradeep Raj E – Continental Automotive, India

Umesh C K – Continental Automotive, India

14:15 - 14:30

The Impact Damage Study of a Refrigerated Display Case with Spring Bumper 

Narasimhamurthy – Hussmann Services India

Sandeep Palaksha – Hussmann Services India

14:30 - 14:45

Real vs Unreal

Svetoslav Stoev – Visteon India

Fridon Dsouza – Visteon India

14:45 - 15:00

Design Evolution and Development of a Metal Plastic Hybrid Two Wheeler EV battery

Vinod Kavalakkat – SABIC

Vasudev Nilajkar – SABIC

Harindranath Sharma – SABIC

15:00 - 15:15

Studies on Emergency Landing on Water of a Typical Civil Aircraft

Sathiyanarayana S – CSIR-NAL

Sharad Kumar – CSIR-NAL

Yathish Kumar .V – CSIR-NAL

Raja S – CSIR-NAL

J Dhayanidhi – CSIR-NAL

15:15 - 15:30

Integrated Modeling Approach to Solve Multi-directional Shock Loads in Radioss

Manish Kumar – Valeo India

Nanda Kumar – Valeo India

Vijayakumar Sundaraj – Valeo India

 

15:30 - 15:45

Closing & Wrap-Up

Fluid & Thermal with CFD Solutions
11:00 - 11:05

Welcome Note

Prashanth A Kulkarni- Regional Technical Manager, Altair

11:05 - 11:30

Go with the Flow! Solving Particle-Fluid Applications using EDEM and AcuSolve

Dr. David Curry - Vice President, CFD Solutions, Altair

11:30 - 12:00

Altair Electronics Thermal Management Solutions Overview

Abinash Baruah - Sr. Technical Specialist ElecroFlo, Altair

12:00 - 12:30

Thermal Management of Modern Automotive Systems (Fuel Cell and EV) using 1D Flow Simulator

Dr. Rahul Yadav - Validation and Solver Development Engineer Flow Simulator, Altair

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Welcome and Introduction

Prashanth A Kulkarni - Regional Technical Manager, Altair

13:45 - 14:00

Numerical Optimization of Cell Level Fuses to Trigger Blow-Off in Critical Situations

Lokesharun Dhakshinamurthy – Simple Energy

Vivek Rajendra Wani – Simple Energy

Chenthil Kumar. S – Simple Energy

14:00 - 14:15

The Impact of Numerical Analysis on Thermal Solutions to Increase the Efficiency of the EV Product Development Cycle

Chenthil Kumar. S – Simple Energy

Lokesharun Dhakshinamurthy – Simple Energy

Shivani Uttamrao Aware – Simple Energy

14:15 - 14:30

Coupled Three-dimensional Electromagnetics-Thermal-Flow Field Simulation for Temperature Rise in Moulded Case Circuit Breaker

Priya Singh – Havells

Sidharth Borkataky – Havells

Gautam Nagaraj – Havells

14:30 - 14:45

Investigation on LI-ION Battery Thermal Management and Cooling Performance Using AcuSolve

Azeem Dafedar – Tata Technologies

Dnyaneshwar. P – Tata Technologies

Suresh. B – Tata Technologies

14:45 - 15:00

Improving Energy Efficiency in a Refrigerated Display Case using Aero-Foil Design

Sandeep Palaksha – Hussmann

Narasimhamurthy Shivanna – Hussmann

15:00 - 15:15

Sterilization Efficacy Evaluation of Surgical Trays Using AcuSolve

Abdur Rahman Ansari – Stryker

15:15 - 15:30

Enhancing the Performance of Domestic Refrigerator Using CFD Simulations

Pradeep Shetty – IFB

Dinesh Kanth – IFB

Ramalingam. M – IFB

 

15:30 - 15:40

Judge Panel Discussion and Awards

Bulk Materials and Multibody Dynamics
Livio Mariano
11:00 - 11:30

System-of-Systems Integration and AI

Livio Mariano - Director Math & Systems, Altair

11:30 - 12:00

Altair EDEM, Bulk Material Simulation Case Studies

Senthil Arumugam - Director, APAC Sales, DEM Technology, Altair

12:00 - 12:30

Systems and Mechanism Dynamics

Gitesh Porwal - Sr. Technical Manager, MBD & DEM Solutions, Altair

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Ride Comfort Optimization of a Two-Wheeler at User Tactile Points using VDV Cost Function

Aditya Mishra – World of River

Mazher Ali Baig Mirza – World of River

13:45 - 14:00

Study of the Impact of Increase in Bucket Size on Excavator Design Life Utilizing Coupled DEM and MBD Simulations

Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi – Tata Hitachi

Shivanshu Zamdagni – Tata Hitachi

Rajendra Praharaj – Tata Hitachi

Shubham Bhadane – Tata Hitachi

14:00 - 14:15

Coupled FEM-DEM for Determination of Payload Distribution on Tipper Load Body

S Sivasankaran – Ashok Leyland

E Loganathan – Ashok Leyland

M Manikandan – Ashok Leyland

14:15 - 14:30

Optimisation of Simple One Chassis using Virtual Simulations and Validating the same using Realtime Testing

Sachin B – Simple Energy

Manjunath U – Simple Energy

Ashok Kakanur  – Simple Energy

14:30 - 14:45

Extracting Loads for Part25 aircrafts using Altair's HyperWorks suite

Varun Sharma – Textron India

Mallikarjuna Gunderi – Textron India

Anindya Ghosh –  Textron India

Justin Birkey – Textron India

14:45 - 15:00

Control surface rotational stiffness calculation for flutter analysis

Varun Sharma – Textron

Todd Warner – Textron

Anindya Ghosh – Textron

Justin Birkey – Textron

15:00 - 15:15

Design validation of the roller skate assembly in Mobile C arm using HyperWorks

Aditya Gore – Philips India

Srinidhi Bukkapatanam – Philips India

15:15 - 15:30

Crankshaft Balancing Analysis of a Reciprocating Compressor

Valan Arasu – L&T Technology Services

15:30 - 16:00

Closing & Wrap Up

DAY 1 SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
DAY 2 SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Main Stage
Powering HPC on Private and Public Cloud
Altair Outreach Program for Startups
AI & Digital Twin in Product Development
Model Build and Process Automation
Structural – Implicit Solution
Multiphysics for Electrification
Main stage
Simulation Driven Design & Manufacturability
Wireless Everything : Electronics & EMC
Driving Sustainability : Optimisation
Structural - Explicit Solution
Fluid & Thermal with CFD Solutions
Bulk Materials and Multibody Dynamics
08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome Note

Vishwanath Rao - Managing Director, Altair India

09:15 – 09:40

The Convergence of Simulation, HPC, and AI

Nelson Dias - Chief Revenue Officer, Altair

09:40 – 10:00

Technology & Development Trends in Automotive

Latha Chembrakalam - Head of Technical Centre India, Continental Automotive India

10:00 – 10:30

Next Evolution of Twins to Radically Shape Our Future

Dr. Royston Jones - Exec VP European Operations & Global CTO, Altair

10:30 – 11:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

11:00 – 11:20

NextGen Designs through AI/ML & VR Applications in Rail Transportation

Yogesh Kumar - Vice President – Technology & India Engineering, Wabtec Corporation, India

Michael Dambach
11:20 – 11:40

Next Generation User Experience with HyperWorks

Michael Dambach - Sr Vice President, HyperWorks, Altair

11:40 - 12:00

Enabling Informed Material Application for Sustainable High-Performing Products

Dr. Kamila Flidr - Director, Material Information, Altair

12:00 - 12:20

End-to-End Electronic System Design

Dr. Jordi Soler Castany - VP Global Business Development, Electromagnetic and Electronic Solutions, Altair

Livio Mariano
12:20 - 12:40

Efficient System Modeling with Reduced-Order Models

Livio Mariano - Director, Math & Systems, Altair

12:40 – 13:00

Revolutionizing Simulation-Driven Design with Altair SimSolid®

Shibashis Ghosh - Technical Manager-Design & Manufacturing, Altair

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

14:00 – 18:00

Technical Workshops

  1. Powering your AI & HPC Journey on Private & Public Cloud
  2. Altair Outreach initiatives for Incubators and Startup
  3. AI & Digital Twin in Product Development
  4. Unified UX for Model Build and Process Automation
  5. Structural – Implicit Solution
  6. Multiphysics to Accelerate Electrification
15:30 – 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

David Panni
15:45 – 18:00

Customer Paper Presentations

18:00 Onwards

Networking / Dinner

14:00 – 14:10

Introduction

Satish Kanagala – Vice President, Enterprise Computing, AsiaPacific & GCC, Altair

14:10 – 14:45

Keynote Address

R.P. Thangavelu – Chief Scientist, CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute

14:45 – 15:10

Unleashing the Power of HPC on Cloud with Altair® PBS Works™

Balamurugan Ramassamy – Director, HPC, Altair

David Panni
15:10 – 15.30

Cloud HPC Journey at Wabtec

Jaiganesh Murugesan – Digital Transformation and Information Technology Leader, Wabtec Corporation India

Harish Chandran – Sr. Application & Infrastructure Architect, Wabtec Corporation India

15:30 – 15:45

Performance Tuning for your HPC/AI Cluster with Altair Breeze & Mistral with Live Demo

Manoj Soni – Technical Manager, Altair

15:45 – 16:15

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

16:15 – 16:35

Engineering Simulation Infrastructure

Karthick. S – R&D Digital Solutions & Information System (R&D DSIS), Valeo India

16:35 – 17:00

Altair® PBS Professional®/K8S Integration for AI Workloads and GPU Usage Reporting

Subhasis Bhattacharya – Senior Director, Software Development, Altair

17:00 – 17:20

Software Asset Management

Raju Sheth – Sr. Programme Manager, Engineering IT, Mercedes Benz Research & Development India

17.20 – 17:30

Vote of Thanks and Wrap Up

Susheel Patidar – Director, EC Sales, Altair

14:00 - 14:10

Welcome for Altair-India Outreach and Academic Initiatives

Ramesha B S – Sr. Manager, Academic Initiatives, Altair

14:10 - 14:30

Nurturing India’s Start-up Ecosystem – How Altair makes a Difference!

Pavan Kumar C V – Sr. Vice President, Global Indirect Business, Altair

14:30 - 14:45

Nurturing Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Academic Institute

Prof. Milind Atrey – Dean (R&D), IIT Bombay

14:45 - 15:45

Panel Discussion - Enabling the Innovation and Start-up Ecosystems

Dr. Shanta Thoutam – Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Telangana

Prof. B. Gurumoorthy – Chief Executive, Society for Innovation and Development, IISc

Dr. P.S. Nair – Sr. Advisor, Technology Architect and Mentor, Team Indus (Axiom Research Labs)

Ashok Chandavarkar – Director, Strategic Initiatives, Intel India

Poyni Bhatt – Chief Executive Officer, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay

Moderator
Panduranga Rao – Sr. V.P. Tech Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Altair

 

15:45 - 16:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

16:00 - 16:15

Altair Startup Challenge 2022

Panduranga Rao – Sr. V.P. Tech Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Altair

16:15 - 16:30

MOU Signing

MOU between Altair & SID
Prof. B. Gurumoorthy – Chief Executive, Society for Innovation and Development, IISc

MOU between Altair & Mach33.aero
Harshan Vazhakunnam – Director Programs and Partnerships, Mach33.aero

16:30 - 16:45

Incubator Talk

Prof B. Gurumoorthy – Society for Innovation and Development, IISc

16:45 - 17:00

Incubator Talk

Harshan Vazhakunnam – Director Programs and Partnerships, Mach33.aero

17:00 - 17:15

Startup Success Story - Svaya Robotics

Vijay Seelam – Managing Director, Svaya Robotics

17:15 - 17:30

Startup Success Story - Skyroot Aerospace

Maruthi Amardeep – Director, Vehicle Engineering, Skyroot Aerospace

17:30 - 17:45

Startup Success Story - Ingo Electric

Prashanth Krishna – CTO, Ingo Electric

17:45 - 18:00

Startup Success Story - ePlane

Mukundhan Dakshnamoorthy – Senior Aerodynamic Engineer, ePlane

18:00 Onwards

Networking / Dinner

David Panni
14:00 - 14:05

Track Introduction

14:05 – 14:30

The Paradigm Shift in Engineering Leveraging AI Powered Twins

Sudhir Padaki - Director Data Analytics, Altair

14:30 - 15:15

Altair Solutions Enabling AI in Product Development

Sandeep Yadav - Sr. Customer Success Manager, Data Analytics, Altair

15:15 - 15:30

Industry Speaker from ARAI

Rahul S. Mahajan – Deputy Director, Engineering Design and Simulation (EDS), ARAI

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break & Exhibitor Booth Visit

15:45 - 16:00

Crash Pedestrian Head Impact (HIC) result prediction using Machine Learning

Sandeep Shah – Mahindra & Mahindra

Kranthi Yamanki – Mahindra & Mahindra

Pramod Verma – Mahindra & Mahindra

Sasidhar Kanigelpula – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:00 - 16:15

Predictive Model Development using Machine Learning and Verification for Crank Train System

Aravamuthan. S – Mahindra & Mahindra

Karthikeyan. K – Mahindra & Mahindra

Suhas Kangde – Mahindra & Mahindra

Ayush Sharma – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:15 - 16:30

Machine Learning Model to Predict Seat Mounting Brackets Failure with Altair Knowledge Studio

Devendra Kumar Peruri – Satyam Venture Engineering Services

16:30 - 16:45

Oil Canning Result Prediction using Machine Learning

Madhurya Bellamkonda – Mahindra & Mahindra

Arunkumar Srinivasan – Mahindra & Mahindra

Suhas Kangde – Mahindra & Mahindra

Chandrakant Deshmukh – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:45 - 17:00

Digital Twinning for Predictive Maintenance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Anmoldeep Singh Sidhu – NITTTR

Vikas Garg – NITTTR

Adarsh Aggarwal – NITTTR

Sukhdeep Singh Dhami – NITTTR

B. S. Pabla – NITTTR

17:00 - 17:15

Design and Development of Open Matrix Machine Learning Library(OMMLL) for Altair Compose

Dr. Subbulakshmi T – Vellore Institute of Technology

Dr. Bhargavi R – Vellore Institute of Technology

Livio Mariano
17:15 - 17:50

Altair® romAI™ AI-powered Solution for Reduced-Order Modeling and Digital Twin Generation

Livio Mariano - Director, Math & Systems, Altair

David Panni
17:50 - 18:00

Session Wrap-up & Closing

Rajesh Krishnan - Vice President ESG and Technical Field Operations, Altair

Michael Dambach
14:00 – 14:20

Vision of Next Generation User Experience of HyperWorks

Michael Dambach - Senior Vice President HyperWorks, Altair

14:20 - 14:50

Model Build Enhancements with New User Experience

Radhesh Kumar - Director, CAD Geometry and Meshing, Altair

14:50 - 15:10

Post Processing and Report Automation with New User Experience

Amit Singh - Technical Manager, HyperWorks, Altair

15:10 - 15:30

SimLab – A Multiphysics Environment

Aniruddha Deepak - Product Engineer, Altair

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Accelerating CAE battery Pack Builds with HyperWorks Automation

Deepak Sreedhar – Tata Consultancy Services

Sunil Arole – Tata Consultancy Services

Thomas J Wang – General Motors

16:00 - 16:15

SimLab Based Automated Workflow for Meshing of Shafts Simulation Used in EV Drive Units

Manik Chandra Mahapatra – Tata Consultancy Services

Moinuddin Shariff – General Motors

16:15 - 16:30

Automation Tool for Strength Analysis of Chassis Frame for Tractor-Trailer Application

Ajit Kumar Sinha – Tata Motors

Vijay Abhinandan Shah – Tata Motors

Kunal Tungikar – Tata Motors

 

16:30 - 16:45

Automatic Determination of Bolt Forces in Multi-Bolted System

Sanket Patil – Tech Mahindra

Amey Deshpande – Tech Mahindra

Purushottam Amrutkar – Tech Mahindra

16:45 - 17:00

Automated Finite Element Modeling using SimLab Scripting Environment

Mamallan R – Mando Softtech India

Dinesh Veera – Mando Softtech India

Preetham Banjan – Mando Softtech India

17:00 - 17:15

New Tool in HyperMesh to Perform Twist Analysis for Battery Pack in Battery Packs

Navin Kumar C – Tata Consultancy Services

Ashokan K – Tata Consultancy Services

Max Zhou – General Motors

17:15 - 17:30

Passenger Car BiW Strength Evaluation by Automation and Integration of Durability Loads in HyperMesh Process Manager

Ranjit Mane – Tata Motors

Jaydeep Patil – Tata Motors

Prashant Chavan – Tata Motors

17:30 - 17:45

Seam Weld Mesh Automation for Sheet Metal Parts

Jeevesh Prasoon – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Ashish Sharma – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

17:45 - 18:00

Static Seat Comfort Report Generator

Santosh Kumar Gantayat – Tata Consultancy Services

Rakesh H S – Tata Consultancy Services

Reza Rahmani – General Motors

14:00 - 14:30

Key enhancements in OptiStruct Solver

Prashanth A.R – Director Structures, Altair

14:30 - 15:00

Industry Proven Squeak & Rattle Solution - Overview

Hari Krishna Reddy M - Sr. Technical Manager ESG, Altair

15:00 - 15:30

HyperLife Upgrade 2022: Scalability and Multi-Curve Material Model

Nandan Obul Reddy Burra - Technical Specialist, Altair

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Prediction of the Bolt Joint Failure Due to High Lateral Dynamic Loads

Kaliyanthil Prasad Poduval – Tata Consultancy Services

16:00 - 16:15

Torsional Fatigue Life Simulation of Rear Live Axle Shafts in Heavy Commercial Vehicles and its Correlation on Test Bench to Reduce Product Development Time

Dr. Prabhakar – Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited

Manish Kumar Sharma – Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited

Dr. Nuruzzama Mehadi Khan – Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited

16:15 - 16:30

Method Development to Virtually Validate Farm Tractor Loader Arm for Dead Man Test and Test Correlation

Vishnu KP – Mahindra & Mahindra

Titus S – Mahindra & Mahindra

Amarnath Ragunathan – Mahindra & Mahindra

16:30 - 16:45

DOE Study on Fatigue Life of Frame-Mounted Brackets for Commercial Vehicle using Altair HyperStudy and HyperLife

Sasikumar P – Ashok Leyland

Loganathan E – Ashok Leyland

Aruntheepan C – Ashok Leyland

16:45 - 17:00

Analytical and Computational Validation of a Typical Wing Box Structure

Nagarajappa N – CSIR-NAL

Sudhanva R – CSIR-NAL

17:00 - 17:15

Two Wheeler Wheel Rim Rotational Bending Fatigue Simulation and Correlation

Nithin Ramanajeya – World of River

Neeraj Jalalbisht – World of River

17:15 - 17:30

Multi Disciplinary Simulations for Warship Survivability Studies

Vivek Ramanath – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

Venugopal J – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

Fahad KP – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

Rohan Matthews – Smart Engineering & Design Solutions India

17:30 - 17:45

Swing Gate Seal Chucking – Identification with Prediction Methodologies and Test Correlations

Mithun C M – Mahindra & Mahindra

Edlin Lewis – Mahindra & Mahindra

17:45 - 18:00

Closing

14:00 – 14:10

Enabling Integrated Multi-Physics Simulations to Accelerate Electrification

Manoj Menghrajani - Director Business Development, Electromagnetics, Altair

Livio Mariano
14:10 - 14:55

AI and System-Level Approach for E-Powertrain Design

Livio Mariano - Director, Math &Systems, Altair

14:55 - 15:15

Accelerate eMotor Multiphysics Simulations using Altair SimLab

Dr. Ashish Sridhar - Product Manager, SimLab Electromagnetics, Altair

15:15 - 15:30

A Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Switched Reluctance Motor to Minimize the Torque Ripple

Venu. P – Ola Electric Mobility

Afroz Sultana Pathan – Ola Electric Mobility

Sareena. G. V – Ola Electric Mobility

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Optimization of Torque Ripple of Brushless DC Motor using Altair HyperStudy and FluxMotor for Wiper Application

Vinothini Gurudevan – Valeo India

Dangeti Sairam  Suryachand – Valeo India

16:00 - 16:15

Investigation of Vehicle Cable Harness in an Electric Vehicle for EMC Performance using FEKO

Sunil S.Dandge – ARAI

Rajesh. H – ARAI

Rahul.S.Mahajan – ARAI

16:15 - 16:30

Rapid Development of Motor Drives with Altair Embed

Nishant Kalbhor – CEO, Bhorzvan Motors

16:30 - 16:45

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Design & NVH Analysis for E-Scooter Application

Pradeep Shankar. R – Simple Energy

Dinesh. R – Simple Energy

 

16:45 - 17:00

Design by Validation of Advance Braking System for Elevator Safety using Altair Flux and OptiStruct

Grupesh Tapiawala – L&T Technology Services

Nived Cion – L&T Technology Services

Kishan Patel – L&T Technology Services

Umashankar K A – L&T Technology Services

17:00 - 17:15

Multiphysics Analysis of Optimal Rotor Design on the Noise Reduction of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Electric Vehicle Application

N. Jeyapaul Singh – Lucas TVS

Bharathi Thangaraj – Lucas TVS

Narayanan. V – Lucas TVS

M.P.Ragavendra – Lucas TVS

Kalahasthi Mahesh K – Lucas TVS

17:15 - 17:30

Analysis of Inverter Losses for BLDC for Electric Vehicle Drive

Tiwari Rahul – Lucas TVS

Jeyapaul Singh. N – Lucas TVS

Narayanan. V – Lucas TVS

17:30 - 17:45

System Modeling and Performance Analysis of E-Bus using Altair Activate

Aman Akotkar – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Devdron Dutta – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Yaseen Khan – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

17:45 - 18:00

Session Wrap-up & Closing

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:20

Altair CFD – An Unparalleled Breadth of Fluid Dynamics Solutions

Dr. David Curry - Vice President, CFD Solutions, Altair

09:20 – 09:40

Optimizing Equipment and Processes with Granular Material Simulation

Senthil Arumugam - Director, APAC Sales, DEM Technology, Altair

 

09:40 – 10:00

Industry Keynote

P. Radhakrishna - Director, LRDE

10:00 – 10:20

Comprehensive Structural Platform for Durability, NVH and Crash

Prashanth A R - Director - Structures, Altair

10:20 – 10:40

Simulation Driven Design for Vehicle Safety using Radioss

Mandar Kulkarni - Head, Automotive CAE and Senior Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services

10:40 – 11:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

11:00 – 12:30

Technical Workshops

  1. Rapid Simulation Driven Design and Manufacturability

  2. Wireless Everything: Electronics and Electromagnetics

  3. Driving Sustainability Light Weighting and Optimisation

  4. Structural – Explicit Solution

  5. Fluid & Thermal with Unparallel Breadth of CFD Solutions

  6. Bulk Materials and Multibody Dynamics

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 – 15:30

Customer Paper Presentations

15:30 – 16:00

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

16:00 – 16:20

Altair One - Connecting Engineering to the Enterprise

Pavan Sai Rayana - Sr.Product Manager, Altair

16:20 – 16:40

Multi-Dimensional HPC: Simulations and Beyond

Balamurugan Ramassamy - Director - HPC, Altair

16:40 – 17:30

Awards Presentation and Closing

11:00 - 11:15

Preface to Simulation Driven Design

Shibashis Ghosh - Technical Manager Design & Manufacturing, Altair

11:15 - 11:30

Concept Ideation to Manufacturability Review

Pavan Kallurkar - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks, Altair

11:30 - 11:45

Impact of Rapid Design Simulation

Naveen Bisht - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks, Altair

11:45 - 12:00

Afresh Technologies @ Simulation-Driven Design

Sourav Das - Senior Product Engineer HyperWorks, Altair

12:00 - 12:15

Leveraging Meshless Approach in SimSolid to Reduce Simulation Turnaround Time

Anup Bhattacharya – Mahindra & Mahindra

Abhishek Bangunde – Mahindra & Mahindra

Suhas Kangde – Mahindra & Mahindra

12:15 - 12:30

SimSolid Application to Door in White (DiW) Modal Analysis

Vijaykumar B Shiramgond – Tata Consultancy Services

Vasudevarao Suddapalli – Tata Consultancy Services

Gurpreet Shienh – General Motors

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Powertrain NVH Analysis and Validation by SimSolid Meshless Approach

Ramkumar Elumalai – RNTBCI

Manikandan Paramasamy – RNTBCI

Thanigai Arasu Govindaswamy – RNTBCI

13:45 - 14:00

Meshless CAE Simulations in Automotive Manufacturing using Altair SimSolid

Praveen Kumar T – Ford Motor Company

Balaji  A – Ford Motor Company

Giri Mannayyah – Ford Motor Company

14:00 - 14:15

Optimization of Casting Process to Increase Component Yield using Inspire Cast

A. R. Kumbhar – ARAI

S. S. Gosavi – ARAI

14:15 - 14:30

Development of Light Weight and An Unconventional Aesthetic Appealing Component using Additive Manufacturing Technology

Dheerendra Kumar Dewangan – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Deepak Kumar Nirala – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Anil Kumar Yadav – Hero MotoCorp Ltd

14:30 - 14:45

Mechanism Simulation Capability in Automotive Seating Systems

Sachin B Rathi – Tata Consultancy Services

Phani Sekhar – Tata Consultancy Services

14:45 - 15:00

Inspiring Sheet Metal Product Design using Altair’s Inspire Form

E Pradeep Raj – Continental Automotive

Santhosh Shankara Murthy – Continental Automotive

15:00 - 15:15

Effective Use of SimSolid For Correlation on Spare Tire Carrier Failure

Rajendra More – Mahindra Trucks and Bus Division

Pavan Vhanale – Mahindra Trucks and Bus Division

Chetan Raval  – Mahindra trucks & Bus division

15:15 - 15:30

Procedure Development for Simulating Automotive Fluid Lines using SimSolid

Vijay Meti – Tata Consultancy Services

Prasana Rangaraj – Tata Consultancy Services

Masoud Sattaripour – General Motors

15:30 - 15:45

Leveraging SimSolid tool to meet the Cost, Weight and Performance Targets in New Product Development with Reduction of Simulation Turnaround Time

Sanjay Kale – Mahindra & Mahindra

Dattatray Thorat – Mahindra &  Mahindra

Fiza Tarranum – Mahindra & Mahindra

11:00 - 11:10

Wireless Everything : Electronic System Design & Computational Electromagnetics

Manoj Menghrajani - Director Business Development, Electromagnetics, Altair

11:10 - 11:50

Accelerating Design of Electronic Systems

Dr. Jordi Soler Castany - VP Global Business Development, Electromagnetic and Electronic Solutions, Altair

11:50 - 12:30

Electromagnetic Compatibility Through Spectrum Management

Dr. D. C. Pande - DRDO

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

EM Absorption and Radar Cross-section (RCS) Analysis of Metasurface based Planar/Conformal Radar Absorbing Structures

Archit Choudhary – CSIR – NAL

Rajat Singh – CSIR – NAL

Shrikrishan Baghel – CSIR – NAL

Lyzul Imran – CSIR – NAL

Preeti Kumari – CSIR – NAL

Vineetha Joy – CSIR – NAL

Hema Singh – CSIR – NAL

13:45 - 14:00

Machine Learning Based High Frequency Electromagnetic Simulations of Aircraft

Dr. Vijay Kumar Sutrakar – ADE

14:00- 14:15

Combining Electromagnetic Simulations with Machine Learning

Soundarya Venkatesan – Sr. Application Engineer, Altair

14:15 - 14:30

Novel Thermoplastic Substrate Design for Weight and Size Constrained GPS Application

Stuttee Bellona Gurung – SABIC

Jongwoo Lee – SABIC

Vamsy Godthi – SABIC

14:30 - 14:45

A High Gain Wide Beam and Wide Band Antenna Design Using Characteristic Modes Inspired Design Optimization

Dr. Ashutosh Kedar – Electronics & Radar Development Establishment

14:45 - 15:00

Virtual Validation of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Tests Performed on an Electric Vehicle

Devdron Dutta – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Aman Akotkar – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

Yaseen Khan – Pinnacle Mobility Solutions

11:00 - 11:20

Unique Optimisation Solutions

Shashi Kumar.S - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks Support, Altair

11:20 - 11:45

Multiphysics Simulation and Integration of New Physics Solver - Hyperstudy

Anjaney Hosmath - Sr. Technical Manger HyperWorks Support, Altair

11:45 - 12:10

Multiscale and Composite Optimisation

Madeshwara S K - Sr. Technical Manager HyperWorks Support, Altair

12:10 - 12:30

Industry Invited Speaker

Shijo Xavier - Division Head, Structural design and Engineering Division, VSSC

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Full Bus Body Optimisation and Strengthening

Alok Kumar – JBM Auto Limited Bus Division

Nitin Bhate – JBM Auto Limited Bus Division

13:45 - 14:00

Use of python to Automate Model Build and Running DOE Study of Active Grille Shutters (AGS)

Ajaysriram Vembunathan – Valeo India

Karthickkumar Dhanapal – Valeo India

Senthilkumar Kannaiyan – Valeo India

Ali Kezmane – Valeo India

14:00 - 14:15

Fascia Mass Optimisation using Free Size Optimisation Method

Nagaraj Bingi – Tata Consultancy Services

Jacob Reising – General Motors

Aruns S – Tata Consultancy Services

14:15 - 14:30

Sustainable Lightweight Automotive BIW Structure Design Using Altair Optimisation

Keval Devare – Tata Motors

Shiva Rama Krishnan – Tata Motors

Prashant A Chavan – Tata Motors

 

14:30 - 14:45

Optimization of Vibration Test Adaptor of 8T Satellite

Kasif Reza – URSC-ISRO

M V Peereswara Rao -URSC-ISRO

Kotha Divya – URSC-ISRO

 

 

14:45 - 15:00

Design Mass Efficient and Manufacturable Multi-link Suspension Knuckle using Optimization Techniques 

Arun S Bhaire – Tata Consultancy Services

Sritharan Gopal – Tata Consultancy Services

Arkaprabho Pal – Tata Consultancy Services

Pei Guo – General Motors

15:00 - 15:15

Liner Bore Distortion Optimization

B Durga Nageswar rao – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

S Naveen – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

Wan Beom Kim – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

Heewook Moon – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

Chang Ho Lee – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

ByungWook Jang – Hyundai Motors India Engineering

15:15 - 15:30

Vibration Based Optimization of Alternator

Hirubaakaran Moorthy – Valeo India

Sivasankar Muni – Valeo India

Sabarirajan Rajendran – Valeo India

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

15:45 - 16:00

Bracket system Layout Development for Automotive Exhaust using Altair OptiStruct

Sheelavanth Veeranna – Forvia

Komaraneni Sanuja- Forvia

Goettlicher Burkhard – Forvia

16:00 - 16:15

Air System Unit Modal Performance Improvement by using Altair OptiStruct Solver

Nuli Vedamurthy – Tata Consultancy Services

Eric Nemeth – General Motors

Fan Li – General Motors

Biju Thomas – Tata Consultancy Services

 

David Panni
16:15 - 16:30

Closing & Wrap Up

11:00 - 11:30

Speeding up Visteon's Uniquely Positioned Vehicle Cockpit Electronics Development with Altair Solutions

Dr. Rajashree Srinivasan Stanislaus - Global CAE Manager, Visteon India

11:30 - 12:10

What’s New with Altair – Explicit Solutions

Prashanth A.R - Director Structures, Altair

12:10 - 12:30

Enhancement in HyperWorks for Crash & Safety Interface

Nijagunayya Hiremath – Specialist, Crash interface, Altair

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

FEA & Test Correlation of AGS Vane Ball Impact Simulation Through Multistep Explicit Simulation using Radioss

Karthick Kumar  Dhanapal – Valeo India

Elangovan Thangaiyan – Valeo India

Ali Kezmane – Valeo India

Senthilkumar Kannaiyan – Valeo India

DonBosco Arockiasamy – Valeo India

13:45 - 14:00

Damage Modeling and Analysis of Aircraft Windshield Material, GS249 Subjected to High Velocity Bird Impact

Sathiyanarayana S – CSIR-NAL

Sharad Kumar – CSIR-NAL

Yathish Kumar .V – CSIR-NAL

Raja S – CSIR-NAL

J Dhayanidhi – CSIR-NAL

14:00 - 14:15

FMVSS214 Crash Simulation in Radioss

Praveen S – Continental Automotive, India

Pradeep Raj E – Continental Automotive, India

Umesh C K – Continental Automotive, India

14:15 - 14:30

The Impact Damage Study of a Refrigerated Display Case with Spring Bumper 

Narasimhamurthy – Hussmann Services India

Sandeep Palaksha – Hussmann Services India

14:30 - 14:45

Real vs Unreal

Svetoslav Stoev – Visteon India

Fridon Dsouza – Visteon India

14:45 - 15:00

Design Evolution and Development of a Metal Plastic Hybrid Two Wheeler EV battery

Vinod Kavalakkat – SABIC

Vasudev Nilajkar – SABIC

Harindranath Sharma – SABIC

15:00 - 15:15

Studies on Emergency Landing on Water of a Typical Civil Aircraft

Sathiyanarayana S – CSIR-NAL

Sharad Kumar – CSIR-NAL

Yathish Kumar .V – CSIR-NAL

Raja S – CSIR-NAL

J Dhayanidhi – CSIR-NAL

15:15 - 15:30

Integrated Modeling Approach to Solve Multi-directional Shock Loads in Radioss

Manish Kumar – Valeo India

Nanda Kumar – Valeo India

Vijayakumar Sundaraj – Valeo India

 

15:30 - 15:45

Closing & Wrap-Up

11:00 - 11:05

Welcome Note

Prashanth A Kulkarni- Regional Technical Manager, Altair

11:05 - 11:30

Go with the Flow! Solving Particle-Fluid Applications using EDEM and AcuSolve

Dr. David Curry - Vice President, CFD Solutions, Altair

11:30 - 12:00

Altair Electronics Thermal Management Solutions Overview

Abinash Baruah - Sr. Technical Specialist ElecroFlo, Altair

12:00 - 12:30

Thermal Management of Modern Automotive Systems (Fuel Cell and EV) using 1D Flow Simulator

Dr. Rahul Yadav - Validation and Solver Development Engineer Flow Simulator, Altair

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Welcome and Introduction

Prashanth A Kulkarni - Regional Technical Manager, Altair

13:45 - 14:00

Numerical Optimization of Cell Level Fuses to Trigger Blow-Off in Critical Situations

Lokesharun Dhakshinamurthy – Simple Energy

Vivek Rajendra Wani – Simple Energy

Chenthil Kumar. S – Simple Energy

14:00 - 14:15

The Impact of Numerical Analysis on Thermal Solutions to Increase the Efficiency of the EV Product Development Cycle

Chenthil Kumar. S – Simple Energy

Lokesharun Dhakshinamurthy – Simple Energy

Shivani Uttamrao Aware – Simple Energy

14:15 - 14:30

Coupled Three-dimensional Electromagnetics-Thermal-Flow Field Simulation for Temperature Rise in Moulded Case Circuit Breaker

Priya Singh – Havells

Sidharth Borkataky – Havells

Gautam Nagaraj – Havells

14:30 - 14:45

Investigation on LI-ION Battery Thermal Management and Cooling Performance Using AcuSolve

Azeem Dafedar – Tata Technologies

Dnyaneshwar. P – Tata Technologies

Suresh. B – Tata Technologies

14:45 - 15:00

Improving Energy Efficiency in a Refrigerated Display Case using Aero-Foil Design

Sandeep Palaksha – Hussmann

Narasimhamurthy Shivanna – Hussmann

15:00 - 15:15

Sterilization Efficacy Evaluation of Surgical Trays Using AcuSolve

Abdur Rahman Ansari – Stryker

15:15 - 15:30

Enhancing the Performance of Domestic Refrigerator Using CFD Simulations

Pradeep Shetty – IFB

Dinesh Kanth – IFB

Ramalingam. M – IFB

 

15:30 - 15:40

Judge Panel Discussion and Awards

Livio Mariano
11:00 - 11:30

System-of-Systems Integration and AI

Livio Mariano - Director Math & Systems, Altair

11:30 - 12:00

Altair EDEM, Bulk Material Simulation Case Studies

Senthil Arumugam - Director, APAC Sales, DEM Technology, Altair

12:00 - 12:30

Systems and Mechanism Dynamics

Gitesh Porwal - Sr. Technical Manager, MBD & DEM Solutions, Altair

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break / Exhibitor Booth Visits

13:30 - 13:45

Ride Comfort Optimization of a Two-Wheeler at User Tactile Points using VDV Cost Function

Aditya Mishra – World of River

Mazher Ali Baig Mirza – World of River

13:45 - 14:00

Study of the Impact of Increase in Bucket Size on Excavator Design Life Utilizing Coupled DEM and MBD Simulations

Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi – Tata Hitachi

Shivanshu Zamdagni – Tata Hitachi

Rajendra Praharaj – Tata Hitachi

Shubham Bhadane – Tata Hitachi

14:00 - 14:15

Coupled FEM-DEM for Determination of Payload Distribution on Tipper Load Body

S Sivasankaran – Ashok Leyland

E Loganathan – Ashok Leyland

M Manikandan – Ashok Leyland

14:15 - 14:30

Optimisation of Simple One Chassis using Virtual Simulations and Validating the same using Realtime Testing

Sachin B – Simple Energy

Manjunath U – Simple Energy

Ashok Kakanur  – Simple Energy

14:30 - 14:45

Extracting Loads for Part25 aircrafts using Altair's HyperWorks suite

Varun Sharma – Textron India

Mallikarjuna Gunderi – Textron India

Anindya Ghosh –  Textron India

Justin Birkey – Textron India

14:45 - 15:00

Control surface rotational stiffness calculation for flutter analysis

Varun Sharma – Textron

Todd Warner – Textron

Anindya Ghosh – Textron

Justin Birkey – Textron

15:00 - 15:15

Design validation of the roller skate assembly in Mobile C arm using HyperWorks

Aditya Gore – Philips India

Srinidhi Bukkapatanam – Philips India

15:15 - 15:30

Crankshaft Balancing Analysis of a Reciprocating Compressor

Valan Arasu – L&T Technology Services

15:30 - 16:00

Closing & Wrap Up

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