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For a full agenda of next month's conference and to book your place, please visit the website.
Please could you briefly explain your role, involvement, and experience with regaregards to the Simulation and modelling industry and this event?
Mike Lewis (ML): I've worked in simulation for 30 years, mainly using CFD to answers engineering questions. Those questions can be varied, from "Why are there cracks in my cylinder head?" to "How can we take a CT scan and investigate why I had a stroke?".
What, in your experience, has been the biggest roadblock for the industry over the past 2-3 years?
ML: There are huge opportunities for the simulation and modelling industry as new software, hardware and techniques become available. It's exciting to be involved in, but there needs to be more highly trained practitioners of simulation to avoid poor design, and from a biomedical point of view, the use of these techniques is exceeding the development of the regulatory process potentially holding back development and/or cost saving.
What key topics are you excited to discuss at this year's conference?
ML: The use of digital twins is becoming more mainstream and I'm interested to see their practical usage. Like everyone else, I am interested to hear how AI/ML is being used in industry and not just academia.
What would you say are the areas of innovation across the UK and internationally within the Simulation and modelling industry?
ML: Cloud based computing allows simulations of massive complexity in reduced timescales at reasonable cost to anyone. You or your company do not need a super computer in your bedroom/office to understand a situation in enormous detail. It is democratising simulation.
Who else are you most interested in hearing from on the programme?
ML: All of the speakers will offer insights or do things in ways I hadn't thought about. In particular, the keynote speakers, Andrew Davies and Keith Thornhill; I'm always interested in high level overviews and how it is seen that simulation and modelling fits in.
Why is it important for engineers to join this conference?
ML: It's a varied programme focussed on simulation and modelling; invariably attendees will see a wide range of subjects, new insights and gain ideas. It's also a day or two away from the grindstone to allow you to think more widely.
The Simulation and Modelling 2024 conference will take place on 25-26 September 2024 in Birmingham
The event is a comprehensive showcase of the latest techniques and technologies available to practitioners and will provide a crucial forum to address common challenges in model development, complexity, fidelity and speed.
Bringing together simulation practitioners and design expert from multiple engineering sectors, attendees will benefit from fresh perspectives and lessons learned from simulation projects across a wide variety of applications.
Key areas for 2024 include multiphysics applications, the use of digital twins, emerging standards, machine learning, AI and data analysis. For a full agenda and to book please visit the website.