Explore Siemens Simcenter: https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/simcenterConnect with Stephan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-gross/In this episode, Stephan Groß, Technical Marketing Engineer at Siemens, shares his unique journey from working on race car aerodynamics to becoming one of the leading voices in CFD visualization. He explains why scientific visualization is so important for engineers, how storytelling turns raw numbers into powerful insights, and what common mistakes to avoid ...
Sep 11, 2025•49 min•Season 3Ep. 158
Explore Simcenter Systems simulation: https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/simcenter/systems-simulation/Connect with Bob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobransijn/In this insightful conversation, we sit down with Bob, a seasoned System Simulation Specialist and Presales Manager at Siemens Digital Industry Software, to explore the fascinating world of system simulation. Bob walks us through the origins of simulation — from its beginnings in the Manhattan Project to its evolution into a corn...
Sep 11, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 157
Explore shonDynamics: https://shondynamics.de Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-sonntag-7081a6127/ From its early beginnings to a global presence, join CTO of shonDynamics, Martin Sonntag as he shares the story of how shonDynamics was built and scaled over the past years. In this conversation, we explore the company’s growth journey, the rapidly evolving EV market in China, and how AI is poised to transform CFD—enabling faster, smarter, and more reliable enginee...
Sep 11, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 156
🔗 Toffeex Link: https://toffeex.com🔗 Thomas Rees on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twrees/?originalSubdomain=uk 📌 Episode Overview:In this episode, we explore the cutting edge of modern engineering design—from mimicking natural evolution with generative algorithms to stripping away excess material through advanced topology optimization.You’ll learn when to use tools like CFD vs. Topology Optimization, how platforms like ToffeeX are disrupting the design process with speed and precision...
Sep 11, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 155
🔗 FUCHS Lubricants: https://www.fuchs.com/group/🔗 NYE Lubricants: https://www.nyelubricants.com/contact-us-form🔗 Connect with Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbellizzi/🔗 Dive CAE: https://divecae.com📌 Episode Overview:In this episode of the Engineered-Mind Podcast, Jousef Murad speaks with experts from FUCHS Lubricants about how digital simulation is reshaping the future of lubrication. From IoT-enabled lubricants and predictive maintenance to multiscale material simulat...
Sep 11, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 154
🔗 Altair® RapidMiner®: https://altair.com/altair-rapidminer🔗 Altair® IoT Studio™: https://altair.com/altair-iot-studio 🔗 Altair Blog – AI in Engineering: https://altair.com/blog🔗 Connect with Roland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-m-jones/?originalSubdomain=uk📌 Episode Overview:In this episode of the Engineered-Mind Podcast, Jousef Murad speaks with Roland Jones about the journey of adopting AI in engineering—from foundational data preparation to advanced applications like p...
Sep 11, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 153
Blog Post: Beyond Dark Mode - The Why Behind The Biggest Changes in MATLAB’s Latest Release: https://www.engineered-mind.com/coding/the-biggest-changes-in-matlabs-latest-release/ What’s new in R2025a: https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/whats-new-r2025a.html MATLAB Central community: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/MATLAB Online: https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab-online.htmlMATLAB Cloud Integration: https://www.mathworks.com/solutions/cloud.html In this episode, I speak wit...
Sep 11, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 152
AI agents are the next big thing in automation, but how do they actually work, and where do they fit into the broader landscape of AI?In this episode, we sit down with Sam Bydlon, a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS, and Ram Seetharaman, an AI Lead at Synera, to explore how agentic AI is transforming engineering, automation, and decision-making. We dive deep into AI agents vs. traditional automation, discussing their capabilities, limitations, and real-world applications.We also dig i...
Aug 03, 2025•39 min
CFD and wind tunnel testing are the backbone of high-performance engineering — but how do they complement each other, and what are the biggest challenges engineers face?In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Villar Collazo, Managing Director at VFluid Advanced Technologies and CTO at Deflect Inc, to explore the aerodynamic simulations, motorsports engineering, and real-world CFD applications. With experience in Formula 1, automotive design, and regulatory consulting for the FIA, Adrian shares ...
Aug 03, 2025•33 min
In this episode, we sit down with Felix, a YouTube educator and PhD researcher in computational science, to explore the intersection of engineering, AI, and simulation. We dive into his journey of growing a YouTube channel from scratch and discuss whether AI can truly replace physics-based simulations. The conversation also touches on the importance of education, mindset, and productivity tools in modern engineering, along with the challenges and breakthroughs in deep learning for simulation and...
Aug 03, 2025•1 hr 5 min
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of content making, with Phil Parisi, an online educator, engineer, and YouTuber. We discuss the highs and lows of running a YouTube channel, the challenges of monetization, and the truth about passive income. From the struggles of growing a channel and why ad revenue alone isn’t enough to the challenges of developing online courses and working with companies, we uncover what it really takes to make content creation sustainable.Phil shares his experien...
Aug 03, 2025•25 min
🌎 More about Versionbay: https://www.versionbay.com/ Connect with Gareth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/g-thomas/In this episode, we sit down with Gareth Thomas, founder of VersionBay, to explore the critical role of software versioning in engineering and how companies can avoid costly mistakes when transitioning between MATLAB, Python, and Julia. Gareth shares his fascinating journey from working at MathWorks for a decade to launching his own company, helping businesses seamlessly up...
Feb 26, 2025•33 min•Season 3Ep. 147
🌎 Mentioned CAE tool by Andreas: https://www.divecae.com Andreas Bauer, Design Engineer at Kessler & Co ( https://kessler-co.com ) — a leading manufacturer of drivetrain and powertrain components for heavy mobility vehicles — reveals how cloud-native SPH simulation software is accelerating their transmission design process. By achieving highly accurate simulations faster than ever with Dive CAE’s cutting-edge simulation software, Kessler & Co is redefining innovation in drivetrain techn...
Feb 26, 2025•29 min•Season 3Ep. 146
🌎 Learn more: https://convergecfd.com/ Kelly Senecal is a co-founder of Convergent Science, a global leader in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software that is revolutionizing the industry with its predictive CFD technology. With over 26 years of expertise in the field, Senecal has been instrumental in the development of CONVERGE®, the company's flagship product, which eliminates user-defined meshing and introduces a groundbreaking process that dynamically couples automated meshing with the ...
Feb 26, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 145
🌎 Learn more: https://www.mathworks.com/solutions/electrification/battery-systems.html Xiangchun Zhang has experience working in the field of battery research and development. They began their career at Sakti3, Inc. as a Design Engineer from 2009 to 2015. During this time, they focused on developing MATLAB codes for battery simulation and design optimization, as well as implementing parameter estimation and improved Kalman filters for battery state of charge estimation.In 2015, Zhang joined Dys...
Feb 26, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 144
🌎 Accelerating and Advancing Computer Aided Engineering Workflows: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/lp/desig... 🌎 Ian Pegler's blog: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/aut... Ian Pegler holds an M.Sc. in aerospace engineering from the University of Southampton in the UK and has accumulated 12 years of experience as a CFD engineer. Outside of work, he is a keen runner, enthusiastic programmer, and avid skier. Currently, Ian works for NVIDIA and is based in Chicago. ONLINE PRESENCE ================ �...
Dec 23, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 140
🌎 Learn more: http://www.latticept.com/our-services/ Benjamin is the founder and principal consultant of LATTICEPT and has over two decades of experience in process analysis, pressure vessel design, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis and welding engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Georgia and Tennessee. He also holds two patents on novel heat transfer geometries for chemical reactors and process systems. He is an expert in computational fluid ...
Dec 23, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 143
👉 Jonathan on LinkedIn: / jonathanollar 👉 Eamon on LinkedIn: / eamon-whalen PhysicsAI is a cutting-edge technology by Altair that leverages Geometric Deep Learning to revolutionize engineering simulations. By combining the power of AI with physics-based modeling, PhysicsAI accelerates simulation workflows, improves predictive accuracy, and enables rapid design iterations. It empowers engineers to solve complex problems efficiently, bridging the gap between traditional computational methods and...
Dec 23, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 142
Andy on LinkedIn: / andy-fine-6091278 Andy Fine is a passionate engineer with a deep curiosity for understanding how things work, which he believes is the foundation of any engineer's journey. Over the course of his career, he has transitioned from engineering into the commercialization of software, holding leadership roles such as Director at Dassault, Vice President at Altair, and Commercial Head for an AI startup. This unique combination of technical and business expertise led him to launch F...
Dec 23, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 141
Mo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamedsayedh/ Mohamed Aly Sayed is an aerospace engineer who holds a PhD in particle tracking and turbulent flow modeling. He has worked for Aston Martin’s F1 team and is currently a CFD development engineer for WIN-GD. He is also the founder of Simulitica, a CFD company where he builds efficient CFD GUI tools for companies. ONLINE PRESENCE ================ 🌍 My website - http://jousefmurad.com/ 💌 My weekly science newsletter - https://jousef.sub...
Dec 23, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 139
🌎 Aliyar on LinkedIn: / aliyar-javadi-4b078124 As a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Multiphase Processes), Aliyar has been involved in characterization of liquid Interfaces & colloids, dynamic surface properties, physical-chemistry & kinetics of adsorbed layers of complex fluids (surfactants, proteins, enzymes and nanoparticles), Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations (CFD) and biomedical engineering for more than 20 years at Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG, 200...
Nov 21, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 138
🌎 MATLAB OSS: https://www.matlabexpo.com/online/202... Heather Gorr holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters and Bachelors of Science in Physics from Penn State University. Since 2013, she has supported MATLAB users in the areas of mathematics, data science, deep learning, and application deployment. She currently acts a Senior Product Marketing Manager for MATLAB, leading technical marketing content in data science, AI, deployment, and adva...
Nov 21, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 137
🌎 Robotics, Vision and Control Book: https://geni.us/ndWI 🤖 Robotics Systems Toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/products/ro... Computer Vision Toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/products/co... Lidar Toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/products/li... Image Processing Toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/products/im... All MathWorks toolboxes: https://www.mathworks.com/products.html Peter Corke is a distinguished professor of robotic vision at Queensland University of Technology, serving as the Dir...
Nov 21, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 136
🌎 Hyperganic Homepage: https://hyd.sg/3XZ1qO8 With nearly four decades of global technical experience, Michael combines dynamic business acumen with transformative tech leadership. Before Hyperganic, his extensive career has seen him in pivotal roles, such as the Head of Data Science at Minds and CTO at several firms, including Tasman Analytics and Snupps. His expertise in technical architecture, IT, project management, and cloud computing skills are pivotal in blending technology strategies wi...
Nov 21, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Rob Bastiaans is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). In this capacity, he is also Chairman of the Dutch Section of the Combustion Institute and Chairman of the workgroup on Fuel Flexibility and Emissions of ETN (European Turbine Network). His teaching at TU/e revolves around mechanical Engineering, modelling combustion and sustainable energy sources. Rob’s areas of expertise include fluid mechanics, modeling and simulatio...
Oct 17, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Synera is the leading low-code platform for Connected Engineering, enabling full automation and algorithm-based process modeling. It integrates all data and expert knowledge into the development process, providing engineers with technical capabilities that are usually only available to software developers. Based in Bremen, North Germany, Synera supports international firms across a wide range of industries, including the automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods sectors. Would you like to learn ...
Oct 17, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 133
After receiving a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992 and a PhD for CFD research in 1996 from Brunel University in the UK, Robin joined Flomerics as a Simcenter Flotherm support and application engineer. By the time of the acquisition of Flomerics by Mentor Graphics in 2008 he was the Product Marketing Manager for Flotherm. Since the acquisition of Mentor Graphics by Siemens in 2017 he is a Senior Key Expert in the Simulation and Test Solution division. With over 25 years’ experi...
Oct 17, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Franziska Geiger, born in Apfeldorf, Germany, is a talented software developer currently based in Zurich, Switzerland. With a strong background in computer science and a passion for technology, Franziska has made her mark in the tech world, particularly as a software developer at Google. Her journey in the field began with a focus on natural sciences during her time at the Ammersee-Gymnasium in Dießen. She went on to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Business Informatics at the University of Augsbur...
Sep 04, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 131
Digital Twins are considered so important to business that they were named three years in a row among Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends. It is widely accepted that Digital Twins lead to high savings along the entire lifecycle and will allow for novel services such as on-site diagnostics, prescriptive maintenance, or operation optimization. 🌎 Sven on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-herr... 👉 Explore Simq: https://simq.de/en/ As a pioneer of in silico medicine, Simq drives ...
Aug 06, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Synera leverages Low-Code to automate engineering processes, fostering agile hardware development while seamlessly connecting CAx tools and centralizing expertise across the organization. 📥 Free Science News Every Sunday: http://jousef.substack.com ONLINE PRESENCE ================ 🌍 My website - http://jousefmurad.com/ 📸 Instagram - / jousefmrd 🐦 Twitter - / jousefm2...
Aug 06, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 129
