DEVELOP3D LIVE 2017: James Dagg, Altair/solidThinking

James Dagg is the Chief Technical Officer for Altair’s modeling, visualization and math-based solutions and strategy. With a primary responsibility to create an exceptional user experience across Altair’s entire software portfolio, Mr. Dagg’s organization is focused on making Altair’s simulation, math and optimization technologies available to a broader audience to accelerate sound business and product design decisions. For more than 25 years, Mr. Dagg has been a visionary behind Altair’s software strategy and development activities. Prior to his role as CTO, Mr. Dagg was the Senior Vice President for Altair’s newest subsidiary, solidThinking®. In this role, he was responsible for leading the development of its concept design technologies, Inspire and Evolve. Mr. Dagg joined Altair in 1987 where he worked as a structural analyst and as a multi-body dynamics analyst in the field of vehicle dynamics. He then transitioned to a software development role in 1990 where he was responsible for both custom and commercial software projects. Beginning in 1995 and for more than a decade, Mr. Dagg oversaw the development of Altair’s computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite, Altair® HyperWorks®. Dagg received his BSME in 1988 from the University of Michigan and his MS in Applied Mechanics from U of M in 1993. Talk Abstract: Simulation Generate Design – Applications and Examples. What does the future look like for product design? Given today’s environment, in order to continue to innovate, the fundamental way companies approach design has to change. Simulation and optimization technology will be a key catalyst for the future of design spanning multiple different industries and applications. This technology augments the creativity and intuition of engineers, designers, and architects to help them design lighter structural parts, that are not only stronger than ever before, but also use less material and cost less. In his presentation, James will discuss today’s design environment, his vision for the future of design, and will show and explain numerous examples of companies successfully using simulation generated design today. Attendees will leave inspired to design in ways they have never done before!