ALTAIR Resources and Software for Engineers and Designers
We all know that the world we are living in is changing rapidly. Today, we have more scientists and engineers than we have ever had in our entire history. This intellectual revolution is leading to more discoveries and innovations than ever before. And in this revolution, the way we design products has changed tremendously. The simulation-driven design process—the home ground of Altair—is gaining acceptance and momentum in all industries. For instance, topology optimization (lightweight design)—formerly considered to be something “fancy” and only available to and used by expert CAE analysts—has made its way to the designer’s desk already. It is clear to see that technology-driven innovation is evolving at a high pace. And the greatest challenge for the engineer of tomorrow is to keep up with the pace by learning constantly. We at Altair, (especially the Academic Team) are dedicated towards education and teaching to help you and your students to be successful. From your success, we derive ours, and that understanding is the basis of our Academic Program where we strive to provide students with the best resources and software to help them become the best engineers and designers that they can be. Let us come together and discuss how we can help you to build a better-engineered future.
Speakers from Altair
Dr. rer. nat. Matthias Gölke
Senior Director, Business Development—Academic Markets
Jim Ryan
Vice President, Systems Solutions
Matthias Gölke is responsible for the global Academic Program. A key aspect of the academic activities is the communication of Altair’s university offer which includes software, academic forum, training and education of students and teachers, student competitions, academic events and workshops and joint research projects. Prior to his current position, Matthias was a university account manager in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. His experience at Altair includes project management, technical support, training management, custom software development and software release, as well as technical documentation. Before joining Altair Germany in 1999, Matthias worked as a post-doc at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and the Free University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Matthias holds a Ph.D. degree from the Free University of Amsterdam.
Jim Ryan (LinkedIn) joined Altair in November 2017 in a strategic role to help develop, promote and support its Math & Systems Simulation tools for Model-Based Development. His passion is helping engineers & their companies develop better products, faster, through the use of best-in-class engineering simulation software & services. His focus is on making complex software understandable & useful to customers by connecting the dots between their goals and Altair’s software capabilities, especially pertaining to Model-Based Development. After receiving his Master’s (MS) Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, Jim has spent his entire career working in customer-facing roles with leading companies in the CAE software industry – including SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corp.), MDI (Mechanical Dynamics Inc.), MSC Software, MathWorks, CD-adapco, Siemens PLM, and Altair.