Our speakers

Malik KAYUPOV is a Consultant Senior Expert in Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA Corporation, with over 30 years of analysis experience across a broad spectrum of industry. 
Malik provides Isight and 3DEXPERIENCE platform pre- and post-sales technical support, manages consulting services projects, and develops multidisciplinary optimization procedures. 

Malik has earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Aerophysics and Space Research of the Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, and got his Ph.D. and Dr.Sci in Russia. 

Malik published a book on optimization, 100+ research papers, and got 19 certified inventions.

Muralidharan PANDHEERADI is a Technical Expert within the SIMULIA Services Team Organization. Located in the Cleveland, Ohio office of Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA Corporation in the United States, Murali has been with the organization for over 17 years.

Murali’s knowledge & expertise spans multiple areas, including simulation of additive manufacturing and welding processes; fracture & failure, composites, and advanced material modeling; and most recently detailed multiphysics simulation of Lithium-ion batteries.

Murali received his Master's Degree in Engineering Mechanics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (India), and his Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. He has over 25 years of experience in theoretical and applied FEA, and has co-authored several publications and presentations in the field.