SIMULIA’s own Nicolas Fougere, Worldwide SIMULIA Fluids, Industry Process Consultant Manage, presented at the 2026 SIMULIA Americas Users Conference

Abstract:

With its Lattice-Boltzmann Method and Navier-Stokes solvers, SIMULIA offers a comprehensive Fluids portfolio covering a broad spectrum of simulation workflows across industries, enabling accurate and efficient modeling of complex fluid phenomena at scale. This session will highlight key enhancements introduced over the past year across SIMULIA’s Fluids roles including the addition of a new native thermal solver, expanded multiphase capabilities, deeper Cloud integration and continued advancements in GPU acceleration to significantly reduce simulation turnaround times.

Machine Learning is rapidly transforming how simulation technologies are used across industrial applications, enabling faster insights and more efficient design processes. This presentation provides an update on the ongoing research and development efforts for Machine Learning-based surrogate models with SIMULIA’s Fluid solutions, highlighting recent progress in integrating data-driven approaches with high-fidelity simulation workflows to enable faster decision-making.
 

Presenter: 

Nicolas Fougere

Worldwide SIMULIA Fluids, Industry Process Consultant Manage - Dassault Systèmes

After obtaining a Master’s degree in Aerospace engineering in France from Supaero and a PhD from the University of Michigan, Nicolas worked on modelling gas flows for NASA and European Space Agency missions in the context of mission planning and data analysis. Then, Nicolas joined Exa Corporation (eventually acquired by Dassault Systèmes) supporting deployment of Fluids solutions for automotive customers in North America, eventually taking the lead of that team and extending the scope to Worldwide for all industries. Nicolas is now responsible for the team defining our strategy for Fluids roles including AI/ML in the context of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform’s Gen 7.