Selected Publications by Dr. Andreas Vlahinos

This is a partial list of Publications and Presentations by Dr. Andreas Vlahinos.

• "The Next Design Frontier: Generative Design Powered by AI and AM " to be Presented at the RAPID TCT 2021, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, September 13-15, 2021
   

• "Inspired Engineering: A Revolutionary Heat Exchanger with Additive Manufacturing" Presented at the Webinar hosted by PTC, August 17, 2021 (with Jose Coronado of PTC & David Krzeminski of EOS)
   

• "Generative Design Powered by Additive Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence" Hosted by ASSESS Insight Webinar Series, August 5, 2021
   

• "Recent Advancements and Required Enhancements of Generative Design Tools" Hosted by NAFEMS BENCHMARK Magazine, July, 2021
   

• "Use Cases with Creo Additive Manufacturing," Presented at the LIVEWORX21 The Limited Series , Virtual Conference, June, 2021 (with Jose Coronado of PTC)
   

• "The Next Design Frontier: Generative Design Powered by AI and AM " Presented at the Webinar hosted by NAFEMS and Revolution in Simulation, September 23, 2020 (with S. Xu, Engineering Group Manager, General Motors)
   

• "Techniques for Generating and Simulating Lattice Structures," Presented at the 2020 NAFEMS Conference on Advancing Analysis & Simulation in Engineering (CAASE20) , Virtual Conference, June 16 - 18, 2020
   

• "Systematic Approach to Innovation," Presented at the nTopology Innovation Series , Interview with Sam Lindsay Partner Marketing Director of nTopology, June 17, 2020
   

• "Lattice Structure Generation and Simulation," Presented at the 2020 PTC/USER Technical Community Winter Open Forum , Scottsdale, Arizona, January 28, 2020
   

• "Digital Thread for Additively Manufactured Aviation Parts," Presented at the DMC2019 Defense Manufacturing Conference , Phoenix, Arizona, December 2 - 5, 2019 (with James Metzger, of the US Army, Utility Helicopters Project Office)
   

• "Advancements on Design for Additive Manufacturing," Presented at the 2019 Technet-Alliance Meeting , Rome, Italy, November 1 - 2, 2019
   

• "Performance Evaluation of Minimal Surface Heat Exchangers," Presented at the SIM_AM 2019 , Pavia, Italy, September 11 - 13, 2019 (with Maiki Vlahinos of nTopology)
   

• "Generation and Simulation of Lattice Structures," Presented at the SIM_AM 2019 , Pavia, Italy, September 11 - 13, 2019 (with Jose Coronado of PTC)
   

• "Tools, Tips and Techniques for Design for Additive Manufacturing" Presented at the RAPID TCT 2019, Detroit MI May 20-23 2019
   

• "Do the newly-released real time simulation tools enable Democratization of simulation?" Presented at the COFES 2019 , Menlo Park CA April 7-9 2019
   

• "Democratization of Generative Design Tools," Presented at the 2019 NAFEMS World Congress , Quebec City, Canada, June 17 - 20, 2019 (with Jose Coronado of PTC)
   

• "Research Needs to Transform the Topology Optimization into a Generative Design Tool," Presented at the 2019 Topology Optimization Roundtable sponsored by the United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) , Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 11 - 13, 2019
   

• "Weaving the Digital Thread for Backlogged Spare Parts ," Presented at the DMC2018 Defense Manufacturing Conference,, Nashville TN, December 3 - 6, 2018 (with James Metzger of the US Army, Utility Helicopters Project Office)
   

• "Democratization of Topology Optimization with Genesis & CREO ," Presented at the 2018 VR&D Users Conference – North America,, Detroit MI, October 2, 2018
   

• "Conceptual Design Tools for Innovation Engineering," Presented at the International CAE Conference,, Vicenza, Italy, October 8-9, 2018 (with Maiki Vlahinos)
   

• "Practical Techniques for Design Optimization of Lattice Structures," Presented at the International CAE Conference,, Vicenza, Italy, October 8-9, 2018
   

• "Disrupting Traditional Design processes with CREO Topology Optimization and Lattice Structures" Presented at the Colorado Pro/Engineer User Group , Boulder,CO, September 6, 2018
   

• "How do we evolve from Topology Optimization to Generative Design?" Presented at the COFES 2018 Round Table , Phoenix, AZ, April 12-14, 2018
   

• "Topology Optimization Requirements in the Age of Additive Manufacturing," Presented at the Topology Optimization Roundtable, Hilton Crystal City at Washington DC, February 20, 2018
   

• "Tolerance Analysis Techniques for Flexible Components," Presented at the International CAE Conference, SIMULATION: THE SOUL OF INDUSTRY 4.0 , Vicenza, Italy, November 6-7, 2017
   

• "Understanding the Role of Product Performance Information (PPI) on Enabling Enhanced MBD," Presented at the 2nd Annual Analysis, Simulation & Systems Engineering Software Strategies ASSESS Congress, Potomac MD, November 1-3, 2017
   

• "Introduction to Inventive Problem Solving," Presented at the Medicom Innovation Partner, Struer, Denmark, June 18, 2017
   

• "Design for Additive Manufacturing DfAM," Presented at the Simulerings Workshop, Västerås, Sweden, June 15, 2017
   

• "Computer Aided Innovation (CAI) Tools," Keynote Presentation Presented at the Simulation-Driven Systems Development: Challenges, Strategies, Tools & Best Practices for Business Success, A CIMdata Workshop, DMDII, Chicago IL, June 6-7, 2017
   

• "Design Optimization Process for 3D Printed Designs," Presented at the LiveWorx17, Boston MA, May 22-25, 2017
   

• "Topology Optimization a Practitioners View Enhancements & Future Capabilities," Presented at the MOST-AM Consortium Kick-Off Meeting, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, May 8, 2017
   

• "Enchasing MBD with Product Performance Information (PPI)," Presented at the NIST Model-Based Enterprise Summit 2017, NIST, Gaithersburg MD, April 3-6, 2017
   

• "Reverse Engineering Techniques that Reduce Weight and Improve Safety Margins," Presented at the Advanced Manufacturing MapEx of the US Army Utility Helicopters Project Office (UHPO), Huntsville AL March 21-23, 2017
   

• "Improving Efficiency and Quality with Digital Twins and Augmented Reality," Presented at the Advanced Manufacturing MapEx of the US Army Utility Helicopters Project Office (UHPO), Huntsville AL March 21-23, 2017
   

• "Expanding MBD with Simulation Features, Product Performance Information (PPI)," Presented at the 2016 Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC), Denver CO, November 28 - December 1, 2016
   

• "Enabling the Digital Thread within a MBE," Presented at the 2016 Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC), Denver CO, November 28 - December 1, 2016
   

• "Impact of 3D Printing on Topology Optimization Demands," Presented at the 2016 VR&D Channel Partner Summit, Monterey CA, November 1, 2016
   

• "Incorporating Analysis and Simulation Features into MBD," Presented at the 2016 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (3D CIC), Golden CO, October 23, 2016
   

• "Workflow for Design Optimization of Lattice Structures," Presented at the International CAE Conference, Parma, Italy, October 17-18, 2016
   

• "Building Safer Cars with Crash Simulation," Presented at the TechNet Alliance Fall Meeting 2016, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, October 13-16, 2016
   

• "Model Based Enterprise Overview & Case Studies," Presented at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Meeting, Pascagoula MS, May 23, 2016
   

• "Engineering Quality into Designs," Keynote Presentation Presented at the CETOL 6s Users’ Conference (U2U), Boston, MA, June 9, 2016
   

• "Tolerance Analysis Tools, Techniques and MBE Training," Presented at the DMDII Model Based Enterprise Summit, NIST, Gaithersburg MD, April 12, 2016
   

• "Potential Game Changers," Presented at the 1st Annual Analysis, Simulation & Systems Engineering Software Strategies ASSESS Congress, Potomac MD, January 20-22 2016
   

• "The Birth of Digital Twins with CAE and IoT," Keynote Presentation Presented at the International CAE Conference, Pacengo del Garda (Verona) Italy, October 19-20, 2015
   

• "Design Optimization Process for 3D Printed Designs," Presented at the International CAE Conference, Pacengo del Garda (Verona) Italy, October 19-20, 2015
   

• "The Birth of Digital Twins with CAE and IoT," Presented at the 2015 Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy SISE , Chicago IL, August 20, 2015 (with George Barnych of DMDII)
   

• "Computer Aided Tolerancing," Presented at the 2015 PTC Live Global, Nashville TN, June 7-10, 2015
   

• "CAD and CAE Needs for Optimized 3-D Printed Designs," Presented at the 2015 Automotive Simulation World Congress, Detroit MI, June 1-3, 2015
   

• "Computer Aided Innovation Tools for Manufacturing," Presented at the Digital Manufacturing & the Next Revolution: An Industry University Workshop, Boulder CO, March 13, 2015
   

• "CAE Key to Successful Additive Layer Manufacturing ," Presented at the International CAE Conference, Pacengo, Italy, October 27-28, 2014
   

• "Design Process for Durability under Random Vibration Environments," Presented at the 2014 PTC Live Global, Boston MA, June 15-18, 2014
   

• "Modeling Welded and Bolted connections in Creo Simulate," Presented at the 2014 PTC Live Global, Boston MA, June 15-18, 2014
   

• "Designing for 3D Printing in Creo Parametric," Presented at the Colorado Pro/User Group Meeting COPUG, Denver CO, May 14, 2014
   

• "Designing for Six sigma Quality with Creo/Simulate," Presented at the 2013 PTC Live Global, Anaheim CA, June 10-13, 2013
   

• "Entrepreneurship Opportunities with Innovation Crowdsourcing," Invited Presentation Presented at the University of Trento, Trento, Italy, March 2013
   

• "Imminent Advance Engineering Environments," Keynote Presentation Presented at the International CAE Conference, Verona, Italy, October 22-23, 2012
   

• "Pro/Engineer Techniques for Rapid Military Vehicle Development," Presented at the ProUser Group, Quarterly Event, Denver CO, October, 2012.
   

• "Winning Proposals with Preliminary Design Automation," Presented at the 2012 PlanetPTC Live, Orlando FL, June 3-6, 2012
   

• "Robustness Assessment of Automotive Mechatronic Systems," Keynote Presentation Presented at the 2011 ANSYS Conference & ESSS Users Meeting, Florianópolis, Brazil, November 8-11, 2011
   

• "Shift and Squeeze How Do We Get Engineers to Adopt Robust Design Practices," Presented at the CETOL 6 Sigma 2011 U2U Conference, Dallas TX, October 25, 2011
   

• "Designing for Quality," Presented at the 2011 PlanetPTC Live, Las Vegas NV June 12-15, 2011.
   

• "Practical Tools for Computer Aided Innovation," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, Fifth PhilonNet CAE Conference, Athens, Greece, May 2011.
   

• "Innovations in Infrastructure for EV Deployment," Presented at the The Congress of the Future of Engineering Software, COFES Israel Forum,, Tel Aviv, Israel, December 16, 2010.
   

• "Do Alternative Fuel Vehicles Make Sense Yet?," Keynote Presentation Presented at the International CAE Conference, Fiera Montichiari (Brescia), Italy, October 21-22, 2010
   

• "Design Optimization Process for HEV/EV Batteries," Presented at the The Battery Show,, San Jose CA, October 2010. (with Alberto Bassanese of EnginSoft)
   

• "Multi-Disciplinary Model Integration to Overcome EV’s Financial and Technical Barriers," Presented at the PLM Road Map 2010 Conference, Dearborn MI, September 2010.
   

• "Do alternative fuel vehicles make sense yet?," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, Fourth PhilonNet CAE Conference, Athens Greece, June 20, 2010.
   

• "Pro/Engineer Techniques for Rapid Military Vehicle Development, part 1," Presented at the 2010 PTC/User World Event, Orlando FL, June 6-9, 2010.
   

• "Sensitivity of Solder Joint Fatigue to Sources of Variation In Advanced Vehicular Power Electronics Cooling," Presented at the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference & Exposition, IMECE2009, Lake Buena Vista FL, November 13-19, 2009, (with Michael O’Keefe of NREL)
   

• "Designing Six-Sigma Quality into Electric Traction Drive Vehicle Power Electronics," Presented at the IEEE ASTR 2009 Workshop on Accelerated Stress Testing & Reliability, Jersey City NJ October 7-9, 2009. (with Michael O’Keefe of NREL)
   

• " Impacts of Cooling Technology on Solder Fatigue for Power Modules in Electric Traction Drive Vehicles," Presented at the 5th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Systems Conference, (VPPC'09), Dearborn MI, September 7-11, 2009 (with Michael O’Keefe of NREL)
   

• "Robustness Assessment of Automotive Mechatronic Systems," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, Third PhilonNet Conference, Athens, Greece, June 2009.
   

• "Designing Six-Sigma Quality into HEV Power Electronics," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, Third PhilonNet Conference, Athens, Greece, June 2009.
   

• "Automating Demonstration of Regulatory Compliance with Pro/ENGINEER Mathcad Integration," Presented at the the 2009 PTC/User World Event, Orlando FL, June, 2009. Received the Best 2009 Best Presenter Award
   

• "Designing Six Sigma Quality into HEV Power Electronics," Presented at the SAE Colorado Section, Golden CO, March 2009
   

• "Robustness Assessment of HEV Power Electronics’ Cooling ," Presented at the 2008 ANSYS Automotive Conference, Dearborn MI, September 4-5, 2008.
   

• "Advanced Thermal Control Enabling Cost Reduction for Automotive Power Electronics," Presented at the 2008 ANSYS Automotive Conference, Dearborn, MI, September 4-5, 2008. (with T. Abraham, K. Kelly, and K. Bennion of NREL)
   

• "Lean Product Development," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, Second PhilonNet Conference, Athens, Greece, May 2008.
   

• "Single-Phase Self-Oscillating Jets for Enhanced Heat Transfer, Applications in Power Electronics Cooling," presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Semiconductor Thermal Measurement, Modeling, and Management Symposium, San Jose CA, March 2008. (with S. Narumanchi, K. Kelly, M. Mihalic of NREL and S. Gopalan & R. Hester of Bowles Fluidics Corporation.)
   

• "Cooling Down Powered Up Fuel Cells," Published in ANSYS Advantage Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2007.
   

• "Practical Tools for Computer Aided Innovation," Keynote Presentation at the XEROX 2007 Modeling and Simulation Conference, Webster NY, October 2007.
   

• "Robust Designs in a Rapid Product Development Environment," A Hands-On Workshop at the XEROX 2007 Modeling and Simulation Conference, Webster NY, October 2007.
   

• "From Good to Great Automotive Designs with DesignXlorer," Presented at the 2007 ANSYS U.S. Regional Conference Series, Dearborn MI, September 2007. Received the Best Conference Paper Award.
   

• "Design-for-Lean Six Sigma within the Pro/Engineer Environment," Presented at the 2007 PTC/User World Event, Tampa FL, June 2007. (with F. Tan of General Dynamics)
   

• "Time to Quality: Applying Six Sigma in Design to Drive Costs Down & Quality Up," Published in the Design/Simulation Council's, Product Lifecycle Management Road Map, CPDA, May 2007.
   

• "Quality Assessment of HEV’s Batteries Thermal Management," Presented at the Technology Network Alliance Meeting, Athens Greece, April 20-21, 2007 and at the ANSYS Conference & 25th CADFEM Users Meeting, Dresden Germany, November 22, 2007. (with J. Heydenreich and S. Stefanatou of PhilonNet Engineering Solutions)
   

• "Simulation of Hybrid Electrical Vehicles - Engineering Quality into Designs with ANSYS DesignXplorer," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, First PhilonNet Conference, Athens Greece, April 2007.
   

• "Defense Applications of AUTODYN: Explicit Software for Non-Linear Dynamics," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, First PhilonNet Conference, Athens Greece, April 2007.
   

• "Practical Implementation of DfLSS in Digital Product Development," Keynote Presentation at the Xerox 2006 Modeling & Simulation Workshop, Webster NY, October 2006.
   

• "Time to Quality: Applying Six Sigma in Design to Drive Costs Down & Quality Up," Presented at the PLM Road Map™ 2006 Conference, Dearborn MI, September 2006.
   

• "Robustness Assessment of Vehicle Dynamics Performance of a Tactical Defense Truck," Presented at the 2006 Virtual Product Development Conference, Huntington Beach CA, July 2006.
   

• "Robust Design Techniques for Evaluating Fuel Cell Thermal Performance," (ASME paper #2FUELCELL2006-97011), Presented at the ASME 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology, Irvine CA, June 2006. (with K. Kelly NREL, G. Pacifico of Plug Power and M. Peney of Plug Power)
   

• "Shape Optimization of Fuel Cell Molded-On Gaskets For Robust Sealing,"  (ASME paper # 2FUELCELL2006-97106), Presented at the ASME 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology, Irvine CA, June 2006. (with K. Kelly of NREL, K. Mease of Plug Power and J. Stathopoulos of Plug Power)
   

• "Techniques for Rapid Military Vehicle Development, Part 1 Suspension," Presented at the 2006 PTC/USER® World Event, Dallas TX, June 2006. (with D. Schmidt of General Dynamics)
   

• "Robust Designs and Rapid Product Development," The Belcan Seminar Series, Downers Grove IL, May 2006.
   

• "Electrothermal Analysis of Lithium Ion Batteries," Presented at The 23rd International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, Fort Lauderdale FL, March 13 - 16, 2006. (with Ahmad Pesaran and Desikan Bharathan of NREL and Tien Duong of DOE)
   

• "Computer Aided Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms," Presented at the 2005 National Design Engineering & Manufacturing Conference, Chicago IL, October 2005.
   

• "Electro-Thermal Modeling to Improve Battery Design," Presented at the 2005 IEEE Vehicle Power & Propulsion Conference, Chicago IL, September 2005. (with Ahmad Pesaran, Desikan Bharathan, and Gi-Heon Kim of NREL)
   

• "Design Optimization for Six-Sigma Quality," Presented at the Simulation vs Reality Seminar, NAFEMS, International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, Dearborn MI, July 2005.
   

• "Design Optimization for Six-Sigma Quality," Presented at the Ninth International Conference on  Computer Aided Optimum Design in Engineering, Skiathos, Greece, May 2005. (with T. Penney of NREL)
   

• "Thermal Management of Lithium Ion Batteries," Presented at the 2005 Joint Service Power Expo, Power – Energy Sources for Transportation, Tampa FL, May 2005. (with David Mall of SAFT Batteries Inc.)
   

• "Improving Battery Design with Electro-Thermal Modeling," Presented at the 21st Electric Vehicle Symposium, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 2005. (with Ahmad Pesaran, Desikan Bharathan, and Gi-Heon Kim of NREL, and Tien Duong of the U.S. Department of Energy)
   

• "Enabling Six-Sigma Quality and Low Cost Products in a Digital Product Environment," Presented at the 2005 ANSYS World Wide Conference, Pittsburgh PA, January 2005. Received the Best Presentation Award.
   

• "Fast Discovery of the Best Designs," Presented at the 2004 Colorado Pro/ENGINEER User Group Conference, Westminster CO, November 2004. Received the 2004 Best User Presentation Award.
   
• "Design for Six Sigma Strategies: Driving Quality, Cutting Cost in a Digital Environment," Presented at the daratechDPS2004: PLM/Digital Product Simulation Strategies, Novi MI, October 2004. (with Terry Penney of NREL and Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Design Optimization for Six-Sigma Quality," Presented at the SAE 2004 International Body Engineering Symposium, Troy MI, September 2004. (with Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms within the Pro/Engineer Environment," Presented at the 2004 PTC/User World Event, Nashville TN, June 2004.
   
• "Enabling our Quest for Six-sigma Quality with Optimization Tools," Proceedings of the Optimization Technology Conference Optech04 Conference, Breckenridge CO, May 2004. (with Ken Kelly of NREL and Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Enabling Six-sigma Quality and Low Cost Products with ANSYS PDS," Proceedings of the ANSYS 2004 User Conference, Pittsburgh PA, May 2004.
   
• "Effect of Thickness and Material Variations on Six-Sigma Performance Targets of a Door Assembly," Journal of Body and Assembly International, January-February 2004. (with Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Enabling our Quest for Six-sigma Quality with CAE Tools," Presented at the National Design Engineering Show and Conference, February 2004.
   
• "Predicting Human Thermal Comfort in a Transient Non-Uniform Thermal Environment," European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 92, 2004. (with J. Rugh, R. Farrington, D Bharathan of NREL, R. Burke of Measurement Technology Northwest, C Huizenga and H. Zhang of University of California at Berkeley)
   
• "Leadership or Lip Service?" AVL Simulation News 2, Advanced Simulation Technologies Trend Letter, 2003. (with Terry Penney of NREL)
   
• "Improving Battery Thermal Management Using Design for Six Sigma Process," Presented at the 20^th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition, Long Beach CA November 15-19, 2003. (with K. Kelly, J. Rugh, A Pesaran of NREL)
   
• "Design Space Exploration with Behavioral Modeling," Presented at the 2003 PTC/User World Event, Orlando FL, June 2003.  (with K. Kelly of NREL)
   
• "Effect of Material And Manufacturing Variations on Membrane Electrode Assembly Pressure Distribution," (ASME paper # FUELCELL2003-1707), Presented at the First International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Rochester NY, April 23, 2003.  (with K. Kelly of NREL, J. D'Aleo of Plug Power and J. Stathopoulos of Plug Power)
   
• "Innovative Thermal Management of Fuel Cell Power Electronics," (ASME paper # FUELCELL2003-1745), Presented at the First International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Rochester NY, April 23, 2003.  (with K. Kelly of NREL, P. Rodriguez of Ballard Power Systems and D. Bharathan of NREL)
   
• "Cooling and Preheating of Batteries in Hybrid Electric Vehicles," (TED-AJ03-633), Presented at the 2003 JSME, The 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March 16-20, 2003 (with A. Pesaran of NREL and T. Thomas Stuart of University of Toledo)
   
• "Empowering Engineers to Generate Six-Sigma Quality Designs," Presented at the First Annual Quality Paper Symposium, American Society for Quality, Automotive Division, Livonia MI, February 2003. (with K. Kelly, A. Pesaran and T. Penney of NREL)
   
• "Robust Design of a Catalytic Converter with Material and Manufacturing Variations," (SAE paper # 2002-01-2888), Presented at the 2002 SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference, San Diego CA, October 22, 2002.  (with D. Suryatama, M. Ullahkhan, J. TenBrink and R. Baker of DaimlerChrysler Corporation)
   
• "Enabling & Accelerating Product Development Process for Six-sigma Quality Designs with Behavioral Modeling," Presented at Ford Motor Company,  Powertrain Division, Dearborn MI, July 11, 2002.
   
• "Designing For Six-Sigma Quality with Robust Optimization using CAE," (SAE paper # 2002-01-2017), Presented at the 2002 SAE International Body Engineering Conference IBEC Conference, Paris, France, July 7, 2002. (with Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company) Received the 2002 Best SAE Paper Award.
   
• "Engineering Quality into Digital Functional Vehicles," Presented at the 2002 Daratech Intelligent Digital Prototyping Strategies IDPS2002, Novi MI, June 21, 2002. (with Terry Penney of NREL and Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Using Behavioral Modeling to Build Smart Parts that Design Themselves," 2002 PTC/User World Event, Atlanta GA, June 10, 2002. Received the 2002 Best User Presentation Award.
   
• "Energy-Efficient Battery Heating in Cold Climates," (SAE paper # 2002-01-1975),  2002 SAE Future Car Congress, Hyatt Crystal City VA, June 5, 2002. (with Ahmad A. Pesaran of NREL)
   
• "Human Thermal Comfort Model and Manikin," (SAE paper # 2002-01-1955) 2002 SAE Future Car Congress, Arlington VA, June 4, 2002. (with Rom McGuffin of NREL, Rick Burke of Measurement Technology Northwest, Charley Huizenga and Zhang Hui of the University of California at Berkeley and George Fu)
   
• "Designing for Six-sigma Quality Levels with Behavioral Modeling," Presented at the 2002 PTC/User World Event Europe, Berlin, Germany, May 12, 2002.
   
• "Early Design Insights with Digital Functional Vehicle," Presented at the 2002 Fuel Cell Technology for Advanced Vehicles Workshop, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY, April 24, 2002.  (with Tony Markel of NREL)
   
• "Reliability Based Optimization within the CAD Environment," Presented at the 2002 ANSYS User Conference, Pittsburgh PA, April 23, 2002. (with Subhash Kelkar of FORD Motor Company and Stefan Reh, Robert SeCaur, and Steve Pilz of ANSYS Inc.)
   
• "Body-In-White Weight Reduction Via Probabilistic Modeling of Manufacturing Variations," (SAE paper # 2001-01-3044), Presented at the SAE 2001 International Body Engineering Conference, Detroit MI, October 2001. Received the 2001 Best SAE  Paper Award.
   
• "Using Behavioral Modeling to Build Smart Parts that Design Themselves," Presented at the 2001 Colorado Pro/E User Conference, Louisville CO, November 2001.  Received the 2001 Best User Presentation Award.
   
• "Using Thermal Performance of EV and HEV Battery Modules and Packs," Presented at the 14^th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition, Orlando FL, December 1997. (with A. Pesaran and S. Burch of NREL)  

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