The Art of the Possible

Welcome to The Art of the Possible - blog series from the Simcenter Technology Innovation team.

Our vision: to make advanced simulation accessible to all who might benefit from it.

Our mission: to explore new technologies, to seek out new applications for simulation, and boldly demonstrate the art of the possible where no one has gone before.

To do so, we explore how emerging technologies, like Generative AI, Reduced Order Modeling, Deep Learning, the Industrial Metaverse, or Quantum Computing are reshaping the future of industrial simulation. 

Disclaimer: The individual blogs’ content present potential product innovations and does not constitute a commitment for delivery; no specific timelines are guaranteed.

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Leveraging know-how with AI into efficient product design

July 14, 2026

Is your engineering data a hidden goldmine? Overcome the ‘cold start’ problem in AI by using geometric similarity and transfer learning to transform existing models and simulations into powerful assets, speeding up product design and innovation

By Nicolas Lammens and Stijn Donders
5 MIN READ

Your next colleague is an agent: The dawn of agentic AI-aided engineering

July 3, 2026

What if every engineer had instant access to simulation expertise? Agentic AI-Aided Engineering could transform engineering by putting intelligent AI agents alongside designers, automating complex CAE workflows, and breaking long-standing expertise bottlenecks. Discover how this emerging approach could democratize simulation and accelerate innovation across the engineering lifecycle

By Daniel Berger, Dorlis Bergmann, Arquimedes Canedo, Alexandru Ciobanas, Stefan Gavranovic, Chad Ghalamzan, Dirk Hartmann and Kai Liu
9 MIN READ
Fine-Tuning VLM

When off-the-shelf is not enough: fine-tuning for industrial part classification

June 29, 2026

Part identification in complex CAD assemblies is a bottleneck in simulation workflows, which can cost engineering teams days before the real work even begins. In this post, we explore how fine-tuning a Vision-Language Model on industrial components can improve the pre-processing phase.

By Maria Bonner
6 MIN READ

Transfer Learning accelerating the shift to new battery materials and chemistries

June 18, 2026

Unlock faster battery innovation with transfer learning! This blog reveals how AI accelerates the discovery and optimization of new battery materials, rapidly advancing sustainable energy solutions for a brighter future

By Stijn Jonckheere and Laszlo Farkas
6 MIN READ

Autonomous simulation: From design intent to validated results in less than 60 seconds

June 16, 2026

What if finishing a design meant receiving a validated simulation report moments later – no mesh generation, no boundary condition setup, no solver configuration required? This is exactly what Siemens’ latest prototype delivers: a simulation co-pilot embedded directly into the Designcenter environment that reasons about geometry, autonomously configures finite element analyses, and produces validated results in under 60 seconds.

By Dirk Hartmann and Stefan Gavranovic
3 MIN READ
Agentic AI for simulation post-processing

Ask, don’t click: Agentic AI takes the pain out of simulation post-processing

June 15, 2026

Picture this. You have just finished a hydraulic drive-cycle simulation in Simcenter Amesim. The solver finished in four minutes. Excellent….

By Kai Liu, Viorica Puscas and Dorlis Bergmann
7 MIN READ
Optimization workflow for hybrid-electric aircraft using multi-physics simulation, co-simulation, and safety analysis for efficient, resilient design.

From menu to meal: Cooking up a safer hybrid-electric aircraft faster

June 8, 2026

The skies are changing for the better! Hybrid electric aircraft are revolutionizing air travel, blending electric efficiency with traditional power for a sustainable future. Expect quieter flights, fewer emissions and a giant leap towards eco-friendly aviation. This isn’t just innovation; it’s the dawn of a cleaner, brighter era for how we fly!

By Olexiy Kupriyanov, Gabor Schulz and Philipp Wolfrum
5 MIN READ

ML for Industrial CAE – “Just scale it”

April 7, 2026

By scaling up ML, engineers can more quickly iterate and optimize their product design, thanks to faster simulations. ML can speed up traditional methods, which makes it easier to integrate their capabilities within established company software and processes. Read about our ML engineering innovation journey in the frame of the research project ML4SIM!

By Adrien Scheuer, Onur Atak and Stijn Donders
9 MIN READ

Realizing reliable microelectronic systems

February 12, 2026

1. Challenge: Microelectronic systems need to be reliable The sustainability of the market for Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) depends…

By Matteo Depaola, Marco Sperti, Stijn Donders and Bart Vandevelde
6 MIN READ