{"id":12417,"date":"2025-07-25T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=12417"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:18:15","slug":"understanding-the-intersection-of-ai-and-simulation-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/ai-spectrum\/understanding-the-intersection-of-ai-and-simulation-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the intersection of AI and simulation \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=TLFIE1858332956\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Simulation has been a cornerstone of the design process for many years but despite how advanced modern simulation tools have become, there are always ways to continue advancing. Artificial intelligence and machine learning represent one such path to improvement, working in tandem with existing simulation techniques to accelerate design space exploration and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this special miniseries, host Spencer Acain is joined by Todd Tuthill, Vice President for Aerospace and Defense and Marine Industry at Siemens, Dr. Justin Hodges, Senior AI\/ML Technical Specialist at Siemens as well as Fatma Kocer-Poyraz, Vice President of Engineering Data Science at Altair to explore the ways AI\/ML will complement traditional simulation and enhance design space exploration going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this episode you will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the synergies between AI and simulation? (3:12)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The power ML surrogates for design space exploration (7:17)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value of AI and simulation (11:35)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding synthetic data (14:36)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/todd_new_200.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Tuthill\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Todd Tuthill<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n<p>Todd Tuthill is the Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine for Siemens Digital Industries Software.<\/p>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toddtuthill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Todd on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/1557254280500.jpg\" alt=\"Fatma Kocer-Poyraz\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Fatma Kocer-Poyraz<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Fatma Kocer-Poyraz is the Vice President of Engineering Data Science at Altair<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fatma-kocer-poyraz-5a0771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Fatma on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" 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