Dassault Systèmes India successfully concluded its annual 3DEXPERIENCE Modeling & Simulation (MODSIM) Conference 2025 at the Marriott Hotel, Pune, bringing together more than 120 R&D leaders, engineers, designers and technology experts from across automotive, aerospace, heavy engineering and life-sciences sectors. The day-long event showcased how the integration of generative technologies with a unified modeling and simulation environment is transforming product development, driving sustainability and reducing time-to-market.
The conference opened with a visionary keynote, “Generative Experiences with MODSIM: Reshaping the Future of Innovation,” delivered by Rajiv Aramodaka, Director, CATIA Sales & Global Affairs, and Ankur Sharma, Director, SIMULIA Sales, Dassault Systèmes India. They underlined Dassault’s commitment to democratising advanced simulation, enabling companies of all sizes to leverage AI-powered workflows and virtual twins. “By fusing design and simulation on a single 3DEXPERIENCE platform, we empower engineers to iterate faster, validate virtually and minimise costly physical prototyping,” Aramodaka said.
A highlight of the morning sessions was “MODSIM Powered Digital Transformation at Honda,” where Dhiraj Nahar, Industry Process Expert Director, Dassault Systèmes, joined Shigeto Yasuhara, General Manager of Development Division-1, Honda Motor Company, to present Honda’s journey in adopting SIMULIA for structural, CFD and multi-physics simulations. Honda reported a 30% reduction in prototype cycles and a 20% improvement in fuel-efficiency targets through virtual validation. Hands-on demonstrations in the “Innovation Playground” showcased virtual twin applications for decarbonization, resilient manufacturing and smarter mobility.
MODSIM 2025: Technical Deep-Dives & Cross-Industry Innovation
Throughout the day, attendees engaged in a series of deep-dive sessions covering key MODSIM themes:
- Unified Design & Simulation for New Product Development by Ashok Joshi, Head – Product Design, Kinetic Engineering & Kinetic Veolia, illustrated how end-to-end workflows bridge CAD and CAE to accelerate design reviews.
- Transforming Modeling & Simulation Using Generative Experiences by Klaus Krohne, SIMULIA APAC Senior Sales Director, and Praveen Mysore, Industry Consultant Director, demonstrated how generative simulation can optimise complex assemblies under multiple loading scenarios.
- MODSIM Advanced Common Model for Simulations by Sridhar Lingan, Associate Chief Engineer, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Abdelhakim Aissaoui, Global SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant, discussed strategies for maintaining a single, scalable model across thousands of variants.
- Afternoon tracks included Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for Software-Defined Vehicles (Thomas Brun, Dassault), Electrical System Design & EMI/EMC Simulation (Dushyanth Gala & Anand R. Pagul), AI-Driven SIMULIA Workflows (Geetha Avula, Dassault), and Generative Design with CATIA (Ganesh Prasad, Dassault).
Driving Sustainability and Competitiveness
Industry keynote speakers emphasised that MODSIM accelerates innovation and delivers tangible sustainability benefits. By virtually validating performance, manufacturability and environmental impact, companies can minimise material waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint. “Virtual twins are no longer an emerging concept—they are an operational imperative for any enterprise aiming for competitive advantage and carbon-neutral goals,” remarked Ankur Sharma.
Dassault Systèmes provides virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its 3DEXPERIENCE platform and industry-specific applications enable aerospace, automotive, life sciences, energy and industrial equipment organisations to create and optimise products and processes. With more than 350,000 customers worldwide, Dassault Systèmes continues to pioneer digital continuity across the value chain—from design and simulation to manufacturing and operations—empowering companies to deliver greener, smarter and more resilient innovations.
