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CDFAM Computational Design Symposium US

Computational design, simulation, and generative design symposium

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The Washington DC edition of the CDFAM Computational Design Symposium series, run by Bits to Atoms and bringing together engineers, architects, researchers and software developers working at the intersection of computational design, AI and data-driven engineering. The 2026 programme featured keynotes from NASA Goddard and Boston Dynamics, over 20 technical talks, a live demo of an integrated UAS re-design and re-certification, and an evening fireside chat between US Representative Chrissy Houlahan and Istari Digital CEO Will Roper on policy, AI and engineering.

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Speakers

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Duann Scott
Founder, CDFAM / Executive Director
3MF Consortium
Welcome
RM
Ryan McClelland
Research Engineer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Customer
Keynote: Text to Spaceship
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Brian Ringley
Robotics
Boston Dynamics
Customer
Keynote: Authoring Autonomy
MD
Marta D'Elia
Director of AI and Modelling & Simulation
Atomic Machines
EJ
Erik J. Peterson
Principal Engineer
Atomic Machines
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Brandon DeMille
Senior Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Technology
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Customer
GC
Giorgia Cannici
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech School of Architecture
Academia
JV
Jan Vandenbrande
VP for Aerospace and Defense
nTop
Vendor
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Rebeka Melber
Director of Programs
Istari Digital
Vendor
AH
Austin Herrema
Senior Solutions Software Engineer
Istari Digital
Vendor
MF
Michael Frei
CEO
Arena Physica
Vendor
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Sai Nelaturi
Founder
C-Infinity
Vendor
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Juan Alonso
CTO and Co-founder
Luminary
Vendor
SM
Steve Massey
Co-founder and CEO
SysGit
Vendor
WS
William Steadman
Senior Algorithm Developer
Quanscient
Vendor
AV
Andreas Vlahinos
CTO
Advanced Engineering Solutions
Vendor
MS
Matthew Sederberg
CEO
Coreform
Vendor
AH
Alexander Htet Kyaw
Graduate Researcher
MIT
Academia
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Ben Meigs
Aerospace and Defense Lead
PhysicsX
Vendor
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TJ Root
Sales and Applications Engineer
InfinitForm
Vendor
MS
Matthew Shomper
Founder and Principal Consultant
Not a Robot Engineering
Consultant
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Sergey Pigach
Senior Associate Applications Engineer, CORE studio
Thornton Tomasetti
Agentic Engineering: Generative AI in Structural Applications
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Chris Helmerich
CTO
Celedon Solutions
Vendor
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Matt Ellis
Head of Engineering Enablement
Neural Concept
Vendor
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Andrew Acuff
SimScale
Vendor
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Mike Park
Head of Technology
Flexcompute
Vendor
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Hardik Kabaria
Founder and CEO
Vinci (Vinci4D)
Vendor
DH
Daniel Hambleton
Metafold
Vendor
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Damola Michael
Associate Computational Design Specialist
CannonDesign
Customer
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Elliot Glassman
CannonDesign
Customer
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Rik Baruah
Intact Solutions
Vendor
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Neel Goldy Kumar
Intact Solutions
Vendor
RM
Rhushik Matroja
Cognitive Design Systems
Vendor
CH
Chrissy Houlahan
US Representative, Pennsylvania 6th District
Fireside Chat: policy, AI and engineering
WR
Will Roper
CEO
Istari Digital
Vendor
Fireside Chat: policy, AI and engineering

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