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9:00 – 9:30	Registration
9:30 – 9:50	【Opening Speech】 Yasuhiko Fujikawa, President & CEO, VINAS Co., Ltd. Introducing the VINAS service line-up which helps improve and enhance product capability and cost performance.
9:50 – 10:05	The Latest Version (16) and Introduction of Vinas’ CFD Workflow Consulting Services Shuji Kondo, Ph.D., Engineering Department 1, VINAS Co., Ltd. FieldView16 realizes fast and efficient CFD post-processing and provides advanced CFD workflows using Extract Data Base (XDB) and 3D PDF. The overview of new features of FieldView 16 and consulting service by VINAS will be presented.
10:05 – 10:40		Evolution of Advanced CFD Workflows and Post-processing Mr. Roger Rintala Partner and Industry Relations, Intelligent Light
		Just as meshing and physics models in CFD codes have advanced over the years, so have technologies for managing and using high volumes of results data. Automated techniques for knowledge extraction and discovery have advanced in similar ways to the machine learning and deep AI fields. This presentation shares observations of the paths leading to the current state of the art.
10:40 – 10:50	Short Break
10:50 – 11:25		Next generation large-scale aerodynamic simulations realized by FrontFlow/red HPC and K computer (supercomputer) Professor Makoto Tsubokura Department of Computational Science, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University
		Professor Makoto Tsubokura presents examples of next-generation aerodynamic simulations realized on “K computer” supercomputer by using FrontFlow/red HPC which has been developed in a strategic HPC program “Area 4 Next-Generation Manufacturing” by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Examples of automotive aerodynamic simulations will be presented, as well as applications in different industrial researches.
11:25 – 12:00		Mr. Kei Ambo Department 5, Technology Development Division 11, Automobile R&D Center, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
12:00 – 13:10	Lunch & Demo
13:10 – 13:25	Overview of Pointwise V18 and Technical Support and Consulting Service by VINAS Yoshiyuki Sawa, Engineering Department 1, VINAS Co., Ltd. Pointwise V18, the latest version released in 2016, is improved its T-REX, anisotropic tetrahedral cell extrusion for boundary layer, to support triangle and rectangle surface mesh. The presentation gives the overview of Pointwise V18, and also, technical support, training and consulting service by VINAS.
13:25 – 14:00		A Vision for Geometry and Mesh Generation for CFD Mr. John R. Chawner President, Pointwise, Inc.
		To meet the needs of CFD users over the next decades of exascale, high fidelity, and highly automated simulations, advances must be made in mesh generation for complex geometry. Pointwise’s vision for addressing these needs will be presented.
14:00 – 14:35		Challenges in large-scale mesh generation and handling complex geometry for aerospace R&D studies Dr. Seiji Tsutsumi Associate Senior Researcher, Research Unit III, Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
		Thermofulid dynamics with high Reynolds number is considered in the simulation of aerospace R&D studies. Since there is a disparity in scale between dominant flow feature and geometry of a vehicle, handling complex geometry including protuberances and large-scale mesh generation are required, but they are a challenge. Dr. Seiji Tsutsumi will show current status of the mesh generation and strategies to overcome these challenges.
14:35 – 14:40	Coffee Break
14:40 – 14:55	Introduction of open source CFD software HELYX®/HELYX-SAS® Junichi Fukui, Ph.D., Engineering Department 1, VINAS Co., Ltd. HELYX®/HELYX-SAS® are OpenFOAM®-based CFD software with user-friendly GUI for variety of CFD work in company. We will introduce overview of HELYX®/HELYX-SAS® and our technical support and consulting service.
14:55 – 15:25		Pushing the Boundaries of Open-source CFD with HELYX® Mr. Francisco Campos Director of Operations, ENGYS Ltd.
		This presentation describes the latest CFD methods and solver technologies currently under development at ENGYS. The talk is also aimed at identifying the main differences between the open-source based CFD product HELYX and the OpenFOAM project in terms of features and capabilities.
15:25 – 16:00		Advancement of plant engineering by using open source software Mr. Tatsuro Hori Advanced Process Engineering Unit, CHIYODA CORPORATION
		Mr. Tatsuro Hori presents examples of studies performed by using open source fluid analysis software such as HELYX® and OpenFOAM® in the field of plant engineering, where design and construction of oil/gas plants are the main subjects of studies.
16:00 – 16:10	Coffee Break
16:10 – 16:45		Fluid analyses of ship by using HELYX® Dr. Yuta Usui Section 2, Mechanical System Research Department, Technical Institute, Corporate Technology Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
		Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed the fluid analysis technology for improving the navigation performance of ship. In this lecture, the examples of large-scale simulation result by using HELYX-EcoMarine on K-computer shall be presented.
16:45 – 17:20		【Special Speech】 Present status of validation studies of large-scale numerical simulations and challenges in practical applications Professor Chisachi Kato Institute of industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
		Enhanced performance of supercomputers and development of open source software (OSS) are contributing to an increased number of applications of large-scale numerical simulation to engineering problems and design optimization studies based on such simulations. Professor Chisachi Kato will discuss achievements obtained through validation studies performed by using FrontFlow/blue (FFB) developed in a national supercomputing project and existing challenges in practical applications of the technology.
17:20 - 17:30	Coffee Break
Keynote Speech
17:30 – 18:30		Professor Kozo Fujii Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Reception Party
18:30 – 20:30	A fantastic opportunity for sharing and exchanging information with each other. -Venue: Tokyo Conference Center Shinagawa – 5th floor foyer[in front of the grand hall]- *Please notify your attendance at the time of registration.

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9:00 – 9:30	Registration
9:30 – 9:50	(Broadcasting)【Opening Speech】 Yasuhiko Fujikawa, President & CEO, VINAS Co., Ltd.
Keynote Speech
9:50 – 10:50		Professor Yasushi Okuno Graduate school of Medicine, Kyoto University
10:50 – 11:00	Short Break
11:00 – 11:25		Development and prospect of a drug discovery application for high-accuracy simulation powered by HPC Mr. Atsuto Fujita, Ph.D. in Pharmacy Coordinator, Pro-cluster Kobe, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation
		Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation is engaged in development of a drug discovery application that can perform high-accuracy simulation by linking to HPCs such as the K-computer. Mr. Atsuto Fujita presents an overview of the application and challenges he faces in linking them to HPCs, and discusses prospective solutions for further development.
11:25 – 12:00		Prospect of infrastructure for innovative drug discovery powered by HPC – Examples from KBDD consortium Mr. Tomohiro Shimada, Ph.D. CADD/IT, Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
		Pharmaceutical companies are looking at computational technologies and ICT for solutions and productivity enhancement in drug discovery processes, with anticipation for high accuracy predictions by HPC. Mr. Tomohiro Shimada discusses specific needs in the KBBD consortium, which is established for application of the K-computer and technological development in the pharmaceutical industry. Examples of predictions performed on HPC will also be presented.
12:00 – 13:20	Lunch & Demo
13:20 – 13:45	【Sponsor presentation】 FOCUS’s use of cloud storage through V-HPC Network Dr. Takeshi Nishikawa Supercomputing Professional and Chief Scientist, Promotion and Research Division, Foundation for Computational Science In 2016, Foundation for Computational Science (FOCUS) has started using V-HPC Network as a leased line for connecting the FOCUS supercomputer with a cloud storage provided by an external data center.
13:45 – 14:10	Introduction of high-performance computing consulting service Naoyuki Sogo, Project Development Department, VINAS Co., Ltd. We will introduce our HPC consulting service which is based on the development experience of the high-speed and robust matrix solver SMS over the years
14:10 – 14:45		Application of ABINIT-MP program in the field of manufacturing Professor Yuji Mochizuki School of Science, Rikkyo University
		ABINIT-MP is a computer program of fragment molecular orbital (FMO) method developed by the team of Professor Mochizuki Yuji. While it has been mainly used for drug discovery, its application is expanding into other areas such as nanobiotechnology and functional polymer studies. Professor Mochizuki Yuji presents application examples of the program in the area of manufacturing.
14:45 – 14:55	Coffee Break
14:55 – 15:30		Spray flow analysis by DQMOM method Dr. Yasuhiro Mizobuchi Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
		Dr. Yasuhiro Mizobuchi presents a method for spray flow analysis in which Eulerian models are used for both liquid and gas phases. In comparison to methods with a Lagrangian liquid phase model which is widely used at present, this method has the advantage of less communication traffic in parallel computation and a better load balance.
15:30 – 16:05		Design support technologies for coming decade Professor Kenji Ono Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University
		Professor Kenji Ono presents near-future design support technologies based on simulations. This includes high speed computation technology to leverage the capacity of advanced computers, approaches in design studies with considerations on multiple viewpoints through the use of multiple analysis results, and pooled analysis technology to come up with new design ideas.
16:05 – 16:20	Coffee Break
16:20 – 16:55		Use of SMS-MF for increasing the speed of nonlinear seismic response analyses Dr. Yukio Tamari Manager, Business Incubation Unit, Tokyo Electric Power Services CO., LtD.
		Mr. Yukio Tamari presents findings from a study conducted to verify the capability of Super Matrix Solver (SMS-MF) to increase the speed of nonlinear seismic response analyses of ground and structures. The study results show a prospect of ten to twenty-fold increase of the speed.
16:55 – 17:20		【Sponsor presentation】 How to take advantage of simulation on AWS Mr. Takashi Ogawa Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services Japan K.K.
		Apply the cloud to CAE area, even for sudden analysis demand, such as design changes and a new project, it can be transformed into a rapidly adaptable environment. This session describes how to use simulation cloud on AWS.
17:20 - 17:30	Coffee Break
(Broadcasting) Keynote Speech
17:30 – 18:30		Professor Kozo Fujii Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Reception Party
18:30 – 20:30	A fantastic opportunity for sharing and exchanging information with each other. -Venue: Tokyo Conference Center Shinagawa – 5th floor foyer[in front of the grand hall]- *Please notify your attendance at the time of registration.

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-Company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks.

9:00 – 9:30	Registration
9:30 – 10:05	Introduction of TURBOdesign Suite and new function of version 6.1 Kenji Kawakita, Engineering Department 2, VINAS Co., Ltd. Introduce Advanced Design Technology as a developer of TURBOdesign Suite, outline of TURBOdesign Suite and new functions of latest version 6.1.
10:05 – 10:40		New features and functionalities in TURBOdesign Suite 6.2 for rapid multi-disciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components Professor Mehrdad Zangeneh Managing Director, Advanced design Technology
		This presentation will outline the new features and functionalities in TURBOdesign Suite 6.2 especially in relation to multidisciplinary optimization for aerodynamic and stress/vibration.
10:40 – 10:55	Short Break
10:55 – 11:40		Development of high-pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor by using inverse design code TD1 Dr. Junfei Yin Wheels & Aerodynamics CoE, Honeywell Turbo Technologies
		Miller cycle is potentially used in IC engines to reduce NOx and fuel consumption, it requires high turbocharger efficiency, wide compressor map and high reliability and flexibility. A centrifugal compressor wheel is designed by an inverse design code from ADT.
11:40 – 12:05		【Sponsor presentation】 Big Compute in the Cloud with High Performance Computing on Microsoft Azure Mr. Hisaho Nakata Cloud Architect, Public Sector, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
		Microsoft Azure enables you to easily cloud-enable and deliver self-service batch and High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Instead of setting up and managing a cluster, Azure helps you to provision the VMs, schedule jobs, and handle failure. Data dependencies are managed to and from the cloud. Jobs can range from running many iterations of a program, parallel compute using MPI, or multi-step workflows. Job scheduling as a service can be used within your Azure application, and you can manage users and their access to deliver Big Compute software as a service. This session will provide an overview of how HPC is possible with Azure, and we will share several examples of Big Compute applications services.
12:05 – 12:30	Introduction and demonstration of CCNV V2, CC-Drive. Kenji Morimoto, Project Development Department, VINAS Co., Ltd. CCNV is a hybrid cloud application supporting system to easily apply enterprise server or cloud server on windows environment. We introduce the latest information of cloud application, such as function to utilize hybrid cloud environment on CAE, or on-demand executive function for solver and information sharing on online storage for CAE.
12:30 – 13:50	Lunch & Demo
13:50 – 15:10		HELYX® in Practice: Enterprise-class Open-source CFD for Industrial Applications Mr. Francisco Campos Director of Operations, ENGYS Ltd.
		In this talk the general purpose open-source based CFD software suite HELYX will be described. The main features and advantages of HELYX will be discussed and highlighted through on a series of success stories and application cases from various industries.
15:10 – 15:25	Coffee Break
15:25 – 16:00		Mr. Manabu Kumagami Structural analysis & CFD Group, EN technology center, Process technology Division, JGC Corporation
16:00 – 16:25		【Sponsor presentation】 Latest Developments and the Future of “NuFD/FrontFlowRed” Mr. Huilai Zhang, Ph.D. President & CEO, Numerical Flow Designing CO., LTD.
		Numerical Flow Designing CO., LTD. (NuFD) was established in 2008 for the further development and dissemination of the CFD solver “FrontFlow/red” developed under the national project, “Frontier Simulation Software for Industrial Science (FSIS)”. “NuFD/FrontFlowRed(NuFD/FFR)”, which has been continuously developed based on the “FrontFlow/red”. Latest developments and the future of “NuFD/FrontFlowRed(NuFD/FFR)” will be precented.
16:25 – 16:45	Closing Speech Yasuhiko Fujikawa, President & CEO, VINAS Co., Ltd.

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9:00 – 9:30	Registration
9:30 – 10:05	Introduction of Phoenix V11.2.3 New Packaging and functionalities. Nobuyuki Suzuki, Engineering Department 2, VINAS Co., Ltd. Phoenix introduces New Packaging that categorized by purpose and usage of users. One is for Power Users who build and run workflows on their desktop. The others is for General Users who run existing workflows from WEB. We will introduce details of new packaging and functions.
10:05 – 10:40	Introduction of Phoenix overseas customer cases. Nobuyuki Suzuki, Engineering Department 2, VINAS Co., Ltd. We will introduce Phoenix customer cases who are Aerospace, Heavy Industries and Automotive industry segment (NASA-JPL,AIRBUS, GM, etc).
10:40 – 11:15		Development of FaSTAR, a high speed fluid analysis solver Dr. Keiichi Murakami Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
		FaSTAR is a high speed fluid analysis solver which is being developed by JAXA, and Mr. Keiichi Murakami gives an overview of the development project including required specifications and timeframe, as well as numerical methods and physical models that will be incorporated as options and will influence the basic performance of the solver. In addition, other characteristics of the solver, including its high speed achieved by its algorithm and data structure, flexible support for various grid generators and postprocessors, and proved reliability through verification analyses, along with application examples will be presented.
11:15 – 11:30	Short Break
11:30 – 12:05	Open source type optimization system DAKOTA and the support service by VINAS Yukihiro YAMAMOTO, Engineering Department 2, VINAS Co., Ltd. VINAS has been looking at DAKOTA from early on and provide technical service on support and consulting service to build their optimization system using DAKOTA. In this session, we will give a talk on merit/demerit of the open source type optimization system and outline of the service from VINAS.
12:05 – 12:40	DAKOTA&FrontFlow/blue Yukihiro YAMAMOTO, Engineering Department 2, VINAS Co., Ltd.
12:40 – 14:00	Lunch & Demo
14:00 – 14:25		【Sponsor presentation】 Customer reference: What is the true value of using cloud for CAE workload　- IBM Cloud, SoftLayer and Bluemix case Mr.Tomoari Yasuda Senior Architect and IBM Cloud Meister Manager of Cloud Technical Services #2, IBM Cloud, IBM Japan, Ltd.
		IBM understand the difficulty of adopting "public cloud" for enterprise. In this session, some customer case who overcome the chasm and the latest update of IBM cloud; SoftLayer and Bluemix will be demonstrated.
14:25 – 15:00	The outline and new features of Sculptor/OCC-Expert which improves operational efficiency on design optimization by mesh morphing technology Yukihiro YAMAMOTO, Engineering Department 2, VINAS Co., Ltd. VINAS staff give a talk in Japanese on the outline and advantages of design optimization system using mesh morphing for even dedicated person of design, and the new features of the latest version OCC-Expert/Sculptor version 3.6, and then domestic utilization situation in Japan, for instance some cases of engine design optimization, will be reported in the session.
15:00 – 15:35		Sculptor V3.7 Best Morphing for Parametric Shape Change, Superior CFD and FEA Shape Optimization & Shape Matching for Manufactured Parts Verification & Validation Mr. Mark D. Landon, Ph.D. CTO, Optimal Solutions Software, LLC
		Sculptor V3.7 will be unveiled. New tools have been added for better Arbitrary Shape Deformation (ASD) creation and defining Shape Change variables. Even though our ASD provides very smooth volumetric morphing, mesh healing and smoothing functions are available. The Optimization Control Center has been enhanced. Example of exciting shape optimization results from CFD and FEA solutions will be shown. Sculptor’s new exciting Shape Matching feature is applied to an actual turbine blade manufacturing processes to ensure each blade’s actual manufactured shape is analyzed for CFD and/or FEA performance criteria.
15:35 – 15:50	Coffee Break
15:50 – 16:25	TransMagic R12 Hiroyuki Suzuki Engineering Department 1, VINAS Co., Ltd.
16:40 – 17:00	Closing Speech Yasuhiko Fujikawa, President & CEO, VINAS Co., Ltd.

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