WSIII.3 - Supporting the Digital Transformation of Engineering Education

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Title: Supporting the Digital Transformation of Engineering Education with ANSYS Computational Simulation Tools

Overview: The use of computer-aided engineering technologies is gaining increasing attention in conversations about the future of engineering education in the context of curriculum reduction, changes in students' abstraction skills, the shift to PBL models, and industry demands to update the toolbox with which students graduate from universities. In this workshop, we will review how ANSYS technologies can be used in the classroom, from the perspective of concretizing highly abstract and complex content, through the resolution of real-life engineering problems in digital (and secure) environments, to the provision of valuable tools for students' future professional development.

This workshop presents concrete cases and application examples that emerge from ESSS's experience working with more than 1,000 engineering schools worldwide. We will then discuss a practical case using one of our flagship software programs, ANSYS Granta Edupack, which will be used to demonstrate how detailed materials selection and sustainability could be addressed with technology in class.

The workshop will be facilitated by Mauricio Dwek.

Bio: Mauricio Dwek holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Grenoble Institute of Technology, where he worked with the ecodesign team on critical materials, recycling chains, and the circular economy. He also holds an MSc in Production Engineering from UFRJ, where he conducted research on engineering education and took part in outreach projects focused on social and sustainable development. He graduated in Chemical and Materials Engineering from ENSC Lille in France and the Polytechnic School of São Paulo. At Ansys, he is responsible for the university relations team, developing academic projects across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.