FUTURE WEBINAR - 2024, Tuesday, December 10th - "PyAnsys – Heart: A Python framework for LS-DYNA based heart simulations"
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Abstract:
Physics-based computer simulations of the heart have huge potential in the medical device industry and clinical practice. However, bringing cardiac models to the real world remains challenging, largely due to the complexity of models, the specialized expertise required to use Finite Element software, and the absence of user-friendly, readily available models. In this talk, we present PyAnsys-Heart, a free, open-source, python-based high-level interface to Ansys LS-DYNA dedicated to heart modeling. We introduce the relevant heart modeling features available in Ansys LS-DYNA and we describe how PyAnsys-Heart leverages them through automatic geometry preprocessing, boundary conditions setting, customizable complexity and results postprocessing.
Bios:
Wenfeng Ye
Lead R&D Engineer,ANSYS, Inc., France
Wenfeng Ye holds a PhD in Biomechanics and has over 6 years of experience as an R&D Engineer at Ansys. Specializing in computational simulations and mechanical modeling, Specializing in biomechanical modeling, particularly cardiac simulations, Wenfeng YE leverages expertise in computational methods like finite element analysis (FEA) to drive innovation in medical and engineering applications.
Michelle Rochette
Senior Director of Research, ANSYS, Inc., France
Michel Rochette holds a Ph.D. in mathematics (thesis on optimal shape design in 1990) with a strong specialization in numerical simulation. He founded a company in applied mathematics that developed parametric calculations using higher-order derivatives. Since the acquisition of this company by ANSYS, he has been a research director with two specialties: model reduction and patient-specific simulations.
Karim El Houari
Senior R&D Engineer, ANSYS, Inc., France
Karim E. Houari holds a PhD from the University of Rennes (France), completed in 2018, where he specialized in 3D cardiac electrophysiology modeling and electrocardiograms. Over the past 4 years at Ansys, he has focused on using and adapting Ansys tools to target strategic applications in heart modeling.
Martijn Hoeijmakers
Senior R&D Engineer, ANSYS, Inc., The Netherlands
Martijn holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology specializing in cardiovascular biomechanics and computational fluid dynamics. Martijn has been working for four years at Ansys, where he is passionate about democratizing the use of simulation throughout the healthcare industry, with a focus on cardiac modelling.