FoDES - Future of Design & Engineering Software

FoDES - Future of Design & Engineering Software

Roopinder Tara

Episodes 30
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Moderate
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
9%
Hosting
rss.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

We discuss tools and technology that engineers will find interesting and useful. This can be software, hardware or a service.

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Recent Episodes

S2E14 Viral Shah on Dyad - Physical AI for Systems Analysis

May 25, 2026 1h 3m Transcript

“Make me a car” is an impressive demo until you ask where the braking hydraulics, controls, and safety logic went. We let Viral Shah, CEO and founder of JuliaHub, and Chris Rackauckas, tell us about…

Mark Burhop on AI For Engineers

May 25, 2026 1h Transcript

CAD should be the easiest tool in the room, yet it still feels like stepping into a cockpit packed with controls you have to relearn every time. We sit down with Mark, a longtime developer and former…

S2E15 Jarek Rzepecki from Monumo: Motor Simulation and Optimization...For Now

May 25, 2026 45m Transcript

Rare earth magnets, AI data center energy demand, and electrification are colliding in one place most people ignore: the electric motor. I sit down with Jarek Rzepecki from Monumo to get practical…

Bamelak and Vlodymyr's TSFWaves Connect Antennas to Real Network Performance

May 18, 2026 29m Transcript

Your wireless device can pass every isolated RF check and still disappoint in the real world. That’s the uncomfortable truth behind crowded stadium Wi-Fi, high-speed mobility, and the next wave of…

John Harrington of HighByte: Stop Making Data Swamps, Start Shipping Chocolate

Apr 08, 2026 45m Transcript

We talk with John Harrington, co-founder of HighByte, about why factory-floor data stays invisible to the teams who need it most and how Industrial DataOps closes that gap. We explore contextualized…

S2E8 Juan Carlos Santamaria, Trimble. Physical AI On The Jobsite

Mar 30, 2026 43m Transcript

We talk with Juan Carlos Santamaria about how AI in engineering has evolved from rule-based robotics to modern systems that perceive job sites and help machines make better decisions. We dig into…

Michael Fleischman — OpenSpace is Reality Capture Plus AI

Mar 24, 2026 45m Transcript

We talk with OpenSpace CTO Michael Fleischman about turning job-site photos into spatial data that teams can actually act on, from 360 degree capture to progress tracking and AI agents. We dig into…

Matt Mcelvogue, VP at Teague on Human-Centered Design

Mar 06, 2026 47m Transcript

Matt McElvogue, VP at Teague, talks about Teague's human-centered design. We explore how building early aligns design, engineering, and business, and why full-scale prototypes beat slide decks. From…

Nineteen Year Old Parth Mehta Reinvents CAD with AI

Mar 03, 2026 42m Transcript

We talk with Makistry founder Parth Meta about turning plain English prompts into parametric CAD and why a structured AI “brainstorm” can speed design without losing engineering control. We dig into…

S2E5 Rand Simulation: Democratization is Fine — Up to a Point

Feb 28, 2026 50m Transcript

We trace how focused simulation wins over all-in-one platforms, then try to find out more about the design of an Olympic helmet  — with no luck. Rand Simulation experts use LS-DYNA and validate the…

S2E4 Amit Shastri, CTO Americas, Digitate, on AI Agents to Handle Outages, More

Feb 27, 2026 50m Transcript

Amit Shastri, CTO Americas at Digitate, explains how composite AI moves operations from reactive firefighting to predictive and autonomous action, without sidelining human judgment or ripping out…

S2E3 Looq AI Makes Photogrammetry Work

Feb 15, 2026 34m Transcript

We talk with Lukas Fraser, VP of Product at Looq AI, about a camera-first platform that delivers survey-grade 3D models and automates utility workflows. We cover hardware design, accuracy claims,…

S2E2 Tudor Vasiliu: AI For Architects, from Prompt to Art

Feb 11, 2026 1h 16m Transcript

We talk to Tudor Vasiliu, founder and director of Panoptikon, about how architects use AI to elevate visualization without losing control, unpacking “AI passes,” professional guardrails, and why…

S2E1 Theopile Allard, CTO of Neural Concept, Wants to Free the Engineer

Feb 03, 2026 32m Transcript

We talk with CTO and co-founder Theopile Allard about Neural Concept’s AI copilot for engineering and how option-driven workflows change speed, creativity, and trust in simulation-heavy design. We…

S1E21 Arjun and Kanal Jain, Building Tandem, an AI-based Knowledge Layer for Mechanical Engineers

Dec 30, 2025 26m Transcript

We talk with Arjun and Kanal Jain, co-founders of Tandem about building an AI knowledge layer that captures design decisions, links requirements to CAD, and helps engineers spend more time designing.…

S1E11 Antony Samuel - Artifact for Drag and Drop Electrical System Design

Dec 28, 2025 30m Transcript

We explore how complex electrical systems can be designed faster and with more confidence by combining an intuitive canvas with deep electrical intelligence and pragmatic AI. Anthony Samuel shares…

S1E8 Patrick Wallis and Marc Goldman about Esri, AI and Gaussian Splats

Dec 27, 2025 37m Transcript

We explore how GIS connects BIM, CAD, and reality capture into usable context for design, construction, and operations. Gaussian splatting takes center stage as Patrick Wallace explains how it…

S1E15 Tassos Hadjicocolis, CEO of Phenometry on Phi which Models Organic Shapes

Dec 24, 2025 55m Transcript

Tassos Hadjicocolis, CEO of Phenometry, and Stephanos Androutsellis-Theotokis, CTO and founder, give a detailed demo of Phi, a browser-based modeler that makes organic shapes quickly and precisely,…

S1E14 Owein Dourneau, CEO of MecAgent, Converts Natural Language to SolidWorks

Dec 22, 2025 33m Transcript

We dive into why CAD feels hard and how natural-language automation can remove friction without forcing a platform switch. Co-founder and CEO Owen Dourneau explains MecAgent’s approach to compiling…

S1E13 Russ Bukowski, CEO of Mastercam’s and the Bold Bet On AI and Acquisitions

Dec 22, 2025 31m Transcript

We talk with Mastercam CEO Russ Bukowski about how AI, vertical integration are reshaping CAM. From voice‑enabled Copilot to reseller acquisitions under Sandvik, Russ lays out a roadmap for faster…

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FoDES - Future of Design & Engineering Software has published 30 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Technology.

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FoDES - Future of Design & Engineering Software is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 38m.

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