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TERATEC 2016 Forum
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

HPC physics simulation at the heart of industry

Jacques DELACOUR
Founder and CEO, Group OPTIS

Abstract : HPC is a unique opportunity for physics simulation which is often time and power consuming.
By integrating more and more sophisticated physics simulations, research and industry have access to accurate virtual prototypes and experiences, which advantageously replaces physical mockups.

Optics, which has been one of the most recent physics area for simulation is becoming part of the industrial process. We will discover through case studies, how optical simulation software used to control ITER fusion reaction is also used by industrial engineers and designers to enhance optical performances, perceived quality and visual signature of products.

The access to HPC allows to create more reliable virtual prototypes, to multiply their usage, and to investigate new paths for innovation. Simulation also allows to test future components and material that don’t exist yet, dematerializing them, allowing to specify next generation technologies to suppliers.

By drastically reducing simulation time, innovation process is strongly impacted, products will become more robust and time to market will be reduced.

Bio : Jacques DELACOUR (52) is founder and president of OPTIS SAS (1989) and its subsidiaries in North American, Germany, United Kingdom, China and Japan. Jacques DELACOUR start developing the first lines of SOLSTIS optical simulation software during his studies at the Ecole Supérieure d'Optique (ESO Paris - France), in 1985. After graduating from ESO in 1987, Jacques Delacour founded OPTIS in 1989. Originally focused on optical simulation, he oriented its research and development projects on photometric and laser simulation. Awarded in 1994 by the French Ministry of Defense for his policy of innovation, Jacques Delacour decided to start new development with SPEOS, providing to industry optical simulation in CAD/CAM world. He decided to invest on software acceleration to bring missing realism to virtual reality and real time simulators. As well as his maintaining his management function Jacques Delacour has successively worked as research and software development engineer, project manager, technical manager, marketing manager, before choosing to focus more on innovation and strategy. Today OPTIS employs more than 200 people with an annual growth higher than 30%. Author of "Optical Software" for “Technique de l’Ingénieur” - September 2002 - France Patents: Jacques DELACOUR is the inventor of two internationally patented processes in optical field Degree: graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Optique (Paris - 1987) Decoration: Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (2010)

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