Pervasive Simulation has captured the imagination of the industry and helped to propel ANSYS to even greater success.ĭr. Gopal extended the ANSYS vision to "Pervasive Simulation," a bold idea in which engineering simulation is used throughout the product lifecycle. ANSYS has revolutionized the way that products – from microchips to the rocket ships – are developed and brought to market. Gopal's first 18 months as CEO of engineering simulation leader ANSYS, the value of the company doubled, increasing its market capitalization by more than $8 billion. since September 2017 and a Director of ANSYS since February 2011.ĭuring Dr. He has been an Independent Director of Citrix Systems, Inc. Gopal served as an Operating Partner at Silver Lake Partners, the global leader in technology investing. Prior to taking his current role as President and CEO of ANSYS Inc., Dr. He served as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President at Symantec before moving to CA Technologies, where he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of products, and later to HP, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager at HP Software.
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In 2000, he co-founded and served as CEO of ReefEdge Networks, a provider of managed and secure wireless LAN systems, which was sold to Symantec Corporation, the leader in cybersecurity software and services in 2004. He became a Founding Member and Chief Technology Officer of IBM's Pervasive Computing Division. Gopal began his career initially as a researcher with Bell Communications Research and later joined IBM Research, where he conducted and managed projects in distributed and clustered systems. degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.ĭr. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1982, his Ph.D. Ajei Gopal is the President and CEO of ANSYS Inc., Pennsylvania, US. The 99X Electric’s’ 800 volt technology is currently being used in the production of the all-electric Porsche Taycan.Dr. Just as Volkswagen used its Pike’s Peak EV as a prototype for developing electric vehicles for consumers, Porsche’s Formula E car is making the same contribution. The result was the VW car zooming up the course in a record 7:57:148, beating not only the best time for an electric vehicle, but any vehicle. Using Ansys simulation, VW engineers were able to literally race through the process. Having only begun the process a year before the competition, time was tight to come up with a battery that could power the car through the steep 12.42 mile course up the mountain with an altitude of 14,115 feet. The company worked with Volkswagen Motorsports in developing an electric vehicle to compete in the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb. This isn’t Ansys’s first foray into motorsports. Ansys Inc., created simulations to help VW quickly develop a battery that could power the car up the long, steep climb. Volkswagen electric vehicle that broke all records in the 2018 Pike's Peak International Hill Climb. Porsche Motorsports vice president Fritz Enzinger noted just how the Ansys simulation contributed to the 99X Electric’s performance saying in a statement “Ansys system-level simulations are instrumental for optimizing the Porsche E-Performance Powertrain's motor, gearbox, power electronics and control software, allowing the Porsche 99X Electric to sustain unprecedented speeds over long distances while conserving as much energy as possible." The battery, power electronics, motor and control software were all fine-tuned in virtual environments, to reduce the need for costly prototypes.” Gopal explains Ansys simulation technology was used by Porsche Motorsports engineers to create “an advanced electric powertrain that substantially increased energy efficiency for Porsche's first-ever fully electric race car. Automakers are using their Formula E race cars as test labs, in a sense, as they work on producing higher performing production EVs for consumers. The Formula E racing circuit is for electric-powered vehicles exclusively. Its splashiest play in the EV arena so far is working with Porsche Motorsport to create their Formula E car, the 99X Electric.