Onshape
Research
Symposium
August 2, 2023 10 AM - 2 PM ET
The Onshape Research Symposium is a virtual event bringing together engineering researchers who are leveraging Onshape’s cloud-native architecture to drive innovation in their fields.
This year's event has concluded. Thank you to all participants and attendees. See you next year!
Session Recordings
Insider Insights: How Onshape is Made to Accelerate Innovation
Vajrang Parvate, PTC
The architecture behind cloud-native CAD allows data to be significantly more extensible (and secure) than traditional file-based platforms. Onshape’s FeatureScript, REST API, and Enterprise Analytics are enabling researchers to use CAD in new ways, while also allowing Onshape R&D to use a data-driven approach to delivering improvements every 3 weeks.
Keynote: Highly Customizable, Parametric Designs Increase Access to Safe Water
Dr. Monroe Weber-Shirk, AguaClara Reach/Ohio State University/New Jersey Institute of Technology
More than 2 billion people don’t have access to safe water on tap. AguaClara's design approach makes it possible to provide water treatment plant designs at low cost so that small cities and towns can more easily access safe water. They use Onshape to computationally create parameter-driven, scalable designs and teach students the physics of water treatment.
Panel Discussion: Informatics in Design
Dr. Tucker Marion, Northeastern University | Dr. Jessica Menold, Penn State University | Dr. Jonathan Hiller, PTC | Alyssa Walker, PTC
To build the generative AI models capable of passing the bar exam, huge amounts of data had to be gathered and organized in meaningful ways. Cloud-native product design provides access to new types of data that are enabling researchers to develop tools that help optimize how engineering teams work. We will explore the ways that AI is already being used to create products and how informatics will change design in the future.
Industry Insights: Part Design in an Agile World
Dr. Wilhelm Johannison, Ocado Technology
Mechanical design is moving into agile, where change is a first class citizen. In this session, we'll explore how can we rethink mechanical design to make change easier, faster and more robust.
Student Poster Competition
The Student Poster Competition is an opportunity to highlight some of the awesome students who are using Onshape to develop innovative solutions and gain valuable insights from its data. There were two tracks and corresponding sessions this year, Applications and Informatics, meant to follow a traditional academic poster session format.
Applications
Informatics
Featured Speakers
Vajrang is the SVP of Onshape R&D, leading the engineering team who bring new features and improvements to all Onshape users every three weeks.
Tucker Marion is an Associate Professor of Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Northeastern University where his research is centered on the new product development (NPD) process, for both startups and corporate ventures.
Professor Menold is an Associate Professor in Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University where she leads the Technology and Human Research in Engineering Design (THRED) Group and serves as director for the Center for Immersive Experiences.
Jon is an industry expert in Generative design as founding CTO of Frustum and continues this vision at PTC and beyond.
Alyssa is the Director of Education Programs for PTC, where she has spent the last decade developing and supporting programs designed to strengthen the connection between classroom learning and real world practice.
Dr. Monroe Weber-Shirk is the technical director of AguaClara Reach where he works to advance global access to safe drinking water through design and innovation of community-scale, gravity-powered water treatment technologies, capacity building with local implementation partners, and research and education with university partners.
Wilhelm earned his PhD in lightweight structures engineering for aerospace, and is now reimagining the way Ocado makes robotics.