Altair opens Innovation Experience Centre in Pune

27 Jan 2024 CW Team

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), will introduce its newly-established Innovation Experience Centre and showcase its state-of-the-art AI-driven technology at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) January 23-25 in Pune.

?The centre, located in the Altair office in Pune, will provide prospects and customers with a hands-on experience of Altair?s technology solutions ? from simulation and design to high-performance computing, data analytics, and AI,? said Vishwanath Rao, managing director for India and GCC, Altair. ?It will also allow visitors to have direct interaction with in-house experts, so they can gain a comprehensive understanding of Altair's solutions and how the convergence of such technologies impacts product development.?

As a bronze sponsor of SIAT, Altair will feature its comprehensive digital twin offering, the market?s most complete end-to-end digital twin solution for both physics-based and data-based twins.

The Altair Innovation Experience Centre features applications related to digital twin, lightweighting, and seamless connectivity to virtual reality, and will demonstrate these technologies? practical application in design innovation. The Innovation Experience Centre is located at Altair Engineering, 701-8, City Towers, Dhole Patil Road, Pune 411001.

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