I've wanted to have a guest on the show to chat about artificial intelligence & machine learning in relation to CFD for a while now. It keeps coming up in other discussions but this is the first founder interview where I get to scratch the surface of this huge topic. Today I’m talking to Lieven Vervecken one of the founders of Belgian CFD startup Diabatix - mixing AI/ML with generative design, optimisation & traditional CFD methods to design a new breed of heat sinks. Lieven fills us in on: • their PhD-to-Business journey & the importance of early contact with (potential) customers • how they operate their business somewhere in between software development house, consultancy & software-as-a-service - taking the best of all worlds • what they mean by the baggage-laden terms, generative design & artificial intelligence • why they’re more than just a fancy optimisation tool Check out the kind of thing we’re talking about here - https://youtu.be/D52fwUTf0GM Shownotes • Check out the Diabatix website - https://www.diabatix.com/ • Or their YouTube channel for more visual examples of what they do - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZXN5-UdJNrOmPOJhjmXTw • Connect with Lieven on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lievenvervecken • Or drop them an email at [email protected] Don’t forget to let him know you heard him on the podcast 👍