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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Session Chair: Charlie Polidoro, Inventec Performance Chemicals 
Session Co-Chair: Thiagarajan Raman, Google


2:00pm-2:30pm
A Metamodel for Screening Solder Fatigue Life of BGA Joints with Voids
Presenter: Arvind Purushotaman, Synopsys
Co-Author: Josh Akman, Synopsys

2:30pm-3:00pm
Comparison of Analytical Thermomechanical Modeling and Finite Element Analysis for Lead-Free Wafer-Level Packages Subjected to Temperature Cycling
Presenter: Jean-Baptiste Libot, Ph.D., Hooke Electronics
Co-Author: Philippe Milesi, Hooke Electronics

3:00pm-3:30pm
Simulating Reflow Deformation on Highly Complex Printed Circuit Board Designs
Presenter: Tyler Ferris, Ansys

3:30pm-4:00pm
Mission Planning and Digital Twin Workflow for Thermo-Mechanical Solder Fatigue Prediction of Electronics
Presenter: Josh Akman, Synopsis
Co-Authors: Mina Karimaghaei, Ian Pond, Synopsys
Speakers
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Arvind Purushotaman

R&D Engineering, Staff Engineer, Synopsys
–R&D Engineer, Synopsys Inc.–Have been developing Ansys Sherlock™ since 2020.–Focus is on developing analytical and finite element models and workflows for predicting board level reliability for electronics.
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Jean-Baptiste Libot

Electronic Assembly Expert, Hooke Electronics
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Libot is an Electronic Assembly Expert with over 12 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry. He began his career at Airbus Group, where he worked as a visiting researcher at the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE). He then joined... Read More →
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Tyler Ferris

Sr Staff Consultant, Ansys, Part of Synopsys
Tyler Ferris is a Senior Staff Consultant at Synopsys focusing on electronics reliability simulation. He is an expert in the use of reliability physics, finite element analysis and hands-on laboratory failure analysis. Tyler has consulted with customers in the aerospace, automotive... Read More →
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Josh Akman

Senior Staff Engineer, Synopsys
Josh Akman is a Senior Application Engineer at Synopsys. His background is in electronics reliability with a focus on simulation and physics-of-failure methodologies. Josh also has experience with reliability testing and failure analysis of electronics. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree... Read More →
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
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