MathWorks Announces Successful Inaugural User Conference in India

MathWorks' inaugural India User Conference in Bangalore last October 12 was attended by over 500 design engineers from industry verticals such as aerospace and defence, automotive, computers, electronics and semiconductors, industrial automation and machinery, and technology services. Participants included established users and engineers interested in learning more about MATLAB, Simulink, and Polyspace technologies.

In keeping with the Conference theme, "Innovating with MATLAB & Simulink", the 2010 MathWorks India User Conference introduced MathWorks India customers to advanced design engineering technologies. Attendees were able to choose from an assortment of sessions including Control System Development with Model-Based Design, Design Flows for Next-Generation Signal Processing and Communications Systems, Embedded Code Generation and Verification Methodologies, Mathematical Modeling and Optimization of Wind Turbine Power Generation, Test and Measurement Application Development with MATLAB, and Accelerating HDL Code Generation and Verification with Model-Based Design.

Dr. Aravind S. Bharadwaj, CEO of Automotive Infotronics, delivered the customer keynote, "Model-Based Design for Automotive Applications". He said that embedded automotive electronics will dominate the future of automotive applications worldwide, and that India is no exception. "Model-Based Design can help harness this opportunity and will radically improve efficiencies in the development process, and drive innovation. MathWorks software and the Model-Based Design approach have enabled Automotive Infotronics to create Intellectual Property," said Bharadwaj.

Presentations by Senior Engineering Managers from prominent and long-standing MathWorks India customers such as Bosch Ltd and Moog India Technology Center reinforced the central role of MathWorks software in creating robust designs and making design processes more efficient.

"India is fast becoming an engineering design and development hub. MathWorks tools are helping Indian engineering design companies create sophisticated applications and move up the global R&D value chain. The first ever MathWorks User Conference in India is a significant step in reiterating our commitment to the Indian engineering community," said Kishore Rao, managing director, MathWorks India. "I would like to thank participating customers and partners for making the event an unprecedented success, and we look forward to hosting an equally productive event next year."

The conference ended with an insightful panel discussion on "Leveraging Models to Improve Systems Development", facilitating an exchange of ideas on the innovative usage of MathWorks software across diverse industries. The panel consisted of Senior Engineering Managers from National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bosch, Moog India, and MathWorks technical experts, and was moderated by MathWorks Fellow, Jim Tung, a 20-year MathWorks veteran.

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