Frank Popielas

Frank Popielas has over 20 years of global experience in engineering and R&D product and materials development, IP management, as well as testing, with a specific focus on the development and application of simulation tools, and the establishment of the required supporting infrastructure at Dana Holding Corporation. His expertise includes technology exchange and transfer, business assessments in engineering and manufacturing focusing on the virtual aspect, as well as process development and democratization of its application in this area. He created and managed the global Systems Modeling and Simulation Governance for Dana.

In Addition, Frank is Chair-Elect of the NAFEMS Americas Steering Committee since April 2024 and member of the NAFEMS Americas Steering Committee since 2011, and became founding chairman of the joint System Modeling and Simulation Working Group (SMSWG) between NAFEMS and INCOSE in 2013 and continues his leading role in the SMSWG as Co-chair since August 2016. He joined the COE organization as volunteer in 2017 and is chairman of the Analysis and Simulation Division since 2022.

His activities and achievements include over 35 granted patents globally on the areas of sealing, shielding and fuel cells, over 40 publications globally covering all the mentioned areas with the focus on the past decade on virtual engineering, its tools and practices, presentations and speaking engagements at conferences and various companies, interviews, case studies and teaching engagements. He served as member of the Jinfiniti Precision Medicine Advisory Board from September 2020 to September 2022, and was previously an Advisory Board Member of Quantiphi.

Mr. Popielas received his MSc degree in Engineering, majoring in Theoretical Physics from the Technological University (MIS&A – Institute for Steels and Alloys) in Moscow, Russia. Frank is fluent in English, German and Russian.