Youngwon Hahn received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. After completing a post-doctoral research fellowship at U-M, he worked at Modine Manufacturing Company as a Senior Finite Element Engineer, and in 2008 joined SIMULIA. He is currently working as Sr. Industry Solution Manager at SIMULIA HQ, in the fields of Durability, MBD, NVH, Turbomachinery, and Battery. Prior to completing his PhD he worked at KIA Motor Company as a CAE Engineer in the suspension and chassis group.