Dr. Ahsan Alam is a Lead R&D Engineer at Ansys. His areas of expertise include simulation and modeling of solid state electronic and photonic devices and circuits. As the lead for photonic foundry engagements, he collaborates with foundry partners on various projects ranging from PDK development to photonic ecosystem development. He is also involved in the development of Ansys Lumerical’s system suite and plays the role of a product manager.