Daniele Grandi
Senior Research Engineer
Americas
Biography
Daniele Grandi is a Sr. Research Engineer at Autodesk Research. In the Industry Futures team, Daniele works at the intersection of AI/ML and mechanical engineering, through strategic engagements with academic labs. He is interested in finding ways to capture design knowledge, understand design intent, and support design exploration from CAD data by leveraging machine learning methods.
Daniele has a background in Data Science, Mechanical Engineering, and generative design methods, and his previous work includes an engineering consulting role for a metal additive manufacturing (AM) startup, focusing on design, simulation, and optimization of mechanical assemblies.
Publications (9)
2024
DesignQA: A Multimodal Benchmark for Evaluating Large Language Models’ Understanding of Engineering DocumentationNovel benchmark aimed at evaluating the proficiency of multimodal…
2024
Evaluating Large Language Models for Material SelectionThis work evaluates the use of LLMs for predicting materials of…
2024
HG-CAD: Hierarchical Graph Learning for Material Prediction and Recommendation in Computer-Aided DesignThis work presents a new Machine Learning architecture to support…
Projects
2019
GAMMA: Space Exploration LanderExploring new approaches to design and manufacturing processes for…
2017
Project Dreamcatcher: Generative Design Solutions in CADWhat if a CAD system could generate thousands of design options that…
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