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

Publication

06/22/2022

Material Prediction For Design Automation Using Graph Representation Learning

Successful material selection is critical in designing and…

Publication

01/01/2022

JoinABLe: Learning Bottom-up Assembly of Parametric CAD Joints

Physical products are often complex assemblies combining a multitude…

Publication

01/01/2021

Classifying Component Function in Product Assemblies With Graph Neural Networks

Function is defined as the ensemble of tasks that enable the product…

Projects

Project

01/01/2019

GAMMA: Space Exploration Lander

Exploring new approaches to design and manufacturing processes for…

Project

01/01/2017

Project Dreamcatcher: Generative Design Solutions in CAD

What if a CAD system could generate thousands of design options that…

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