Melanie has gained a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sheffield. She has over 20 years of combined academic and industrial experience enabling her to provide thought leadership and to drive innovation with a clear focus on IP development and commercialisation. Melanie was the Head of Engineering at MDL and is now Senior Manager Application Engineering following the Ansys acquisition in May 2022.

For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries with the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation and advanced semiconductors, to satellite systems and life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. Great advances aren’t made in baby steps. They happen in big, bold leaps. To push innovation forward faster and achieve their most ambitious engineering goals with confidence, visionary companies partner with Ansys. Advancing simulation is what we do. Our nearly 6,000 employees are singularly focused, our spirit of innovation is reflected in 580+ active patents, and we are proud members of S&P and NASDAQ-100.