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DESCRIPTION:There has been a rapid spread of AI agents into all aspects of 
 society.  The exponential increase in capabilities of these agents has led
  to new ways of working across nearly every profession.  While the adoptio
 n of LLMs and agentic workflows has been more common in computer science a
 nd software development\, the integration of these technologies into engin
 eering system simulation tools is at its infancy.  As an engineer with ove
 r 25 years of experience in model-based systems engineering across differe
 nt engineering domains\, I have had no previous experience with agentic wo
 rkflows in my daily work prior to the last few months.  Speaking with engi
 neering simulation colleagues in different fields\, many of them are in th
 e same situation given that their traditional tools did not offer these ca
 pabilities but are now ready and interested to explore possibilities of th
 ese emerging technologies.\n\nThis talk will offer practical perspectives 
 on agentic workflows focused on engineering system simulation use cases.  
 Using the Dyad AI agent\, these use cases will be explored using Dyad\, Ju
 lia\, and ModelingToolkit.  The focus of this talk is to provide practical
  perspectives on agentic workflows in model creation\, system model assemb
 ly\, debugging\, testing\, and simulation and analysis.  The examples will
  also explore different methods for providing resources to the agent to su
 pport the tasks required.  Examples in different engineering domains will 
 be presented. Various workflows are critically evaluated to assess effecti
 veness and accuracy.  The focus of this talk is to provide practical persp
 ectives demonstrating use cases that work well\, those that are still deve
 loping or not yet mature (though certainly might be in future versions of 
 the underlying LLMs)\, and effective prompting techniques based on persona
 l experience.  This talk will be presented via slides documenting the work
 flows along with live demonstrations within the time constraints of the ta
 lk.\n\nThe capabilities of engineering simulation tools are rapidly changi
 ng and are fundamentally redefining the human and machine interface.  Engi
 neers need to quickly adapt to utilize new technologies effectively and re
 sponsibly.  Though it is certainly impossible to gain a deep understanding
  of agentic workflows within the duration of a single talk\, the hope is t
 hat this talk demystifies the use of agentic workflows in system simulatio
 n within the Julia ecosystem\, inspires critical thinking within the conte
 xt of an engineer’s unique workflows and simulation needs\, and provides
  practical perspectives that can lead to more effective usage as engineers
  start to adopt these new technologies.
DTSTAMP:20260502T104550Z
LOCATION:Room 1
SUMMARY:Practical Perspectives on the Use of AI Agents in Engineering Syste
 m Simulation - John Batteh
URL:https://pretalx.com/juliacon-2026/talk/VQWV7R/
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