The Future of Thermal Engineering Enabled by Human Comfort, Thermal Management, and AI
ThermoAnalytics Japan will host the ThermoAnalytics Technical Seminar 2026 in Tokyo on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The event brings together engineers and researchers working across thermal engineering, EV and battery development, cabin comfort, CAE, and AI-assisted simulation. In particular, one of this year’s highlights is a customer presentation from Mazda Motor Corporation on lithium-ion battery thermal analysis. Registration is free, but advance sign-up is required. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Time: 10:40 AM – 5:30 PM (JST)
Venue: AP Nihonbashi – Room C, Tokyo 2-minute walk from Nihonbashi Station (Exit B1)
5-minute walk from Tokyo Station (Yaesu Central Exit)
Format: In-person
Registration Fee: Free (advance registration required)
Languages: Japanese and English, with real-time captions and AI-powered speech translation provided through Wordly
Featured Customer Presentation:
Mazda Motor Corporation
Kazuaki Narahara, Senior Specialist in the Next Generation Environmental Technology Research Division at Mazda Motor Corporation, will present Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Analysis: Case Studies in Fast Charging and Battery Reuse. Specifically, Mr. Narahara will walk through how thermal simulation supports lithium-ion battery development. His focus will be on fast-charging and battery reuse applications.
Special Presentation:
Human Thermal Physiology Modeling
Dr. Mark Hepokoski leads ThermoAnalytics’ human physiology and thermal comfort technologies. In his presentation, he’ll introduce the latest advances in predicting internal human body temperature distributions. Specifically, his talk focuses on high-spatial-resolution human thermal physiology models and what they reveal about internal body temperature that surface-level models miss.
Guest Presentation:
Cadence Design Systems Japan
Cadence Design Systems Japan will present Optimizing Cabin and Occupant Comfort through Integration of Cadence Fidelity CFD/ANSA with TAITherm. The presentation covers how coupled CFD and thermal simulation workflows improve cabin and occupant comfort analysis.
Program Highlights
In addition, the full-day program covers
- AI-driven thermal simulation and the ThermoAnalytics product roadmap
- SUV cabin solar soak simulation using RapidFlow, including a durability validation case study at Volvo Cars
- Moisture transport simulation and human thermal comfort prediction
- Thermal simulation of high-voltage power distribution units (PDU) and electronic circuit boards (PCB)
Program is subject to change.
Who Should Attend
This seminar is designed for engineers and researchers involved in thermal engineering, EV and battery development, cabin comfort, CAE, and AI-assisted simulation.
