In the race to get new solutions to the market, virtual testing provides critical insights on product development to make aviation as advanced as possible. MathWorks is one company leading the charge in simulation, computing, and engineering platforms that can detect design issues early. At Aerospace Tech Week 2025, Juan Valverde, MathWorks’s Aerospace and Defence Industry Manager, explained where he sees the key challenges and opportunities in virtual testing.
We are in the era of data. Everything is data. How can we convert this into something that’s usable?
Developing high-fidelity models that truly simulate how different systems will perform is no easy task. However, Valverde sees collaboration as essential to driving progress and eliminating potential silos, especially when many companies still rely on paper-based workflows.
When different teams work in isolation, it’s very difficult to identify an error in testing that’s dependent on something that needs to be integrated later. For me, this is a very big gap.
As the industry grows, teams have expanded, sometimes spanning multinational corporations. Valverde wants to see mindset shifts and real investment that will unlock new methodologies to power these bigger projects.
We have many customers working with us and out tools on these challenges. We’d like to continue to understand how we can cover these gaps.
🎥 Watch the interview to hear the full conversation with Juan Valverde.
Questions asked include:
- How have we seen the virtual testing landscape develop in recent years?
- How can new methodologies adapt to the increasingly complex environment we’re seeing?
- How can advanced tech support design and verification processes?
- What are the biggest gaps in aerospace testing right now?
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