FoDES - Future of Design & Engineering Software
We discuss tools and technology that engineers will find interesting and useful. This can be software, hardware or a service.
FoDES - Future of Design & Engineering Software
Latest Episodes
John Harrington of HighByte: Stop Making Data Swamps, Start Shipping Chocolate
We talk with John Harrington, co-founder of HighByte, about why factory-floor data stays invisible to the teams who need it most and how Industrial DataOps closes that gap. We explore contextualized data pipelines, the post-IoT architecture shi...
Juan Carlos Santamaria, Trimble. Physical AI On The Jobsite
We talk with Juan Carlos Santamaria about how AI in engineering has evolved from rule-based robotics to modern systems that perceive job sites and help machines make better decisions. We dig into Trimble’s push from AI perception to operator as...
Michael Fleischman — OpenSpace is Reality Capture Plus AI
We talk with OpenSpace CTO Michael Fleischman about turning job-site photos into spatial data that teams can actually act on, from 360 degree capture to progress tracking and AI agents. We dig into why construction software adoption is so hard,...
Matt Mcelvogue, VP at Teague on Human-Centered Design
Matt McElvogue, VP at Teague, talks about Teague's human-centered design. We explore how building early aligns design, engineering, and business, and why full-scale prototypes beat slide decks. From accessible aircraft cabins to friendlier auto...
Nineteen Year Old Parth Mehta Reinvents CAD with AI
We talk with Makistry founder Parth Meta about turning plain English prompts into parametric CAD and why a structured AI “brainstorm” can speed design without losing engineering control. We dig into standards-aware reasoning, exports, limitatio...
