WP-06 Agentic CAD to CAE Orchestration

Field	Value
Priority	Medium-high
Status	Framing
Problem Space	CAE and simulation automation
Linked Capability	workflow orchestration, simulation setup, uncertainty-aware control
Best Collaboration Shape	thesis + prototype + later applied project
Owner	unassigned

What This Work Package Is

Coordinate multiple CAD-to-CAE workflow steps with agentic checkpoints, instead of optimizing only one preprocessing subtask in isolation.

Why It Matters To RapidDraft

• moves from point automation to workflow automation
• supports a stronger "engineering copilot" story
• creates room for evaluation on real multi-step tasks

Candidate Lanes

Lane	People or Group	Why They Matter	Best First Ask	Priority
Fraunhofer ITWM	Dr.-Ing. Joachim Linn	strongest current signal for model-reduction and simulation orchestration	later-stage applied project fit-check	High
TH Ingolstadt CA-methods lane	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Binder	practical student-project angle for CAE workflow assistant behavior	thesis or student-project discussion	High
Hochschule München execution lane	Prof. Dr. Vahid Salehi Douzloo	practical execution route with local speed	applied prototype discussion	Medium
Fraunhofer IGD interactive engineering	Dr.-Ing. Daniel Weber	useful where orchestration needs engineering-facing interaction and acceleration	technical exchange	Medium

Recommended Next Actions

1. Define the first orchestrated workflow boundary clearly.
2. Avoid turning this into a broad autonomous-agent narrative too early.
3. Keep evaluation focused on engineering-time reduction and failure handling.

Open Questions

• Which exact handoff points should the first orchestration prototype cover?
• Is uncertainty-aware control necessary in v1 or only later?

Sources

• TextCAD/04_Marketing and Outreach/13_Universities/deep-research-report Balanced.md
• TextCAD/04_Marketing and Outreach/13_Universities/deep-research-report Monster.md