Announcement: PhysicsX Remote Talk
From Surrogates to Large Physics Models: Making AI-Native Engineering Work in Production
PhysicsX co-founder Nico Haag and principal research scientist Douglas Boubert present the frontier of AI-native engineering -- from narrow surrogates to Large Physics Models that generalize across vehicle geometries in real time.
Event Overview
Engineering is undergoing a fundamental shift. AI is no longer a point solution for accelerating isolated simulations -- it is becoming a core layer of the engineering stack, reshaping how physical systems are designed, tested, and brought to production.
In this talk, Nico and Douglas will share how PhysicsX is moving beyond narrow, task-specific surrogates toward Large Physics Models (LPMs). Using external aerodynamics as a concrete example, they will showcase a model trained on a large and diverse corpus of vehicle geometries that delivers real-time aerodynamic intelligence, generalizes to new concepts with minimal fine-tuning, and compresses development cycles from months to weeks.
Douglas will highlight the core research advances underpinning this work, while Nico will connect it to a broader vision of AI-native engineering -- where design, simulation, and manufacturing form a seamless continuum, and physics AI augments human judgment at scale. The event will close with an extended Q&A and a lightning talk on how the models perform on benchmarks designed by industry to replicate real-world engineering challenges.
Event Details
Timetable
| Time | Language | Content | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Japanese | Opening Remarks | 10 min |
| 17:10 - 17:50 | English | From Surrogates to Large Physics Models: Making AI-Native Engineering Work in Production | 40 min |
| 17:50 - 18:20 | Japanese & English | Open Discussion / Q&A | 30 min |
| 18:20 - 18:25 | English | Closing Lightning Talk | 5 min |
| 18:25 - | - | Networking Session (on-site attendees only / speakers will not attend) | - |
Opening Remarks
From Surrogates to Large Physics Models: Making AI-Native Engineering Work in Production
Open Discussion / Q&A
Closing Lightning Talk
Networking Session (on-site attendees only / speakers will not attend)
Japanese auto-captions will be available for all English-language sessions.
Speakers

Nico Haag
Co-Founder & Director of Engineering, PhysicsX
Nico is the Co-Founder and Director of Engineering at PhysicsX, a pioneering deeptech company at the forefront of AI and engineering, dedicated to driving breakthrough innovations. Collaborating across Delivery, R&D, and Platform teams, he leads the development of advanced computer-aided engineering (CAE) and AI-accelerated design optimization methodologies. With extensive expertise in both engineering and deep learning, Nico works at the intersection of these fields to meet the important challenges of our time and build beyond human imagination. Prior to co-founding PhysicsX in late 2019, Nico built his career in the automotive and motorsport industries working for companies like Bentley Motors, Audi Motorsport and Mercedes-Benz.

Douglas Boubert
Principal Research Scientist, PhysicsX
Douglas Boubert is a Principal Research Scientist at PhysicsX, a London-based start-up accelerating innovation with physical AI across advanced industries such as automotive, aerospace, clean energy, and silicon. In his former life as an astrophysicist he searched for the fastest stars in our Galaxy and minded the gaps in our largest map of the Milky Way.
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