D2E – Data-Driven Engineering

Advanced Simulation and Data-Driven Engineering for Materials and Structures

D2E supports industrial product development through physics-based simulation, data-driven modelling, and AI-supported engineering methods.

We help clients develop, assess and optimise materials, components and systems — for improved performance, reliability, durability and sustainability.

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Expertise

D2E follows a structured engineering workflow: We first analyse the technical challenge, boundary conditions, performance targets, and available data. Based on the project requirements, we develop suitable simulation models, data-driven workflows, or optimisation strategies. We then compare design variants, evaluate risks, and identify robust solutions with improved performance, durability, and sustainability. The results are delivered through clear documentation, numerical analyses, engineering interpretation, and, where required, customised computational tools.

Materials Development and Circular Engineering

We support the development, assessment, and selection of advanced materials, including composites, functional materials, lightweight materials, and material systems with complex mechanical, electro-mechanical, thermal, or further multiphysical behaviour.

Our services include material and design screening, evaluation of alternative material concepts, and assessment of recyclability, reusability, repairability, durability, and circular design potential. This supports sustainable product development, material selection, and end-of-life decision-making.

Materials development – Composites – Functional materials – Circular engineering – Recyclability – Repairability – Material screening

Numerical Simulation and Structural Assessment

We provide numerical simulations and structural assessments for materials, components, and systems under realistic loading and boundary conditions.

Our services include finite element analysis, nonlinear mechanics, multiphysics simulation, fatigue-relevant loading, damage modelling, structural verification, and performance evaluation for safety- and reliability-critical applications.

Finite element analysis – Structural assessment – Multiphysics simulation – Nonlinear mechanics – Damage modelling – Structural reliability

AI and Data-Driven Engineering

We use machine learning, surrogate modelling, and data-driven workflows to accelerate engineering analysis, product development, and decision-making.

By combining simulation data, experimental data, and physical understanding, we develop fast predictive models that complement or replace computationally expensive simulations. These models support design exploration, parameter studies, optimisation, uncertainty analysis, digital engineering workflows, and decision support.

Surrogate modelling – Machine learning – Predictive models – Data-driven workflows – Uncertainty analysis – Digital engineering tools

Optimisation, Lightweight Design and Lifetime Assessment

We support the development of efficient, durable, and robust structures through design optimisation, lightweight engineering, fatigue assessment, damage analysis, and lifetime evaluation.

Our services include product and component optimisation with respect to weight, stiffness, strength, fatigue life, cost, robustness, and manufacturability. We help improve structural performance while reducing material use, testing effort, and development time.

Lightweight design – Structural optimisation – Fatigue assessment – Lifetime prediction – Robustness – Manufacturability

Additional Services

In addition to project-specific engineering analyses, D2E develops customised digital engineering workflows for simulation automation, data processing, fatigue evaluation, surrogate modelling, optimisation, and decision support.

We also support industrial innovation and development projects through concept development, technical work packages, modelling, simulation, validation strategies, technical documentation, and project coordination.

Furthermore, D2E offers training courses and professional workshops in selected areas of engineering practice, including materials engineering, structural design, simulation methods, data-driven engineering, innovation-oriented product development, and R&D project development.

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Fields of Application

D2E supports industrial partners, technology developers, and innovation-driven organisations through targeted consulting projects, technical development support, feasibility studies, and customised digital engineering tools. Depending on the project requirements, we contribute to simulation, assessment, optimisation, concept development, modelling, validation strategies, technical documentation, and workflow automation.

Advanced and Functional Materials

Support for the development, assessment, and selection of advanced materials, functional materials, composites, hybrid materials, additive manufacturing concepts, recyclability assessment, and circular design strategies for industrial components and systems.

Renewable Energy and Infrastructure

Simulation-based assessment, optimisation, and durability evaluation of selected components and systems for renewable energy and infrastructure applications, including structural components, energy-related systems, and performance-critical engineering solutions.

Offshore and Maritime Structures

Structural assessment, fatigue-related evaluation, reliability assessment, and optimisation of selected offshore- and maritime-related components under demanding loading and environmental conditions.

Energy Storage and Hydrogen

Modelling and assessment of pressure vessels, hydrogen tanks, battery-related structures, thermal-mechanical systems, and safety-relevant lightweight components.

Automotive Engineering

Lightweight design, crash-relevant structures, fatigue-critical components, material substitution, composite structures, and optimisation of structural performance.

Aerospace and Autonomous Systems Engineering

Simulation, optimisation, and structural assessment of lightweight structures, composite materials, fatigue-critical components, high-performance systems, and civil autonomous platforms.

Medical and Safety Engineering

Simulation and design support for medical devices, implants, prosthetic components, assistive systems, and safety- or performance-critical components in medical, sports, and consumer applications.

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About Us

Company

D2E – Data-Driven Engineering is an independent engineering consultancy for advanced simulation, data-driven modelling, and technical assessment of materials, components, and structures. The company builds on many years of experience in industrial engineering, applied research, project coordination, and product development.

We support companies, technology developers, and innovation-driven organisations in solving complex engineering challenges — from the development, analysis, and optimisation to the validation of materials, components, and technical systems. Our work covers selected application fields in energy, offshore environments, mobility, aerospace, autonomous systems, medical and safety engineering, advanced materials, and manufacturing.

Our expertise combines structural mechanics, multiphysics simulation, finite element analysis, materials engineering, fatigue and durability assessment, surrogate modelling, machine learning, uncertainty quantification, and design optimisation. This enables shorter development cycles, reduced testing effort, improved structural reliability, and well-founded engineering decisions.

In addition, we support the assessment of recyclability, reusability, repairability, and circularity of materials, components, and technical systems. This includes the evaluation of material selection, structural design, degradation mechanisms, disassembly concepts, and end-of-life strategies.

By integrating physics-based simulation, data-driven methods, and practical engineering workflows, we help our partners improve performance, reliability, durability, and sustainability — from initial concepts to application-oriented engineering solutions.

Co-Founders

Dr.-Ing. Dr. Aamir Dean (Managing Partner)

Dr.-Ing. Dr. Aamir Dean is Associate Professor of Structural Analysis at Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST). He holds two PhDs from Leibniz University Hannover in civil engineering and from University of Seville in mechanical engineering and has extensive experience in computational mechanics, nonlinear finite element methods, constitutive modelling, fatigue and damage analysis, and multiphysics simulation of advanced materials and structures. His expertise covers composites, lightweight materials, functional materials, and AI-supported modelling approaches for complex engineering problems.

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Ehrmann (Managing Partner)

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Ehrmann is a civil engineer with degrees from the University of Kassel and TU Berlin. Before his work in university-based wind energy research, he gained several years of industrial experience in offshore support structures for wind turbines and offshore substations, including structural verification, design assessment, and research project acquisition. His expertise covers structural engineering, steel construction, soil-structure interaction, surrogate modelling and optimisation, and the coordination of interdisciplinary research and innovation projects.

Network

D2E works at the interface of industry, applied research, and scientific innovation. Through our professional network, we are able to connect expertise from engineering practice, academic research, technology development, and industrial applications.

Depending on the project requirements, we collaborate with specialists from fields such as materials science, nanotechnology, structural and geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, naval architecture, techno-economics, renewables and offshore engineering, manufacturing, testing, certification, AI and digital engineering.

This network-oriented approach allows us to support interdisciplinary projects, build tailored project teams, and contribute to joint research and development activities with companies, universities, non-university research institutions, and technology partners.

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Email
info@data-driven-engineering.de

Website
www.data-driven-engineering.de

Location
Garbsen, Germany