Lionel Bennes

Lionel Bennes is Lead Product Manager at Ansys, driving the development of physics-based simulation for ADAS and autonomous vehicles, including sensor and intelligent headlamp modeling. With a background in computer science and over a decade in automotive simulation, he focuses on perception-in-the-loop workflows for virtual validation and system integration. His work bridges high-fidelity physics, real-time performance, and scalability, helping OEMs and suppliers accelerate the safe development of automated driving technologies.