Background
Simon CHANAL is an R&D engineer specialising in nesting algorithms at Alma. With a background in applied mathematics, specialising in mathematical optimisation, he has been working for nine years on improving the 2D and tube nesting algorithms in the Almacam software. His work involves designing new optimisation strategies, as well as integrating them effectively into mature algorithmic components, where every performance gain, however small, requires significant development and validation work.