Maryam Zahedi
Staff Mechanical Engineer Equinix
Seminars
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Panel: Building Industry Knowledge to Shape Future Standards, Reduce Uncertainty & Enable Scalable Adoption
2:00 pm
- Tracking disruptive technologies and future computing demands to ensure today’s designs remain viable in a rapidly evolving landscape
- Building the knowledge, skills and cross-industry alignment needed today to prepare teams for the next decade of data center growth and increasing thermal complexity
- Translating early deployments and real-world performance data into repeatable design practices to accelerate standardization and reduce uncertainty in emerging cooling approaches
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Case Study: Leveraging Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to Optimize Design, Improve Capacity Planning & Enhance Cooling Performance
4:00 pm
- Applying CFD across plant layout, data hall design and cooling systems to optimize airflow, validate performance, prevent thermal interactions and ensure efficient heat removal in high-density environments
- Simulating high ambient temperatures, humidity and wind interactions to confirm generator, chiller and liquid cooling sizing
- Leveraging CFD insights across commercial and sales functions to better communicate performance, justify design decisions and support more competitive, data-driven proposals
