Vijay Jeyabal
2026 Speaker

Vijay Jeyabal

Systems Architect - Product Visualization

Ford Motor Company

About

Vijay Jeyabal is a Systems Architect at Ford Motor Company, specializing in enterprise visualization and extended reality (XR) applications. With more than two decades of experience in digital engineering and the automotive sector, he has been at the forefront of advancing industrial metaverse solutions that address complex challenges across the product lifecycle. Beyond his work in automotive IT, Vijay is an active mentor for FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams, where he supports youth robotics education through XR tools and additive manufacturing, helping connect innovation with the next generation of engineers. He is also an enthusiastic long-distance runner.

2026 Sessions

Oct 1311:35 AM12:20 PM
Blue BreakoutPanel

(Panel) A New Shared Reality: Redefining Design, Viz & Engagement with AI, XR & Digital Twins

Atrium Ballroom B

AI, XR, and digital twins are reinventing the way we design, visualize, and interact with products, data, and the built world; while the spatial age is redefining customer experience as we know it. Explore the next frontier of visualization and commerce as practitioners share how they’re delivering real-world impact: 1) Design & operational visualization: Accelerating design cycles, enhancing collaboration, and optimizing lifecycles. 2) Customer engagement & growth: Reaching new audiences, boosting sales, and unlocking deeper consumer insights.  Topics include: – Workflow integration : Embedding AI/XR into enterprise systems to iterate faster, reduce waste, and shorten time-to-market – Collaborative design : Real-time 3D collaboration to improve decision-making and stakeholder alignment – Reality capture & 3D pipelines : Converting physical spaces and CAD/BIM/scan data into immersive assets with photogrammetry, LiDAR, no-code/generative 3D tools, etc. – Simulation & planning : Using digital twins and real-time data for layout optimization, scenario modeling, and process simulation – Insight-driven decisions : Making complex data intuitive and actionable; VR-based data capture – Next-gen customer experiences : From product visualization and configuration to virtual try-on and immersive commerce – AI-powered personalization : Recommendation engines and AI assistants for tailored discovery, education, and customer support – Business impact & scaling : Tracking engagement, conversion, and other metrics; building sustainable content and governance workflows