2nd International Workshop on Insect bio-inspired micro-technologies

Bio-inspiration is taking off big time, worldwide: from hydrophobic surfaces, structural colors, neuromophic computing to a wild array of bio-inspired robots, just to name a few. Whole research institutes, from China to Harvard, are now harbouring entire teams that would place bio-inspiration as the core moto of their science developments.  With millions of species, insects are in this respect a cornucopia for bioinspiration. The miniaturization of the nuts and bolts within insects, combined with speed and precision of control, is furthermore a marvel. Beyond their sheer number which implies a multitude of possible models, insects are thus an excellent source of bio-inspired designs because of their size, of the order of the millimeter, which matches in many ways the one of micro- and nano-technological systems. This often promotes system scale approach as a more sound method for the observer.
Following the highly successful workshop in Tours in 2017 (see https://intelligencedespatrimoines.fr/insect-bio-inspired-microtechnology/), we have again collated a series of speeches from international speakers which balances biology, physics and engineering. We believe these works and visions to be of the highest interest to microtechnologists, systems engineers and biologists.
 
This second international workshop is funded by the CNRS INEE within the RTP (réseau thématique pluridisciplinaire) "Bioinspiration", by the CEA-Leti Carnot Chair in "Bioinspired microtechnologies", and supported by « Intelligence des Patrimoines », an interdisciplinary programme for research and innovation at the Région Centre-Val de Loire.

 

While there are no further slots for speakers, we will have a poster session on Thursday 21st.
Please indicate if you want to present a poster and its title on the registration form.

Speakers who have confirmed their presence so far:

Antony Leonardo, Janelia Farm, USA – Remote neuroethology: recordings of neural signals in aerial pursuits between insects and their prey
Bodo Wilts, Fribourg, CH – Functional optical materials in insects
Jake Socha, Virginia Tech, USA – Biomechanical mechanisms of fluidic pumping in insects
Pascal Damman, University of Mons, Belgium - The rheology of nectar collection in bees and technological applications
Yasser Aboelkassem, University of California, San Diego, USA - Insect based pumping and applications to microfluidics
Johan van Leuwen, University of Wageningen, NL – Functional morphology of Needle-like organs in insects
Thomas Engels, Freie Universität, Berlin, D – Computational aerodynamics of insects in turbulent flows
Elisabetta Chicca, Universität Bielefeld, D – Insect inspired neuromorphic computing
Marc Desmulliez, University of Edinburgh, UK – Computer-aided nature-inspired design, where are we?
Hirotaka Sato, Nayang Technological University, Singapore – Remote control of cyborg insects
Elisa Vianello, CEA-Leti, Grenoble, FR - Resistive memories for neuromorphic hardware  
Salim Boutami, CEA-Leti, Grenoble, FR - From bio-inspired to optimized non-intuitive nanophotonics
Xavier Gidrol, CEA, Grenoble, FR - Organs & organoids on chip; a brief history of the future of biochips

Bus shuttles

Bus shuttles from the Lyon Saint Exupery airport are available every hour to go to Grenoble bus station (which is close to the city center and to the conference site). Please refer to the Ouibus website.