Scientific Program

Session 1

The Scientific Program includes talks by 17 invited and two keynote speakers (see below), and a poster session. Attendees are invited to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation.

Abel-John Buchner

Biomechanics of mosquito swarming

Guido de Croon

Insect-inspired control for micro-aerial vehicles

Jan-Henning Dirks

Insect bio-materials

Aria Samimi

Insect-inspired chemoreception

Franck Ruffier

Visual systems of insects

Florian Muijres

Insect flight and landing

Sander Gussekloo

Wasp ovipositors

Michael Dickinson

Neuro-mechanics of insect flight

Session 2

Guillermo Amador

Cuttlefish-inspired suction cups

Felix Hol

How mosquitoes feed

Thies Buscher

Evolution of insect adhesive pads

Ahmad Rafsanjani

Earthworm-inspired soft robots

Letizia Zullo

Octopus neuromuscular mechanics

Andrew Straw

Video tracking of insect flight

Aimee Sakes

Bio-inspired medical devices

Simon Walker

Insect flight

Matej Karasek

Insect-inspired micro-aerial vehicles

Antoine Cribellier

Swarming of mosquitoes

Jerome Casas

Insect-inspired fluid mechanics