Confirmed Speakers and Presenters
Detailed program in PDF: click here.
Please allow for 5 min for Q&A in the end of your presentation. Poster spotlights will be 5 min with possibility to project 1 slide or 1 video. Poster format is free, but must fit the available space on a single panel: height 120cm x 180cm. Posters will be displayed only during the day when the related poster spotlight will take place.
| Bart Baddeley (oral presentation) |
| CCNR, University of Sussex, GB |
| Title: A Probabilistic Framework for the Study of Active Acquisition of Visual Information in Bees |
| Emily Baird (poster, workshop organizer) |
| Australian National University, AU |
| Title: A Theory of Ground Height Control in the Honeybee |
| Jan Bartussek (poster, workshop organizer) |
| Institute of Neuroinformatics, CH |
| Title: A Non-linear Oscillator Model for Control of Flapping Flight |
| Christian Bermes (oral presentation) |
| ETH Zurich, CH |
| Title: Aerodynamic Optimization, Dynamic Modeling and Overall Prototype Design for the MuFly Autonomous Micro-helicopter |
| Sergi Bermudez i Badia (oral presentation) |
| Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ES |
| Title: The Origin and Role of Non-Linearities in the Collision Avoidance System of the Locust |
| Antoine Beyeler (poster, workshop organizer) |
| Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, CH |
| Title: Optic-flow-based Altitude and Forward Speed Regulation Using Stereotypical Lateral Movements |
| Samir Bouabdallah (poster) |
| Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Z¸rich, CH |
| Title: MuFly Project: The First Steps |
| Andreas Br¸ckner (poster) |
| Fraunhofer Instiute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, DE |
| Title: Compact Color Vision and Increased Sensitivity Using Artificial Compound Eyes |
| JÈrÙme Casas (oral presentation) |
| Institut de Recherches sur la biologie de l'Insecte, FR |
| Title: Insect Flow Sensors As Templates for MEMS Design |
| Rick Cory (poster) |
| MIT, US |
| Title: On the Controllability of Agile Fixed-Wing Flight |
| Hansj¸rgen Dahmen (oral presentation, demo) |
| Cogn. Neuroscience, Univ. T¸bingen, DE |
| Title: Insect Inspired Odometry by Flow Measurements Using Optical Mouse Chips |
| Michael Dickinson (keynote) |
| Bioengineering and Biology, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, US |
| Title: Sensory Control of Flight in Drosophila |
| William Dickson (oral presentation) |
| California Institute of Technology, US |
| Title: Inertial and Aerodynamic Mechanisms for Passive Wing Rotation |
| Jacques DuparrÈ (oral presentation, demo) |
| Fraunhofer IOF, DE |
| Title: Artificial Compound Eye Imaging Systems |
| Martin Egelhaaf (keynote) |
| Neurobiology, Bielefeld University, DE |
| Title: Active Vision: Strategies and Neuronal Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation Behaviour in Blowflies |
| Charlie Ellington (oral presentation) |
| University of Cambridge, UK |
| Title: The Aerodynamics of Flapping Flight: a Tutorial |
| Ronald Fearing (keynote) |
| UC Berkeley, US |
| Title: Challenges for 100 Milligram Flapping Flight |
| Dario Floreano (oral presentation, demo) |
| EPFL, CH |
| Title: Evolutionary Swarms of Flying Robots |
| Nicolas Franceschini (keynote, demo) |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, FR |
| Title: Insects As Pilots: Optic Flow Regulation for Vertical and Horizontal Guidance |
| Steven Fry (oral presentation, workshop organizer) |
| ETHZ, CH |
| Title: Free-flight Control in Fruit Flies ñ a Systems Analysis Approach |
| Sawyer Fuller (poster) |
| California Institute of Technology, US |
| Title: Geometric Analysis of Hassenstein-Reichardt Elemetary Motion Detectors and Application to Control in a Fruit Fly Simulator and a Robot |
| Allister Furey (poster) |
| University of Sussex, GB |
| Title: Robust Control of Tethered Airfoils Using Evolutionary Robotics |
| Chauncey Graetzel (poster, workshop organizer) |
| Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems / Institute of Neuroinformatics, CH |
| Title: Analysis of Low-level Motor Control in Tethered Flying Drosophila |
| William Green (oral presentation) |
| Drexel University, US |
| Title: A Hybrid MAV and Biomimetic Sensing for Ingress and Egress of Urban Environments |
| AndrÈ Guignard (workshop organizer) |
| EPFL, Lausanne |
| Sabine Hauert (poster) |
| Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, CH |
| Title: Pheromone Based Swarming for Positionless MAVs |
| James Humbert (oral presentation) |
| University of Maryland, US |
| Title: Bio-Inspired Visuomotor Convergence |
| Laurent Jacquin (poster) |
| ONERA, FR |
| Title: Steady Versus Unsteady Aerodynamics of Flapping Wings in Forward Flight: a 2D Study |
| Thierry Jardin (poster) |
| Laboratoire d'Etudes AÈrodynamiques (LEA-ENSMA) de Poitiers, FR |
| Title: Two-dimensional DNS Study of Asymmetric Motions in Hovering Flapping Flight |
| Kevin Jones (oral presentation) |
| Naval Postgraduate School, US |
| Title: Bio-Inspired Design of Flapping-Wing Vehicles |
| Yoshiyuki Kawamura (demo) |
| Fukuoka Institute of Technology, JP |
| Lubin Kerhuel (poster) |
| Mouvement et Perception, FR |
| Title: Yaw Stabilization of an Aerial Robot: Visual Fixation and Ultrafast Vestibulo-ocular Reflex |
| Adam Klaptocz (workshop organizer) |
| LIS, CH |
| Mirko Kovac (poster, workshop organizer) |
| EPFL, CH |
| Title: Self-Deploying Microglider; Gliding Flight and Bioinspired Wing Folding Mechanism |
| Simon Laughlin (keynote) |
| Zoology, University Cambridge, GB |
| Title: Neuronal Efficiency: a Guiding Principle? |
| Fritz-Olaf Lehmann (oral presentation) |
| Neurobiology, DE |
| Title: The Limits of the Visuo-motor System in Flying Fruit Flies Drosophily |
| David Lentink (oral presentation) |
| Wageningen University, NL |
| Title: Novel Micro Aircraft Inspired by Insect Flight |
| Severin Leven (poster) |
| LIS - EPFL, CH |
| Title: A Simple and Robust Fixed-Wing Platform for Outdoor Flying Robot Experiments |
| Jens Peter Lindemann (oral presentation, workshop organizer) |
| Neurobiology, Bielefeld University, DE |
| Title: Cyberfly: Understanding Fly Flight Behaviour by Closed-loop Simulation |
| Shih-Chii Liu (oral presentation, workshop organizer) |
| Institute for Neuroinformatics, Univ of Zurich/ETH Zurich, CH |
| Title: AVLSI Motion Detection Circuits |
| Philippe May (poster) |
| LMCE-Paris7, FR |
| Title: Static and Dynamical Biological Observations |
| Vasco Medici (poster, workshop organizer) |
| Institute of neuroinformatics, CH |
| Title: Principles of Multisensory Flight Control in the Fruit Fly ñ a Reverse Engineering Approach |
| Rico Mˆckel (poster, workshop organizer) |
| Institute of Neuroinformatics, CH |
| Title: AVLSI Motion Detection Sensor for Estimation of Optical Flow |
| Jean-Daniel Nicoud (oral presentation) |
| Didel SA, CH |
| Title: Flying Paradise: Purgatory for Simulation, Hell for Engineers |
| AndrÈ Noth (oral presentation) |
| ASL, CH |
| Title: Design of Solar Powered MAVs: Scaling Considerations and Realization |
| Daniel Osmont (oral presentation) |
| ONERA, FR |
| Title: Bio-Inspired Structures for the Actuation System of a Flapping Wing Micro Aerial Vehicle |
| Andrew O. Philippides (poster) |
| CCNR, University of Sussex, GB |
| Title: Virtual Bee in a Virtual Tunnel: Modelling Angular Speed Detection |
| Geoffrey Portelli (oral presentation) |
| Movement & Perceptions(UMR6152), CNRS, FR |
| Title: A Bee in the Corridor: Regulating Lateral OF by Side Control |
| Roger Quinn (oral presentation, demo) |
| Case Western Reserve University, US |
| Title: A Small, Biologically-Inspired Vehicle with Hybrid Air-Land Mobility |
| Michael Reiser (oral presentation) |
| HHMI - Janelia Farm Research Campus, US |
| Title: An Algorithmic Basis for the Visually Mediated Control of Translatory Flight by Drosophila |
| Hala Rifai (poster) |
| GIPSA-lab, FR |
| Title: Attitude Stabilization of a Flapping-wing Micro Drone |
| James Roberts (demo) |
| EPFL-LIS, CH |
| Nicola Rohrseitz (oral presentation, workshop organizer) |
| Institute of Neuroinformatics, ETH, CH |
| Title: Visual Groundspeed Control in Free Flying Fruit Flies |
| Umberto Scarfogliero (poster) |
| IMT Bio-robotics school, IT |
| Title: Bio-inspired Long-jumping and Gliding Robot for Locomotion in Unstructured Terrains |
| Luca Schenato (poster) |
| Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, IT |
| Title: Multimodal Sensor Fusion for Attitude Control of |
| Peter Sch¸tzner (oral presentation) |
| Institute for Neurobiology, University of Ulm, DE |
| Title: High-speed Analysis of Wing and Body Motions in Flying Drosophila Using Fluorescent Markers |
| Tobias Seidl (poster) |
| Advanced Concepts Team / European Space Agency, NL |
| Title: A Planetary Landing Device Inspired by Gliding Cockroaches |
| Kei Senda (poster) |
| Kanazawa University, JP |
| Title: Stability of Flapping-of-Wings Flight of Butterfly |
| Yoon Sik Shim (oral presentation) |
| University of Sussex, GB |
| Title: A Simple Evolutionary Framework for Generating Robust Flight Maneuver in a Physically Simulated Flapping Wing Robot |
| Caroline Soyer (poster) |
| IEMN, FR |
| Title: Silicon-based Biomimetic Flying Insect |
| Mandyam Srinivasan (oral presentation) |
| University of Queensland, AU |
| Title: Visual Guidance Of Flight In Flying Insects: An Introductory Review and Summary of Recent Progress |
| Finlay Stewart (poster) |
| University of Edinburgh, GB |
| Title: Modelling Visuomotor Control in Flying Drosophila |
| Timothy Stirling (demo) |
| LIS, CH |
| Andrew D Straw (oral presentation) |
| California Institute of Technology, US |
| Title: Control of Flight in a Simulated Drosophila Model: Successful Centering Depends on Actively Structuring Sensory Input |
| Wolfgang Stuerzl (poster) |
| Technical University of Munich, DE |
| Title: View-Reconstruction and Visual Homing in Ground-Nesting Wasps |
| Christel-Loic Tisse (oral presentation) |
| Centre for Autonomous Systems, AU |
| Title: Hemispherical Depth Perception for Slow-Flyers Using Coaxially Aligned Fisheye Cameras |
| Floris van Breugel (oral presentation) |
| Cornell University, US |
| Title: A Flapping Hovering Micro Air Vehicle |
| StÈphane Viollet (demo) |
| CNRS Biorobotics, FR |
| Daniel Watman (oral presentation) |
| The University of New South Wales, AU |
| Title: A System for Controlled Visualisation of Flapping Wings |
| Barbara Webb (oral presentation) |
| University of Edinburgh, GB |
| Title: An Insect Brain Architecture for Robotics |
| Robin Wootton (oral presentation) |
| University Of Exeter, GB |
| Title: Springy Shells, Pliant Plates and Minimal Motors: Abstracting the Insect Thorax to Drive an MAV |
| Jochen Zeil (oral presentation) |
| ARC Centre of Excellence in Vision Science, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, AU |
| Title: Stealthy Tracking in Satellite Flies |
| Jean-Christophe Zufferey (oral presentation, workshop organizer) |
| Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, CH |
| Title: Insect-inspired Autonomous Microflyer |