On March, 5–7, 2024, we met at the university guest house in Tübingen with members of our advisory board, other biomimetics experts and philosophers to discuss the foundations of biomimetics. Researchers from the US joined in via Zoom.





Tuesday 5.3.2024
9:00-9:15 Welcome
9:15-10:45 Object of Research and Research Approach: Manfred Drack, Oliver Betz
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:45 Methods and Objectives: Henry Dicks, Petra Gruber
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Body of Knowledge Generated: Henry Dicks, Manfred Drack
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Differences to other Fields and History of Biomimetics: Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Marco Tamborini
Wednesday 6.3.2024
9:00-9:15 Organisational announcements
9:15-10:45 Discovery of Biomimetic Knowledge: Wilfried Konrad, Olga Speck
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:45 Justification of Biomimetic Knowledge: Ille C. Gebeshuber, Marco Tamborini
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Working principles, Design, and Constructions: Ille C. Gebeshuber, Thomas Speck
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30- 18:00 Functions in Biomimetics (hybrid): Olga Speck, Julian Vincent, Emilie C. Snell-Rood
Thursday 7.3.2024
9:00-9:15 Organisational announcements
9:15-10:45 Introduction to Applied Ontology, Q&A: Dilek Yargan, Ludger Jansen
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:45: Models and Reality in Biomimetic Research: Petra Gruber, Anita Roth-Nebelsick12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Experiences with Ontologies and Other Tools: Julian Vincent, Dilek Yargan
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00- 17:30 Evaluation Criteria for Ontologies and Other Tools (hybrid): Jeremy Thomas, Ludger Jansen

