Preface: Proceedings of the 2nd International Online Conference on Biomimetics (IOCB 2025) ^†

1. Introduction

This conference volume presents the proceedings of the 2nd International Online Conference on Biomimetics (IOCB 2025), held online from 16 to 18 September 2025. This interdisciplinary conference will explore the frontiers of bioinspired technologies and systems, bringing together expertise from diverse fields to examine how nature’s principles can inform and revolutionize modern science, engineering, and design.

The topics of the conference were organized around the following sessions:

S1.

Bioinspired Electronics;

S2.

Bioinspired Computing—Algorithms and Prototypes;

S3.

Bioinspired Materials—Structures, Surfaces, and Interfaces;

S4.

Bioinspired Architecture and the Built Environment;

S5.

Bioinspired Robotics;

S6.

Bioinspired Arts.

2. Invited Speakers

• Prof. Julian Vincent, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK—Opening speech: On Biomimetics.
• Prof. Dr. Alex James, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Digital University Kerala, Veiloor, India—The Universal Computing Machines: Extended Possibilities with Analog Neural-Memristive Networks.
• Prof. Vasileios Ntinas, Edge Computing and Networking Group, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark—A Phoenix in the Making: Memristors and The Resurgence of Cellular Nonlinear Networks.
• Dr. Heather Barnett, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, London, UK—Drawing out The Superorganism: Amplifying The Processes of Life Through Artistic Intervention.
• Dr. Luca Forcucci, Independent Artist, Berlin, Germany—Internal Environments and Meta Structures.
• Prof. Gleb Sukhorukov, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK—Coating with Programmed Drug Release for Implantable Medical Devices.
• Prof. Laura Pastorino, Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy—Advanced in Vitro Models of Brain Tissue for Neurotechnology.
• Dr. Neil Phillips, School of Computing and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK—Marimo Robots.
• Prof. Assia Crawford, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, USA—Directed Hyphal Growth in Ganoderma lucidum via Magnetic and Radio Frequency Stimuli.
• Prof. Richard Beckett, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, London, UK—Modulating the Indoor Microbiome.
• Prof. Konrad Szaciłowski, AGH University of Technology, Kraków, Poland—From Crystal Engineering to Pattern Recognition. A Story on Bismuth Complexes.
• Dr. Dan Nicolau, King’s College London, London, UK—Why Do We Have An (Adaptive) Immune System?

3. Conference Awards

3.1. Best Oral Presentation Award

The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.

Author: Marvin Cheng

Title: Pollination process with collaborative robotic platform

3.2. Best Poster Award

The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.

Authors: Jessica Martínez Jiménez, Liliana Irais Vera Robles, Andres Hernandez Arana

Title: Phage-formed liquid crystal fiber biotemplates for material synthesis