Biology, Biomimetics and Natural Design Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Materials

Amilton José Vieira de Arruda

Graduated in Industrial Design Product Project by UFPE, Master in Design and Bionics by IED in Milan, Ph.D in Ricerca in Disegno Industriale by University of Milan Politecnico. Postdoctoral in Design and Bionics at IADE European University UNIDCOM Lisbon, and postdoctoral in Bionics at University Luigi Vanvitelli Naples - IT. He is currently associate professor IV at the UFPE Design Course and coordinates the BioDesign Lab.

Felipe Luis Palombini

Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Design (DDI) and in the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscaping (PPGAUP), at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Dr. Palombini received his M. Sc. and his Ph.D. in Design (PGDesign) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). His main research topics are focused on bionics, sustainability, digital manufacturing, and materials characterization. He is associated with the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Lab (NOVA Lab) at UFSM, and with the Design and Computer Simulation Research Group (DSC), and the Plant Anatomy Laboratory (LAVeg), at UFRGS.