Biologically Inspired Design-for-Resilience Laboratory

Students explore biologically inspired engineering solutions to improve system resilience and safety. The lab emphasizes impactful, real-world research.

The Biologically Inspired Design-for-Resilience (BID4R) Lab uses a combination of design methodology, systems engineering and complex system modeling to examine biologically inspired approaches to increase systems, systems of systems and multi-agent system resilience.

Impact is highly valued in the BID4R Lab. It may include sharing outcomes at conferences, in workshops, during internships, in professional development courses, in undergraduate courses and through outreach. The BID4R Lab is part of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Our mission is to:

• Develop Embry-Riddle graduates as expert engineers, thinkers and leaders.
• Develop approaches to increase resilience, thus protecting people, industries and communities from disruption and harm.
• Expand the use of biologically inspired design as a paradigm for exploring new, novel engineering challenges.