Bilkent University
Mechanical Engineering Department
Workshop on Synergy and Learning from Nature
October 20-22, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey A workshop on ‘Synergy and Learning from Nature’ was held in Istanbul on October 20-22, 2011 as an initiative jointly funded by the European Science Foundation (Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC) and EuroBioSAS EUROCORES programme), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBITAK).A workshop on ‘Synergy and Learning from Nature’ was held in Istanbul on October 20-22, 2011 as an initiative jointly funded by the European Science Foundation (Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC) and EuroBioSAS EUROCORES programme), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBITAK). The workshop was also supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC) and the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM).
Professor Mats Gyllenberg, Chair, ESF Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC)
Professor Adnan Akay, Bilkent University, Workshop Chair