Journal Publications
(2023) Huang, H., Z. Mao, *V. Panyam, A. Layton, and K. Davis. “Ecological Robustness-Oriented Grid Network Design for Resilience Against Multiple Hazards.” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2023.3262501
(2021) *Chatterjee, A.; *Brehm, C.; Layton, A. “A Quantitative Benefits Evaluation of Ecologically-Inspired Nested Architectures for Industrial Networks,” Resources Conservation & Recycling, 167. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105423
(2020) *Dave, T.; Layton, A. “Designing Ecologically-Inspired Robustness into a Water Distribution Network.” Journal of Cleaner Production, 254(1): 120057. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120057
(2019) *Panyam, V.; Layton, A. “A quantitative engineering study of ecosystem robustness using thermodynamic power cycles as case studies.” PLOS ONE, 14(12), p. e0226993. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226993 [open access online]
(2019) *Panyam, V.; Huang, H.; Davis, K.; Layton, A. “Bio-Inspired Design for Resilient Power Networks.” Applied Energy, 251. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113349
Dissertation/Student Theses
*Rodriguez, L. (2023-May) “Ecosystem Decentralization as a Design Guidelines for Resilient Water Networks.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Blair, S. (2023-May) “A Bio-Inspired Network Approach to Improve Understanding of Engineering Makerspaces.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Chatterjee, A. (2022-Dec) “An Investigation of Ecologically-Inspired Architecting Principles for Resilience System of Systems Design.” Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Duffy, A. (2022-Dec) “Design and Analysis of Satellite Network Architectures for Ecological Resilience.” Energy M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Hairston, G. (2022-May) “Using Bio-Inspired Techniques to Design for Improved Sustainability and Robustness in Net Zero Communities.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Wilson, T. (2022-May) “Designing and Optimizing Supply Chain Networks for Resilience using Ecological Network Analysis.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Foster, A. (2021-June) “Ecological Uniqueness for Understanding Line Importance in Power Grids.” Texas A&M Energy Institute M.S.E. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Adsul, T. (2021-June) “Ant-Inspired Innovation Research Strategies.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Brehm, C. (2020-May) “Improving the Environmental and Economic Outcomes of Industrial Networks using Nestedness to Design Resource Distribution Infrastructure.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Dave, T. (2019-Dec) “Designing Robust Water Distribution Systems using Ecology as an Inspiration.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Panyam, V. (2019-Dec) “Bio-inspired design for robust power systems.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
*Williams, J. (2019-Aug) “Opportunities of Applying System Analysis to the US Waste Management System: Bio-Inspired Solutions for a More Circular Economy.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications
(2023) Crose, C.; *Blair, S.; Layton, A.; Linsey, J. “Measuring the Health of Makerspaces During Large Disruptions such as the COVID-19 Pandemic.” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE). Boston, MA, USA.
(2023) *Payne, E.; *Wagner, A.; Layton, A. “Resilience and Sustainability in Certified Green Buildings: Applying Ecosystem Concepts to Aid in More Dynamic Green Communities.” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE). Boston, MA, USA.
(2023) *Hassan, H.; *Payne, E.; Layton, A. “Quantifying the Sustainability and Robustness of Manufacturing Systems Using Energy and Ecological Network Analyses.” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE). Boston, MA, USA.
(2023) Hipwell, M. C.; *Rodriguez, L.; Seets, C.; Layton, A.; Gao, R.; Srinivasa, A. “The Antigua Forum Format: Increasing Information Flow for Increased Pedagogical Innovation.” ASEE 2023 Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
(2023) *Hassan, H.; *Rodriguez, L.; *Chatterjee, A.; Layton, A. “Ensuring Bio-Inspired Engineering Design Success: The Impact of Information Representation in Interdisciplinary Design.” ASEE 2023 Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
(2023) *Blair, S.; Crose, C.; Linsey, J.; Layton, A. “The Effects of COVID-19 on Tool Usage in an Academic Makerspace.” ASEE 2023 Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
(2023) *Rodriguez, L.; *A. Chatterjee; A. Layton. “Ecological Decentralization for Improving the Resilient Design of Urban Water Distribution Networks.” 21st Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER). Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
(2023) *Chatterjee, A.; *A. Bushagour; A. Layton. “Resilient Microgrid Design Using Ecological Network Analysis.” 21st Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER). Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
(2023) Hossain-McKenzie, S.; N. Jacobs; A. Summers; *A. Chatterjee; A. Layton; K. Davis; H. Huang. “Toward the Characterization of Cyber-Physical System Interdependencies in the Electric Grid.” Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI). Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
(2021) Huang, H.; *V. Panyam; M. R. Narimani; A. Layton; K. Davis. Mixed-Integer Optimization for Bio-Inspired Robust Power Network Design. 52nd North American Power Symposium (NAPS). Tempe, AZ, USA. (virtual due to COVID-19) DOI: 10.1109/NAPS50074.2021.9449755
(2020) *Dave, T.; A. Layton. Extending the Use of Bio-Inspiration for Water Distribution Networks to Urban Settings. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC). St. Louis, MO, USA. (virtual due to COVID-19) DOI: 10.1115/DETC2020-22374
(2020) *Chatterjee, A.; R. Malak; A. Layton. Exploring a Bio-Inspired System of Systems Resilience vs. Affordability Tradespace. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC). St. Louis, MO, USA. (virtual due to COVID-19) DOI: 10.1115/DETC2020-22396
(2020) *Chatterjee, A.; A. Layton. Bio-inspired Design for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains. 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference. Grenoble, France. (virtual due to COVID-19) DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2020.01.127
(2020) ; *Brehm, C.; *A. Chatterjee; A. Layton. Mimicking the nested structures of ecosystems in the design of industrial water networks. 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference. Grenoble, France. (virtual due to COVID-19) DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2020.01.104
(2016) Bras, B.; Layton, A.; Weissburg, M. Improving Performance of Eco-Industrial Parks. SDM 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing. Crete, Greece.
(2015) Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. Ecological robustness as a design principle for sustainable industrial systems. ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. Boston, MA.
(2013) Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Reap, J J.; Weissburg, M. Biologically inspired closed loop manufacturing networks. ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. San Diego, CA.
(2011) Layton, A.; Reap, J J.; Bras, B. Correlation between thermodynamic efficiency and biological network cyclicity. 5th ASME Energy Sustainability Conference. Washington D.C.
Conference Presentations
Chatterjee, A.; Helbig ,C.; R. Malak; A. Layton. “A Survey of Graph-Theoretic Approaches for Resilient System of Systems Design.” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. St. Louis, MO, 2022.
Wilson, T.; Chatterjee, A.; Layton, A. “Exploring the Effects of Partnership and Inventory for Supply Chain Resilience Using an Ecological Network Analysis.” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. St. Louis, MO, 2022.
Blair, S.; Banks, H.; Hairston, G.; Linsey, J.; Layton, A. “Modularity Analysis of Makerspaces to Determine Potential Hubs and Critical Tools in the Makerspace.” ASEE Conference & Exposition, 2022.
Hairston, G.; A. Layton. An Eco-Industrial Park-Based Method for Net Zero Community Creation. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
Wilson, T.; Chatterjee, A.; Layton, A. Developing a Supply Chain Modeling Approach to Facilitate Ecology-Inspired Design for Sustainability and Resilience. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
Foster, A.; A. Layton. Texas A&M 2021 Student Research Week. Methods for Understanding Ecosystem Extinctions as Inspiration for Determining Critical Components in Power Grids. College Station, TX, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
Chatterjee, A; R. Malak; A. Layton. Bio-inspired Design: Quantifying System of Systems Fitness. 18th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER). Redondo Beach, CA, 2020. (conference delayed & virtual due to COVID-19)
Dave, T.; A. Layton. Extending the Use of Bio-Inspiration for Water Distribution Networks to Urban Settings. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC). St. Louis, MO, USA (virtual due to COVID-19), 2020.
Chatterjee, A.; R. Malak; A. Layton. Exploring a Bio-Inspired System of Systems Resilience vs. Affordability Tradespace. ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC). St. Louis, MO, USA (virtual due to COVID-19), 2020.
Brehm, C.; J. Linsey; A. Layton. Designing MakerSpaces in a Nested Structure to Maximize Student Impact. ASEE 2020 Conference & Exposition. Montreal, Canada (virtual due to COVID-19), 2020.
Chatterjee, A.; A. Layton. Bio-inspired Design for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains. 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference. Grenoble, France (virtual due to COVID-19), 2020.
Brehm, C.; A. Chatterjee; A. Layton. (2020) Mimicking the nested structures of ecosystems in the design of industrial water networks. 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference. Grenoble, France (virtual due to COVID-19), 2020.
Chatterjee, A.; A. Layton. ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. Bio-Inspired Human Network Design: Multi-Currency Robustness Metric Formulation Inspired By Ecological Network Analysis. Anaheim, CA, 2019.
Panyam, V.; A. Layton. ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. Bio-inspired modeling approaches for human networks with link dissipation. Anaheim, CA, 2019.
Williams, J.; S. Warrington; A. Layton. ASME 2019 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. Waste Reduction: A review of common options and alternatives. Erie, PA, 2019.
Dave, T.; A. Layton. The 26th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. Bio-inspired design for resilient water distribution networks. S. Skerlos. West Lafayette, IN, 2019.
Panyam, V.; H. Huang; K. Davis; A. Layton. The 26th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. An ecosystem perspective for the design of sustainable power systems. F. Zhao. West Lafayette, IN, 2019.
Brehm, C.; A. Layton. The 26th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. Designing eco-industrial parks in a nested structure to mimic mutualistic ecological networks. J. W. Sutherland. West Lafayette, IN, 2019.
Panyam, V.; A. Layton. 2019 Texas A&M Ecological Integration Symposium. College Station, TX, 2019.
Brehm, C.; A. Layton. Texas A&M 2019 Student Research Week. Strategic Distribution Capital to Promote Sustainability of Industrial Networks. College Station, TX, 2019.
Panyam, V.; A. Layton. Texas A&M 2019 Student Research Week. College Station, TX, 2019.
Dave, T.; A. Layton. Texas A&M 2019 Student Research Week. Sustainable Water Networks Design: A Bio-inspired Approach. College Station, TX, 2019.
Williams, J.; A. Layton. Texas A&M 2019 Student Research Week. College Station, TX, 2019.
Chatterjee, A.; A. Layton. Texas A&M 2019 Student Research Week. Bio-inspired Human Network Design: First Steps Towards A Multi-Currency Robustness Metric Inspired by Ecological Network Analysis. College Station, TX, 2019.
Panyam, V.; H. Huang; B. Pinte; K. Davis; A. Layton. 2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference. Bio-inspired design for robust power networks. College Station, TX, 2019.
A. Layton, S. Behdad, B. Heydari. ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, SEIKM Invited Panel: Network Science Approaches for Systems Engineering Design. Quebec City, Canada, 2018.
Panyam, V.; T. Dave; A. Layton. ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Understanding Ecological Efficiency and Robustness for Network Design Using Thermodynamic Power Cycles. Quebec City, Canada, 2018.
Layton, A.; B. Bras; M. Weissburg. ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Designing Sustainable Manufacturing Networks: The role of exclusive species in achieving ecosystem-type performance. Cleveland, OH, 2017.
Bras, B.; Layton, A.; Weissburg, M. SDM 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Improving Performance of Eco-Industrial Parks. Crete, Greece, 2016.
Weissburg, M.; Layton, A.; Bras, B., International Society of Bionic Engineering, Biomimetics Workshop 2015 – Optimization and “trade-off” in Biomimetics, The Ecology of Human Infrastructure. Changchun, China, 2015.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Ecological robustness as a design principle for sustainable industrial systems. Boston, MA, 2015.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Reap, J.J.; Weissburg, M. ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Biologically Inspired Closed Loop Manufacturing Networks. San Diego, CA, 2013.
Layton, A.; Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference, Bio-Inspired Design of Thermal Networks. Atlanta, GA., 2013.
Layton, A.; Reap, J.J.; Bras, B. 5th ASME Energy Sustainability Conference, A Correlation between Thermal Efficiency and Biological Network Cyclicity. Washington D.C., 2011.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. Institute for Biological Engineering Conference, Environmental to Industrial Ecology: Analogies. Atlanta, GA, 2011.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. Institute for Biological Engineering Conference, Understanding Biological Metabolic Rate Limits for use in Engineering. Atlanta, GA, 2011.
Poster Presentations
Sjolund, K.G., Layton, A., Linsey, J. ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference. “Application of Lotka-Volterra equations to predict performance of technological ecosystems affected by climate change.” St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2022.
Blair, S., Banks, H., Hairston, G., Weaver, M., Linsey, J., Layton, A. Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) Summit 2022. “Using a Modularity Analysis to Characterize the Effective Use of Makerspaces.” American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) & National Science Foundation (NSF). Washington D.C., USA, 2022.
Chatterjee, A., Layton, A. SERC Sponsored Research Review Doctoral Students Forum. “Ecology-Inspired Design of Resilient and Affordable System of Systems.” DoD System Engineering Research Center (SERC). Washington D.C., USA, 2021.(virtual due to COVID-19)
Blair, S.; Banks, H.; Linsey, J.; Layton, A. Ecosystem Modularity as a Guide for Makerspaces Evaluations. ASEE Conference & Exposition. Long Beach, CA, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
Malak, R., Layton, A., Chatterjee, A. SERC Sponsored Research Review. “Ecology-Inspired Technique for Resilient Engineered System of Systems Design.” DoD System Engineering Research Center (SERC). Washington D.C., US, 2019.
Ali, A., Layton, A. Texas A&M President’s Excellence Fund Symposium. “Matrix Trays: From Waste to Opportunity.” College Station, TX, USA, 2019.
Huang, H., Panyam, V., Davis, K., Layton, A. 4th Annual Texas A&M Conference on Energy, Bio-Inspired Robust Power Grid Design. College Station, TX, 2019.
Warrington, S., Layton, A. Texas A&M Student Research Week. College Station, TX, 2019.
Panyam, V. R., Pinte, B., Davis, K., Layton, A. 3rd Annual Texas A&M Conference on Energy, Bio-Inspired Robust Power Grid Design. College Station, TX, 2018.
BiSSL Invited Seminar Presentations
(2023) Undergraduate Research Seminar (MEEN 381) in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “How to Design Systems Using Bio-Inspiration.” College Station, TX.
(2023) Graduate Research Seminar in the Visionaries in Engineering and Technology Speaker Series at Fitchburg State. “Learning from Nature’s Systems to Actually Achieve Waste Equals Food.” (Virtual)
(2023) Research Seminar at the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Workshop on Network Science. “Bio-Inspired Network Design: Using Nature’s Ecosystems to Design Resilient and Sustainable Human Networks.” College Station, TX.
(2023) Lightning Talk at the NSF Sponsored Workshop on Convergent Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Urban and Rural Systems in the Gulf of Mexico at the University of Miami. “Nature’s Lessons for Resilient Systems.” Cora Gables, FL.
(2023) Center for Additive Manufacturing and Design Innovation (CAMDI) Graduate Research Seminar in the J. Mike Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. “Learning from Nature to Design Resilient Systems.” Austin, TX.
(2022) Graduate Research Seminar in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department, University of Miami. “Using biological inspiration to guide the design of human networks for resilience.” Cora Gables, FL.
(2022) System Realization Lab (SRL) Research Seminar in the Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, The University of Oklahoma. “Using biological inspiration to achieve resilience and sustainability in human-engineered networks.” (virtual).
(2021) The Learning Factory Global BUILD Workshop Seminar in the College of Engineering, Penn State University. “Drawing from Nature.” (virtual).
(2020) Graduate Research Seminar in the Environmental & Ecological Engineering Department, Purdue University. “Ecosystems as Design Inspiration for Resilient and Sustainable Human-Engineered Networks.” (virtual).
(2020) Graduate Research Seminar in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Texas A&M University. “Bio-Inspired System Design: Using Nature to Improve the Resilience and Sustainability of Our Water Networks.” (virtual).
(2020) System Engineering (SE) Forum Webinar for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “Ecology-Inspired Technique for Resilience Evaluation of Engineering System of Systems.” (virtual).
(2020) CLEN 289 Access & Inclusion Research Seminar in the College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering: Bio-Inspired Engineering Systems.” College Station, TX.
(2020) TREC2020 Keynote Speech for the Student Engineering Council’s annual Texas Regional Engineering Conference design competition. “Bio-Inspired Engineering for a Sustainable Future.” College Station, TX.
(2019) Graduate Research Seminar in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Using Biological Inspiration to Improve the Design of Complex Human-Engineered Networks.” College Station, TX.
(2019) Undergraduate Research Seminar (MEEN 381) in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Designing Bio-Inspired Engineering Systems.” College Station, TX.
(2019) CLEN 289 Access & Inclusion Research Seminar in the College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering: Bio-Inspired Engineering Systems.” College Station, TX.
(2019) CLEN 289 Women in Engineering Research Seminar in the College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering: Bio-Inspired Engineering Systems.” College Station, TX.
(2018) Undergraduate Research Seminar (MEEN 381) in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Designing Bio-Inspired Engineering Systems.” College Station, TX.
(2018) Energy and Power Group Seminar in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University. “Bio-Inspired Design for Robust Power Systems.” College Station, TX.